With the partial lockdown, tennis can no longer be played in Basel. The situation is different in the Basel area – this is exactly what the rural tennis centers are currently benefiting from, as the “bz” reported on Wednesday.
According to a survey by the newspaper, the Basel-based tennis centers would benefit twice: tennis is one of the few sports that can be practiced indoors without a mask. More bookings are recorded in the TCM Münchenstein: “You can only get a place at off-peak times.” There are also more townspeople than usual in the Tennis Center Sissach, as an employee of the newspaper confirms: “I wouldn’t speak of a rush now. But we feel it too. “
The TAB in Aesch also has more customers. With nine indoor courts, it is the largest tennis center in north-western Switzerland. Head Matthias Jörger attributes the increase in customers mainly to the closed centers in Germany near the border. “But we also know of customers who normally do contact sports. Because they are now banned, those affected switch to tennis. “
Tennis association is bothered by inconsistent rules
The Old Boys tennis club made headlines after it had announced that it would complete training sessions in Allschwil (Telebasel reported). After a wave of indignation, those responsible decided against this step.
The regional association Tennis Region Basel criticizes the divergent corona regulations in north-western Switzerland. Media boss Thomas Wirz says that the situation is confusing for tennis fans in the region: “Many do not quite understand that even the two Basels cannot manage to appear uniformly in terms of corona rules,” he is quoted as saying.
Golfers also have to do without
Meanwhile, golfers are also bothered by the Corona rules. The Basel Sports Office closed the Bachgraben City Golf Course. “As feared,” the board said to the members, “we have to close the entire facility, including all training facilities, with immediate effect.” The greens are almost all on Allschwil soil.
The spokesman for the Basel education department responsible for the sports department, Simon Thiriet, explains that all sports are treated equally. No consideration is given to specific risks of infection. The stricter guideline is applied to facilities that are wholly or partly outside the city canton. “If the canton of Basel-Stadt has too high numbers and the government council decides to temporarily close sports facilities,” says Thiriet, “then we as the canton’s education department will cease operations in the Eglisee and on the Kunschti Margarethen. And when France is in lockdown, Pfaffenholz is not open either. “
