First Nations programs
Culturally sensitive programs bringing tennis to First Nations kids.
Indigenous Tennis Programs
Using tennis as a vehicle to help increase the health and wellbeing of First Nations young people in some of Australia’s most remote communities.
Jintangka Kamparru, Forward Together
The ATF has partnered with Tennis NT and Wanta Aboriginal Corporation in the Northern Territory to utilise tennis in nine remote communities across the Central Desert to help increase health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Programs are delivered through the existing Wanta Sports Academy by locally based staff who have received training in coaching, scoring and umpiring tennis. Resources and training is translated and delivered in local language, a first for the Northern Territory.
Equipment packs have also been provided for each community to enable ongoing participation and all programs will provide clear pathways to the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival in Darwin and meaningful culture, health and education outcomes.
South West Indigenous Network
The ATF has partnered with the South West Indigenous Network (SWIN) to provide equipment packs and coaching training for their staff to deliver tennis to over 1300 young people in Toowoomba, Roma, St George and Cunnamulla.
Tennis Hot Shots programs were delivered in Roma, Cunnamulla and St George, and participants from the program participated in the Western Rivers Cup, held in Roma on 2 July. Fourteen players from the region went to National Indigenous Tennis Carnival in Darwin.
Tennis Queensland reported a noticeable improvement in the skills of the players compared to last year and credits the change to the coach training and ongoing programs in communities.
