Social Tennis

Last night (13th of July), the Nillumbik Shire Council emailed tennis clubs in the shire to say that they have revised their earlier position (which was to completely close tennis facilities), now allowing tennis under fairly restricted conditions (see below).   In summary: clubhouse completely closed, sanitise hands on the way in and out of the club, one to one coaching, singles or doubles play for people in the same household, otherwise just singles play.  Maximum 10 participants at any one time.  

Bookings

All social tennis sessions are again at various flexible times through the day, and need to be booked by phone - members can book by calling Laurie Sparks on 0427 830 163‬ between 9am and 7pm.   Non-members can be included in the social tennis session bookings, if the booking includes members and the members make sure the non-member follows the guidelines.  Unfortunately we still cannot offer public court hire at this stage.

Please note: bookings will be taken under the name of the person making the booking, but every player in the booking needs to sign in, every time they play, using the form at https://forms.gle/CDHU1jkxPg9WZgw69.  There are posters at the club which have the QR code that takes you to that form.

Tennis Associations / Competition Tennis

The previously announced expected Spring 2020 season start dates are now up in the air. At least for the six-week duration of the stage 3 restrictions there will be no community competition tennis played according to the current rules.

DVTA have now cancelled their Autumn season.

MMTA have cancelled their Spring 2020 season.

Nillumbik Shire Council rules:

Please stay at home if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days or have mild flu-like symptoms. If you are in a high risk health category, please consider whether you should be coaching or playing tennis at any time during this period, please do not take unnecessary risks.

Attending tennis activities 

·       Only people core to playing or coaching should be at the venue

·       There is no access to club rooms or indoor facilities, including change rooms and toilets

·       Arrive and leave as close as possible to when you need to be there

Social distancing 

·       Keep 1.5 metres away from other people while attending a tennis activity

·       Remember no handshakes or high fives, try tapping racquets instead

Behaviours 

To minimise potential for infection, you should:

·       Wash/sterilise your hands before and after you play

·       Avoid touching your face while playing

·       Not share water bottles and bring your own bottle, already full

·       Bring your own hand sanitiser 

·       Cover your coughs and sneezes with your elbow 

·       Avoid touching any surfaces. Be aware of what surfaces you touch and ensure you clean them after play

·       Keep in mind the Victorian Government recommendation for the wearing of face masks if the 1.5m social distancing requirement cannot be guaranteed.

Tennis activities 

In line with DHHS Stage 3 restrictions:

o   Casual play (public court hire or club members) for members of the same household or for two people from different households

o   One to one coaching is permitted 

·       Shorten booking times to create a buffer between sessions to ensure minimal cross over

·       Advise players to not change ends

·       There should be no off-court social gatherings

·       The committee needs to ensure to keep records of who attends your venue and their contact details, you may want to use this QR Code for this purpose