Vosloorus Project

Sport is a great uniform of life - it takes us out of our everyday existence, brings us all together on a "level playing field" and shows us the opportunities we can mould for ourselves through application. 

By focusing our attention on less advantaged communities, the IC’s Philanthropy Programme hopes to give those children an alternative focus to the streets and their inherent dangers of drugs, crime and negative peer pressure. Through tennis, and the dedication and structure it provides, we hope the children in our projects will learn basics such as commitment, self-esteem, respect for fellow players, physical fitness, the benefit of nutrition and how to play by the rules of fairness - all wrapped-up in an overall feeling of fun and enjoyment.

The IC’s first charitable development programme was co-organized in Burundi by the IC of Luxembourg in 2009 with Sport Sans Frontières and the ITF.  The IC Philanthropy committee is currently supporting 10 socially uplifting programmes.   Each programme is administered by one of the IC member countries.  Please click here to find out more.

Our activities are in line with the modern IC’s Mission Statement which includes: “promoting the growth of tennis by, among other things, encouraging participation of the young and the less advantaged”. Our projects in Vosloorus (near Johannesburg) and Kenton-on-Sea (near Port Elizabeth) provide the IC SA with perfect opportunities to put something back into the game which has given us so much.

Involvement in a programme such as this allows them to make new friends, learn how to follow rules, achieve personal goals, improve their self-esteem and stay off the streets.

We hope that for some this opportunity could be life-changing!

Please watch the videos about our existing projects.

Vosloorus

Kenton-on-Sea

Philanthropy News

November 2021
Two Selected For Gauteng East Squad Training

Two Selected For Gauteng East Squad Training

Two of young 13 year old girls have made another step up the ladder in the quest to become better players.

Thando Xolo and Angel Nkosi have been invited to join the Gauteng East squad and will now receive coaching from the provincial coaches each week. The sessions are for two and a half hours and include fitness work, drills, conditioning and strategy. This is a “red letter” day for the development programme as it now gives the other players the incentive to achieve more both in training during the week and tournament play.

Both Thando and Angel have had two very good tournaments with Thando finishing fourth in one and third in the most recent in the singles. In doubles together they lost narrowly in the semi final 8-10 final set tie break of the first and finished runners up in the recent Trials. We managed to get both of them to a more advanced coach for two sessions prior to the Trials and the improvement in Angel’s game was a joy to behold. More consistent in her shot making and a more effective serve which combined saw her finish a highly creditable fifth in singles.

After the recent Trials it is hoped (and expected) that they will both be invited to take part in the second set of Trials in 2021 and fingers crossed that both will be selected for the inter provincial team in 2021.

The fact that they have been recognized by the selectors is a feather in the cap for the whole programme as it shows that hard work and dedication will be rewarded in time.

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