Interview with Vera Wilcox
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Title
Interview with Vera Wilcox
Description
Born in 1953, Vera has been involved in tennis for a significant part of her life. In this interview she talks about her beginnings with the sport at 12 years old, using a discarded racquet with broken strings that her mother fixed with badminton strings, to eventually becoming a tennis coach. Vera joined the NOTL Tennis Club with her husband Alan in 1980 where they became involved with coaching. She helped run a number of programs including tournaments and the youth program where the 4-6-year-old children were affectionately called the Munchkins. After a number of years, she pursued a job at Ridley College but still kept in touch with many of the club members.
Subject
Municipal Government Relationships
Interclub Relationships
Community Relationships
Youth Program
Tennis Club Stigma
Court Upgrades
Volunteerism
Date
2020-08-24
Format
video
Identifier
NTOH-004
Interviewer
Williamson, Adam
Interviewee
Wilcox, Vera
Language
English
Rights
Permission from the SOHA is required for publication or reproduction.
Conversion
This oral history interview was conducted digitally via Microsoft Teams. The video was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, at which point an introduction sequence and question slides were added, and the interviewer's video and audio were removed.
Duration
00:31:56
Interview Keyword
People
Court(s)
Community
Association
Collection
Citation
“Interview with Vera Wilcox,” Sport Oral History Archive, accessed April 23, 2024, https://sportoralhistory.ca/items/show/72.