Mini Tennis Coaching

Falls into several categories:

Mini-tennis red

The first stage is for children aged 4 to 7 years of age. A low compression ball is used and the game is played on a smaller court. The main element is fun while basic skills are being developed.

Mini-tennis orange

The progression on from the red, when the ball is slightly harder and the game played on a full tennis court but the court is shorter.

Mini-tennis green

The ball is harder and the game is played on a full court. The children are aged 9 to 11 years of age. It is very important for the children to progress and to also enjoy the sessions. The children are then placed into further groups either by age or ability. Development groups are organised from mini-tennis red onwards. For these children a key element is competition.

Mini-tennis Accreditation

Whitchurch Tennis Club is an accredited tennis club. This was given to the club when certain criteria were met from the L.T.A (Lawn Tennis Association). The mini-tennis awards are given to the children for achieving mini-tennis red to orange and then green.

Dragon Sport

Mini-tennis Accreditation

Whitchurch Tennis Club were fortunate to take part in the Dragon Sport scheme. The club received equipment and several interested youths and adults were Dragon Sport trained. The ethos for Dragon Sport is fairness and team spirit in a club environment. This has been very successful in the past year with children at Primary School age.

The OutReach Programme

This involves several local primary schools and a comprehensive school in the Whitchurch area. School are invited to send classes of children to the club. They are given an opportunity to play tennis. The sessions have a technical input, but the main ingredients are fun and enjoyment. Taster sessions are also organised in the Primary Schools. Although these are short the interest can be developed from there. This approach to Tennis in the Community works well, as children can begin playing at an early age.

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