Coaching

Tennis coaching for children, young people and adults. All ages and experience levels welcome!

We offer a friendly, professional and flexible group coaching programme. There are around 240 children and 90 adults attending each week, throughout the year. Sessions are available as follows:

• Groups for children – Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
• Private lessons for children are available 6 days per week
• Groups for adults – Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
• Private lessons for adults can be booked during the daytime mostly
• We do not list a schedule of groups, due to the fact that sessions are organised by level of experience, and therefore it is important that we suggest the correct session(s) for you or your child. For this reason, we first offer a free assessment with our Head Coach, at which point we can recommend the most appropriate days and times

If you would like to enquire about coaching, please email play@totton.tennis or give us a call on 0238 155 0 122. Please include a contact number in your email if possible.

Junior tennis coaching

Tennis coaching is available for children aged four years old and upwards. We tailor sessions according to age and experience so that each child can progress at their own pace. The sessions focus on movement, ball skills, technique and tactics, encouraging the children to stay active, improve and make friends.

All new participants are welcome to have a free short assessment with a coach, followed by a free taster session of an appropriate coaching group. Sessions include:

LTA Youth Blue for children aged 4-5. Groups focus on movement, ball skills, basic coordination and racquet skills. Parents are often offered the chance to join in to help the children gain confidence. We develop children’s basic understanding of the game, whilst gradually teaching them to rally with a coach.

LTA Youth Red for children aged 6-8. Children initially learn how to rally and control the ball, as well as the basic rules and points. We use a games-based approach to keep children active throughout the session, and to ensure that there is minimal waiting-off time.

LTA Youth Orange for children aged 8-9. As children start to develop their movement and coordination skills, sessions can really start to develop technical and tactical ideas, including an introduction to matchplay.

LTA Youth Green for children aged 9-10. Children progress to playing the “full game”, albeit it with lower-bounce balls. Coaching can really concentrate on technical improvement now, and also on enhancing tactical awareness by playing proper matches.

Real ball coaching is offered for children and young people aged 10-17. These include development of the more advanced technical and tactical skills. Recreational sessions are sociable, focusing on keeping the players active and healthy, whilst our higher-level sessions allow the most focused children to progress rapidly. We are always happy to help children find the groups that they are most comfortable with, whilst also challenging them to become the best they can.

There are various sessions available for each level throughout the week. Most children attend one group coaching session per week, although many attend two or more.

Junior tennis coaching costs

Coaching groups run on a course basis, payable termly in advance, and cost £8.50 per hour.

If you would like to enquire about coaching, please email play@totton.tennis or give us a call on 0238 155 0 122. Please include a contact number in your email if possible.

Adult tennis coaching

A friendly coaching programme involving around 90 adults attending each week. Sessions are a great opportunity to get active, improve your skills and have fun at the same time! Groups are welcoming and sociable, and we love helping new players to get involved.

Coaching groups are managed and delivered by our expert Head Coach, Richard Carter.

Sessions run on a course basis, payable in advance, and usually for around 6-8 weeks.

Richard caters for all abilities, including beginners and refreshers. He loves helping people to (re)discover the sport. He also offers different improver, intermediate and advanced groups.

For those who have never played at all, it is often rewarding to initially book a few individual lessons.

Adult tennis coaching costs

Initial group trial / assessment – FREE
1 hour group – £9.50

If you would like to enquire about adult coaching, please email play@totton.tennis or give us a call on 0238 155 0 122. Please include a contact number in your email if possible.

Individual tennis coaching

We can also offer one-to-one tennis coaching for children and adults. Lesson-length is flexible, for example, 30-minutes, 45-minutes or 1 hour.

We can match the appropriate coach to the participant, availability permitting. The cost of individual coaching varies according to experience.

In our experience, individual coaching works well alongside group coaching. Participants can develop their technical understanding on a one-to-one basis. At the same time, their tactical knowledge and matchplay improves in groups.

If you would like to enquire about coaching, please email play@totton.tennis or give us a call on 0238 155 0 122. Please include a contact number in your email if possible.