THE PERFECT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME
ADULT TENNIS COACHING
Whether it’s to play your first game, learn new shots or develop your technique, coaching is the perfect way to make your game more enjoyable.
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL
Unlock your full potential with our 1-to-1 private tennis coaching, dedicated to improving player development. Through personalised coaching, we craft tailored strategies to ensure you continue to improve. Our experienced coaches provide attention to detail and feedback, fostering a supportive environment where your game flourishes.
TAILORED LESSONS
During your lesson, we will work on your technique and how to develop every single shot. Lessons are tailored to your individual needs and delivered by our highly qualified and experienced coaching team.
FOR ALL AGES
One to one coaching is perfect for anyone looking to grasp the basics or improve their game to win more matches. Suitable for adults and juniors of all ages and abilities.
GROUP LEARNING
Whether you’re a beginner or returning after a break, our group coaching sessions will get you up to speed quickly and enhance your enjoyment of the game. We use different drills, and points play and advise you on technique improvements to develop your game, confidence and prevent injury.
IMPROVE YOUR GAME
Our dedicated team will help you develop your serve, ground shots and volley to enable you to improve your game from the back of the court through to net play.
NEVER TOO YOUNG TO START
Our junior tennis coaching is suitable for children aged three years and up. It takes place weekly for juniors looking to start their tennis career or for those looking to take their tennis skills to the next level. Our fully licensed LTA qualified coaches aid player development by leading each session in a fun and friendly environment.
TOTS TENNIS
AGES 3-5 YEARS
Aimed at developing agility, balance, coordination and confidence through a series of fun activities. To progress the tennis journey, we encourage parent and child interaction on the court.
MINI RED TENNIS
AGES 5-8 YEARS
An excellent introduction to tennis for young children. Played on smaller courts with short racquets (17”-21)” and bigger tennis balls that bounce 75% slower than normal tennis balls. Played just like a real game, players will learn to hold a racquet, the correct technique for the different strokes and the chance to have long rallies and play different shots.
MINI ORANGE TENNIS
AGES 8-9 YEARS
The perfect way for players to continue their development from Mini Red Tennis. Playing with slightly longer racquets (23”-25”), balls are 50% slower than standard tennis balls, and on a bigger and wider court than mini red, but smaller than full size allowing players to develop a more rounded game.
MINI GREEN TENNIS
AGES 8-9 YEARS
Mini Green Tennis is perfect for continuing the players’ development from Mini Orange Tennis coaching. Played on a full-size court with balls that are 25% slower than full-size balls and 26″ racquets to help develop the players’ all-round game. Focusing more on how to play points, structured tennis rallies and on technique when required. Mini Green Tennis continues with competition and point play and is the natural transition to yellow ball tennis.
YELLOW BALL JUNIORS
AGES 11-18 YEARS
Our programme for this age allows the players to work physically and mentally at their tennis game; we encourage players to compete regularly to improve their LTA rating and ranking. Sessions are more game based which allow the players to develop their own individual game through drills and matchplay situations. The final transition is to full court yellow ball tennis with 27″ racquets, just like Andy Murray and Johanna Konta!
SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP
AGES 5-14 YEARS
Why not make school holidays a little more fun? Our school holiday tennis camps offer an excellent way to introduce your child to the exciting world of tennis while giving them a great workout and above all a week of fun. Our enthusiastic coaching team guide players in a way that is not only fun but will provide them with a solid understanding of the basics of the game. Whether it’s their first time or an experienced player, our camps are the ideal way to spend their holidays.
WHAT IS STRENGTH &
CONDITIONING?
Strength and Conditioning brings together sports science and practical movement to develop skills in aid of a chosen sport. At Avenue Tennis, our sessions are specific to athlete development in Tennis. We offer S&C sessions for both adults and juniors aged 9 and up.
BENEFITS
Strength and Conditioning has some great benefits:
- Injury prevention
- Improved mobility and flexibility
- Enhanced general health
- Faster recovery after injury
- Improved metabolism at rest
PERSONALISED PLAN
Our Strength and Conditioning coaches will assess an individual’s movement pattern to understand what can be worked on and improved. Our coaches will then create a specific plan in order to achieve the goals set.
JUNIOR GROUP SESSIONS
Junior group sessions are available from 9-16 year olds and are 30 minutes in duration. These sessions precede the group tennis lesson of the same category.
ADULT GROUP SESSIONS
Adult group sessions are also 30 minutes in duration and have 6 spaces available per session. These are held weekly on Mondays at 18:30 and Tuesdays at 11:00.
1-TO-1 SESSIONS
We also offer 1:1 S&C sessions with our coaches in our Strength and Conditioning studio. These sessions are available to both adults and juniors from 9 years of age.
CARDIO TENNIS
Cardio Tennis is a fun and energetic fitness class which is open to all abilities. Sessions are done to music and are led by tennis coaches, so you’ll be able to hit lots of balls and play some fun games whilst exercising. Expect to burn up to 500 calories in your session whilst having a laugh! Included as a benefit with a Platinum or Racquets membership.
JUNIOR HOLIDAY CAMPS
Our holiday camps for juniors aged between 5 – 14, combine fun and skill on court. With a mix of drills and games in our small groups, children learn and develop the fundamental skills. The juniors who take part in the camps will continue to improve over time and progress in the sport. Available over Easter, Summer and Christmas.
TENNIS CLASSROOM
A quiet area to learn and develop, our tennis classroom was built specifically for the use of extended studies related to our tennis academy. To join our tennis academy, you’ll need to be a member and complete a tennis assessment with one of our coaches. The coach will then advise you on your level and pathway to the next stage of tennis.
OUR EXPERT TENNIS COACHES
MEET YOUR COACHES
Alex Woolmington
Head of Tennis
Ollie Howarth
Head Coach
Dan Betts
Head Coach
Jason Gurr
Club Coach
Sam Budd
Club Coach
Lucy Morice-Jones
Club Coach
Wayne Gemmell
Strength & Conditioning Coach
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
TENNIS COACHING INFORMATION
There are two possible ways to begin your tennis journey. Group lessons are a great way to start developing your strokes and tennis knowledge by practising with other players of a similar standard, to find a group please look at our coaching programme or check with one of our tennis coaches.
Alternatively, you can have one to one coaching, especially when combined with a weekly group session. This enables you to practice what you’ve learnt within your one to one coaching sessions with others of a similar standard. For more information about one to one coaching speak to our coaching staff.
You can always attend one of our cardio tennis classes or our weekly beginners club play.
British Tennis Ranking and competitions
A British Tennis Ranking is awarded when you compete in a LTA graded tournament. Graded tournaments start from grade 5 being entry level through to grade 1 which is a national event. Players can earn points by playing singles or doubles event. Once you have completed your first tournament you will gain a national ranking.
At Avenue Tennis we offer a full racquet restringing service. With an array of available strings to suit your playing style as well as durability. We have three tiers of stringing available. Silver, Gold and Platinum restrings. To book your racquet in to be restrung please drop your racquet into reception and fill in a slip of paper for what string you want and when you need it for.
We run our ladders over a 3 month period. Towards the end of the season we send out a ‘how to enter’ the ladders league for the following 3 months in the newsletter. We use the Scala App to manage our ladder process.
We start our Avenue Tots from 3 years upwards. These sessions are designed to help these young players develop the fundamentals needed to enjoy the game and develop their agility, balance and coordination.
The coaching team monitor a players development through the term. We use two criteria to decide when we feel a player is ready to move up that is their ability to serve, rally and score in the age group as well as their age.
To book a lesson with a member of our coaching team please discuss with the coach directly so that they can work things around theirs and your availability.
To book into a coaching session you can book a free assessment with one of our coaches, or try a trial session with one of our current groups. For those wanting to join the Academy groups you will need an assessment with one of our coaches.
Avenue Tennis coaching programme runs holiday camps during Easter, Summer and Christmas for all ages and abilities; please ask our coaching team or reception for further details.
At Avenue Tennis our terms run parallel to the school years. We continue our coaching programme through half terms, but we stop during the Christmas, Easter and Summer breaks. During these times we have tennis camps that run through the week.
The direct debit is the cost of 42 weeks of coaching plus membership spread over a 12 month period to allow the cost to spread out over the course of the year.