THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF TENNIS IRELAND - MUNSTER BRANCH
- Club Development
- Performance Squads
- Seniors (Veterans) Tennis
- Tennis 10s & Junior Tennis Programmes
- Schools Tennis & Events
- Senior Tennis Events
- Enjoy Tennis Programmes for Players with a Disability
Munster tennis Key Activities - Administration
- Contributes to Tennis Ireland activities – Two Representative Directors attend Board meetings, various members of the Branch serve on sub-committees
- The Branch hosts Interprovincial matches, National Match-plays etc
- Meets as a branch on a monthly basis to discuss any relevant member club issues and the development of the sport in general
- Maintains this website which keeps members up to date on Munster Branch Competitions, access to documents such as ITF rules, the current player grading directory and other useful documents
- Maintains a presence on Twitter and facebook
- Employs an Administrator to organize and communicate with tennis clubs, Munster Tennis, and the general public
- Promotes Tennis as a Sport throughout Munster
Munster tennis Key Activities - Staff
- Munster Tennis, along with Tennis Ireland, employ a Regional Development Officer (RDO) for the Munster Area
- Munster Tennis supports one Enjoy Tennis officer who runs the programme for players with disabilities
- The RDO facilitates affiliated clubs with club Development, which includes :
- Organisation & Management
- Safety, Risk Management & Inclusion
- Organisation of play-and-stay activities including
- Coaching & competition
- Outreach programmes
- Communication and PR
Munster tennis Key Activities - Junior tennis
- Organises Junior Match plays at Regional and Provincial level for Junior players during the Winter - one series in November and one series in February/March
- Oversees and facilitates Junior Competitions for Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, in all age groups
- Selects and co-ordinates Junior Interprovincial Teams
- Supports Junior Rankings
- Squad Development - Junior Squads, both development and performance squads are set up in the three main regions in the province, Limerick, Waterford and Cork.
- Children from the ages of 6 to 16 form part of these squads and training sessions run from 2 to 6 hours depending on the age/standard of the players
- Provides Tennis 10’s Competition throughout the region
- Oversees all of the Junior Open Tournaments which provides great opportunities for competitive participation in the sport
MUNSTER TENNIS KEY ACTIVITIES - senior TENNIS
- Manage various events and competitions, including:
- Senior Winter League which attracts a huge entry and provides competition throughout the winter for all the participants. In 2016/2017 there was an entry of 179 teams (which equates for in excess of 750 players), playing over 1200 matches across the province
- Summer Cup competitions with 14 events for all grades of player
- Senior Spring League in the Cork city and county area
- Maintains an up-to-date grading system for all senior & veteran players on the basis of which Open Tournaments, Club Tournaments, Munster Branch Competitions are run
- Oversee all of the Senior Open Tournaments which provides great opportunities for competitive participation in the sport
- Selects and co-ordinates Senior Interprovincial Teams
- Coordinates Enjoy Tennis Program (Tennis for People with a Disability) with Tennis Ireland in Munster