Overview
The HKCTA / prince Primary School Mini Tennis Promotion Scheme has been organized each year since 1991. With the generous support of prince, over 10,000 primary school students have benefited from this programme over the years. Mini tennis is played using minimized equipment usually on a badminton court, with shorter rackets, a lower net and Red Tennis Ball (75% slower than a Yellow Ball). This makes it easier for children to learn and practice tennis skills and build up their confidence. Mini-Tennis is not only an enjoyable lifetime sports activity for the youngsters, but it is also an important avenue for talent identification for the HKCTA’s Junior Development Programme.
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Stage 1 - School Visit and Demonstration
School visits and demonstrations will be organised at schools on request. An HKCTA instructor will introduce and demonstrate the game to the teachers and students. The instructor can also help in selecting potential players and starting up mini tennis training in the schools.
Details
Content:
- introduction and demonstration the game to the teachers and students.
- Selecting potential players and starting up mini tennis training in the schools
Date: Dec 2023 – Jun 2024
Duration: Around 1.5-2 hours
Venue: School hall, cover playground or outdoor basketball court
No of Participation: 50 – 100 people
Fee: Free of charge
Enrollment Deadline: 31 Mar 2024
*6 Free rackets and 10 mini tennis balls will be given to the new schools that form a mini tennis team to prepare for the District Competitions. (On a first-come first-served basis)
Stage 2 - Mini Tennis Instructor Training Course
In order to develop Mini Tennis teams in primary schools, a Mini Tennis Instructor Training Course will be organised for teachers to attend. The course content includes teaching techniques, coach-student relationship, motivation and goal setting etc. Once they have completed the course, the teacher will have the knowledge to prepare their school team for the Mini Tennis competitions. An attendance certificate will be issued to the participants at the end of the course.
Details
Date: 25 Feb 2024
Time: 10:00am -5:00pm (Lunch Break: 1:00pm-2:00pm)
Venue: HKCTA Tennis Centre, Kln Tsai Park
Fee:HK $250 per school(Maximun 3 participator)
Enrollment deadline: 31 Jan 2024
Stage 3 - Mini Tennis District Inter-Primary Schools Competitions
Dates & Venues:
| District | Date | Time | Venue |
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| Hong Kong Island | 7 Apr 2024 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Hong Kong Park Sports Centre |
| Kowloon | 14 Apr 2024 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre |
| New Territories (East) | 28 Apr 2024 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Tin Shui Sports Centre |
| New Territories (West) | 28 Apr 2024 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM |
Tin Shui Sports Centre |
Singles Events:
- Boy / Girl age 9 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2015 or after)
- Boy / Girl age 8 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2016 or after)
- Boy / Girl age 7 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2017 or after)
Enrollment Details:
- Each player can only represent one school and should be a current student of the school during the Competition.
- Each school is entitled to enroll up to 2 main draw players and 2 reserve players in each event. Please indicate their priority on the application form.
- HKCTA has the right to adjust the draw size of each event in the light of application response. The draw size of each event will be finalized on the ballot date. Participating schools/participants shall raise no objection.
- Please refer to the website of Education Bureau for the School Lists by District: https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/student-parents/sch-info/sch-search/schlist-by-district/index.html
Eligibility of Entry
Player CANNOT enter “Mini Tennis District Inter-Primary Schools Competitions” if:
- Player participated in “Hong Kong Junior Tennis Series” from 1 January to 31 December 2023, OR
- Player participated in “Hong Kong Junior Novice Competition” from 1 January to 31 December 2023 and achieved the following result in any events,
- If the event has 32 or more players, and reached Semi-Final
- If the event has 16 players, and reached to Final
- If the event has 8 or less players, and was the winner of the group
Fee:
HK$80 per person (fee of reserve player can be paid after the acceptance is confirmed).
Enrollment Method:
- Please submit Form C (Part I) downloadable from HKCTA website, together with enrollment fee by cheque and send to Hong Kong, China Tennis Association. Payable to the ”The Hong Kong, China Tennis Association Limited”.
- Please submit Form C (Part II) saving as an Excel (.xls) file via email to jason.chak@tennishk.org on or before 7 Feb 2024
Enrollment deadline:.
7 Feb 2024, all enrollment fees will not be refunded after the deadline (subject to the postmark)
| Format of Play- Singles: | ||
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| Scoring | Change End | |
| 1st round to Semi-Finals |
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| Final & 3rd Place |
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| Warm up: 3 minutes Net: Height = 80 cmPlan of the court (Apply to all matches) |
Original Prince Racket without modification
Official Racket: Prince |
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 (≤23 inches) |
Individual Awards:
- Trophies & Certificates will be awarded to the Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up & 3rd Runner-up of each event AND qualify to the Hong Kong Mini-Tennis Annual Championships (If the number of participants in this category is more than 32, then the top 8 player can be selected for the Hong Kong Mini-Tennis Inter- School Annual Championships)
- The Sportsmanship Award (Boy /Girl Player)-The winning player will be selected by the referee
- Best New Player Award (Boy /Girl Player) *
- The Most Dynamic Player Award (Boy /Girl Player) *
*The above awardees will be selected by the HKCTA’s programme in charge/technical officer
Group Award:
- The Most Active Participating School Award-will be awarded to the school with the most participants
- Boys’ / Girls’ events Champion-the school with the highest score in boys’ / girls’ events will be awarded a trophy
Award Lists
| Regulations: |
1. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENT
2. ELIGIBILITY
3. SEED ARRANGEMENT
4. PLAYER ACCEPTANCE LIST
5. PLAYING SCHEDULE
6. COURT
7. DRESS CODE
8. RIGHT OF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
9. REFEREE
10. RESPONSIBILITY
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Stage 4 - Mini Tennis Hong Kong Annual Championship
Dates & Venues
| Date | Time | Venue |
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| 15 May 2024 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Hong Kong Park Sports Centre |
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1. Singles Events |
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2. Team Events |
– Each match will consist of 3 sets of singles |
Enrollment Details:
- Each player may only represent one school and should be a current student of the school during the Competition.
- For efficient use of the resources, the Organizer may adjust the quota for each division in the light of application response. The quota of each division will be finalized on the ballot date. Participating schools/participants shall raise no objection.
Eligibility of Entry:
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Singles’ Events
- By invitation
- Semi-finalists from each age group in the districts’ competitions in Stage 3 will be invited to take part in the Annual Championships.
- Team Events
- Each school can enroll up to 1 boys’ team and 1 girls’ team.
- A team shall consist of 3 players plus 1 reserve
- Each school must assign 1 team captain, aged 18 or above, who must attend all matches
- No amendment of players’ information after submission
Fee:
Team Event: HK$300 per team
Enrollment Method:
Team Events
- Please submit Form D (Part I) downloadable from HKCTA website, together with enrollment fee by cheque and sent to Hong Kong, China Tennis Association. Payable to “The Hong Kong, China Tennis Association Limited”
- Please submit Form D (Part II) saving as an Excel (.xls) file via email to jason.chak@tennishk.org on or before 1 Mar 2024
Enrollment Deadline:
6pm, 1 Mar 2024
All enrollment fees will not be refunded after the deadline (subject to the postmark)
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Awards for Singles & Teams event:
- Trophies & Certificates will be awarded to the Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up & 3rd Runner-up of each event
- The Most Sportsmanship Award (Boy /Girl Player)-The winning player will be selected by the referee
- Best New Player Award (Boy /Girl Player) *
- The Most Dynamic Player Award (Boy /Girl Player) *
*The above awardees will be selected by the HKCTA’s programme in charge/technical officer
Awards for Group:
- Boy’s / Girl’s events Championship and 1st runner-up-the two schools with the highest total scores will be awarded a shield
Award Lists
1. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENT
- The Tournament will be conducted according to the Rules and Regulations of The Hong Kong, China Tennis Association.
2. ELIGIBILITY
- Participants must qualify to the eligibility of Prince Mini Tennis Hong Kong Annual Championship 2024.
- Participants must present personal identity documents with photos to our officials for verification of identities. If the details of participants is different from the enrollment records, HKCTA will have a right to decide the eligibilities of the participant. The copy of the documents will be kept by record.
- Only accept each player to apply one Singles and/or Team event
3. SEED ARRANGEMENT
- Participants must fill in the Hong Kong, China Tennis Association membership number “HKCTA PIN” to confirm their identity. Those who do not fill in the form that will not be considered for seed arrangement.
4. PLAYER ACCEPTANCE LIST
- Player acceptance list will post it on HKCTA website after 2-3 weeks of enrollment deadline (www.tennishk.org). Please call us if there are any questions (Tel:2336 0109)
5. PLAYING SCHEDULE
- Please check the website (www.tennishk.org) 1 week prior to the commencement of the event. All schedules, draws, and results will be posted on the website. It is the players’ responsibility to check their playing schedule. No other notifications will be given. If you do not have Internet access, please call 23360109. Players should report to the reporting desk 30 minutes before his/her match is scheduled; any players who are not ready within Five (5) minutes after his/her match is called shall be defaulted.
6. COURT
- All matches will be played on badminton court. NO PRACTICE COURTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PLAYERS.
7. DRESS CODE& EQUIPMENT
- All players must be dressed in school uniform to play in the competitiion.
- All players must use Prince racket (23 inches or below) for the competition; we will provide limited quantity of rackets for the competition.
8. RIGHT OF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
- When there is, or has been, inclement weather, players should expect a delay to their match starting time. Referee/ tournament official to have the right to cancel or reschedule the match, if there is Typhoon signal NO.8 or black rainstorm signal.
- Tournament Committee reserves the right in its discretion to cancel any of the events if the total entry is less than 8; to accept or reject any application; to run the Tournament strictly to schedule and postponement will not be entertained; to extend the days of play or reschedule for bad weather or any unforeseen happenings.
- Once all matches are announced, they cannot be changed.
9. REFEREE
- The decision of the Tournament Referee, as appointed by the Tournament Committee is final in all matters pertaining to the Tournament.
10. RESPONSIBILITY
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- Players who are unable to attend after receiving the playing schedule, please inform HKCTA as soon as possible.
- The HKCTA Tournament Officials and Sponsors of this Tournament will not be responsible for any damages or personal injuries arising from the Tournament.
Stage 5
Tennis Bridging Course (By Invitation)
The Tennis Bridging Course acts as a “post-graduate” curriculum to facilitate a player’s transition from the Mini-Tennis Promotion Scheme to programmes such as, HKCTA Regional Squads, Summer Camps and Youth Athlete Training Scheme. This process of continuity provides valuable opportunities for talented players with outstanding mini tennis results to receive focus tennis training before progressing to more advanced levels.
Selecting Criteria
Semi-finalists from each age group in the districts’ competitions may be invited by HKCTA
| Date: | Starting from Jul & Aug 2024(TBC) |
| Venue: | TBC |
| Fee: | TBC |
Contact
Mr Jason Chak
