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JUNIOR COACHING PROGRAMME (see description of courses below)
Monday 5th SEPTEMBER to week commencing Monday 14th NOVEMBER
Note: Excludes week starting Monday 24TH OCTOBER – THIS IS A 10 WEEK TERM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDS
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
18.00-19.30
16.30-17.30
17.30-19.00
16.3017.30
16.00-16.30
PERFORMANCE
INVITATIONAL
SQUAD £80
with CHARLIE
MINI RED £60
PERFORMANCE
INVITATIONAL
SQUAD £80 with
CHARLIE
MINI RED
£60
TOTS TENNIS
16.30-17.30
17.3018.45
16.30-17.30
MINI RED
FUTURES £60
BRONZE
MINI RED £60
SQUAD £80
Members
£100 NonMembers*
17.30-18.45
18.4520.00
BRONZE and
SILVER
SQUADS £80
Members £100
NonMembers*
SILVER
SQUAD £80
Members
£100 NonMembers*
£30
17.30-18.30
COACH LED JUNIOR
MEMBERS SESSION
FREE FOR CLUB
MEMBERS
18.45-20.15
18.45-20.15
GOLD SQUAD
£80 Members
£100 NonMembers*
GOLD SQUAD
£80 Members
£100 NonMembers*
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*Non-member fees will not be charged in this Autumn term.
DESCRIPTION OF JUNIOR COURSES
TOTS TENNIS 3-4 years of age
A fun and challenging introduction to tennis. Using a mixture of co-ordination and dexterity
exercises your child will be challenged with movement, awareness of space and racket skill
games to ensure that their first years of tennis are fun and memorable!
MINI RED TENNIS – 5-7 years of age
The first steps in court awareness, technical competencies and point play. Learning the 5
Technical Fundamentals of Tennis.
1. Watch the Ball. 2. Movement. 3. Balance. 4. Swing, Throw or Block. 5. Control of the
Racket Face.
Talent I.D. will start here. Simple indicators of talent include:
Natural athleticism and ball sense
Willingness and commitment to compete and play as often as possible
Willingness to learn
Supportive and realistic parents
MINI ORANGE/GREEN – Orange 7-9…Green 9-10 years of age
Progressions of larger court between Orange and Green, this is the final transition to full
court hard ball tennis. Larger degree of technical competencies using heavier tennis balls
with more emphasis on the 5 States of Play.
1. When Serving. 2. When Returning. 3. Both Players Back. 4. At the Net. 5. Opponent
at the Net.
BRONZE/SILVER/JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – Any age group
This title will be relevant to all juniors playing Yellow (hard ball) and will be numbered
according to standard. More emphasis will be on match play fundamentals, including
technical, tactical, physical and mental, but in a relaxed format.
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RED/GOLD/JUNIOR FUTURES PROGRAMME – Any age group
This title will be relevant to all juniors from Red through to Yellow (hard ball) players and will
be numbered according to standard. The programme is designed for players who play
regular matches, either social or school or club team tennis, and for players who are looking
to access the tennis programme or the club 2-3 times per week. This is the tier below
Performance Tennis.
FREE COACH LED SESSION - These are FREE to Junior members and will consist of tactical,
technical and physical help for all standards. Just come along and enjoy it. Not as intensive
a learning environment as coaching.
PERFORMANCE INVITATION SQUAD
A more personal and tailored programme for committed juniors and parents. This
programme will give juniors a taste of what it is to be a tennis player. Warm ups and warm
downs, routines and structures of play, time management skills and patterns of play. Along
with this players will have the option of learning about stringing rackets.
Every player identified would need to commit to either 2 squad sessions, or one squad and
an individual lesson per week. The hours and level of commitment should increase as they
progress in conjunction with the Long Term Player Development Guidelines. Players will be
required to compete regularly.
It is important to point out that talented players are not there by right, and should continue
to commit to the necessary programme and show the required level of improvement in
order to maintain their place in the higher level squad or team.
The proportion of players accessing these higher level squads may be small, and emphasis
will be on quality rather than quantity.
WET WEATHER POLICY
Tennis is an outdoor activity, and therefore affected by the weather. CHALFORD TC
members’ safety is paramount, and during times of heavy rain, thunderstorms, snow and
ice, coaching sessions will have to be cancelled. On these occasions, the coach for the
session will make the best possible decision in the interest of both players and parents and
this decision will be made when possible on site. If you have any doubts regarding your
tennis session then please call JACK on O7917261810 or CHARLIE on 07738131591.
Courses will be run over a given number of weeks with 2 ‘spare weeks’ to cope with
missed sessions. Regretfully, refunds cannot be given when the full course cannot be
completed due to weather conditions out of our control.