Stage 1.

Under 8 Tennis

For juniors aged between 4 & 8 years:

An excellent way for those youngsters who cannot wait until they are old and big enough to venture onto a full-size tennis court:

Played with specialised balls, incorporating coordination and footwork skills enabling control of the body & racquet head:

Courses are held after school during term time or at weekends:

Courses are over an 8 to 12 week period of 45 minutes or 1 hour duration each week:

All equipment is provided.

Stage 2.

Junior Beginner Tennis Courses

For juniors from 7 years upwards:

However, it is normal for these courses to be attended by 7 to 14 year olds. Older juniors often prefer to join the Adult Beginner courses - see the Adult Coaching Programme:

Courses are ideal for the complete beginner or player wishing to learn the correct technique for the 3 most important strokes of the game:

Courses are held during school holidays and during half-terms:

Courses are 6 hours in length, usually held over 3 days:

Ask for a form giving details of the next Beginners Course:

Payment is made in advance for the course:

All equipment can be provided.

Stage 3

Junior Squads  

This is the heart of the junior coaching programme:

For all juniors who have at least an understanding of the basics in tennis:

A squad is a group of up to 10 juniors (12 with the Head Professional):

Squads meet at the same time each week:

All aspects of tennis are taught ie. technique, strategy, fitness, rules, psychology.

Players are placed into a squad according to their standard and technical ability (NOT  by AGE) Please see below.

Squad D = for players still developing sound technique and not able to rally properly other than against the coach;

Squad C = for players who can rally to each other and are starting to learn good strategy whilst developing better strokes;

Squad B = for players who play well but are learning game plans, speciality strokes and more advanced strategies;

Squad A = for fairly advanced players, and experienced and successful tournament players:

Payment is made at the start of each session.     

Stage 4

Professional Squad

A smaller squad for players who are dedicated and very committed to tennis and have aspirations of becoming World-Class:

Players are selected for the Professional Squad from the Junior Squads, but it may also include adults (over 18 years of age):

Held at least twice a week and are an extra to the Junior Squads:

All aspects of tennis are covered including possible sponsorship and tournament scheduling:

Payment is made in advance for each 10 week period.

I hope this will help you to understand how the Junior Programme works.

Thank you for your enquiry, please call me if you have any questions about the programme, or where best your child fits in.