TVA MOC

Q4

4. The level of stakeholder engagement and strength of relationships the affiliate holds to assist in continuing to grow and develop i.e. the club and coach relationship, local government, community partnerships, Tennis Victoria.

300 words maximum.

*See attached documents.

 

The *OTC-VTA Club-Coach relationship is THE vital relationship that drives our combined success.

 

  • Both parties actively work to see the OTHER succeed, and by doing so, we both prosper.
  • The Club-Coach Agreement financial arrangements reflect the value OTC places on seeing VTA running a thriving, profitable business.

 

  • OTC:
  • Recognises that coaching (available only to members) drives membership (especially juniors).
  • Allocates coaching courts at times that best suit VTA’s needs.
  • Gave VTA first priority for court access as COVID playing restrictions lifted.

 

  • VTA’s coaches:
  • Are all financial OTC members.
  • Regularly attend committee meetings.
  • Select & submit junior competition teams.
  • Volunteer as Junior Convenors for Saturday & Sunday competition.
  • Suggested and volunteered to run club championships & UTR tournaments.

 

  • VTA hires OTC their outside courts (at reduced rates) to help satisfy OTC’s growing week-end court requirements.

 

We have an excellent long-standing relationship with Tennis Victoria, maintaining frequent communication, supporting their initiatives and involving them in all stages of our progress.

 

We work with Monash Council (staff & councillors) to promote tennis by:

  • Complying with (often exceeding) the requirements of the *Monash Active Sports Club Framework.
  • Good communication  - news items, safety issues, general feedback.
  • Providing detailed suggestions to improve and promote local tennis, such as:
  • 2017                  *OTC-NOTC merge and relocation to Caloola Reserve.
  • 2023                 *Refurbishment of the 3 old NOTC courts.
  • 2024                 *A new 8-court tennis facility at Hurst Reserve.  

 

Council responds to our feedback and runs *OTC news stories in its monthly “Monash Bulletin”.

 

We maintain excellent communication/relationships with our local State MPs (Steve Dimopoulos) & *Federal MPs (Clare O’Neil).

 

We actively support other WDTA/Monash tennis clubs.  Following our lengthy and detailed lease negotiations, OTC’s president (also a WDTA committee member), set up a WDTA working group which successfully helped the other clubs to collectively negotiate their upcoming lease agreements.