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REGISTRATION Registration for the Winter 2024 Competition is now closed; coaches have prepared and submitted teams. Contact your coach to advise them that you'd like to participate in the Summer Comp. If you're interested in playing/submitting a team in a future competition, r egister to keep updated by clicking here . We strongly recommend having three (3) players in each team as this will reduce the number of forfeits in the event of illness or unexpected ability to play. Don't have a coach? Here is a list of coaches who currently submit teams to our Saturday Morning Competitions. Alternatively, contact the A - C Grade Co-ordinators at isltajbcomp@gmail.com . Please note : To participate in ISLTA JB competitions, all players in all grades must have a Tennis Australia 66333 number . In addition, players must complete their Competitive Player Profile and link their profile to their UTR from Match Centre . This will also enable players to submit their results directly to Match Centre . This is a Tennis Australia mandatory requirement. Register now at Match Centre for your Tennis Australia 66333 number . Updates on registering for upcoming competitions will be published on our Facebook page . You can also register to keep updated by clicking here . A - C GRADE PLAYER REGISTRATION Coaches submit team registrations on behalf of all teams and players, using the Team Registration Form . Contact your coach to ensure they have your correct details, including your Tennis Australia 66333 number . For independent teams who don't have a coach, each team player will need to complete a Player Registration Form. Contact isltajbcomp@gmail.com to be sent the form . Players who don't have a coach or a team will also need to complete the Player Registration Form . Please note: All players must have a Tennis Australia 66333 number. Register now at Match Centre . All players must also be UTR-registered . UNIVERASL TENNIS RATING - UTR Premier, A and B Grades are run as UTR competitions. All players in those grades are required to be UTR-registered . Players are required by Tennis Australia to link their UTR to their Tennis Australia Competitive Player Profile (accessible after registering for their 66333 number). Don't have a UTR? Register now and create your profile at universaltennis.com . Once registered, please send an email with your name, surname and suburb, and with "UTR Registration " as the subject line to: isltajbcomp@gmail.com . PREMIER GRADE Premier Grade Summer Competition 2023/24 Expressions of interest are now closed. Please send your details to isltapremier@gmail.com for future competitions .

WET WEATHER What to do in the event of wet weather: Call the court telephone number or the team's website to ascertain if court is playable (on safety grounds) If the court is likely to be playable or it is uncertain if play can go ahead, players must proceed to the court where a decision will be made up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start time The home team must email the Results Recorde r if play doesn't go ahead Optional : teams to email the Results Recorder the names of players who were scheduled to play Court locations and contact details Alternatively, refer to the Competition Rule Book and Draw (A, B & C Grades) Tennis Australia’s Extreme Weather Policy

Hello Junior Branch Community! We are pleased that, due to the high level of vaccination rates across Greater Sydney, that this summer's Saturday morning tennis competition will likely commence on 20 November . It will be a shortened competition due to a number of key COVID-19 restrictions not being lifted until recently. Here's a copy of the letter that was sent to coaches on 13 October. If you have not yet spoken with your coach about being registered in a team, please contact them urgently. If you would like to play but don't have a coach or a team or need a third player, send an email to isltapremier@gmail.com with the following information: Name and surname DOB UTR (universaltennis.com ) Mobile number Coach's name (if applicable. Alternatively, include previous coach details) As we are made aware of updates from Tennis NSW and the NSW State Government, will be in touch to advise you of those details. Premier Grade Due to restrictions still in place, no trials will be held for the summer competition. Teams have been formed based on previous results and UTRs. Thank you for your continued patience and support during these difficult times. We are all greatly looking forward to a COVID-free, great summer of tennis for our juniors. See you on court very soon. Illawarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association - Junior Branch Committee

Court locations, team contact details and draw COURT LOCATIONS, TEAM CONTACTS, DRAW AND KEY Click on the links below to view and download documents Court Locations and Team Contacts Draw for A and B Grades All players must have a Tennis Australia Competitive Player Profile (66333 number) from Match Centre AND be UTR-registered. Register now at Match Centre . You must also link your Tennis Australia Competitive Player Profile to your UTR. If you don't have a UTR visit universaltennis.com. Key Result Sheet Rule Book

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Prioritise Tennis: Your Feedback Is Needed on the Scarborough Park Courts Facility Upgrade The ISLTA Junior Branch Committee would like to encourage as many people as possible to complete the survey as well as urging any contacts you may have who support the courts being refurbished for the community to play tennis on, to also complete the survey . Please note that it's possible that to complete the survey you may be required to register. If that is the case and you prefer not to register, you can also send your feedback by the following methods: Mail: City Projects, PO Box 21, Rockdale NSW 2216 Email: city.projects@bayside.nsw.gov.au Bayside Council is currently seeking feedback on the planned Scarborough Park Courts Facility Upgrade of the tennis courts at Hawthorne Street, Ramsgate. What's important to highlight in your feedback is that the upgrade must ensure that tennis can be played on all six courts, even if the courts are to be shared with other sports, and that a number of courts should be dedicated tennis only courts. This is a tennis centre and has been for decades. It was a successful one, even when somewhat run-down, but it was abandoned by Bayside Council some time ago and allowed to become completely derelict. It has been vandalised and abandoned to the point of being unplayable and unusable. If Bayside Council had looked after and maintained the courts properly, especially with the monies that Kevin Coleman was able to give back to Bayside Council after managing the courts for 2+ years on a volunteer basis , we would not be in this dire position now. In addition, the courts could have been used throughout the COVID-19 lockdowns, as tennis was one of the few sports that could be played. You can read some background here and here . Another significant point is that a flexi-cushion surface should not be installed, or at least not on all courts. The reason for this is that the flexi-cushion surface is unsuitable for those who have had knee and/or hip replacements and for our more senior players. One of the sports suggested by Bayside Council to be played on the courts is netball - there are 15 asphalt and 17 grass courts that have been newly refurbished on West Botany Street, Rockdale, only minutes from Hawthorne Street. The St George District Netball Association, which leases the courts from Council, secured $1 million for the upgrade. The 15 netball hard courts were resurfaced, and new netball rings and fencing installed. The works were completed only last year. Do they really need more netball courts at Hawthorne Street? If any additional salient points come to light please feel free to share them via our Facebook page in order to strengthen the case for the prioritisation of tennis or at the very least, for there to be no reduction in the number of courts tat tennis can be played on. Hopefully, we can do enough to ensure the future of tennis in the area by ensuring the court upgrade meets the needs of the tennis community, but your feedback is key to achieving this. Please feel free to share the survey as widely as possible and especially to tennis contacts and tennis pages/groups. Our understanding, and our concern, is that a significant number of people support the multi-sport use of the courts without understanding or caring about the ramifications for tennis, especially the long-term negative impacts, so please take the few minutes required to complete the survey . Feedback must be submitted by Monday 15 August . With sincere thanks, Illawarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association - Junior Branch Committee

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WHAT IS THE ISTLA JUNIOR BRANCH? The Illawarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association (ISLTA) - Junior Branch is a not-for-profit entity and is run by volunteers, mostly players' parents. Our main focus is to organise tennis competitions to support junior players. ✅ A, B and C Grades are offered ✅ Premier Grade (expressions of interest can be emailed to isltapremier@gmail.com ) ✅ Premier, A and B Grades are UTR events ✅ Representative tennis ✅ Need a coach or a team? Click here ✅ The competitions are played across both the St George and Sutherland Shire areas ✅ Follow our ISLTA JB Facebook page and islta.jb on Instagram for updates WHAT HAS RECENTLY CHANGED ABOUT THE ISTLA JUNIOR BRANCH? A number of new members have recently joined the ISLTA Junior Branch Committee . The Committee is excited to advise several changes and improvements to the competition, including using Match Centre as our results recording platform for all grades. Premier, A and B grades have been run as UTR events since our Winter 2021 Competition. Keep an eye on the ISLTA JB Facebook page and our new Instagram account, islta.jb for updates. WHAT IS A UTR? UTR - Universal Tennis Rating - is a global rating system, which is supported by Tennis Australia , that provides a single, objective, consistent and accurate measurement of skill level for tennis players for all ages, geographies and gender. A player’s UTR is a number between 1.00 and 16.50. Premier, A and B Grade competitions are UTR events . All players in these grades must therefore be UTR-registered . Don't have a UTR? Register now and create your profile at universaltennis.com . Once registered, please send an email with your name, surname and suburb and with "UTR Registration " as the subject line to: isltajbcomp@gmail.com . HOW CAN I ENTER THE SATURDAY MORNING JUNIOR UNISEX COMPETITION? We recommend completing your details on our Keep Updated page to be kept informed of our competition details. You can also like our ISLTA JB Facebook page where we publish all our updates. All players, including reserves, in all grades must have a Tennis Australia 66333 number to play. Registering on Match Centre for your Tennis Australia 66333 number is simple and fast to do. Register now and then complete your Competitive Player Profile and activate your UTR from your profile. This is a Tennis Australia mandatory requirement and will allow players to record their results directly to Match Centre . Premier, A and B Grade competitions are UTR events and all players in these grades must therefore be UTR-registered . Don't have a UTR yet? Register now at universaltennis.com . HOW DO I CHECK WHICH SUBURBS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPETITION AND HOW CAN I FIND A COACH? All suburbs across both the St George and Sutherland Shire areas form part of the Illawarra Suburbs Lawn Tennis Association - Junior Branch (ISLTA - JB). Here is a list of the suburbs included in the Competition . If you need a coach, here's a list of coaches who currently enter teams in the Saturday Morning Competition. WHAT IS THE FORMAT FOR PREMIER GRADE AND HOW CAN I BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION? Premier Grade is different to our other grades. Premier Grade teams and the individual seedings are selected by the Committee. There are six teams with five seeds in each team. Every week four players play against their equivalent seeds, with specific seeds having specific weeks rostered off. E xpressions of interest can be emailed to isltapremier@gmail.com . Prospective players are invited by the Committee to trial. After the Premier Grade trials (existing highly-seeded players are not required to trial) the Committee decides seeds based on players' trial results as well as previous results data. Regrettably not all players who trial can be selected but reserves are always welcome. Premier Grade - Learn More A TO C GRADES - SUBSTITUTION PLAYERS In the event a player is needed to fill in for your team please send an email to the Results Recorder to obtain permission. See Rule 14 on page 13 and Rule 24 on page 19 of the Competition Rule Book and Draw (A, B & C Grades) . See the substitution player section on the second page of the Result Sheet . HOW DO I SUBMIT MY TEAM'S RESULTS? BOTH TEAMS MUST email the scanned or photographed Result Sheet to the Results Recorder . Results must be received by no later than 7pm on the day of play. Please ensure that the following details are clearly filled out on all A - C Grades Result Sheets : Date Team names Each player's name and surname Correctly completed score and winning team name Both captain's signatures Good sportsmanship nomination - optional Please be aware that only one warning will be issued for late results, after which, for every incidence of late submission, penalties may apply, including – but not limited to – a draw being recorded and the points shared between the two teams. Premier Grade Result Sheet A - C Grades Result Sheet WHAT DO WE DO IN THE EVENT OF WET WEATHER? In the event of wet weather please call the court telephone number listed in the Rule Book to ascertain if court is playable (on safety grounds). If the court is likely to be playable or if it is uncertain, players must proceed to the court where a decision will be made up to 30 minutes after the scheduled start time. The home team must advise the Results Recorder if play does not go ahead. Optional : teams to advise the Results Recorder of the players who were due to have played. Competition Rule Book and Draw (A, B & C Grades) I HAVE OBSERVED GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP - WHO DO I TELL? ISLTA Junior Branch rewards good sportsmanship with our Good Sportsmanship awards. And your nominations count! Rewards are in the form of prizes given out at the end of each comp (summer and winter) at the Finals presentations The ISLTA – JB Committee is keen to promote good sportsmanship as a way of recognising players who demonstrate a positive attitude and good sportsmanship. Anyone witnessing g ood sportsmanship can nominate a player/s. Email your nomination/s to: goodsportsislta@gmail.com , including the player details and reasons for the nomination. Possible reasons for nomination: Being polite to players both on and off court Calling the score in a loud and clear voice Helping the opposing team in all things related to tennis e.g. attentive as a ball person. I HAVE SOME PHOTOS I'D LIKE TO SHARE Send your best action shot photos to: isltajb.photos@gmail.com . These will be shared to Instagram account: islta.jb . Some may also be used on our website. Don’t forget to include your name and surname when emailing your photos. WHAT IS THE COMMITTEE AND HOW CAN I JOIN? The ISLTA Junior Branch Committee is a volunteer group of players' parents and other interested members. The Committee manages the registrations, organises the draws and collates the results. Committee members make several important decisions involving the competition and ensure everything runs smoothly, including but not limited to, holding Premier Grade trials and selecting and player seedings as well as grading the teams in all other grades. New members are always welcome. To join the Committee please contact: presidentisltajb@gmail.com 0423 487 584 isltajbcomp@gmail.com OTHER QUESTIONS? The Rule Book should provide all other information, however, don't hesitate to contact us if you do have any questions.

LATEST NEWS For other news and information see Notices READ MORE New email address for our Results Recorder : isltajbcomp@gmail.com Use this email to submit your results by 7pm on match day on the updated Grades A - C Result Sheet Printed copies of the Competition Rule Book and Draw (A, B & C Grades) are now available – contact your coach or tennis centre for your copy The Rule Book and Result Sheet are also available on our Forms page

SUMMER 2023-2024 COMPETITION RESULTS: NOW AVAILABLE IN MATCH CENTRE PROGRESSIVE POINT SCORES AND COMPETITION LADDER All Premier and A to C Grade point scores and ladders are updated weekly. Premier Grade A and B Grades ROUND RESULTS Premier Grade 1 6 11 2 7 12 3 8 13 4 9 14 5 10 15 Semi-Finals Finals A and B Grades 1 6 11 2 7 12 3 8 13 4 9 14 5 10 15 Semi-Finals Finals SUBMITTING RESULTS FOR A - C GRADES BOTH TEAMS MUST email the correctly completed Result Sheet to the Results Recorder (isltajbcomp@gmail.com ) by no later than 7pm on the day of play, including semi-finals and finals. The following details must be clearly filled out on result sheets: Date Team names Each player's name and surname Correctly completed score and winning team name Whether new balls were supplied Both captain's signatures Good sportsmanship nomination - optional One warning only will be issued for the late submission of results, after which, for every incidence of late submission, a draw will be recorded and the points shared between the two teams. In the event of wet weather, the home team must advise the Results Recorder if play does not go ahead. Both teams must advise who would have played. . RESULT SHEETS TO DOWNLOAD A - C Grades Result Sheet Umpire Score Sheet .

GALLERY Please send your photos to isltajb.photos@gmail.com and we'll add them to the gallery SUMMER 2024-2025 FINALS PREMIER GRADE: SUMMER 2023-2024 FINALS A-B GRADE: SUMMER 2023-2024 FINALS PREMIER GRADE: WINTER 2023 FINALS A-B GRADES: WINTER 2023 FINALS A-B GRADES: SUMMER 2022-2023 FINALS PREMIER GRADE: SUMMER 2022-2023 FINALS WINTER 2022 FINALS A - C GRADES: SUMMER 2021 - 2022 FINALS PREMIER GRADE: SUMMER 2021 - 2022 FINALS A - C GRADES: SUMMER 2020 - 2021 FINALS PREMIER GRADE: SUMMER 2020 - 2021 FINALS PREMIER GRADE SUMMER 2020 - 2021 SEMI-FINALS

SATURDAY MORNING JUNIOR UNISEX COMPETITION We run Saturday morning competitions for boys and girls from across the St George and Sutherland Sire areas so that they can participate and compete in a friendly yet challenging team environment. Both boys and girls up to and including the age of 19 are eligible and are welcome to play in our junior competitions. All abilities are welcome with Premier, A, B and C Grades available. The format is simple and the competition is engaging and fun for junior tennis players. Competition Rule Book and Draw (A, B & C Grades) Summary of Junior Competitions Rules Results PREMIER GRADE UTR Competition Learn More Draw

Information for coaches - how to register your teams FOR COACHES - HOW TO REGISTER YOUR TEAMS Registration for the Winter 2025 Competition is now open. The Competition starts Saturday 3 May . We will continue to use Match Centre for the recording and collation of competition results. To be eligible to play in ISLTA - Junior Branch competitions, each player must be Match Centre registered and have their own Tennis Australia 66333 number. To submit your teams for our Saturday Morning Competition, coaches should complete the updated Team Registration Form and email it to isltajbcomp@gmail.com by Friday 28 March 2025 . Players and teams will then be graded and the various draws prepared. When completing the updated form , please enter one player per line. Enter all your teams on the one form. You will also need to add team details, including: Centre name; Address; Centre contact name and number; Court number/s that matches will be played on. Details for each Team Manager/Contact are also required; this is so that other teams can make contact regarding: Wet weather/washed out matches; Forfeits; Request assistance when substitute players are required. Competitive Player Profile and 66333 number - manda tory Coaches must ensure that all players in every team have a Tennis Australia Competitive Player Profile and 66333 number, which can be created by registering at Match Centre . UTR - mandatory All players must also be UTR-registered. Players can link their UTR from their Tennis NSW Competitive Player Profile . If they don't have a UTR they can register at universaltennis.com Alternatively, they can link through from their Tennis NS W Competitive Player Profile . To ensure the incidence of forfeits is reduced, it is recommended that each team is made up of three (3) players. To ensure your player grade suggestions are as accurate as possible, we strongly recommend reviewing each player's previous results over the course of their most recent competition as well as their UTR. In order for us to grade the players and teams, prepare the draws and communicate all the details before the start of the Winter 2025 Competition, we ask coaches to email the completed spreadsheet to isltajbcomp@gmail.com by no later than 28 March 2025. As we are working with very short time limits, we’d really appreciate your help in meeting the deadlines. If you require assistance completing the updated Team Registration Form or have any questions, please contact our Competition Secretary on: isltajbcomp@gmail.com .