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What is the Indigenous Tennis Program?
The Indigenous Tennis Program (ITP) delivers structured sporting activities and facilitates tennis education opportunities in Indigenous communities.
This Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Tennis Australia (TA) joint initiative seeks to transfer tennis skills and expertise to empower Indigenous communities to develop and implement meaningful tennis programs that are community owned and driven.
2013 Indigenous Come and Try Days
Tennis Australia welcomes you to the tennis Come and Try Day. The tennis Come and Try Day is a great way to have fun and give tennis a real go!
These great days are run by Tennis Australia’s National Indigenous Coach Ian Goolagong and are part of the Australian Government’s Learn Earn Legend! initiative. This initiative aims to encourage and support young Indigenous Australians to stay at school, get that job and be a legend for themselves, their family and their community.
To book your place, register your interest (see table below) at the event you would like to attend.
> Find out more about the Learn Earn Legend! initiative
Indigenous Come and Try Day dates
| Date | Time | Venue | Register |
| Sun 2 June | 11am–3.30pm | Pt Lincoln (Tennyson Tce, Pt Lincoln) | Ian Goolagong |
| Tue 4 June | 11am–2.30pm | Pt Augusta (Augusta Rd, Pt Augusta) | Ian Goolagong |
| Tue 6 June | 10am–2pm | Salisbury Recreation Precinct (Waterloo Cnr Rd, Salisbury Nth) | Ian Goolagong |
| Note: more dates coming soon. | |||
Like to know more?
Contact Ian Goolagong for further information
How does the Indigenous Tennis Program work?
Our approach is to:
- target specific communities to deliver mainstream tennis programs
- create a club/coach link to ensure a longer term commitment
- educate Indigenous people in coach education to encourage the sustainability of programs
- facilitate partnership building between Member Associations (MAs) and Indigenous Sports Development Officers (ISDOs) to implement action plans
- engage the entire community (children, parents, teachers, elders).
Request a program
To request a program to be run in your area, contact your state or territory Member Association.
Funding for Indigenous players
The Elite Indigenous Travel and Accommodation Assistance Program is for Indigenous sportspeople who have been selected for a state team to compete at national championships or an Australian team to compete at an international event. It is for travel and accommodation expenses only.
Find out more and apply for the Elite Indigenous Travel and Accommodation Assistance Program.