Spencer Lawn Tennis Club

Interested in getting your child playing tennis at Spencer? Here’s what we offer and how we usually do things:

Firstly, everyone is welcome! Spencer is a community tennis club with a sport-for-all mentality. All ability levels are encouraged to get involved and you don’t even have to be a paid-up member to be in a squad or attend any of our half-term or holiday camps.

We also run two Friday evening after-school kids socials which are very popular and a great way for our coaches to get a look at any new faces. From there we can usually suggest a squad that would be suitable. You do not need to book these in advance. Just turn up on the day and pay cash. It’s £5 for members and £10 for non-members. There is a session for 6-10 years from 4.30pm to 6pm and the session for secondary school kids runs from 6pm to 7.30pm.

Alternatively, you can get in touch Dave Watts at headcoach@spencertennis.com where he can suggest a squad for your child to try out and we can take it from there.

AFTER-SCHOOL SQUADS

These run Monday-Thursday and are broadly divided into 3 categories:

Red Ball – for 5-7 years. These are fun, introductory sessions with emphasis on basic ball skills and fundamental techniques.

Orange/Green Ball – for 8-10 years where we concentrate on improving technique with focus on topspin groundstrokes, serving and match-play using specific drills and conditioned point-play scenarios.

Yellow Ball – for 11 years and over. We have a wide range of advanced/intermediate/improver-level squads for this age group and we make a real effort to ensure that all participants are in a group suitable for their playing ability and where we can target our coaching on development and encouraging a love of tennis.

Our website is well maintained and always has the current list of squads available. We break the year into 3 main seasons. The first is January to Easter, then a summer series of squads from Easter to July and finally the Autumn tranche of squads from September to Christmas. You can check out the full range of squads in the COACHING section of the website and then click on the JUNIORS sub-menu. We normally try and have each new series up and available to book at least 3-4 weeks before they commence.

It's also a good idea to check the LATEST section of our site as this usually gives information on when new squads/holiday camps will be available and the dates they will be running.

BOOKING: To book any squad with us you must register with the LTA as a parent/guardian first. You will get an account and a login which you will have to enter before you can proceed. It’s essential that you do this as well as provide us with DOB, email and contact imformation.

HALF-TERM and HOLIDAY CAMPS

We run 2 main holiday camps each year. The Easter one is usually for 2 weeks and the Summer one runs for the entirety of the holidays. There are also one-week half term camps in February, May and October. As with the after-school squads, we divide groups into Red/Orange/Green and Yellow categories. The daily sessions run from 9.30am to 1pm. We can usually only take 12-15 children in each group per day and they tend to be well subscribed. We normally email previous attendees first when booking is available before advertising to everyone. Once again you must register with the LTA first before you can book.

There is a HOLIDAY CAMPS section on the home page of the club website and we try and have what is available up there at least 3-4 weeks before commencement. You can book for single days or for a full week. There is a discount for members and a further discount for siblings.

If you need further information, please contact Dave Watts at headcoach@spencertennis.com

Junior Squads - we are now taking bookings for the Summer 2024 after school squads which will begin on Monday April 15th. This series of squads will run up to July 18th with a break for the half term week in May.

There are also development squads that play competitive tennis and have regular training sessions throughout the week after school. These are listed as squads as well but are "invite only" in that the coaches who run these squads decide on who can join them.

For a full list of junior term time squads for all age groups - click here

We also run box leagues to help our juniors take the first steps to playing competitive tennis as well as entering numerous team in to the AEGON League in the summer. If you would like to find out more about the junior programme, please contact Dave Watts - 07812 130015 - headcoach@spencertennis.com 

School Holiday Programmes

The Easter holiday camps this year start on Tuesday April 2nd-Friday 5th (4 day week)and Monday April 8th to Friday April 12th (5 day week). Both are now available to book.

For information on upcoming Holiday Camps - click here