Zone Squads are a part of the Tennis Australia Player Development Pathway which will work to increase participation at the performance level of development by creating more opportunities to more aspiring Australian junior tennis players. This program also enables Tennis Australia to engage some of the great private coaches we have across Australia as we appoint selected coaches as ‘Zone Coaches’ who will be responsible for the facilitation of these sessions.
For Victoria, we have identified four 12U Metro Zone Squads being; North, South, West and East. In order to be eligible for this player development program, players must be of age as of January 1, 2027 (eg a player turning 13 on December 31, 2026 would not be eligible for the Semester 2 12U Metro Zone Squad program).
Each Metro Zone Squad will comprise of several training sessions per term, at a player cost of $15 per hour. Specifics surrounding each program (location/head coaches/day/times) will be communicated once players are selected, with 4 girls & 4 boys being selected based on either the Junior Association they participate in and/or the suburb they reside and proximity to the closest Zone Squad.
It is important that you know this squad program is envisioned as an optional addition to your current weekly schedule that you have with your private coach. Should you be selected, it is intended to complement your weekly schedule by providing further on court training, strength and conditioning and match play opportunities.
Lastly, our Zone Squad Expression of Interest registration will close on Sunday 14 June at 11.59pm, with selected players to be invited into the relevant program on (or before) Friday 19 June, 2026
For additional information - https://www.tennis.com.au/zone-squads
If you have any questions surrounding the program, please contact Trent Constance tconstance@tennis.com.au
If you are having issues registering, please contact Gemma Harper via email: gharper@tennis.com.au