Glenelg District Tennis Association

Council of Management Meeting

Monday 9th December 2024 @ 7.30pm
Christmas drinks & nibbles
Venue: Peake Gardens-Riverside Tennis Club

Seniors:

12/10 – 14/12, then 1/2- 15/3 (no match 8/3).
SF: 22/3 GF: 29/3

Juniors & TSA Orange Ball:

19/10 – 14/12, then 1/2- 15/3 (no match 8/3).
SF: 22/3 GF: 29/3

ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS

President                                   Roger Davey                       Seacliff Tennis Club
Vice President                          Gordon Armstrong             Dover Square Tennis Club
Treasurer                                   Malcolm House                  Peake Gardens-Riverside Tennis Club
Secretary                                   Valda Davey                        Seacliff Tennis Club

Junior Coordination:                Robyn Kenny, Malcolm House (tournament, I/A)
& other co-opted members

GDTA League Manager Administrator:   Roger Davey
GDTA Junior League Manager Support: Robyn Kenny, Gen Dawson

GDTA members on
GWTC match committee          Roger Davey, Robyn Kenny

Committee Members
Carol Conley                  Morphettville Park Tennis Club
*Nigel Dally                    Marion Tennis Club to help with gradings
*Shaun Kennedy            Dover Square Tennis Club to help with gradings

All the above-mentioned nominees were elected unopposed by members present.
The Association is also able to co-opt members to assist with administrative tasks
as they arise.

Weather is covered by Match Rule No.7. For a rain cancellation to be called, it would have to be “extreme”.  It will be up to teams at each venue to decide on any postponement or cancellation of play due to rain which would include close thunder and lightning. For hot weather, see post below.

As per Match Rules, all Saturday matches will be cancelled if the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)  Adelaide maximum temperature forecast at 6am on Saturday is 37 degrees or higher. Cancellation notices will be published on this site.

GDTA/GWTC is required to adhere to Tennis Australia’s Extreme Weather Policy, which took effect on the 25^th November 2019.
GDTA has drafted an interim operational process for playing in extreme weather conditions which should be followed for the remainder of the season.

• If BOM website at 6am indicates that the expected temperature for the day is 37° or higher, all GDTA/GWTC run matches, both junior and seniors are cancelled.
• If matches are in progress and the temperature is thought to have risen to 38° or above (36° for juniors), a venue coordinator, club or team captain/manager is responsible to access this website: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS65004.shtml , and to read the ambient temperature [AT] at West Terrace. If:-

1) that temperature shows 36° or higher junior and wheel chair matches are suspended until conditions ease and agreement is reached to continue or to abandon the match.

2) that temperature shows 38° or higher, senior matches are suspended until conditions ease and agreement is reached to continue or to abandon the match.

• In the case of thunderstorms and lightning, players should move away from the court and seek shelter when the time between a lightning flash and thunder is less than 30 seconds. Play can resume when the threat has passed, eg when the time between lightning flash and thunder is greater than 30 seconds.
• Where there are strong winds or smoky conditions etc which present unacceptable risks to players, common sense should prevail and play be suspended until conditions ease and agreement is reached to continue or to abandon the match.