Junior Coaching Programme 2011
Our Junior Coaching Programme caters to children of all ages from 4 years up to students of 18 years of age and from beginners to those playing competitive tennis within their clubs and in external tournaments, leagues and events.
Players 4 – 10 years
Mini Tennis
Mini Tennis provides an excellent platform for children to start the game of tennis. Comprising of three sections Mini Tennis Red, Mini Tennis Orange and Mini Tennis Green, each of these enable the players to use appropriate size courts and rackets together with modified tennis balls that are designed to allow players to develop good technique from an earlier age. Further information about Mini Tennis is available at (enter website link)
ABC’S
We spend a great deal of time working with our young players to develop their Agility, Balance, Coordination and Speed. These skills are transferable across all sports and it is essential for young players to work on these both on court and at home.
Technical, Tactical and Mental skills
Even with our very young players it is important to start developing good technical skills including grips, swings, ready positions and movement patterns. Through the use of exercises and drills we also introduce basic tactical awareness and simple hitting patterns appropriate to the player’s abilities. It is also essential to start preparing players mentally for the challenges they will face on court and simple exercises and routines aid in developing these areas.
Players 10 – 18 years
The programmes and classes for our 10-18 year old player’s focus on continued technical development ie stroke mechanics, swing paths and footwork patterns. Greater emphasis at this stage is placed on developing tactical patterns of play and assisting players in developing their own style of play.
Physical conditioning becomes a higher priority as the demands of the game increase and we look to develop strength, speed and agility within our players. Mental training is also incorporated as player start to compete and have to cope with the pressure of competitive situations.
For further information about any aspect of our coaching programme please contact and we would be happy to answer and queries you might have.