Tennis Ireland has secured a new partnership with aviation leasing company AerCap to support the “AerCap Tennis Ireland Junior Kids Programme”
This will be a fun and engaging programme to introduce younger children to tennis and will include a National and Regional Tour – “AerCap TI Junior Kids Tour”
AerCap’s sponsorship will play a key role in expanding Tennis Ireland’s initiatives to grow the sport at grassroots and club level.
The AerCap TI Junior Kids Programme is specifically designed to develop fundamental skills in a fun and engaging environment.
The programme also supports players as they gain their first experience of tournament tennis, with dedicated regional and national tours.
The AerCap TI Junior Kids Tour will provide hundreds of young players under 8, 9, and 10 years old with a welcoming introduction to competitive tennis, nurturing the next generation of players.
The tour is structured across regional and national levels, ensuring that our youngest players learn and enjoy how to score in tennis, through organised, appropriate and fun competition.
Regional events will take place in clubs across all four provinces, where coaches will monitor player progress and share insights with Tennis Ireland’s national performance team. The National Tour Finals, scheduled to take place at the National Tennis Centre in August, will offer a showcase for Ireland’s most promising young players.
“AerCap’s support will help us grow participation at the youngest levels of the game, ensuring that more children are introduced to tennis in a fun, structured, and development-focused way,” said Kevin Quinn, Tennis Ireland CEO.
“The AerCap TI Junior Kids Programme is designed to provide high-quality coaching, strong fundamentals, and an engaging introduction to competition, and we are excited to work with AerCap to further expand these opportunities.”
“This partnership with Tennis Ireland is part of our commitment to support local community initiatives, particularly in the areas of education and sport,” added Peter Juhas, the Chief Financial Officer of AerCap.
“We hope this programme inspires a new generation of Irish boys and girls to start playing tennis.”
The programme will launch this month, with regional and national tour events running throughout the year.
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Creating a programme that introduces the basics and then the initial steps into playing matches is a winner. Doing so with a New York Stock Exchange listed company with a market capitalisation of $18 billion is doubly so.
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