Cirencester Tennis Club

Courts and Sessions

Ball Slinger info at the bottom of page

 

We have 7 all-weather courts – all of which are floodlit. There are times when courts are block booked for club sessions, coaching sessions and league matches – but at all other times they are available for the enjoyment of club members.

Club Night/Morning

Wednesday  6.30 – 10pm 
These sessions are generally mixed doubles. We rely on volunteers to organise the sessions so please help out by listening carefully to which court you’re on. Please also bear in mind that you will be playing with people of mixed ability – and we’d ask you to adjust your game appropriately. You can turn up at any time during the evening and join in.

Sunday 10am – 12.00 (Winter) 9.30 – 12.30 (1st May to 30th Sept)

These well-attended sessions are generally mixed doubles. We rely on volunteers to organise the sessions so please help out by listening carefully to which court you’re on. Please also bear in mind that you will be playing with people of mixed ability – and we’d ask you to adjust your game appropriately.

Juniors can join these sessions by invitation, please check with the coach.

Roll-Up

Monday 1.30 – 4pm (all year including bank holidays)
Thursday 9.30am – 12 noon (all year)

A popular general play session – the pairings for each game are drawn at random. Please email Nicky Whittet on seniors@cirentennis.net for more information.

Try it out – Club Night/ Morning or Roll-up

Guests are welcome!

Why not come along to club sessions on a FREE trial basis – potential members can try club night/ morning or roll-up three times – let us know so we can look out for you.

For club night / mornings free sessions please email Jeremy on membership@cirentennis.net

Drills – Run by coaches £10 members, £12 non-members

MON 7.30-9pm Drills
FRI 9-10:30am Starter Drills, 10.30-11am Free Serving Clinic, 11am-12:30 Intermediate Drills
SAT 9-10:30am Drills

Click to go to coaching for more information

Court Booking

Court booking is done via the Booking page on the top menu, or via the ClubSpark Booking App

For Apple Devices, search ClubSpark Booker

For Android Devices, search Booker

And look out for this logo:

 

Online booking key points:

  • Courts can only be booked 2 weeks in advance.
  • To book, you must be a paid up member and signed in with your ClubSpark account first. If you haven’t registered for ClubSpark, email membership@cirentennis.net to request an invitation to register.
  • Max session length is 1:30 hours (1 and a half hours), you may not use multiple names to book multiple sessions as this is not fair to others.
  • For evening sessions please book either 6pm till 7:30pm or 7:30pm till 9pm.
  • Lights should be turned off at 10pm.
  • Light tokens may be purchased from: D&J Sports, 75 Cricklade St, Cirencester, Gloucs, GL7 1HY.
  • Courts unclaimed 10 minutes after the booking time can be used by other players, please cancel if you cannot use a court.
  • The 14 day booking window updates at midnight; therefore, booking at this time may not work first time.
  • Once you have selected a login method, you must continue to use that login method; we recommend the LTA login.

Please do not book subsequent sessions in different names. Juniors may not book courts after 6pm but are welcome to use vacant courts, provided they release the court immediately if asked.

 

Ball Slinger

How to use the Ball Slinger

Booking and Payment process

  • Book a Court in the normal way for a 1 hour slot
  • Book the Ball Slinger – it’s “Court 8” on the booking system. You may need to scroll across if you only see 7 Courts on your screen.
  • Make your payment (£10 for a 60 minute booking)
  • In the event of bad weather/wet conditions please do not take the Slinger out on Court
  • Although the system will not allow you to reschedule your booking you will be able to cancel and receive an automatic refund.
  • You will then be able to make a new booking in the normal way.
  • You can cancel your booking up to 1 hour before the hire period is due to start

Collecting & Returning the Slinger

  • Give yourself time to collect and return the Slinger to its storage area within the hire period (Clubhouse or Coaches Store)
  • Check that the battery charge lights are “green”, that the remote-control fob is in the side pocket and that the hopper is full of tennis balls before wheeling the Slinger on to your booked Court.
  • If you are using the Slinger for the first time we suggest you use it as a “static” bag before moving on to use with the oscillator base at a future session (Please see the Instruction Manual for how to attach and use)
  • IMPORTANT – if 1 or more of the Green lights is out please plug in for the battery to recharge at the end of your session.

Your Safety

  • Whilst the Slinger is very easy and intuitive to use a copy of the User Manual is also at the back of this folder
  • Do not reach into the feeder pocket when power is “on”
  • Do not reach into the launching chute or stand directly in front of the launching chute when the power is “on” – remember the Slinger can launch balls at up to 45mph !! That’s enough to give you quite a bruise at the very least !!
  • Please do not use the Slinger in wet conditions.
  • The Slinger will provide you with a pretty good aerobic drills session so remember to switch “off”, take a short breather and take on board some fluids especially in warm conditions!
  • The Slinger weighs approximately 15kg (without balls) and approximately 20kg (with 72 balls) so it’s a bit like wheeling a large suitcase. Take care around the steps and slopes on to our courts.

A quick visual tour of the Slinger bag

Using the Ball Slinger

  • The hopper/feeder will be loaded with 72 balls. You may reload some or all of the balls during your hire period
  • Once on Court position the Slinger around the middle of the service line opposite to where you want to receive the balls.
  • Set the Ball Feed rate (lower front right)
  • Set the Ball Speed (lower front right)
  • Set the Ball Elevation Bar (lower side right)
  • Start with the mid-point for each and then adjust according to your own needs
  • Set the power switch to “On”
  • Take the Remote Control fob from the side pocket (top right)
  • Take up your normal baseline/return position and then whilst aiming the remote at the launcher press the top “on” button which has the ball launching icon. It will take a few seconds for the ball feeder to load and before the first ball is released.
  • Settings can be adjusted at any time to suit your “drill” but please remember to press the “off” button on the remote before approaching the Slinger and switch “off” (bottom right on the bag) before changing the settings.
  • Please also ensure the remote and the main Slinger are “off” before reloading the hopper bag with tennis balls.
  • You can “aim” the Slinger to the forehand or backhand side of the court or you can attach the oscillator base which will automatically feed balls to alternate sides for you.

The Speed and Feed Settings and Battery Charge Lights (Red, Amber, Green, Green)