Tennis Talk
Kardinya Tennis Club’s Monthly Newsletter
November 2016
Kardinya Tennis Club
[email protected]
www.tennis.com.au/kardinya
Dear League Manager Authorised Users and
Club Coordinators,
The weather is warming up for Summer
League which begins next week. Here are
some tips to make the season fun for all:
Match Centre - Your club’s players, captains
and members will find everything they need to
know at http://leagues.tennis.com.au/ where
they can login or sign up.
Current players may view their personal
fixtures and results via their “Dashboard”.
Should their upcoming fixtures not be
available, they should scroll to the bottom of
the page and select the “link my account”
option. More help may be found here:
http://support.tennis.com.au/
Ratings - Ratings continue to be updated
weekly on Monday nights, and teams should
check their fixtures and scorecards from
Tuesdays to avoid any mix-ups. Players will
find the rating information here useful
http://support.tennis.com.au/articles/national
-player-rating-system/Girls Adidas 'Barricade'
Tennis Shoes (US size 3 [UK size 2 1/2])), worn
for half a season - soles in v. good condition For sale: $10 - probably suitable for an 8-year
old.
(contact Nick on: 0432 663 167)
Junior Club Party
Oh Dear! Our Junior Club Party was washed
out. But never fear, it is rescheduled for this
Friday 21st October, same time (4:30 to 6:00),
same place, same pizza order.
Club Shirts
Lots of pennant players picked up their shirts
on Friday, but if you don’t have yours yet, or
you didn’t order one and need one, please text
Liona, our uniform coordinator, on
0417 927 967.
We also have a lot of adult-sized shirts if you
need a playing shirt or a KTC supporter shirt!
Pennants
Pennant play starts this week – go Kardinya!
For a lot of you it is your first time playing
pennants, and we wish you the best of luck in
proudly representing our club. Pennants is
about competing and playing for your club but
it is also about sportsmanship and having fun.
Also a huge thankyou to all our team
managers. If you are in need of any support
yourselves, please contact Tom Moore for
tennis questions or Nick Williams, an
experienced team manager who will be happy
to steer you on the right track (contact details
on last page).
Busy Bee
Thank you to everyone who came down on
Saturday to paint, mend nets, clean and tidy,
fix gates, fences and padlocks, and clean out
Tom’s storeroom (where we found six
pennants and the adult shirts!). We were able
to get so much done because so many of you
gave up some time on your Saturday arvo to
refresh our courts and clubhouse. Cheers!!
Time to Renew Your
Membership
Thanks to everyone who has renewed their
memberships. To do this, just go to the
Kardinya Tennis Club website membership
page
http://www.tennis.com.au/kardinya/members
hip
Christmas Party – save the date
Friday 16th December
We are joining with the Red Sox T-Ball Club for
a Christmas Party extraordinaire!
Pignatelli Tennis Club’s
approach to Kardinya
On a more serious note, over the past month
the committee has been talking with Pignatelli
Tennis Club, who have lost their courts, and
are looking for a new home. Pignatelli is a club
of about 50 active senior members, who play
on Sunday afternoon and during the week.
Pignatelli’s ideal outcome would be six
synthetic turf courts, and to keep their club
autonomy. They are in negotiations with three
or four other clubs as well, all of which
currently have some synthetic turf courts.
The committee feels it is important to keep the
option of growing our club through junior
development, so our thoughts at this stage are
that we would want to limit any synthetic turf
to four courts, and keep the hard courts
necessary for competitive tournaments and
pennants. Two of the top (west) courts need
resurfacing soon (courts 8 and 9), one way or
the other, but all our other courts are in good
condition. Melville City Council is planning an
appraisal of the whole Morris Buzzacott
Reserve in 2017, so we also need to keep in
mind there may be contingencies out of our
control in the near future. The synthetic turf is
also expensive, and would change the financial
situation of the club. Pignatelli have about
$50 000 on hand, which equates roughly to
two synthetic courts.
In our negotiation with Pignatelli, we have also
tried to keep the question of a shared club
culture open, as we believe it would be better
for the future to be one club, rather than a
club within a club. Any big change such as this
will certainly have an effect on our current club
culture. What Pignatelli has to offer is an
injection of an organised social aspect to the
club, and a reinvigorated senior presence.
On a logistical note, we are not sure how long
it would take to apply for grants (if they are
available) or low interest loans, and get the
turf laid (possibly 1 or 2 years), so there is
some concern that in the meantime a
significant number of Pignatelli members
would settle into other clubs. They are unable
to play on hard courts, and they are playing at
Manning currently.
It was clear at the committee meeting this
week, however, that there are no senior social
members on the committee, only parents of
juniors and young senior mens players. So we
were concerned we did not have a
representative sample of club members. Even
though everyone was invited to the meeting
with Pignatelli, there was very limited notice
given, so we did not want to assume a lack of
interest just because no one came. We are also
aware KTC does not have a club vision or
business plan, and to make such a big decision
without sufficient knowledge of our members’
needs and preferences, or a long term financial
plan, could result in unwanted or unintended
outcomes. This committee has only been
together for a few months, and it has taken us
a little time to get the basics sorted out, and
we are not confident we have a true read on
what the members as a collective want long
term.
So, we resolved that our first priority (after the
busy bee!) was to have a planning meeting
open to everyone from the club to discuss the
long term future and priorities of KTC, and in
particular the Pignatelli question. This has
been planned for Saturday 19 November, from
5 to 7 pm, followed by a barbeque. So please,
if you have an opinion about the future of KTC,
come to the meeting. If you are unable to
come, we welcome emails which will help us
make a decision. We are interested in what
your needs and preferences are as a club
member, or parent of a club member, and
your opinions on any of the issues described
above.
Sincerely,
KTC Committee
Club Future Planning Meeting
Saturday 19 November, 5 to 7 pm
Say hi to Theodore and a bunch of players who play down at the Club on Saturday mornings. They
welcome anyone to join them – Mia and Kai were grateful to escape busy bee duties leaving it to
their parents and the rest of us to do the work!
How to play tennis at Kardinya Tennis Club
Kardinya Tennis Club
[email protected]
www.tennis.com.au/kardinya
Membership
Unlimited play and
your own key
Register online at
http://www.tennis.com.au/kardinya/membershi
p/membership-forms
Social Tennis
Wednesday morning
and evening,
weather permitting
9:00 to 11:00 am $2 ball fees, $5 non-members
7:00 to 9:00 pm (balls and lights)
Coaching/Squads
All ages and abilities
Head Coach, Tom Moore: 0434 266 018
[email protected]
www.tennisworld.com.au/pages/kardinya.html
Public Court Hire
Casual court hire for
non-members
Call Laura on 0413 857 590
Pennants
Summer season
starting October
Registration Day Saturday 27 August at the club,
or get your form from Tom now.
Summer season matches start 17 October
How to contact committee members
Marco Camer-Pesci
President
0427 773 594
Geoff Thomas
Vice President
0428 947 287
Tash Donohue
Treasurers
0400 105 102
Kath Sugars
Secretary
0414 302 451
Nick Williams
Registrar
(Memberships)
0432 663 167
Connor Kahlenberg
Committee Member
0402 465 792
Lorna Cook
Committee Member
Andrew Baker
Committee Member
0488 906 207
Tom Moore
Head Coach
Pennant Coordinator
0434 266 018
Ben Thomas
Committee Member
Newsletter Editor
0414 974 211
Please send photos and news to liven up the
newsletter: [email protected]
Liona Caruana
Uniform Coordinator
0417 927 967
Liona works weekdays, so please text her with
any uniform inquiries
Happy tennis playing, everyone!
Cheers, Kath and Ben, team effort this month