Tennis Australia has successfully progressed through to reach Sports CONNECT Gold status. Only four sports have reached Gold status in this program indicating the Australian Sports Commission's confidence in Tennis Australia's ability to develop programs for people with a disability.
Sports CONNECT is Tennis Australia's banner program, which encompasses all of Tennis Australia's programs for people with a disability.
Sports CONNECT focuses on breaking down the barriers in sport through the following four focus areas:
Disability education
Accreditation
Classification
Athlete Support
A National Action Plan has been written in consultation with key stakeholders outlining the above four focus areas. From this Member Associations have developed their own State/Territory Action Plan's based on the National Plan.
Sports CONNECT is a great tool that has enabled Tennis Australia to further develop programs for people with a disability.
Tennis Australia, with the support of the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Paralympic Committee, is committed to Sports CONNECT's Mission of creating tennis pathways for players with a disability by breaking down the barriers to participation within tennis.
With the use of Sports CONNECT's four key focus areas of disability education, accreditation, classifier support and training and athlete support, Tennis Australia aims to:
Identify and develop pathways, networks and structures to provide opportunities for people with a disability to compete and achieve their full potential at all levels.
Ensure players with a disability are seen as a tennis player and to reinforce their ability and skill level rather than their disability.
Integrate people with a disability within tennis clubs/centres and associations.
Educate club administrators, coaches, umpires and players on the opportunities available for integrating people with a disability within their club/centre or association.
Develop and coordinate programs for people with a disability.
Sports CONNECT is Tennis Australia's banner program, which encompasses all of Tennis Australia's programs for people with a disability.
Sports CONNECT focuses on breaking down the barriers in sport through the following four focus areas:
Disability education
Accreditation
Classification
Athlete Support
A National Action Plan has been written in consultation with key stakeholders outlining the above four focus areas. From this Member Associations have developed their own State/Territory Action Plan's based on the National Plan.
Sports CONNECT is a great tool that has enabled Tennis Australia to further develop programs for people with a disability.
Tennis Australia, with the support of the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Paralympic Committee, is committed to Sports CONNECT's Mission of creating tennis pathways for players with a disability by breaking down the barriers to participation within tennis.
With the use of Sports CONNECT's four key focus areas of disability education, accreditation, classifier support and training and athlete support, Tennis Australia aims to:
Identify and develop pathways, networks and structures to provide opportunities for people with a disability to compete and achieve their full potential at all levels.
Ensure players with a disability are seen as a tennis player and to reinforce their ability and skill level rather than their disability.
Integrate people with a disability within tennis clubs/centres and associations.
Educate club administrators, coaches, umpires and players on the opportunities available for integrating people with a disability within their club/centre or association.
Develop and coordinate programs for people with a disability.
Find more at http://www.tennis.com.au/Pages/default.aspx?id=4&pageId=232
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