St. John's Tennis Association
114 Newtown Road A1B 3A7 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

Green Belt Tennis Club will open at 11:30 am.

Club opening will be delayed this morning. A further announcement will be made at 10:30 am.

Due to the current weather conditions, Green Belt will be closed for the remainder of the day, effective 2:00 pm. All programs, bookings, lessons, and leagues scheduled after that time have been cancelled.

From the BBC: December 18, 2020

SJTA winter programs begin next Monday, January 4, so register soon! You don’t want to miss that important first class! Visit our website for more information or register here: http://ow.ly/qOV950CWerL

Thanks to all the players and to everyone who helped out at the 2020 TNL Open. And congratulations to the Champions!

Winter tennis programs for both adults and juniors are just getting started at our indoor Green Belt facility in the center of St. John's. Visit http://ow.ly/1rVB50CZyYI for full information or to register.

Time to sign up for the January Tennis Ladder! Contact [email protected] if you are interested. More info: https://mailchi.mp/8e4fe3f12/december-tennis-ladder-4796697

SJTA winter programs begin the week of January 4, so register soon! You don’t want to miss that important first class! Visit our website for more information or register here: http://ow.ly/qOV950CWerL

PICKLEBALL LEARN TO PLAY Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29th, 1:00 - 2:30 Only a few spaces left. Call 722-3840 to book a place. Cost $5. 00

Just a quick reminder that while the Club is open today for regular bookings, Junior programs won't be held today. Happy Thanksgiving. Evening turkey work-off, errrrr, court, times are available to be booked online.

Hey everyone...Pickleball is back!!. We have opened 3 courts with plans to open 3 more very soon. Courts are available M - F, 11:30 - 3:30. Book online or give us a call at 722-3840

Congratulations to all the Rookie tour players that participated in our year end tournament this past Sunday. We had red ball, orange ball and green ball divisions for boys and girls, awarding gold, silver and bronze medals. The players had a great time and were treated to pizza and a visit from Santa Claus, who seemed to really captivate their attention. Thanks to all the coaches and volunteers who helped organize and keep score as it was no easy task managing so many kids. Our sport is in great shape if the turnout to this event is any indication.

Monday October 5th, 8:55 am We are open for business!! All the courts at Green Belt are dry and ready for action. Humidageddon is over!!

Wednesday, September 30, 1:00 pm All scheduled programs for Green Belt have been moved to Riverdale. This includes Junior programs, Adult programs and League play. Individual bookings haven't been moved but members are invited to rebook. Playing under the lights - it's awesome!!

September 30th, 8:50 am Green Belt is closed for the rest of the day due to slippery court conditions caused by humidity. An announcement on Junior programs relocating to Riverdale will be made by noon.... Adult program status TBD

September 29th, 5:20 pm Green Belt is closed for the rest of the evening due to court conditions. All Adult programs are cancelled. Make-up dates to be announced.... All Bookings are cancelled.

Tuesday, Sept. 29th, 10:50 am Effective immediately, Green Belt is closed due to slippery court conditions caused by humidity. All Junior programs are cancelled for today. An announcement about evening programs and court availability will be made at 5:00 this evening.

Tonight’s cardio lesson will be outside at Riverdale as we discussed last week. See you all there at 7pm. Head Pro Mike Meaney

September 24, 2:15 am Humidity is keeping many of the courts unplayable. Based on projected court capacity: Jr programs HP / Next Gen are cancelled. Orange Ball will go ahead.... Adult Programs Cardio Tennis - 7:00 will go ahead Tennis League - TBD - Announcement at 5:00 (ish)

Unfortunately the humidity continues to keep the courts and slippery unplayable. Therefore Green Belt will be closed for play until the situation is resolved. An announcement regarding Junior lessons will be made at 2:00.

ATTENTION: Due to an unexpected change in humidity, the courts have become very slippery and unplayable. ALL lessons, programs and bookings for the rest of the day are cancelled. Notification on make-up sessions for the lessons and programs will be announced soon.

Green Ball and Yellow Ball - Saturday cancelled Due to slippery court conditions which have reduced the number of available courts, we will have to cancel Green Ball and Yellow Ball today. Red Ball and Orange Ball Competitive will be able to proceed on the remaining courts.

TENNIS COMMUNITY REELING AGAIN; I’m saddened to say the Tennis scene has lost another one of its pioneers. Burf Ploughman played tennis since he was young, loved the sport, gave back on the court, but most importantly gave off the court in so many capacities. He is one of the founders of the group spearheaded by another legend Gerry Bishop, whom we recently lost, that achieved the goal of getting the Province its first indoor tennis facility. His list of accomplishments is lo...ng, but helping Burf get ready for senior nationals by hitting with him when I was a very young coach brought me great joy, and when he came back after finishing third in the Over 60 category, he was so proud and I was too. Thanks for all that you did Burf, and you will always be remembered in our tennis community and certainly by me. I wish the Ploughman family all the best during this time. Take care of yourself Patsy, thinking of you! Head Professional Mike Meaney

St. John's Tennis Association - Fall Newsletter and Program Registration - https://mailchi.mp/26a9513c61ef/sjtanews

FINALLY... Registration for our Fall Junior and Adult Programs is now available online on our website sjta.ca. If you are registering for the first-time, click on the blue Register Now link. Then "First time registering online?" - Register Now The system will lead you through setting up a free SJTA account. Age will be required to register kids for Junior Programs (Hint: make family members Non-member when asked). Then agree to a bunch of things. Voila! You will be into your account. Register away for the whole family!!

Final Parent and Tot and Les Petit tennis sessions finished yesterday with games, limbo and a couple prize giveaways. These kids are the best! Look forward to seeing you all in mid September for our Fall sessions.