Court usage

For exact details in any specific week of when and which courts are booked for which activities, check the calendar on the booking page on our website (or in the Booker app).

Over the course of an average week the club books out courts for regular activities such as:

• Drop-in socials for tennis and pickleball, for different age groups, and some girls/women-only groups 
• League matches for our mens, ladies, junior and mixed teams
• Team practice
• Coaching
• Cardio tennis

There are also one-off events that we host, like open days, tournaments or workdays (listed on the event page on this website).

Because the club requires members to book courts before playing, members need to check the booking page to find which courts are free when you want to play.

Booking courts

We require everyone to book a court before they play. Court booking is free for members.

The booking system is easy to use. There are two ways you can access it:
- the booking page on our website
- your smart phone by downloading the app ‘Booker’ by ClubSpark

If you are trying to book and you see ‘£5’ displayed in each half-hour slot (which is what ‘Pay and Play’ costs to non-members) this is because you have not signed in. To sign in on our website, click the ‘Sign in’ button top right. Booking will now be marked as ‘FREE’ for you.

There are four courts you can book:

• Book Court 1 if you want to use the floodlights
• Book Court 1 if you want to use the hitting wall
• Book Court 4 to play pickleball

Please cancel your booking if you change your mind so others can book the court instead.

Please play on the court you have booked.

Any questions or problems with booking, email us at bamfordtennis.secretary@gmail.com

Club ground rules

• Raise and lower the net on your court before and after you play, please, as this makes the nets last longer. There is a measuring stick on court to use - raise to 3ft in the centre. 
• Please be considerate of people playing on the other courts at the same time as you. For example, wait until they have finished a game before you cross the court they are playing on to get to/leave your court, or to retrieve a stray ball.
• There are two brooms for sweeping debris off the courts. Not only does this make the bounces less random, but it’s better for the courts not to have debris trodden into them so, however brief, give them a sweep before playing if you see leaves and twigs lying around. See it as part of your warm up!
• Please take any litter home with you. There is no rubbish collection from the club which is why there are no bins on the courts.
• Bicycles are not good for the courts, they damage their surface, so please only use our courts for tennis or pickleball.

Club social drop-in sessions

Depending on the time of year, different club social tennis and pickleball drop-in sessions happen each week.

This is a good way to meet other club members. We aim to rotate partners amongst the players who are there at any session. The group organises this amongst themselves. Stay for as long or short as suits you.

If you are going down to one of these sessions, please drop a quick message in the Bamford Social Tennis WhatsApp group, or the Bamford Outdoor Pickleball group, so other people know there'll be someone there. Email bamfordtennis.secretary@gmail.com to get an invite to join either or both of these groups. 

For all tennis members (juniors who can serve and rally are welcome too)

• Sundays 10am, (sometimes moved to afternoon if there's a junior match in the morning)
• Mondays, 6-8pm, April to September
• Wednesdays, 10-12noon, with tea, snacks and chat afterwards

For team tennis members

• Wednesdays, 6-8pm, April to September

Pickleball, on Court 4

• Mondays, 10-11am
• Thursdays, 10-11am
• Saturdays, 10-11am

WhatsApp groups

There are two main WhatsApp groups you can join to find out if others are going down to the next social drop-in session for either tennis or pickleball, adults, juniors or girls-only.

You can also use these groups to arrange social play with other club members at a time to suit you.

Email bamfordtennis.secretary@gmail.com if you would like to join any of these WhatsApp groups.

Club tournaments

Every year we run a club tennis tournament to compete for beautiful trophies across five categories - men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles. This usually runs as series of knock-out rounds from June and over the summer, culminating in a Finals' Day in mid-September. Full details here.

We also host one-off tournaments throughout the year, usually weekend mornings.

Details of tournaments are circulated to all members, all of whom are invited to enter.

Tennis for juniors

Contact: For more info on any of the below, email bamfordtennis.secretary@gmail.com and we’ll put you in touch with the right person! 

With so many juniors coming on through the club we want to support them to play socially and competitively with the club. Depending on age and ability, current offers include:

• Bamford Primary School bring some of their classes down to the club in the summer
• Coaching during term-times (booked through our coaching page)
• A few different social drop-ins for juniors, for different age groups (look in our WhatsApp community)
• Teams playing in the local league, for two different age groups
• A junior one-day tournament
• Summer camps (booked through our coaching page)
• Summer 2026: read about various girls-only activities here
• A tennis leaders course for juniors to acquire skills to help younger children to play tennis

Older juniors, to gain match practice, are welcome to come down to mixed club social sessions and join in with mixed doubles with our adult members.

We have a junior team playing in the local league. There is a WhatsApp group for parents of juniors to coordinate some social tennis too. Please ask if you would like to join it.

Juniors under the age of 13 must always be supervised by a responsible adult over 18 years of age.

League match tennis

If you are interested to join please email bamfordtennis.secretary@gmail.com who will put you in touch with the captains.

Depending on the time of year we usually have ladies, mens and mixed teams playing in the Sheffield and District League.

New team players are always welcome, so please get in touch, even if you are not sure about your current level of tennis. You don’t have to commit to playing in every match; being available for just one or two can be a great help. 

We are keen to include as many players as we can so if you have never played in team matches this might give you an idea of what to expect.

• You need to be able to serve fairly consistently and make a few returns
• Matches are sometimes at Home, down at our club, and otherwise Away at our opponents' clubs, in and around Sheffield. Full list of the other clubs in the league here.
• The team comprises 2 mixed pairs and will play 2 rubbers, i.e. 2 sets against each opposing pair. The match will generally last about two to two and a half hours
• The home team provides tea and biscuits at the end of the match
• The match fees are £3 per player

Our aim is to play some fun competitive tennis and if we manage to win a few matches all the better!

Wednesday evenings 6-8pm is a drop-in practice session for team players.

Pickleball

You can now play pickleball at the club. Find out more about this new sport and how to play it here:
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/bamfordtennis/Playing/Pickleball

The hitting wall

We've now got a hitting wall! Big thanks to Bamford Carnival committee who funded this.

It means that players can always come and have a hit even if there isn't anyone else around for you to play with.

Book court 1 if you want to use the hitting wall, and enjoy!

Using the floodlights

It is possible to play tennis in the evenings on Court 1 under the floodlights. The floodlights are turned on and off in the clubhouse. If you want to use the floodlights, please email the secretary for instructions of how to access the clubhouse and operate the lights. (It's simple!)