Tennis
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Writhlington Sports and Leisure Centre has exceptional tennis facilities including a 4 court indoor tennis centre as well as 4 outdoor courts.
Outdoor Courts
Members £6.50 per court per hour
Non Members £8.50 per court per hour
Tennis Memberships
An all inclusive tennis membership is available which includes unlimited use of courts, entry to wimbledon ballot, club sessions, tournaments, leagues and matches amongst other benefits. Please click on memberships on the left handside of the screen for further details.
Tennis Lessons
Our mini tennis lesson programme follows the Lawn Tennis Association Mini Tennis Scheme. This scheme motivates children to work through a variety of skills and challenges. There are 3 stages - Red, Orange and Green. We also run a Tiddler group for younger children aged 4 - 5yrs.
Our structure is as follows
Tiddlers - Tuesday 4.00 - 4.45pm or Saturday 9.15am - 10.00am. Suitable for children 4 - 5yrs. These classes introduce children to the very basics including movement, sending and receiving skills, basic bounce and hit, body awarenes, catching and throwing, running and jumping.
Mini Red Level 2 - Tuesday 4.00pm - 5.00pm or Saturday 9.00am - 10.00am. Suitable for children age 6 - 8 years who are complete beginners or have little experience. This level involves core skills, hand eye co-ordination, movement, developing basic skills of the game, sending and receiving skills, rallying, fun drills and lots of games.
Mini Red Level 1 - Tuesday 4.00pm-5.00pm or Saturday 10.00am-11.00am. Suitable for children age 6-8 years who are improvers or have tennis playing experience. This level involves developing core skills, movement, improving basic skills of the game, sending and recieiving skills, rallying, fun drills and lots of games. Entering Mini Red tournaments is encouraged at this level.
Mini Orange Level 2 - Tuesday 5.00pm - 6.00pm or Saturday 10.00am - 11.00am. Suitable for children age 7 - 9 years and above depending on size and ability who have some knowledge of the game normally progressing from mini Red. Children at this level will learn strokes and techniques to enable them to rally and play the game. Throwing, catching, sending and receiving skills are honed at this level.
Mini Orange Level 1 - Tuesday 5.00pm - 6.00pm or Saturday 11.00am- 12.00 noon. Suitable for children age 7-9 years and above depending on size and ability who have knowledge of the game normally progressing from Mini Orange Level 2. Children at this level will learn strokes and techniques to enable them to rally and play the game. Throwing, catching, sending and recieving skills are honed at this level. Entering Mini Orange tournaments is encouraged at this level.
Green Level - Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.00pm or Saturday 11.00am - 12.00 noon. Suitable for children age 8 - 9 years and above depending on size and ability. Children must have a knowledge of the game and have played before either at school or home and be able to rally on a full tennis court. Children will learn a full range of strokes including forehand, backhand, volleying and serving.
Full Court - Tuesday 6.00pm - 7.00pm 11-15 years or Saturday 12.00 noon - 1.00pm for 11-13 years. Suitable for children over 11 years, who can rally, have some technical and tactical knowledge of the game.
Development and Performance Squads - At any stage children can be invited to join our development and performance squads. These squads prepare players for competitions and tournaments.
Children throughout all stages will be given the opportunity of entering fun competitions and will receive awards as they progress.
Adults - Daytime coaching groups for ladies are available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. A beginner adults group runs Wednesday evenings from 7.00 - 8.00pm and an Improver Adults group 8.00pm-9.00pm. A rusty racket session suitable for players aged 45 or over runs on Tuesday afternoon from 1.30pm - 3.00pm. Beginners and improvers welcome.
Club Sessions
Adult Club - Tuesday and Thursdays 8.00pm-10.00pm. Suitable for any player aged 17+.
Club night sessions for Writhlington Tennis Club members are held on Tuesday (experienced players) & Thursday (beginner and intermediate players) evenings, with monthly men's and ladies coaching sessions held on Friday evenings. Free of charge for Gold and Silver members, £5.00 for Bronze members.
Junior Club - Saturday 3.00pm- 4.30pm. Suitable for children aged 12-16 playing with a yellow ball on our coaching programme. Free of charge for Gold and Silver members, £5.00 for Bronze members.
Please note classes run in 10 week blocks and must be paid for in advance. Players can start classes at any point throughout a 10 week block as long as there is space. The cost will therefore vary depending on which week the person starts. Please contact reception on 01761 438559 for further details and bookings.
Clothing
Players in our programme will need to wear comfortable sports clothing avoiding clothes with buckles, poppers, zips or hoods. Children will need to bring separate indoor training shoes as outdoor shoes are NOT permitted on the courts (a shoe rack is provided for outdoor shoes just inside the door of the tennis centre). Jewellery is also NOT permitted in any of our classes for safety reasons. Children with long hair will be asked to tie it back.
Try a Session for Free
That's right we let everyone try one session for free to see if they like it before any commitment is made to signing up and paying for a course (subject to availability).
Downloads
Introduction of Mini Tennis Certificates
Tennis programme & descriptions
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