Fifty Pre-Primary students from Hollywood Primary School are set to receive brand new tennis racquets this Friday 21 August as part of the national Tennis Australia partnership with ANZ. The Hollywood students will join more than 30,000 pre-primary school students from more than 800 schools across Australia benefiting from the 2020 National ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow.
The lucky students were handed the racquets by ATP professional player and WA local Tristan Schoolkate who then join the students on court for an ANZ Tennis Hot Shots tennis clinic facilitated by Tennis Factory Director Matt Bull and Head Coach Jack Baldwin (Onslow Park TC).
The Roadshow was Schoolkate’s final appearance on home soil for some time, with the recent Australian Davis Cup Team Orange Boy departing Perth early this week to compete in the UTR Pro Tennis Series event being held in Brisbane. The 2019 18/U Singles and Doubles Australian Championship winner and current world number 821 says he’s looking forward to inspiring the next generation of up-and-coming tennis players.
‘It’s really great to play a part in helping to inspire kids to pick up a racquet and have a hit,’
‘Whether they do that at home against a wall, on a court with family and friends or they sign up for lessons at their local tennis club – it’s a great thing to be a part of,’ Schoolkate said.
By December, 170,000 racquets will have been delivered to schools across Australia since 2015, thanks to ANZ. And with published reports continuing to discuss declining levels of activity in children, the free racquets will help get kids moving at school, home and in the community.
“Our partnership with ANZ will give another 3,000 kids across WA the opportunity to get active and lead a healthy lifestyle,” commented Tennis West CEO Michael Roberts.
“Tennis Australia’s partnership with ANZ has helped us to put more racquets in children’s hands than ever before. There are so many skills that kids can develop at a young age by playing tennis, regardless of whether that’s on the court, in their backyard or even in their lounge room,” Mr Roberts said.
“We’re really proud of our continued support of tennis at a grassroots level, encouraging Australians to get active and look after their wellbeing,” said Katherine Bray, Managing Director Retail at ANZ.
“Over the past five years this partnership with Tennis Australia has delivered racquets to thousands of communities across the country, helping young kids to get involved in community sports like tennis” she added.
ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow fast facts
- 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
- 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
For further information about ANZ Tennis Hot Shots, please visit www.hotshots.tennis.com.au
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