October 15th, 2022Daylesford Lawn Tennis serving up free fun
HAVING a ball while netting plenty of essential tennis skills is high on the agenda for Daylesford Lawn Tennis Club’s newly appointed Hot Shots coordinator Jack Elliot.
“The main thing is just to have fun and socialise,” says Jack, ahead of the new tennis season which starts Thursday, November 3 with a special program of free Welcome Week activities. As Hot Shots coordinator, Jack is looking forward to sharing his love of tennis while providing beginner and pre-match juniors with plenty of valuable tennis skills over the season.
Away from the courts, Jack is currently completing VCE at Daylesford College and says getting a regular hit of tennis provides life-balancing relief from the pressures of study and preparing for final exams that begin this month.
Hot Shots is aimed at youngsters aged from about four to 12 years of age, imparting invaluable formative skills that can set juniors up for a lifetime ahead of healthy tennis enjoyment. “And it’s just a great way to make new friends,” says Jack, who also happens to be current men’s club champion and a great role model for young players.
Jack says he did the Hot Shots program himself, at Creswick, after being introduced to tennis by his elder brother at about age five. “It’s just a great development tool and equips you with skills that are transportable to other sports as well.”
As the new season starts, there’s also plenty on the club’s agenda for adult members and new players as well, including adult beginners. “Our Welcome Week begins on Thursday November 3 with our Twilight Competition,” the club’s Dianne van Baalen says.
“We are planning a week of free tennis to encourage community members out onto our beautiful grass courts.”
Over November 3-November 9 the club’s ‘Week of Free Smashing Fun for Everyone’ offers some great no-cost activities including:
• Twilight Thursday Tennis for people wanting to enter competition tennis;
• Saturday Hot Shots and Junior tennis; Social Carousel Tennis for anyone wanting to have a social hit;
• Open Court Tennis for beginner and ‘out of practise’ adults keen to give tennis a bash;
• Free coaching session with Daylesford’s tennis pro Brain Carr; and
• Wear Your Whites old time tennis hit up – and more.
For more information head to the club’s website and Facebook pages.
Words: Eve Lamb | Images: Kyle Barnes
