14 August 2020 | Tennis SA

Students are preparing to put their tennis skills to the test as ANZ Tennis Hot Shots District School Carnivals kick off on Monday 17 August.

In 2019/20, 597,000 students across Australia received the opportunity to pick up a racquet and develop new skills during their health and physical education curriculum.

Designed to provide a pathway for students to participate in inter school sport, the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots District School Carnivals let students of all abilities improve their sportsmanship and meet other students from surrounding schools.

With a round robin style draw, the schools play doubles matches with simple scoring and time keeping to ensure all students are actively able to participate on the day.

Health and safety protocols

• School specific rest zones allocated to minimise interactions
• Students to use the same racquet throughout the day
• Minimal personnel on site including no spectators
• Additional hygiene practices and measures in place, including encouraging frequent handwashing and use of hand sanitiser
• Thorough cleaning practices
• Students will tap racquet instead of shaking hands

Schools

• The ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow will deliver brand new tennis racquets to first year primary school age children across all states and territories in Australia for the fourth consecutive year
• Over 3100 racquets will be delivered to schools around South Australia in the coming months as part of the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow
• By the end of 2020, a total of 170,000 racquets will have been delivered to children since 2015, thanks to ANZ
• Tennis Australia’s School Partnership Program aims to give children the opportunity to pick up a racquet and play tennis as part of their health and physical education curriculum
• There are currently more than 3700 schools across Australia participating in the School Partnership Program as part of their health and physical education curriculum
• Tennis continues to remain extremely popular in Sport Australia’s Sporting Schools In Term 1 2020 it was the number one delivered sport by primary and secondary schools in Australia.

For further information about ANZ Tennis Hot Shots, please visit www.hotshots.tennis.com.au.