Overview
With the generous support of the Hong Kong Tennis Foundation and Prince, over 10,000 primary school students have benefited from this programme over the years. Its aim is to promote mini tennis to primary schools in Hong Kong and identify potential children from the programme to receive proper tennis training. Typically, the programme will begin with registration at the beginning of the school year in September, followed by a Teachers’ Training/Refresher Course in October. While school visits will take place during the months of October and May, a Mini Tennis Clinic will be conducted in January, followed by District Inter-School Competitions in April, and Annual Championships in May. Mini tennis is a great way for beginners to learn the game because the smaller racquets, softer balls, and smaller courts will appear less intimidating and the speed of the game is slowed down, so they are able to rally with more confidence. Talented players with outstanding mini tennis results can be selected to join HKTA’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 HKTA 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: Nov 2022 – Jun 2023
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 2023
*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 in March ~ April. (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: 12 Feb 2023
Time: 10:00am -5:00pm (Lunch Break: 1:00pm-2:00pm)
Venue: HKTA Tennis Centre, Kln Tsai Park
Fee:HK $250 per head*
Enrollment deadline: 20 Jan 2023
*Each participating school in the District Competitions can nominate one teacher to attend the Mini Tennis Instructor Training Course FREE of charge.
Stage 3 - Mini Tennis District Inter-Primary Schools Competitions
Dates & Venues:
| District | Date | Time | Venue |
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| Hong Kong Island | 19 March 2023 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Hong Kong Park Sports Centre |
| Kowloon | 26 March 2023 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Lam Tin South Sports Centre |
| New Territories (East) | 2 Apr 2023 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Sha Tin Che Kung Temple Sports Centre |
| New Territories (West) | 2 Apr 2023 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM |
Sha Tin Che Kung Temple Sports Centre |
Singles Events:
- Boy / Girl age 9 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2014 or after)
- Boy / Girl age 8 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2015 or after)
- Boy / Girl age 7 or under (Player must be born on 1 Jan 2016 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.
- HKTA 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 2022, OR
- Player participated in “Hong Kong Junior Novice Competition” from 1 January to 31 December 2022 and achieved the following result in any events,
- If the event has 17 or more players, and reached Semi-Final
- If the event has 9-16 players, and reached to Final
- If the event has 8 or less players, and was the winner of the group
NEW Event – Annual Mini Tennis Master Cup
Ineligible players can enter the Annual Mini Tennis Master Cup (Boy / Girl age 8 or under and/or Team Event in Stage 4 Mini Tennis Annual Championships. Please refer to Stage 4 for more details.
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 HKTA website, together with enrollment fee by cheque and send to Hong Kong Tennis Association. Payable to the ”The Hong Kong Tennis Association Limited”.
- Please submit Form C (Part II) saving as an Excel (.xls) file via email to german.man@tennishk.org on or before 22 Feb 2023
Enrollment deadline:.
22 Feb 2023, 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:
- Medals & 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
- 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 HKTA
Group Award:
- The Most Active Participating School Award-will be awarded to the school with the most participants
- Boy’s / Girl’s events Champion-the school with the highest score in boy / girl events will be awarded a trophy
| 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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| 26 May 2023 | 9:00AM – 6:00PM | Hong Kong Park Sports Centre |
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1. Singles Events |
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2. Annual Mini Tennis Master Cup- Singles’ Events |
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3. 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
- Semi-finalists from each age group in the districts’ competitions in Stage 3 will be invited to take part in the Annual Championships.
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Masters Cup Singles’ Events
- Each school can enroll up to 2 players in each event. Please indicate their priority on the application form
- Only players participated in “Hong Kong Junior Tennis Series” from 1 January to 31 December 2022, or
- Only players participated in “Junior Tennis Novice Competition” from 1 January to 31 December 2022 and achieved the following result
- If the event has 17 or more players, and reached Semi-Final
- If the event has 9-16 players, and reached to Final
- If the event has 8 or less players, and was the winner of the group
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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:
Masters Cup Singles’ Event:HK$80 per person
Team Event: HK$300 per team
Enrollment Method:
Masters Cup Singles’ Events
- Please submit Form D (Part I) downloadable from HKTA website, together with enrollment fee by cheque and sent to Hong Kong Tennis Association. Payable to “The Hong Kong Tennis Association Limited”
- Please submit Form D (Part II) saving as an Excel (.xls) file via email to german.man@tennishk.org on or before 31 Mar 2023
Team Events
- Please submit Form E (Part I) downloadable from HKTA website, together with enrollment fee by cheque and sent to Hong Kong Tennis Association. Payable to “The Hong Kong Tennis Association Limited”
- Please submit Form E (Part II) saving as an Excel (.xls) file via email to german.man@tennishk.org on or before 31 Mar 2023
Enrollment Deadline:
6pm, 31 Mar 2023
All enrollment fees will not be refunded after the deadline (subject to the postmark)
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Awards for Singles’ Master Cup 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 HKTA’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
1. CONDUCT OF TOURNAMENT
- The Tournament will be conducted according to the Rules and Regulations of the Hong Kong Tennis Association Ltd.
2. ELIGIBILITY
- Participants must qualify to the eligibility of Prince Mini Tennis Hong Kong Annual Championship.
- Participants must present personal identity documents with photos to our officials for verification of identities.
- Hong Kong Tennis Association Ltd only accept each player to apply one Singles and/or Team event
3. SEED ARRANGEMENT
- Participants must fill in the Hong Kong Tennis Asscoication membership number “HKTA PIN” to confirm their identity. Those who did not fill in their HKTA PIN no. will not be considered for seed arrangement.
4. PLAYER ACCEPTANCE LIST
- Player acceptance list will post it on HKTA website (www.tennishk.org). Please call us if there are any questions (Tel:23360187)
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 23360187. 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
- Every player must be dressed in school uniform to play in the competition. 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 HKTA as soon as possible.
- The HKTA 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, HKTA 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 HKTA
| Date: | Starting from Jul & Aug 2022(TBC) |
| Venue: | TBC |
| Fee: | TBC |
Contact
Ms German Man
