{"id":12403,"date":"2017-11-20T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T08:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=12403"},"modified":"2017-11-20T16:16:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T08:16:11","slug":"hundreds-of-school-kids-inspired-by-mastercard-hopman-cups-30th-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2017\/11\/20\/hundreds-of-school-kids-inspired-by-mastercard-hopman-cups-30th-year","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of school kids inspired by Mastercard Hopman Cup\u2019s 30th year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mastercard Hopman Cup\u2019s 30 schools in 30 days<\/strong> tour visited Noranda last Friday, where more than 300<\/strong> Year 5 and 6 students from 13<\/strong> different schools across Perth were playing in the\u00a0Catholic Primary School Sporting Association (CPSSA) Red Ball Gala<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Thirty-three teams were split across five pools and 56 Red Ball tennis courts. As part of the day, students played mixed doubles to celebrate the Mastercard Hopman Cup\u2019s 30-year milestone.<\/p>\n

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The competition was the largest Red Ball Gala to held in Australia.<\/p>\n

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The Mastercard Hopman Cup\u2019s brand new mascot, \u2018Hoppy\u2019<\/strong> the Quokka, made a special appearance on the day as well as the prestigious Hopman Cup trophy.<\/p>\n

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Tennis West Schools Coordinator Jason Marrable <\/strong>is thrilled with the level of interest and excitement that this event and the wider tour has generated across the school community in WA.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis competition provides the perfect opportunity for students who participate in the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program to put their newly acquired skills to the test in a fun and supportive environment,\u201d Marrable said.<\/p>\n

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Further information<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the month of November the Mastercard Hopman Cu<\/strong>p will visit 30 schools in 30 days<\/strong> to celebrate 30 years of the tournament in 2018.<\/p>\n

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This month more than 1500 students in schools and inter-school tennis competitions across Perth and the South West region of Western Australia will be involved.<\/p>\n

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Children will be able to get up close and personal with the Hopman Cup trophy and meet the tournament\u2019s new mascot \u2018Hoppy\u2019 the Quokka.<\/p>\n

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Kids will also have the opportunity to pick up a racquet and play ANZ Tennis Hot Shots<\/strong>, Tennis Australia\u2019s official development program, and learn more about the history of the tournament.<\/p>\n

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Children can attend the Mastercard Hopman Cup in 2018 for just $5 during the day and $10 for all night sessions excluding the final in a move to welcome more young tennis fans to Perth Arena and give kids the opportunity to watch some of the best players in the world compete<\/p>\n

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All schools taking part in the tour are currently running tennis within their school curriculum as part of Tennis Australia\u2019s School Partnership Program<\/strong>. There are 289<\/strong> partner schools alone in Western Australia after some unprecedented growth throughout the state in the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

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Nationally, more than 2420 <\/strong>schools include ANZ Tennis Hot Shots as part of their health and physical education curriculum with tennis now recognised as the number one delivered Australian Sports Commission Sporting Schools Program in Australia.<\/p>\n

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Tennis West CEO and Hopman Cup General Manager Michael Roberts<\/strong> believes the 30 schools in 30 days tour is a fantastic way to support the link between tennis and one of Perth\u2019s prestigious sporting events.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTennis in WA is currently thriving through the School Partnership Program which fosters a relationship between schools and the local community,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe tour aims to not only reward the schools that have taken part in this program, but also create a link to the tournament so that these students can see some of the best players in the world right here in Perth for as little as $5.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBest of all, it is these top ranked players who will ultimately inspire students to continue their journey in our great sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dates for each school visit are as follows:<\/p>\n

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3 November<\/td>\nArdross Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 November<\/td>\nNorth Perth Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 November<\/td>\nKardinya Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 November<\/td>\nWembley Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 November<\/td>\nLandsdale Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 November<\/td>\nMadeley Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 November<\/td>\nSouth West Tour (Dunsborough, Geographe and more)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 November<\/td>\nCatholic Primary School Sports Association Red Ball Gala, Noranda (13 schools)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 November<\/td>\nRegent College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 November<\/td>\nMosman Park Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22 November<\/td>\nRosalie Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 November<\/td>\nSchools Hopman Cup Tournament (4-5 Secondary schools)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 November<\/td>\nHollywood Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 November<\/td>\nRiverton Primary School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 December<\/td>\nSorrento Red Ball Challenge (5-6 schools)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mastercard Hopman Cup\u2019s 30 schools in 30 days tour visited Noranda last Friday, where more than 300 Year 5 and 6 students from 13 different schools across Perth were playing in the\u00a0Catholic Primary School Sporting Association (CPSSA) Red Ball Gala.   Thirty-three teams were split across five pools and 56 Red Ball tennis courts. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5812,"featured_media":12405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5812"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}