JUNIOR TENNIS COACHING
TW Tennis junior classes follow the LTA guidelines for coaching young players. Our coaching team aims to provide a safe, fun filled environement for learning, playing and developing tennis skills in a local community location.
Junior Coaching at TW Tennis
TW Tennis has a fantastic junior tennis program that is growing all the time and offers options for players of all standards of play. Our classes start from a very early age with our TW Tennis Tots classes (ages 3-4yrs) and progress to teenage classes (ages 11-16yrs) and performance squads for higher standard players. Our program is progressive, provides a safe and happy environment for children, and aims to teach young players the right skills and habits on court to enjoy the game and learn to play with confidence on the tennis court. Find your class category and find out more about what your child will learn with TW tennis below.
GETTING STARTED..
Our development courses follow the LTA Youth guidelines and offer classes for juniors ages 3-11yrs
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INTRO COURSE (ages 3-5yrs)
Aimed at introducing tennis to very young players. This class gets players to learn how to hold and use a racket, catch and throw and move around the tennis court safely.
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YOUTH RED (ages 4-7yrs)
Once players have more confidence and co-ordination, they can start playing over a net and developing specific tennis skills such as forehands and backhands
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YOUTH ORANGE (ages 8-9yrs)
The orange ball class still develops key skills but offers players a chance to play with more space on the court and learn to play with some basic strategy and decision making during the class
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YOUTH GREEN (ages 9-11yrs)
Players at green level play in a full court and start to develop more powerful hitting skills and use of space to play tennis. The class also introduces match play strategy and scoring.
NEW COURSE FOR AUTUMN..
NEW TENNIS INTRO COURSE FOR PLAYERS AGED 3-5yrs..
TW Tennis are launching a new tennis course for younger players from September 2026 aimed at getting kids aged 3-5yrs on to the tennis courts.
Featuring 4 x 45 mins tennis lessons, the course covers basic tennis moves and skills and allows younger players to get into the game and see if they are ready for our term time "bigger" classes. Players also receive a certificate and t-shirt at the end of the course when they pass and are ready to graduate into the main program!
What size court?
As well as choosing a class to play with the right equipment, TW tennis junior players learn to play on specific court sizes to help build confidence, skills and tactical understanding.
Our youngest players play Red Ball tennis which is played in a smaller space across a normal tennis court. The court size then gets bigger as players do! Its an easy system to follow and allows parents and players to understand how to follow a pathway to improving and enjoying their tennis.
And for older players..
TW Tennis Teens (ages 11-15yrs)
Players who progress past our LTA Youth classes are ready for our TW tennis teens classes. These classes use traditional equipment and court spaces to help players develop their tennis skills and understanding of the game.
The classes have 2 levels of play from new players and improvers (Level 1), to more experienced players (Level 2). The classes are run to be fun to be part of with lots of social interactions, but challenging and character building at the same time. The players are encouraged to develop their interest in the game of tennis beyond the court in some cases as well, with many helping with coaching roles and completing their DofE awards as part of the program.
Join the squad program..
Looking for a performance program that really inspires? We can arrange a trial and offer professional advice on your child's tennis this year.
If you are looking to use one of our venues for your performance training, TW tennis can help arrange both squad groups and private lessons for your child. We have classes for 9&U, 11&U and also 14&U as well as box leagues and events on site at our venues. The coaching is designed by Steve Cockell who has over 25years of experience in performance tennis and played nationally and in the US as a scholar.