Junior Coaching Programs

Junior Coaching is held on Saturday mornings at the following times

• 9:45-10:15am: Mini Coaching (Red Ball - 4-5 years - subject to demand and time of year)
• 10:15-11am: Mini Coaching (Red Ball - 5-8 years)
• 11-12am: Junior Coaching (Orange/Green Ball - 9-11 years)
• 12am-1pm: Junior Coaching (Yellow Ball - 12-16 years) 

Coaching programs are based on school half-terms and usually comprise 6 or 7 sessions depending on the length of each school half-term. There are usually two 6/7 week coaching prgrams in a school term.

Tennis is a game you can play all year round and coaching continues all throughout the year  - even in Winter and early spring when the weather allows.

Games Week

We want to make the last last  session in a term before any holidays a little bit different. Games week is  as a fun games based session where we try and introduction an element of competion and games.

The games are all run within the coaching sesion with different games within each session. For younger juniors in the and organge ball sessions we try and include a family cup.

A family cup is fun, friendly tournaments aimed at younger red/orange ball players. They are a chance to play doubles with an adult relative or family member in a fun and informal tournament. Family cups are a great first tournamnet and can be the ideal inroduction to other events for juniors and families at NCTC including Team Challenges and club sessions. You can read more about Family Cups and Team Challenge tournaments here.

Inclusivity

Tennis is a game that can be adapted for any age and ability. We will do our best to make any session inclusive. If you have any concerns or requirments please get in touch. We also have asports wheelchair available with notice.

Joining a Programme

You can join a programme at any time throughout the year. If you've never been to a session before, please come along and try it out first. If you don't have a racket we can lend you one. All you need to do is turn up and hopefully have some fun.

If you get in touch via liss.tennis@gmail.com we will look out for you and try and make you welcome.

Communication with the Club and Coach

The club and coach have created a WhatsApp group to  help organise courses and keep parents informed. This is especially important if a session needs to be cancelled or rescheduled at the last minute due to the weather . Please ask the coach to add you the group. You can also contact the club directly via liss.tennis@gmail.com

Cancelled Sessions and Credits

Coaching is run all year round including through winter and early spring. Sessions are however, occassionally cancelled due to the weather - rain and  deep frosts can  make the courts unplayable. If a session in a program is cancelled, the coach will notify parents through the WhatsApp group and the price of the cancelled session will be creditied to accounts.

There is a short video on coaching credits below from the perspective of coach and parent including how to claim any credits that have been applied (1 minunute 40 seconds in)

• Applying and using credits

About the coach

We have an accredited coach who runs programs for adults, juniors and minis. You can find more infomation on our coach click here.

Costs

Coaching is normally payable online per child per programme.  Assuming a 6-week half-term, the cost of a programme

• Members: £42 for a 6-week half-term (£7 per session) payable to the club.
• Non-Members: £54 for a 6-week half-term (£8 per session) payable to the club.

Red ball sessions are only 45 minutes and the equivalent costs are £36/£48 respectively

Mini, Junior and family membership is very reasonable and the club is also runs family membership offers for families new to the club.

Online Payment and Stripe

Online payments are managed by Stripe. Stripe is a secure online payment platform used by many clubs and businesses to manage subscriptsion and payments.

Stripe will charge the club a small processing charge per transaction.  Payments via Amex have an additional cost so if possible please use a card other than Amex. 

Pay and Play

If not fully booked , then some pay and play spaces may be available on the day at £9/£11 per session for members/non-members respectively.

However, if the course is fully booked then you may be turned away if numbers are too high.