Planning a first company tennis day usually raises more logistical questions than the activity itself warrants. Here’s the practical order to work through it.
Start with headcount and playing experience
Before anything else, get a rough number of attendees and an honest sense of how many have played tennis before, even approximately. This single piece of information determines the format more than any other factor. A group that’s mostly never played needs a clinic-style session. A group with a genuine mix needs a team-building, doubles-first format. A group of regular players wants a tournament.
Sort out the venue early
Check whether your office or building has any court access first, some Singapore office parks and business hubs have this and organisers don’t always know. If not, public courts through ActiveSG or nearby private clubs are the fallback, and a coach who works island-wide can usually recommend a specific court close to your location rather than you searching independently.
Decide how much time you actually have
Ninety minutes is enough for a clinic or a team-building session. A tournament needs closer to half a day if you want a genuine bracket to finish properly rather than being cut short. Match the format to the time slot you can realistically get from the calendar, not the other way around.
Equipment and what to tell attendees
Rackets and balls can be provided, so the internal communication to staff just needs to cover footwear (closed shoes with grip) and comfortable clothing they can move in. No one needs to own or bring equipment.
Budget line, briefly
Rates depend on group size and format, and there’s no fixed published number for the same reason there isn’t for coaching, the range between an eight-person clinic and a forty-person tournament is too wide for one figure to be useful. Get a specific quote once you have your headcount and format settled.
The one thing to lock in last
Confirm the exact date only after the venue and rough headcount are settled, not before. Booking a date first and then discovering the venue can’t accommodate your numbers is the most common planning mistake in this category.
Once you have those pieces, corporate tennis events covers all three formats in detail, or message directly with what you’ve worked out so far.