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21 November 2020 | Tennis SA

We hope that you are staying safe and well during
these challenging times.

The Direction for Public Activities has
been updated
by South Australian State Coordinator, Commissioner Stevens
(available here) and will come in to effect at 12.01
am on Sunday 22 November 2020.
This Direction is now expected to be
in place until Tuesday 1 December 2020.

This is a fast moving situation. Until such time as updated details become available, we can only provide the information listed below. If in doubt, we ask that you please err on the side of caution for the safety of our community.

We ask for your patience and understanding at this time. We will provide you with an update as soon as we can.

Summary of South Australian Public
Activities COVID-19 Direction (22 November 2020)

  • Indoor or outdoor community sports fixtures and
    trainings are restricted public activities and must be cancelled (all
    forms of community tennis fixtures, including social tennis)
  • Fitness and recreation activities are defined
    public activities and are permitted, including group fitness or physical
    recreation activities open to members of the public – whether on payment
    of money or otherwise (tennis coaching)
  • The
    total number of people taking part in a defined public activity at a place
    must not exceed one person per 4 square metres
  • Indoor public meetings are permitted (subject to
    density requirements and physical distancing, contact tracing records
    required)
  • All
    activities are subject to the density requirement (one person per 4
    square metres) and physical distancing principle (1.5 metres between
    people)
  • Onsite purchase and consumption of food and
    beverages is permitted and are only to be consumed by patrons while seated
  • No communal food or beverage service areas (such
    as buffets, salad bars or communal water/beverage dispensers)
  • Where
    onsite purchase and consumption of food and beverages is available, the
    total number of persons attending the place cannot exceed 100 people
    (including outdoor seating)
  • Onsite
    purchase and consumption of food and beverages does not include food and
    beverages taken away from the premises and snack foods or non-alcoholic
    beverages consumed by those taking part in fitness and recreation
    activities

COVID-Safe plans and Marshals

  • COVID-Safe
    plan must be in place for the venue
  • COVID
    Marshal must be in attendance

Tennis SA administered competitions

The following Tennis SA administered
competitions have been cancelled for Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November.

  • State League
  • Metro League
  • Junior State League
  • Green Ball Junior State League
  • SDTA Seniors and Juniors
  • NETA Juniors
  • EDTA Juniors
  • EDTA/NETA Combined

We will provide a further update on
Tuesday 24 November for the above listed competitions due to be held on Friday
27 and Saturday 28 November.

Association competitions

Outside
of the competitions listed above, the decision to cancel one week or both weeks
of Friday/Saturday competition will need to be made by the respective
Association.