Auckland Stars Sponsorship Management Proposal 18 March 2005

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TENNIS NORTHERN Community Facility Development
Fund Plan to install Floodlighting on 4 newly
laid Artificial Grass Tennis Courts at The Tennis
Park, Albany
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Contents

• Introduction
• Tennis Northern Background
• Strategic Plan
• Personnel
• Tennis Demographics
• Why Artificial Grass as a Playing Surface?
• Peak Court Time Pressure/Benefits
• Key Funding Principles as outlined by NSCC

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Introduction

• TENNIS Northern (Inc) is an amateur sports body
  promoting and managing the game of tennis as a
  lifelong activity. It also exists as a Charitable
  Trust.
• Our mission is more people playing more tennis
  more often.
• NORTH SHORE CITY is the major municipality in the
  Tennis Northern region and is the land owner of
  both Tennis Northern facilities at Forrest Hill
  and at Albany.
• NORTH SHORE CITY is the 4th largest city in New
  Zealand and three of its strategic objectives
  are
• Our people have the opportunity to be active fit
  and healthy.
• Our city's services and facilities meets the
  needs of the community.
• Our city's identity and brand is recognized,
  promoted and celebrated locally and
  internationally.

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TENNIS Northern (Inc) Background

• History
• First formed in 1948 as the North Shore Lawn
  Tennis sub association
• Today there are 7,000 playing members, a further
  75,000 players of various ages use our two venues
  each year
• Facilities
• 6 Indoor Tennis Courts at Tennis Park Albany
• 6 Floodlit Hard Surface Tennis Courts at Tennis
  Park Albany
• 17 outdoor courts in total (4 of which are newly
  laid astro-grass courts)
• Gym, shop, Tennis Northern offices, conference
  room, lounge/bar area
• Tennis Programmes
• After School Grassroots Tennis Coaching Programme
• Adult Beginner Programmes
• Social/Recreational Tennis Players
• Tennis Academy 9 -18 yrs elite players
• 320 Junior interclub teams
• 240 Senior interclub teams
• 130 mid week ladies teams (summer)
• 70 midweek ladies teams (winter)

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TENNIS Northern (Inc) Strategic Plan
The current TENNIS Northern (Inc) Strategic Plan
outlines the following purpose and
objectives Tennis Mission more people playing
more tennis more often
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Personnel

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• The Tennis Northern Region (Inc) has a strong
  Board of Governance, which was formed in 2004.
  The Board consists of
• Celia Patrick, Devonport, Dir Operations Housing
  NZ (Chair)
• Peter Felstead, Takapuna, Partner Delloitte's
• Kevin McDonald, Takapuna, Solicitor
• Geoff Dickson (PhD), Northcote, Sports Management
  Lecturer, AUT
• Sandy Evans, Torbay, Businesswoman
• Murray Ward, Milford, Businessman
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• Tennis Northern Region (Inc) provides employment
  for around 11 people at its two sites Albany
  Tennis Park and Bond Crescent, Forrest Hill
• In 2008 the Tennis Northern Board appointed David
  Frank as its CEO. David is from the UK, has a
  playing and coaching background and has a Tennis
  Management business in the UK.
• Jeff Simpson is another key individual. The
  former NZ player and Davis Cup Captain is the
  resident professional and technical director of
  the Tennis Northern Regional High Performance
  Academy.

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Tennis Demographics

• Based on SPARC's research tennis is equally
  popular amongst women and men and rates in the
  three most popular sports for both genders.
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• It is also in the top four sports in each age
  band.
• Of specific note to the North Shore Amongst the
  residents of North Harbour, Tennis has been the
  fourth most popular participation sport amongst
  young people and the second most popular
  participation sport amongst adults over the last
  twelve months.
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Tennis Demographics Top 10 Sports for NZ
Adults of Different Ages
Source SPARC PARTICIPATION 2002
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Tennis Demographics - North Harbour Waitakere
Source SPARC 2008
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Artificial Grass

• Why Artificial Grass as a playing Surface?
• Better for Social/Recreational Players due to
  Lower Bounce
• Better for Older Players as Shock Impact to
  joints is minimal
• Popular with Adult Team Players due to
  Bounce/Impact
• Potential Multi-Sport use i.e. Soccer Training
• Excellent for Grassroots Coaching when young
  players fall and to slow the ball to aid hand-eye
  coordination
• Can be used during and immediately after Rain,
  unlike hard courts which become slippery

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Peak Court Time Pressure/Benefits

• Peak Times
• Peak Time Court Pressure between 6.0010pm Monday
  to Friday Indoor and Existing Outdoor (Floodlit).
  
• Who wants court time?
• After-school Grassroots Programmes, Junior Elite
  Coaching, Social and Recreational Adult Access,
  Junior and Senior Interclub matches, other
  sporting community groups (see letter of support
  from United Soccer 1) all compete for court time
  at the same times of day.
• What will the new Floodlights give us?
• Each additional floodlit court increases access
  times by 1000 hours per annum, based on 4 hours
  of additional light five times per week. Four
  courts 4000 Extra Court Hours if Artificial
  Courts are Floodlit.
• Winter Access to Artificial Courts during Peak
  Times leading to more coaching and playing time
  for children, adults and other groups.
• i.e. United Soccer 1/Korean Tennis Academy (see
  attached letter of support).

Source UK Lawn Tennis Association
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TENNIS Northern (Inc) Key Funding Principles 1

• How does this project link to North Shore City
  Council Funding Directives?

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TENNIS Northern (Inc) Key Funding Principles 2

• How does this project link to North Shore
  City Council Funding Directives?

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