COVID-19 Community Tennis Guidelines for Continued Play

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Please be aware the information below is correct at the time of publication (18Mar20) but this is a fast moving and fluid situation.  Please continue to check the Tennis NSW website for ongoing updates.

As outlined in the Tennis Australia/Tennis NSW statement on Friday 13 March, all TNSW/TA sanctioned and operated events, tournaments and competitions will continue to be postponed in an aim to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our stakeholders.

However, Tennis activities will continue to play a pivotal role for our community in providing an opportunity to remain active whilst promoting the benefits of physical and mental wellbeing during these uncertain times. It is important to note that the Federal Government has advised that community sport can continue. 

Tennis, along with a couple of other sports, is in a unique position to provide the local community with a reduced risk and social sport that can support everyone’s physical and mental wellbeing. Physical activity is more important than ever. The government advice is that those sports that can continue safely at community level, should do just that to help people cope with what is happening.

The COVID-19 Community Tennis Guidelines for Continued Play provide advice for all involved in Community level tennis and provide the safest way to continue playing. Our interpretation of the government guidelines would list the following tennis activities as acceptable:

  • Coaching Programs (Individual, Groups, Small Squads)
  • Programs such as Hot Shots, Open Court Sessions, Cardio Tennis
  • Social & Intra-club Competitions at the discretion of your local provider
  • Casual Court Hire

However, please remain vigilant with hygiene and cleanliness, and be mindful of the numbers that congregate and the social distancing protocols.

So our message is that tennis at a local level remains open. We can play without getting too close, without congregating in big numbers and without adding materially to the national risk posed by the spread of this virus.

Should you wish to discuss these guidelines further, we recommend you reach out to your Tennis NSW Club Development Officer to assist you in your interpretation of these guidelines, alternatively you can contact the Tennis NSW team at [email protected].

Stay safe and take care,

Lawrence Robertson
Chief Executive Officer
Tennis NSW 

MLTC – Social Play during the COVID 19 virus

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Dear Members

You would now be aware that the 2020 Badge is currently postponed indefinitely due to the recent issue with the COVID 19 virus.

While all members should now be aware of the appropriate precautions that people need to undertake to combat COVID 19 – no handshakes, washing hands regulatory , disinfecting hands where possible, keeping your distance and of course do not attend if you are feeling unwell or have been in contact with someone who is unwell.

MLTC will endeavour to disinfect surfaces within the Clubhouse of often as possible, however due to the lack of availability of supplies this will not always be possible. As such Members should be prepared to bring their own personal sanitiser where possible.

In light of recent announcements the Bar will remain closed until further notice.

I think it is important that people keep exercising during this crisis period, but I think that members, particularly our older members should consider keeping social gatherings after tennis to a minimum.

After some consideration, the committee has decided there will be social play on all 6 courts from 1.00-4.00pm commencing Saturday March 21.

A Committee member will be rostered on as Court Captain for the next 8 weeks ending May 9. Members willing to assist in putting sets on would be appreciated by the Court Captains.

Any Badge team wanting to practice can do so after 4pm on Saturday or anytime Sunday on Member courts.

Hygiene details supplied by Tennis Australia are on the Notice Board and in the toilets where hand sanitizers have been provided. We urge all members to be respectful of each other during these difficult times.

Craig Withell
President

TENNIS NSW FAQs IN RELATION TO COVID-19

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Further to the statement released on Friday 13th March, confirming that effective immediately, all Tennis Australia and Tennis NSW operated and sanctioned events, competitions and tournaments are postponed until further notice, we wish to provide some further insight and clarity on the contents of the statement and provide answers to some additional questions that have arisen as a result of this position.

As explained in our statement, we made this decision to take further precautions in the interest of the health and wellbeing of our community.

Our goal is to avoid bringing people together, in order to help contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and minimise the inevitable strain on our healthcare system. Social distancing has been proven to help contain the spread and this has ultimately formed the basis of our decision. This decision is based on expert medical advice and is in line with the recommendations of the global tennis community.

We realise this may cause inconvenience in the short-term, however our objective is ensuring our community remains healthy and strong.

The situation is changing rapidly and we will continue to keep you updated on matters that concern the running of our sport. We would like to thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this difficult time for all of us.

We understand you will have many questions as we are in an unprecedented situation. We hope that we can answer a number of these with those outlined in the attached Frequently Asked Questions document.

For further enquiries, please direct them to the TNSW Membership and Communications Team at [email protected].

Kind Regards,
Lawrence Robertson
Tennis NSW CEO

TennisNSW_COVID-19_FAQsDownload

COVID Badge Cancellation Followup

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Hello Badge Delegates,

Whilst I am sure most of you have received the relevant announcement regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). I am happy to provide some further clarification.

The relevant policy statement sent from Tennis NSW & Tennis Australia is attached below. This information was sent to all Sydney Badge Team Captains, Club Delegates and Players with Match Centre accounts. We hope that you can assist us to make sure that the message has been received by all Badge Players and Clubs.

What this means:

1.       The Sydney Badge Competition has been postponed until further notice. The TNSW competitions team will look into options relating to the competition over the next week and provide further details to the Badge Delegates.

2.       This statement applies only to Tennis NSW and Tennis Australia events, and does not apply to club level competitions. We suggest you make contact with your club should you be involved in other local or club based competitions.

3.        Should you have any further questions, please submit to Denis to followup with Sydney Badge.  Please note that the Competitions team will do our best to respond to all queries, however this may take some time to work through over the next few days. We appreciate your assistance in maintaining the lines of communication from your players through the delegate to TNSW as this assists us in providing better quality assistance to our playing group.

We appreciate your understanding in this unpredictable time, and always thank-you for your support of the Sydney Badge Competition.

Kind Regards
TNSW Competitions Team.

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Badge Cancelled Until Further Notice.

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Badge Captains and Delegates,

We wish to advise, after careful consideration and taking all relevant advice, Tennis Australia and all Member Associations have taken the decision to cancel all sanctioned and organised events with immediate effect. This was a difficult decision but taken in the best interests of the public health system in the short and medium term.

In order to minimise contact, we ask that you do not make your way to your scheduled venue until further notice.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Kind Regards,
Lawrence Robertson
CEO-Tennis NSW

MTC Ladies Friday Results

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Results posted for Round 7.

Click here for results

Sydney Badge Guide & Rules

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Sydney Badge, the oldest tennis competition in the Sydney Metro area has multiple grades on offer. The competition caters to 1200 + players of all ages, levels and abilities.

Games are played home and away at Tennis NSW Member Clubs and Facilities across the Greater Sydney Metropolitan area.

Information 

Thursday Factsheet

Saturday Factsheet

To view the Sydney Badge Competition Rules click here. 

Competition How-To’s:

Competition management: 

Click here for Badge Rules

MTC@manlylawn Term 2 Ladies Entries Open

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Entries now open for MTC@manlylawn Tuesday and Ladies Competitions.

Here’s the link to sign up on the web.

Badge Begins this Saturday Mar 14

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Badge Begins this Saturday so good luck to all teams.

We have  strong Division 1 Ladies and Division 1 Mens’ Teams this year with 3  Mens’ Teams in Division 4. All these Teams are capable of making the finals.

Our Ladies Team 2 and our Mens’ Teams 5 6 7 and 8 are all in lower divisions this year which increases their chances of performing well .

Our Thursday Ladies Team play their first home match this week at 10am against  Cooper Park after a wash out last week.  Feel free to come down and cheer them on as it has been over 10 years since Manly entered a Thursday Ladies Team. 

PLEASE NOTE: All captains MUST read and download the badge rules so they are familiar with them. Too many players quote old rules which can lead to unnecessary misunderstandings .  You must be up to date on the rules pls!
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FINALS QUALIFICATION: Playing only 3 matches qualifies any player for the finals now.

RESERVES: Any player (must be club member) can reserve in another team as long as their rating is equal or lower than the player being replaced. A player can only play reserve 2 times for a a team since playing 3 times automatically makes the reserve a permanent member of that team.

FINISH TIME: Play can continue after the scheduled finish time if both captains agree at the start of play.

PLAYING TIMES: Noon to 245pm  and 250pm to 535pm.  Grass starts 30 minutes earlier.

MATCH RESULTS:To enter results captains must go to your dashboard, press edit and then enter results.  Winners enter results losers confirm results.

BALL RETURNS:  CAPTAINS PLEASE RETURN THE BADGE BALLS TO THE BAR AFTER THE MATCH 


Home Matches on Saturday 

Noon

Manly Mens 5 v Strathfield 5 
Manly Mens 8 v Royal Sydney 8

250pm 

Manly Mens 1 vSydney Uni
Manly Mens 4 v Neutral Bay 4
Manly Ladies 2 v Royal Sydney 3


SOCIAL TENNIS WILL BE HELD ON TWO COURTS FROM 1130AM TO 230PM.

REMINDER:  If you wish to book a court during Sunday club hours on Sunday,the maximum time is 1hour for singles and 1.5 hours for doubles. If nobody else wants the court then you can play longer. Please be flexible if several groups want to play at the same time and share courts. Nonmembers pay $20 placed in an envelope and left under the office door.

Denis Crowley
Club Captain

2020 Indian Wells Tournament cancelled

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2020 BNP Paribas Open Will Not Be Held!

The Riverside County Public Health Department has declared a public health emergency for the Coachella Valley after a confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) locally. As a result, the 2020 BNP Paribas Open will not take place at this time due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus and the safety of the participants and attendees at the event. This is following the guidance of medical professionals, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and State of California.

“There is too great a risk, at this time, to the public health of the Riverside County area in holding a large gathering of this size,” said Dr. David Agus, Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. “It is not in the public interest of fans, players and neighboring areas for this tournament to proceed. We all have to join together to protect the community from the coronavirus outbreak.”

“We appreciate the proactive stance tournament organizers are taking to ensure public health and safety,” said Martin Massiello, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Eisenhower Health.

“We are very disappointed that the tournament will not take place, but the health and safety of the local community, fans, players, volunteers, sponsors, employees, vendors, and everyone involved with the event is of paramount importance,” said Tournament Director Tommy Haas. “We are prepared to hold the tournament on another date and will explore options.”