Tennis Victoria

Affiliation Benefits

Tennis Victoria’s ability to offer numerous programs and services to your club is largely dependent on the contributions made by those who play our sport. These activities are provided to your club to grow participation and provide advocacy on important issues.

The combination of the affiliation and player registration fee provides your club with access to a range of benefits provided by Tennis Victoria.

How to make the most of your affiliation with Tennis Victoria

Without the support of our affiliated clubs, centres and associations we would not have been in the position to:

• Provide unique participation opportunities to over 120,000 players in 2011/12
• Implement a management plan together with $400,000 of grant funding to reopen 850 red porous courts
• Launch a highly successful state-wide talent identification program
• Represent the interest of clubs as the Department of Sustainability and Environment considers changes to lease agreements for clubs on Crown land
• Provide player development programs such as Future Stars and the Player Support Program
• Distribute over $1.2M for court construction via the court rebate program

The points listed above are only a sample of the work Tennis Victoria does on behalf of the tennis community.

Your players not only receive the benefit of having these club based benefits but also have the opportunity to access specific member benefits such as Personal Accident Insurance.

Community Tennis Officers

Have a Tennis Victoria Community Tennis Officer (CTO) attend your next committee meeting to assist in developing your club and getting the most out of your affiliation. CTOs can help your club build strong links with local council, schools, providers and community groups through the assistance of Tennis Victoria.

To ensure viability within the club it is vitally important to maintain relationships with key stakeholders. Tennis Victoria staff have built strong relationships with local councils, schools and other community organisations which can assist your club. Arrange a club visit from a Community Tennis Officer to assist – whether that be through attracting new members, club planning, revenue generation or facility development. Please contact Tennis Victoria on (03) 8420 8420 or your Community Tennis Officer directly to arrange a club visit.

 Slazenger – Championship Rebate Offer

Tennis Victoria is pleased to announce that, as a result of our sponsorship with Slazenger, we have been able to provide all Pennant clubs with one dozen free Slazenger Championship balls as part of their Pennant packs!

Not only that, a bonus rebate offer was also included in the Pennant packs for clubs to be able to purchase additional balls.

Tennis Victoria is delighted to extend this bonus rebate offer to all affiliates.

Up until 31 June 2013 purchase 40 dozen balls and receive one of the following for free:

• Four dozen Slazenger Championship balls (choice of Hardcourt or Grasscourt)
• Six dozen Slazenger Mini Junior balls (choice of Stage 1 Green, Stage 2 Orange or Stage 3 Red)
• 2 buckets of coaching balls (five dozen balls per bucket = total 10 dozen balls)

See the Slazenger Championship Rebate Offer flyer for more information.

 Australian Open 2014 tennis club group bookings

Affiliates have the option of purchasing group bookings for the Australia Open. More information on Australia Open 2014 tennis club group bookings will be available in late 2013.

 

Winning Edge

Winning Edge is a premier supplier of promotional products, awards and trophies. As the Official Trophy Supplier of Tennis Victoria, Winning Edge is proud to offer all Tennis Victoria affiliated clubs, associations and commercial centres 15% off their already competitive prices across their range of high quality products. Winning Edge also has special pricing for Tennis Victoria affiliates and packages can be tailored to your needs.

To view their wide range of products, visit their website or their showroom at level 9, 230 Collins Street, Melbourne. For more information, contact Winning Edge on 1300 654 491 or email [email protected].

Competition and Tournament Planner

As a benefit of affiliation, your club can access software to help manage its tournaments and competitions, called Tournament Planner and Competition Planner. These management tools are designed to ease the load placed on administrators in the running of your tournaments and competitions, with support and training provided by Tennis Victoria.

For more information on how your club can access these tools, please contact Tennis Victoria’s competitions and tournament department on (03) 8420 8420 or email [email protected].

Access to Tennis Events

Tennis Victoria affiliates have access to tennis club group bookings for the Australian Open, ticketing pre-sales for Davis Cup and Fed Cup events when held in Victoria as well as the French Open and Wimbledon ticket ballots through Tennis Australia.

Australian Open tennis club group booking information is distributed to all affiliated clubs in July/August each year. Additionally, the Australian Open ticket pre-sale is offered to all financial playing members in September each year.

The French Open and Wimbledon Ballot information made available all affiliated clubs and financial playing members towards the end of January each year. This ballot provides club administrators and player members the opportunity to purchase tickets to the French Open and Wimbledon.

Details on these offers are communicated to all affiliates during the respective months listed above and included in the Club Ambassador and Hot off the Court e-newsletters.

Club Website

As an affiliate of Tennis Victoria, you can host your club, association or commercial centre’s website on tennis.com.au free of charge. You will have 24/7 access to your website, allowing you to easily make changes as required. Visit training.tennis.com.au for more information about the system.

Simply complete the Web Hosting Agreement and return it to your Community Tennis Officer:
Tennis Victoria
Locked Bag 6001
Richmond VIC 3121

We will then get in touch with you to set everything up and provide instructions on how to get started.