TVA MOC

Q5

5. Demonstration of retention and participation growth (number of unique participants) including pathways for junior and adult tennis players and social play options.

300 words maximum.

See attached documents.

 

OTC’s *Club Health Overview (performed monthly since 2019) demonstrates RETENTION AND OUTSTANDING GROWTH in membership, court bookings, competition team entries, social tennis, school bookings & coaching participants.

 

Our VTA coaching team is headed by *VTA’s Head Coach Tina Keown – Tennis Australia’s 2024 Coaching Excellence (Club or Centre) Award winner.

 

VTA offers a wide range of high-quality programs and pathways for both juniors and adults of all ages, abilities and interests:

 

  • Hot Shots:                                     
  • 150 juniors weekly.
  • Fun & engaging skills development for children aged 3-12.

 

  • Cardio Tennis:                            
  • 75+ unique participants annually.
  • Heart-pumping, fitness-focussed, fun, social workouts.

 

  • Junior Performance:              
    • 30+ participants weekly.
    • The pathway for older juniors progressing to competitive athletes, focussing on skill refinement and match play.

 

Adult Coaching:

  • 125 unique participants annually.
  • Group lessons, private coaching, and clinics tailored to various skill levels.

 

  • Competition tennis:
  • 64 teams entered in 2024, with 100+ participants per week.
  • 23 Summer, 8 Autumn (night), 24 Winter, 9 Spring (night) teams.
  • Matches played on Saturday & Sunday mornings, Saturday afternoons, Monday, Tuesday & Thursday nights.
  • WDTA, BDNTA & TV Men’s & Ladies’ Pennant competitions.

 

  • Tournaments:
  • 350 participants across 11 UTR tournaments per year.
  • Club championships run every year.

 

  • Social Tennis:
  • 100+ participants per week.
  • All ages and standards catered for in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.
  • 6 organised social tennis events (3-5 courts), on:
  • Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday mornings.
  • Saturday afternoons.
  • Wednesday evenings.

 

  • Member and non-member casual court bookings:
  • 956 unique users in 2023-24
  • Members and non-members can easily book courts at times that are not already locked in for other club uses.
  • OTC was Australia’s #1 Book-A-Court venue in 2024.

 

Our wide range of play offerings has driven our phenomenal growth, as we continually strive to satisfy the varying needs of local players, thus boosting participation.