Residential High Performance Tennis Programmes for Girls

The objective of this programme is to produce tennis champions. Our aim is to offer talented young female tennis players the best possible opportunities to excel at the game and to compete professionally. Social circumstances and gender roles have been identified as a leading cause for gifted young female players to stagnate or quit the game altogether. Our aim is to offer carefully selected and gifted players full accommodation, schooling and social support, in conjunction with a regimented tennis coaching programme. The outcome of this programme is to offer participants the opportunity to play tennis professionally.
This programme is open to qualifying tournament level female tennis players across South Africa and players will go into residence in Stellenbosch with the purpose to focus on tennis.
The programme will initiate in 2023 with 4 female tennis players 13-14 years of age and will span over six years up to 2028. Additional players will be selected annually, with the objective to grow the programme to include 12 players in total. The nature of the programme is such that tennis talent and potential is the main criteria for selection, and suitable candidates will be sought and initiated over the period.
Multi-year funding and a collaborative development partnership is sought to implement this project successfully.

BUDGET
* Full-time coaching and integrated tennis development programme including all aspects.
R500 000 per player (4 players to join in 2023): R2 000 000
* Housing meals and social support
R10 000 per month per player (4 players to join in 2023: R40 000 per month x 12 months
Total R480 000
* Care giver and chaperone (full time qualified caregiver and support provider R20 000 x 12 months)
R 240 000
* Education (Full-time home-schooling educator R22 000 per month per 12 months)
Online schooling registrations and required material R15 000 per player (4 players)
R264 000 + R60 000

Amount to complete: R3 044 000

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
- A comprehensive and ongoing progress report is kept on each participant.
- All coaching and tennis events are kept record of.
- Weekly check-ins are done with participants and monthly assessments are done on the following aspects:
- Educational assessment
- Social assessment
- Tennis progress assessment
- Quarterly assessments are done together with teachers and parents.