The Community Tennis Program has been developed between Central Region Assembly & Tennis Queensland with Community Tennis Officer  Ken Hick overseeing the program. Ken is based in Gladstone.   The areas Ken will be covering are as follows:-

• Regional Administrator

• Junior Masters Co-ordinator

• ITN Events & CQ "Champion of Champions"

• Tennis in Schools Co-ordinator

• ITN Assistance for clubs

• Promotions Officer eg Tennis News Reports, Updating of Web Site, Press Releases, Regional Newsletters etc

• Club Servicing eg Club Planning, Grant Assistance,  Workshops, Disability Workshops etc

• Co-ordinating of Regional Camps

• Advice on MLC Hotshots, My Tennis, Find a Court Find a Partner, Active After School Care Program , Business Plans, Child Protection Plans, Risk Management

Other duties include increasing participation in the region through school programs and working with unaffiliated clubs to become part of the Tennis Queensland Family.

Central Region Junior Development Squads

“Central Region Elite Teams"

 2010 Format

 2010 Central "Hotshots" Squad is as follows: Andrew Jones, Reegan Brown, Mitch Harper, Dayle Mitchell, Meg Tweed, Annie Donaldson, Callum Henderson, Amy Nicholls, Caleb Williams, Zac Kirkpatrick.

2010 Central "Young Guns" Squad is as follows: Ruth Beaumont, Brittany Zipf, Mitchell Cooper, Tristan Latcham, Patrick Harper, Kennedy Tjandramulia, Hillary Tjandramulia, Lucy Brown, Brendan Schultz, Phoebe O'Brien, Likitha Silapurem.

All players selected in the Central Region "Hotshots" Squad  will receive $400 on completion to the program. The Central "Young Guns" Squad will receive $300 on completion of their program.

The "Hotshots" Squad members to meet their commitments need to participate in 4 Australian Ranking Points tournaments in 2010 as well as 4 Central Qld Junior Masters Circuit Tournaments. They will also be required to attend both training camps TBA. The other camp will be in Rockhampton in October and that date is yet to be confirmed. These camps are free of charge.

The "Young Guns" Squad members to meet their commitments need to participate in 3 Australian Ranking Points tournaments in 2010 as well as 5 Central Qld Junior Masters Circuit Tournaments. They will also be required to attend both training camps TBA. The other camp will be in Rockhampton in October and that date is yet to be confirmed. These camps are free of charge.

National Grass/Claycourt Events

Any Central Hotshots or Young Guns player who qualifies to contest the National Grasscourt or the National Claycourt Championship will be considered to receive some travel assistance.

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