Welcome to the mighty Canterbury Taipans!
Hosted by our Canterbury College Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre.
Featuring
- Olympic-sized 50-metre 10-lane heated lap swimming pool.
- Dedicated marquee-enclosed and heated Learn To Swim pool.
- Junior & Adult Learn To Swim Classes | Aqua Aerobics | Aqua Babies | Swimming Squads | Public Lap Swimming.
- Eight ITF international standard and Tennis Queensland tournament approved acrylic hardcourt tennis courts.
- Regular Junior Tennis Tournaments | Adult Social Tennis | Cardio Fitness Tennis.
- International standard 400-metre former Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletics track.
- Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shotput and Javelin facilities and equipment.
- Sprint, Middle-Distance and Long-Distance Running development.
- Experienced and fully qualified coaches providing professional sport and training programs.
- Private one-on-one or group swimming, tennis and athletics paid lessons.
- Large fully equipped changerooms with parent rooms, plus indoor and outdoor showers.
- Tennis Pro Shop.
- Splash & Smash Cafe.
- Our Aquatic and Tennis Centres are fully open to the general public, scheduled around college students and classes.
- School Holidays Fun & Fitness Camps.
- Canterbury Taipans Club Awards Nights | Social Events | Information Sessions.
- Canterbury Taipans Swimming, Tennis and Athletics Club Memberships available NOW.
- Canterbury Family discounts.
- LOCATION: Canterbury College – Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Centre | Entry via Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
Then follow the signs with plenty of onsite parking.
NEW: Canterbury ‘Tiny Taipans’ Programs: Athletics | Swimming | Tennis! 🏃♀️🏊♂️🎾
**10% OFF For Canterbury Families**
ATHLETICS – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For ages 4–9 years.
- 60-minute sprint development or long jump sessions.
- Teaching running technique – arms, knee drives, starts and finishes.
- Developing jumping plyometric drills, bounding, little hops and more.
- Plus various throwing, advance sprints, middle-distance running and high jump flop sessions.
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. | $12 per session per child.
- International standard 400-metre ex-Gold Coast Commonwealth Games athletics track.
- Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump, Discus, Shotput and Javelin facilities and equipment.
SWIMMING – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For all age groups from babies to adults.
- 30-minute small group classes for all swimming abilities.
- From water familiarisation to all four strokes – freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly.
- All instructors hold internationally recognised Learn-To-Swim qualifications and experience.
- 8:15am – 5:15pm Half-Hour Classes: Mondays TO Saturdays. | $21 per session per child.
- Ask about our Adult Learn-To-Swim, Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Babies, Swimming Squads and Public Lap Swimming.
- Olympic-sized 50-metre 10-lane heated lap swimming pool.
- Dedicated marquee-enclosed heated Learn-To-Swim pool.
TENNIS – T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
- For ages 4–7 years.
- 60-minute game-based tennis program sessions.
- Building spatial and cognitive awareness, racket and ball control, plus hand-eye coordination.
- Our coaches have 25+ years’ experience providing whole family tennis programs.
- 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Mondays and Wednesdays. | 8am – 9am: Saturdays. | $15.20 per session per child.
- Ask about our Junior Tennis Tournaments, Adult Social Tennis, Cardio Fitness Tennis and Tennis Pro Shop.
- 8 international standard and Tennis Queensland tournament-approved hardcourt tennis courts.
Tennis
Queensland’s newest Tennis Program and Club for Canterbury and Logan school students, Logan City adults and any children aged four upwards, is managed by well-known and highly regarded Head Coach Mr James Rapkins.
Our goal is for every child to enjoy a great time while learning, and under our Long Term Athlete Development Pathway, provide every child with the physical and mental skills to compete socially, as part of the Taipans Club competition or Canterbury Junior TAS and TAS tennis teams, or all the way through to professional regional, state, national and international tennis levels.
Canterbury Cardio Tennis | 6-Week Summer Challenge!
What: 2023 Canterbury Cardio Tennis | 6-Week Summer Challenge!
Each Weekly One-Hour Session Features: Tennis Skills Drills | Fun & Fitness Games | Speed Ladders | Skipping Ropes | Mini Weights & More…
When: 6:30pm – 7:30pm, Tuesdays x 6.
TUE 14 FEB | TUE 21 FEB | TUE 28 FEB | TUE 7 MAR | TUE 14 MAR | TUE 21 MAR – FINALE.
Where: Canterbury Tennis Centre – Canterbury College: 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
– Fine Days: Court One | Rainy Days: Squash Courts.
– Use Sports Precinct Gate via Old Logan Village Road.
– Plenty of onsite parking beside the tennis courts.
Who: FOR ANYONE AGED 16 YEARS & OVER | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Hosts: Canterbury College Taipans Tennis Centre.
Cost: $70.00 Per Person – Covers Full 6-Week Cardio Tennis Skills & Fitness Program.
BOOK NOW – T: 07 3299 0900 | E: | BOOKING WEBLINK HERE UNDER TENNIS.
More Details:
- You MUST have a step tracker and calorie burn tracker on your Smart Watch.
- Please bring your water bottle and exercise towel.
PRIZES: FOR Most Steps Taken AND Most Calories Burned during the 6 x one-hour Cardio Tennis sessions.
Exercise activity conducted outside these sessions do not count – only the six totals added up at the end of each Tuesday night session, for the grand total steps and calories burned, by the close of the Tuesday 21 March Finale.
Prizes include Canterbury Taipans Aquatic & Tennis Centre credit vouchers and special merchandise.
Please spread the word and join up to challenge your family, friends, staff or colleagues in the local Waterford / Logan Community.
And let’s all get super fit during Summer!
Canterbury Tennis Centre: Adult & Family Casual Options & Prices
Cardio Tennis Sessions: Tuesday Evenings 6:30pm – 7:30pm | Thursday Mornings 8:30am – 9:30am.
Cost: $15 Per Person Per Session | Casual Bookings – ALL General Public Welcome!
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Family Social Tennis Nights: Wednesday Evenings 7:00pm – 9:00pm.
Cost: $12 Per Adult Per Session | $5 Per Child Per Session | Casual Bookings – ALL General Public Welcome!
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Adult Social Tennis Mornings: Friday Mornings 8:30am – 10:30am.
Cost: $12 Per Adult Per Session | Includes FREE Hot Tea OR Coffee @ Our Splash & Smash Cafe | Loan Rackets Available | Casual Bookings – ALL General Public Welcome!
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Tennis Logan Fixtures: Thursday Evenings (Various Times).
3 Divisions Available | 2 Players Per Team | 2 Sets Singles Matches | 1 Set Doubles Matches.
Play for the mighty Canterbury Taipans in this Home & Away Tennis Logan League.
Membership Cost: $80 Per Year – Adult Competitive Membership.
Game-Day Cost: $20 Per Player Per Game-Day.
Includes End-Of-Season Trophy Presentation & BBQ.
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Canterbury College Taipans Tennis Centre
– Use the Sports Precinct Gate via 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford.
– Plenty of onsite parking available beside the tennis courts.
Features
- Eight ITF international standard and Tennis Queensland tournament approved acrylic hardcourt tennis courts.
- Experienced and fully qualified coaches providing professional sport and training programs.
- Private one-on-one or group tennis paid lessons.
- Large fully equipped changerooms with parent rooms, plus indoor and outdoor showers.
- Tennis Pro Shop + Splash & Smash Cafe.
ALL Enquiries – Mr James Rapkins, Canterbury Tennis Program Manager: T: 07 3299 0900 | E: | ONLINE BOOKING WEBLINK.
Program 1
Hot Shots
Taipans ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Program starts at age four and introduces children to tennis in an energetic and fun team environment. With smaller courts and racquets, and specially designed balls, the program is the best way for children to commence and develop their tennis skills and love of the game.
Hot Shots Stages of Development
30 minute sessions start at age four and on the Coach’s recommendation, progress to Red Ball Pro 45 minute sessions where they commence learning how to play matches.
1 hour sessions start at age 7-8 and on the Coach’s recommendation, progress to Orange Ball Pro 90 minute sessions to learn how to play matches and increase their athletic awareness.
1 hour sessions start at age nine and on the Coach’s recommendation, progress to Green Balls Pro 90 minute sessions to work towards Club and interclub matches, fixtures and tournaments. Fitness and flexibility awareness and resistance training increase at this level.
1 hour sessions, entry level at age 12, and on the Coach’s recommendation, progress to Yellow Ball Pro 90 minute sessions. Speed and power training and tournament play are a part of developing as a competitor at this level.
Program 2
High Performance Squad
Coach James Rapkins hosts this highly rated tennis program, designed to motivate and enhance each player’s strength, speed, agility, flexibility and tactical abilities.
Students are challenged each week to improve as individuals to contribute to the overall success of the squad.
Upcoming Events & Competitions
Our Canterbury Tennis ALL Programs Schedule
Wednesday
3:45pm – 5:00pm: Youth Tennis (Ages 5-8).
3:30pm – 6:30pm: High Performance Private Lessons (All Ages)
5:00pm – 7:00pm: High Performance Squad Session (All Ages)
7:00pm – 9:00pm: Social Tennis (All Ages)
Thursday
3:45pm – 6:00pm: 14 Players Aged 7-11.
5:00pm – 6:00pm: 9 Players Aged 12-16.
3:45pm – 6:30pm: Individual Tennis Lessons.
7:00pm – 9:00pm: Adult Tennis Competitions – 12 Players.
Fridays
5:15pm – 6:15pm: Deaf / Wheelchair FREE Canterbury Tennis Coaching Fridays.
Please email – OR call – 07 3299 0900.
Head Tennis Coach
Mr James Rapkins
James Rapkins is a name familiar to many Canterbury families through his long association with our TAS and JTAS programs, but also through his work in the Logan and Beenleigh tennis community.
James has been Head Coach of our Canterbury teams for more than a decade and has enjoyed great success in developing home-grown talent from beginner to College level. He also has great involvement with more than ten local Logan primary schools.
James has had more than 15 years as a board member for club, regional and state tennis and has deep affiliation with both Tennis Queensland and Tennis Australia. James has successfully run tennis clubs and his own tennis academy for many years, and prior to this, coached on the international stage in Miami, Florida.
For more information about Taipans Tennis or to book in for a lesson
Contact Tennis Manager and Head Coach James Rapkins:
Swimming
2023 Swimming Squad Timetable
TAS Swimming times will be from 7:00am – 8:00am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
SQUAD | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
Tiny Taipans Squad | 3:30pm - 4:15pm | 3:30pm - 4:15pm | 3:30pm - 4:15pm | 3:30pm - 4:15pm | 3:30pm - 4:15pm |
Development Squad | 3:30pm - 4:55pm | 3:30pm - 4:55pm | 3:30pm - 4:55pm | 3:30pm - 4:55pm | 3:30pm - 4:55pm |
Talent Squad | 3:30pm - 5:15pm | 6:15am - 7:45am | 3:30pm - 5:15pm | 6:15am - 7:45am | 3:30pm - 5:15pm |
Target Squad | 5:45am - 7:45am | 5:45am - 7:45am | 3:45pm - 5:30pm | 5:45am - 7:45am | 5:45am - 7:45am |
Fitness Squad | 5:45am - 7:45am | 4:00pm - 6:00pm | 5:45am - 7:45am | 5:45am - 7:45am |
Program 1
Canterbury Taipans – Swimming Squads Development Program
For the short-term future, the aim of our Canterbury Taipans Swimming Squad, is to be recognised as a leading junior development program, and for the quality of swimmers that we produce – not just in terms of results, but in technique, training and racing ability.
For our Canterbury Taipans to achieve this, we need a sound structure that begins at the Learn-To-Swim level, and progresses up through to our highest performance squads.
Our training program mantra will be: It’s best to be fast for ten years, not just at ten years old.
With this philosophy, our goal of having a recognised high-performance program is achievable.
Our aim at the Canterbury Taipans will not be about winning… It will be ACHIEVING.
We want our swimmers to achieve the goals they set for themselves, and we as a club, are going to encourage them to dream as high as possible.
So if we have an 11-year-old who says: I want to go to the Olympics, we can be sure in saying that you have come to the right program.
For our club will have a system focussed on the long-term development of each swimmer.
Our club will be the first steppingstone in a long journey for a younger swimmer, that we hopefully can nurture into great aspirations.
It takes 8 – 12 years of training for talented swimmers to reach the elite level, and we are the first stage in that long process.
With this in mind, if we don’t manage and nurture the young swimmers who come to our pool through these early growth and development years, then their dreams may not eventuate.
So we’ve implemented a program dedicated to long-term swimmer development.
Currently our Senior Squad has a mixture of ages from 11 – 17 years old. This has somewhat been based on their lap times, rather than their developmental needs.
Our program will follow the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model framework, which is about applying the correct training and competition throughout a young swimmer’s career, with a strong focus on their growth and development.
As we mature, we all go through the same developmental stages from childhood to adulthood.
But each stage can be at different times, and stages can vary in length. Of course, there are also gender differences, as development in girls is usually earlier than boys.
The make-up of each of our squads will be based predominately on age, so most of our swimmers will be training with their peer group.
Of course, there are those swimmers who develop earlier and attain skill levels above their age development, and these youth will be assessed on their needs as required.
Now this structure will take time to implement fully. Monitoring and fine tuning will be ongoing, and any necessary changes will be made.
Patience will be necessary over the coming months, but I’m sure in the coming years, we will see the positive results of these changes.
Program 2
Junior TAS & TAS Swimming Training (Year 3-12)
The Canterbury College Junior TAS and TAS swimming program is designed for Canterbury College students who are interested in representing the school at the Junior TAS and TAS Championships.
This program is only available during school Term 1 and Term 4.
Upcoming Events & Competitions
To come.
For more information about Taipans Swimming or to book
Contact our Swimming Manager
Athletics
The Canterbury Taipans Athletics Club is affiliated with Queensland Athletics.
Our athletes have access to opportunities to train and compete in the fundamental athletics movement skills of running, hurdling, throwing, walking, and jumping all year round in a safe and fun way. We have expert coaches available to all Taipans members, no matter their ability and skill set.
The Taipans Athletics Club utilises state of the art training facilities located on the grounds at Canterbury including a 400m Mondo surface running track and high jump and javelin areas kindly donated by the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games committee. Facilities also include shot put, discus and long jump pits.
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Coordinator of Athletics
Mrs Brooke King
Brooke has been an athletics coach for 6 years, 3 of those years at Canterbury. She has trained athletes from all ages and abilities, from school level up to state level.
Brooke is a Level 2 Advanced coach in sprints, jumps, hurdles and relays.
She has coached the school TAS and Junior TAS teams to plenty of wins in both cross country and athletics.
For more information about Taipans Athletics or to book
Contact our Coaching Staff