Our Schools Programs
Vida Tennis runs a variety of school programs to help grow and foster the sport for players of all ages and levels. The Vida team offers students the chance to learn valuable life skills in a fun and encouraging environment. With participation options for schools of all sizes, we’ve made it easy to get students out of the classroom and onto the tennis court.
The Tennis for Primary Schools programs and initiatives focus on the delivery of tennis in a modified environment which encourages maximum participation and caters to the developmental readiness and individual needs of all students. There is a range of options for us to help deliver a tennis experience in primary schools, including:
- Free introductory days
- Tennis in PE classes
- Play programs
- Partner programs
Vida Tennis has all the required equipment, insurance, qualifications, Working With Children’s Checks, and Safeguarding policies to ensure the best outcome for the school and the students. Our team is qualified and registered to deliver through the Sporting Schools program (see below).
If you would like your school to get started with tennis, please contact us to see if we would be a great fit for each other.
The Tennis for Secondary Schools program aims to support all schools and teachers to deliver tennis in a modified environment to promote and encourage lifelong physical activity and health in students.
There is a range of options available to suit the needs of all teachers, students, and schools. From free introduction days to embedding curriculum programs that are aligned with the Australian Curriculum, we can help kids experience the sport in the ways that suit them best.
Vida Tennis has all the required equipment, insurance, qualifications, Working With Children’s Checks, and Safeguarding policies to ensure the best outcome for the school and the students. Our team is qualified and registered to deliver through the Sporting Schools program.
If you would like your school to get started with tennis, please contact us to see if we would be a great fit for each other.
Vida Schools Programs
Below is an example of some of the school programs Vida currently delivers. If your school would like to experience tennis, please feel free to contact us at kane@vidatennis.com.au or phone (03) 94577248.
Vida Tennis has been in the role of director of coaching at St. Kevin’s College in Toorak for more than 15 years now. The program is led by Kane Dewhurst who oversees the tennis program at the school with other Vida team members, SKC staff, and the head of tennis at the school.
Tennis is one of the largest participated sports at the all-boys school, with more than 400 students per week representing the college in summer APS sport. Currently, Vida Tennis does not offer regular tennis lessons at the school, but many of the players from SKC teams train at Vida venues outside school hours.
For more information about tennis at St. Kevin’s College, please contact Kane kane@vidatennis.com.au.
Vida Tennis and Xavier College have had a long-term partnership in growing and implementing tennis programs at the institution. School tennis is played on Saturday mornings in terms 4 and 1 as part of the APS School sports competition.
Vida Tennis coaches the weekly training sessions at the senior campus in Kew as well as the junior campus at Burke Hall. In recent years, a Vida coach has been assigned to each year level to help accelerate the learning of the students.
Tennis is a highly participated sport at Xavier College, with the institution having a long tradition of success at both the 1st level and various other year level teams.
Vida Tennis offers lessons outside the school program at mutually agreed times. For more information about tennis at Xavier College please contact Leon leon@vidatennis.com.au.
Vida Tennis started at Trinity Grammar in the role of director of tennis in 2014. The school’s sporting facilities are located in Bulleen, directly opposite the Veneto Club. Trinity Grammar is a part of the AGS school sporting body, and teams participate in Saturday morning fixtures against other schools and weekly training sessions. The school program is led by Damien La Font who handles the 1st team as well as some of the development teams.
Currently, Vida Tennis does not offer regular tennis lessons at the school, but with the close proximity of the Veneto Club in Bulleen and Vida Tennis Kew, lessons can be booked outside of school hours with the Vida team.
For more information about tennis at Trinity Grammar, please contact Kane kane@vidatennis.com.au.
The Box Hill Senior Secondary College Tennis Academy was established in 2005 to enable gifted athletes to combine their goals in tennis with a comprehensive and stimulating education. The academy is run by Vida, and students in the tennis program participate in the following:
- Individualised periodized programming
- Squad sessions
- Semi-private sessions
- Technique development using video analysis
- Point and match play
- Weight training and recovery, which concentrates on:
- Strength and conditioning
- Fitness and agility
- Weight training and recovery, which concentrates on:
- Activities off court that encourage team building
- Social skills and initiatives
- Fitness testing, which is benchmarked against ITF standards
- A physiotherapy screening and monitoring process
- A sports psychology program to enhance performance
- Nutrition program run by a qualified dietician
- Goal setting
- Tournament supervision
- And much more
The Carey Grammar sports grounds are located on Bulleen Road, directly adjacent to the Veneto Club in Bulleen. Vida Tennis has run the Carey Tennis program teams from their sports grounds, the Veneto Club, and MCC Kew (now Carey owned) since 2014. The program is currently headed by Vince Dattoli who helps develop students across all year levels.
Carey is a part of the APS School Competition and plays regular matches on Saturday mornings in terms 4 and 1 of the school year.
Vida Tennis offers regular tennis lessons at the school’s Mount Street site as well as the Veneto Club, which is located within 200m of their sporting facilities. Lessons are available each day of the week at both venues.
For more information about tennis at Carey Grammar, please contact Vince vince@vidatennis.com.au.
Epping Views Primary School and Vida Tennis Epping have established a great relationship to help foster tennis as a regular sport within the school program. Casa D’Abruzzo Tennis Club’s Sean holds regular tennis sessions in terms 4 and 1 within the PE timetables at various times in the year using modified Hot Shots equipment. All students who participate in the program are offered a free trial lesson back at the club.
If you would like more information about this program, please contact Sean sean@vidatennis.com.au.
Marcellin College is located on Bulleen Road, directly opposite the Veneto Club in Bulleen. Vida Tennis and Marcellin College have been partners in many aspects of tennis, sport, PE, and student physical development for 20 years now. The former provides student fitness sessions to the school all year round and helps deliver tennis throughout the PE curriculum.
If you would like more information about this program, please contact Vice vince@vidatennis.com.au.
Donvale Christian College plays weekly matches and runs training sessions during the tennis season at the Veneto Club in Bulleen.
Vida Tennis does not currently offer regular tennis lessons at the school.
For more information about tennis at Donvale Christian College, please contact Blake blake@vidatennis.com.au.
Mt Waverley North Primary School in Mt Waverley tapped Vida Tennis to introduce the sport of tennis to all students through their PE program.
The first session with each class is about learning the basic skills required to play. The second one gives students a chance to put these skills into practice in actual tennis games.
Holy Family Primary School in Mt Waverley tapped Vida Tennis to introduce the sport of tennis to all students through their PE program.
The first session with each class is about learning the basic skills required to play. The second one gives students a chance to put these skills into practice in actual tennis games.
Aberfeldie Primary School, located next door to the Essendon Tennis Club, tapped Vida Tennis to introduce the sport of tennis to all students through their PE program. It presents a great opportunity for kids to try tennis and then explore follow-on program options at the Essendon Tennis Club.
Vida tennis Epping runs tennis as part of the PE program at St Mary of the Cross Mackillop in term 1 of each year. This three- to four-week program introduces tennis to students and helps them develop an understanding of how to play.
Vida Tennis runs regular after-school programs at Seaholme Primary School through the Sporting Schools program. Each term runs for four to six weeks and provides an opportunity for students to be introduced to tennis.
For more information about this program, please contact Mark at mark@vidatennis.com.au.
Vida Tennis has recently started tennis programs at Templestowe Heights Primary School through the Sporting Schools program. They provide students with the opportunity to try tennis during school hours.
Students who want to pursue playing tennis can get in touch with Blake from Vida Tennis Veneto and sign up for a free intro lesson back at the club.
The Syndal District School Sports Association is made up of 12 schools, all of which are affiliated with School Sports Victoria. Vida Tennis is involved in the delivery of tennis on their annual sports day, in addition to individual school tennis programs throughout the year at various schools within the association.
Preshil students have regular tennis playing opportunities at Vida Tennis Kew. The school is located beside the Carey-Kew tennis courts on Mount Street, and its students are able to enjoy tennis with our coach Danny. There are various times throughout the year tennis is given as a sporting option for students.
St Pius X students have tennis playing opportunities with Blake from Vida Tennis Bulleen as part of their PE lessons at various terms throughout the year. The school is fortunate to have a full-time tennis court enabling all students a great tennis experience.
St Mary Magdalen’s Parish School Chadstone started developing their students tennis with Vida in 2021 during their PE classes. Sessions started with a free intro for all students at the school and follow-up sessions have been arranged through the Sporting Schools program.
Sporting Schools
Tennis Australia aims to provide more opportunities for people to play tennis, which is one of the 32 sports associated with Sporting Schools, more often. We look forward to building on the existing relationships we’ve built with schools through our National Schools programs.
The Sporting Schools tennis program will complement the already existing ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Program, which has successfully introduced tennis to over one million students in different schools over the last three years.
Vida Tennis is accredited by Tennis Australia and Sporting Schools has been helping kids stay active through tennis in schools for years now. Our tennis programs are run before school, during school, or after school and are always linked to the local tennis club.
If you would like to discuss how Vida Tennis, Tennis Australia, and Sporting Schools can establish a program in your school in the coming term, please don’t hesitate to email us at info@vidatennis.com.au or call Kane at 0401052636.
The Tennis Australia Products
Tennis Australia offers three programs as part of Sporting Schools.
The Partnership and Play programs for primary schools are based on the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program. They are made up of fun tennis activities that support skill acquisition and movement development all while playing the game in a meaningful way. Through both programs, students will develop the confidence and competence needed when trying new sports.
The Tennis for Secondary Schools Partnership program supports schools in delivering tennis within their curriculum during health and physical education. It is focused on teaching the tactical and technical elements of the game to students through fun and engaging tennis games and activities that help develop movement, confidence, and competence.
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I have had an involvement with Vida Tennis for the past eight years, through their association with Milgate PS where they have run Tennis Clinics as part of the Physical Education Program, where I am the coordinator.
Vida Tennis have run programs for our Yr. 1’s, Yr. 2’s, Yr. 3’s, Yr. 4’s, Yr. 5’s & Yr. 6 classes. The Vida Tennis coaches have always been extremely professional and approachable. They are highly skilled, extremely encouraging and have a terrific repour with our students. In recent years we have made a number of changes to our programs and these have included things such as use of low compression balls & smaller racquets for our younger students. These changes have been highly valuable and have allowed many of our students to achieve greater success through the programs Vida Tennis offer at Milgate PS.
I would highly recommend Vida Tennis to run tennis programs within your organisation and I know they would run a highly professional program.
James Will
Milgate Primary School
Vida Tennis has been a great supporter of the Syndal District School Sport’s Association over many years now. They have made themselves available to conduct tennis clinics in our schools and have also given us access to their courts when required. Their clinics are always well organised, enjoyable and very professionally run by coaches who know how to build up a healthy rapport with their students. They also support our annual Community Links Sport’s Day, which exposes our students to a variety of sports, that they might not normally have access to. We believe this arrangement is a win/win situation for both Vida Tennis and for our students.
Charlie Kenez
Syndal South Primary School
I am writing this letter of recommendation on Vida Tennis. They have been working with St Kevin’s College for over 5 years and we have noticed a large increase in both participation levels and the quality of player we are producing. We work very closely with Kane Dewhurst who is our Director of Coaching. He coaches our First Team along with working with our Year 7,8 and 9 A Teams. Kane has a been able to influence our boys tennis both on the court with ability and also through the way our boys conduct themselves around the sport of tennis. We have implemented a very successful development programme in which Kane, Angelo & Ryan (other Vida Team members) run. Our boys from this squad are now flourishing with enthusiasm for tennis but also for success. Most of these boys will play First Tennis is the next few years as a result of this programme. Our boys development was demonstrated by our win in the A.P.S Tennis Premiership in 2011. This was the first time in 16 years that the school has won this title. Tennis across all years levels have achieved consistent great results, participation and good sportsmanship. I can only highly recommend Vida Tennis to you.
St.Kevin’s College
T.I.C. Tennis