17 November 2024, 12:00 AM
On Sunday 3 November, a group of tennis students travelled to Sydney to attend the No Limits Girls Squad event at Olympic Park’s Tennis NSW Centre. The event provides an opportunity for young tennis players to develop their tennis skills, meet new people, and learn about future pathways in the sport. Daniel Jones runs Jones Co. Tennis based out of Kiama, and as one of the lead coaches of the No Limits girls squad, he has expressed how this program has been a great opportunity for these students. “Three of our students travelled up to Olympic Park and they were joined by about 50 students and coaches and they also had the ex-player Casey Dellacqua there as well,” says Daniel.The event proved to be a great experience for the students who got to do activities and drills run by Casey Dellacqua and a team of coaches, who delivered a class for them to participate in. “It’s creating an environment where they can have fun in their local environment, but also where they can see the pathway going forward if they wanted to continue playing competitive tennis or just playing tennis in general,” says Daniel.The No Limits initiative is a five-year plan by Tennis Australia that strives to achieve gender equality and increase the number of girls and women playing tennis. “The No Limits Girls Squad has been an ongoing program that was funded by Tennis Australia, they were really trying to help grow the eight to ten year old girl groups, and really trying to get that engagement happening on a local level,” Daniel says.The program’s vision is ‘no limits for women and girls on and off the court’, and provides an opportunity to bring girls together from across the state. “These events have really shown that there’s a community and they’ve been able to come together, meet other students that share similar passions and goals and see that they’re not alone on court,” Daniel says. The No Limits girls squad has provided a great opportunity for young players, and Daniel has expressed that they’re open to kids of all ages who want to get involved in Tennis. Jones Co. Tennis is opening up positions for new players to join in 2025, for more information they can be contacted via Facebook or their website.
