St Andrew's Anglican College Tennis

Are you looking for a way to keep your kids active and engaged these school holidays?

GREAT NEWS! We're running a multi sport holiday camp at St Andrew's Anglican College in the second week of the upcoming school holidays.

With a focus on the physical development of your children, our new multi sport holiday camp is designed to keep your child exploring, playing, participating and having fun, while developing their teamwork, physical literacy and fitness skills - all with a smile on their face!

This program is run by highly qualified coaches and directed by Harry Weatherstone; founder of the Youth Athletic Development Academy, and Glenn Irwin; director of St Andrew's Anglican College Tennis and Noosa Springs Tennis, as well as Kindy Allstars.

Make sure to check out the attached flyer for all relevant info and send an email to [email protected] to secure your spot!

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Great start to 2019. Well done grade 2’s.

Once again the fun filled tennis holiday tennis camps are on this December and January at Noosa Springs. All welcome.

All Tournament Players Welcome

FUN FUN FUN
Once again these holidays Noosa Springs Tennis Courts will be filled energetic Junior Tennis Players
And Now we are offering FULL DAY CAMPS

A few of our super hot shot tennis players this afternoon loving their Tennis

Best wishes to our 6 Tennis teams as they start their Sunshine Coast Independent Schools Tennis season. Round 1 is on Wednesday 2nd May. Good luck players, coaches and supporters

This year we are again competing in the Sunshine Coast Schools Tennis Championships which is a weekly Tennis competition each Wednesday afternoon throughout Term 2

Please register your interest here by 9am on Friday 20th April.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7FSZDF7

Who: This is available to all Year 5 – 12 students.
Matches: Every Wednesday commencing on 2nd May to 20 June (FINALS) inclusive. Matches commence at 4.00pm and will conclude at 6.00pm
Teams: St Andrew’s will be nominating a number of teams to play in a range of divisions and our Tennis Coordinator, Glenn Irwin will create teams.
PLEASE NOTE - we are restricted to the number of teams we can enter.

Teams will mixed or single s*x and will consist of 4 players with at least one reserve.
‘A’ division: elite level [typically this level would include players who have tournament experience).
‘B’ division: intermediate level [typically this level would include developing players ).
‘C’ division: entry level [typically, this level would have inexperienced players new to the game or those hoping for some social fun).
Years 5 and 6 teams
Format: Matches will take place Home and Away, Round Robin. Players will play 1 x Fast4 Doubles and 1x Reverse Doubles; 1 x Singles match, First to 6, tie break at 5-5

Venues: Each ‘B’ and ‘C’ grade team will play either home at St Andrew’s / Coolum tennis club or away. ‘A’ grade teams will operate out of a central venue [tba].

Transport: Players and families are asked to make their own travel arrangements each week to and from the various venues.

Cost: Cost for the entire season will be just $25 and this will be billed to your College account.

Uniform: All players are expected to wear Red Sport uniform to play. Non St Andrew’s uniform items are not permitted.

Contact: If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact Mr Steve Robson [email protected] or Glenn Irwin on 0414 494645.

A great start to Term 2 Tennis. Plenty of highlights this afternoon but it was particularly great to see our hotshots students graduate into squads for their first session. There were some nerves but wonderful to see our young players step out of their comfort zones and thrive. Well done all

The Australian Open may have finished but Term 1 Tennis is underway and there was way too much fun at hotshots Tennis this afternoon!There are a few spots availbleon Monday and Wednesday afternoon. Looking forward also to our brand new 'Rally zone Tennis' starting on Friday morning at 7.15am - FREE for all Year 3-6 students to come along and hit red balls, orange balls and green balls - all invited to come along Tennis Australia Tennis Queensland Australian Open

Tennis is all set to go at St Andrew's or 2018. The coaching team is in place and sessions are filling up fast.

We would like to welcome to our new Grand Slam Preps students and all new students who will join the academy and I am sure that existing players and families will welcome them on court.

With the Australian summer of tennis in full swing we would like to update you on all important information and start dates for term 1 tennis program.

There are numerous squads, groups and sessions.

All coaching classes will start the week beginning Monday 29 January for a 9 week program. Could all existing academy members please confirm via
email [email protected] or telephone 0414494645 intending to continue in the program and confirm the preferred day.
Alternately you can click on following link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NK3VV3J to send your requests.

PLAY fast 4 on FRIDAY night at St Andrew’s!

Friday FAST 4 has been a fantastic experience for all players involved who have previously taken part.

The FAST 4 format allows for many matches, both singles and doubles in a shorter period of time and helps players move into Junior tournaments, as well
as improve their match play skills for players already competing in tournaments.

Term 1 competition will start

Division 2-5 Friday 2 February 3:15-5:00pm at St Andrew’s

Division 5-7 Saturday 3 February 8:00-10:00am at Noosa Springs

This Competition has two categories for cater for varying age and standards. Students are supervised by the coaching team. Weekly prizes are awarded
for attitude, sportsmanship, footwork, team work etc. Cost is $15 per session or $95 for term. If you have any questions regarding standards and divisions please do not hesitate contact the coaching staff.

If you have any questions about Tennis please contact Glenn - Have a great term of Tennis.

While the Australian Summer of tennis is in full swing why not hit the courts at St Andrews in term 1. Glenn and the coaching team look forward to seeing you soon..

INFORMATION AND REGISTERING FOR SPORT
A very warm welcome to all St Andrew’s families to St Andrew’s Sport in 2018. We are very excited about the year ahead, as we look to grow and develop the Sport program, opportunities and positive experiences throughout the year for all our students and families.

We are delighted to welcome two wonderful new staff to the Sport department.
Mrs Carolyn Digby is our new Sports administrator and comes with a wealth of knowledge through her Sports administrator role at Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Carolyn can be contacted through [email protected]

We also welcome Miss Margo Mackintosh [email protected] as our new Assistant Director of Sport P-12. Margo is an Australian Triathlete and comes to us after being Head of Sport at All Hallows’ School in Brisbane. I am sure that our community will make them feel very welcome.

Curricular Sport Choices (during school)
All Year 1-10 students participate in a Sport afternoon and are required to nominate a sport choice. All the Sport Choices for Sport afternoons are here :
http://www.saac.qld.edu.au/blog/2018-sport-information
please complete your Sport Choice by Monday 22nd January 9am.

Term 1 Co-curricular Sport (before and after school and at Weekends)
A reminder that you can also register for the following Sports listed below here
St Andrew’s Football Club, Saints Rugby Club, Netball, Basketball, Tennis, Running Club, Surfing, Swim Trials, Volleyball- Yr 11/12 Football.

The main sources of communication will again be:
The Sport page which can be found here - https://www.facebook.com/standrewssport/
Our Instagram account
Our twitter account
The Sport website http://www.saac.qld.edu.au/sport
Email [email protected]
Please also pop into the office anytime in the RGC or phone 5471 5548

Tennis and Golf camps at Noosa Springs coming up!

Dear players,
See info below info regarding this Sunday’s
NDTA Junior Wimbledon Event at Noosa Springs this coming Sunday 29 October.

Orange 10 & U 7:45am
Green Ball 12 & U Div 6-8 7:45am
Yellow Ball
A Grade Platinum - Div 2 10:45am
B Grade Div 3 - 4 10:45am
C Grade Div 5 - 6 10:45am

Cost is $25 incl prizes, raffle ticket and sausage sizzle

To Enter please text or email name and event you would like to enter to Glenn Irwin 0414494645 or [email protected]

FRIDAY and SATURDAY FAST 4 FIXTURES COMPETITION at Noosa Springs Tennis Courts
Friday FAST 4 has been a fantastic experience for all players involved who have previously taken part. The FAST 4 format allows for many matches, both singles and doubles in a shorter period of time and helps players move into JDS tournaments, as well as improve their match play skills for players already competing in tournaments.
Term 4 competition will start
Division 1-3 Friday 6 October 3:30-5:30pm
Division 4-6 Saturday 7 October
8:00-10:00am
This Competition has two categories for cater for varying age and standards. Students are supervised by the coaching team. Weekly prizes are awarded for attitude, sportsmanship, footwork, team work etc. Cost is $15 per session or $95 for term. Weekly matches are at Noosa Springs.

Term 4 Tennis at St Andrews
As the weather starts to warm up and the sunrises a little earlier so does the Tennis program at St Andrew's. See below in formation. Get involved for the last 8 weeks of school 2017. All students are welcome. Classes begin Tuesday 2 October If you have any questions or would like to enrol please contact Glenn Irwin 0414494645 [email protected]

5 of the 1000 balls that Jesper hit this afternoon - a superb session with Glenn

Super to see every Friday morning at 7am the great energy from our red ballers. They are getting ready for a number of events coming up later this term. Keep going team!!

HERVEY BAY JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS July 28, 29 & 30 2017
An exciting opportunity exists for our tennis players to compete in the Hervey Bay junior championships!
Players can enter a maximum of 2 events and I would encourage all players to play both singles and doubles.
Age groups include; 10s, 12s, 14s & 16s all of which have doubles events as well.
We will be travelling as a team and as coaches we expect impeccable sportsmanship and behaviour from all players whilst playing matches, watching matches and at the hotel.
Enter via below link.. https://tournaments.tennis.com.au/sport/tournament.aspx?id=A59FEA82-E640-4589-8B1B-547F5BAF6E65.
We will be taking the team bus leaving from SAAC top car park at 1:00pm on Friday July 28 returning late Sunday afternoon on July 30.
COST: $295 per student. STAFF ATTENDING: Glenn, Mark, Danny, Harry
Please notify us ASAP as to your availability and interest in attending as it was very popular last year and positions will be limited.

tournaments.tennis.com.au

Would love to see lots of St Andrew's students looking after Rafa and many other players at the brilliant Brisbane International - Australian Open Series later this year. Mr Robson coordinates the ballkids in Brisbane, so feel free to email or chat to him if you have any questions. It is such a great experience. Applications are open until the end of July and is great for students turning 12 to 16. Get online and register now!

Calling all ballkids – applications for Australian Open Series are now open!

Did you know that you can be a ballkid at all of our AOS events Australia-wide? Applications close at the end of July – to find out more head to http://bit.ly/2kYB38b.

Here's a challenge - tough call to make. Served to the deuce side down the centre. Is the serve in or out? Tennis Australia

All welcome to the exciting & fun holiday camps at Noosa Springs.