{"id":33620,"date":"2025-05-09T04:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=33620"},"modified":"2025-05-09T04:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:05:17","slug":"a-record-breaking-national-indigenous-tennis-carnival-at-playford-tennis-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2025\/05\/09\/a-record-breaking-national-indigenous-tennis-carnival-at-playford-tennis-centre","title":{"rendered":"A Record-Breaking National Indigenous Tennis Carnival at Playford Tennis Centre!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">On <strong>May 8<\/strong>, the <strong>Playford Tennis Centre<\/strong> came alive with excitement as we hosted our <strong>biggest NITC Carnival yet<\/strong>. With <strong>over 350 students from 21 schools<\/strong> in attendance, the day was a vibrant celebration of inclusion, learning, and connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The courts were buzzing as students of all skill levels took part in a series of fun and engaging <strong>tennis clinics<\/strong>. Guided by experienced coaches, students had the chance to build new skills, grow in confidence, and enjoy the game in a supportive and energetic environment. For many, it was their first time playing tennis \u2014 and it sparked lots of enthusiasm!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Alongside learning tennis skills, the carnival also offered a meaningful <strong>cultural experience<\/strong>. Each student participated in a hands-on activity to create their own <strong>seed bomb<\/strong> \u2014 a small bundle of native seeds they could take home and plant. This activity encouraged conversations about sustainability, caring for Country, and connecting with nature in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Next up is our <strong>National Indigenous Tennis Carnival<\/strong> at <strong>The Drive<\/strong> on Sunday May 18. <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/appCsJ2LAV1qs0dHq\/pagXFc3XqdIDiXzj4\/form\">Register here<\/a> to join us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 8, the Playford Tennis Centre came alive with excitement as we hosted our biggest NITC Carnival yet. With over 350 students from 21 schools in attendance, the day was a vibrant celebration of inclusion, learning, and connection. The courts were buzzing as students of all skill levels took part in a series of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6294,"featured_media":33622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}