LTA  Accredited Mini Tennis Centre    

 

Junior Class What is Mini Tennis?

Mini Tennis is the LTA Traffic Lights colour-coded system specially designed for children under 11 years old. The game is split into 3 stages: Red, Orange and Green.


Children of 4 years old start in Red groups and progress through Orange to Green as their skills improve. In the process, the court size, racket length, ball speed and the length of games all increase until players are ready to move on to the full game of tennis.

An approximate age guide is as follows :-
 Red         4 -   7 yrs old                            
Orange    7 -   9 yrs old
Green      9 - 11 yrs old

Regular group lessons allow young players to learn the skills and tactics of tennis. They will also get the chance to compete against each another.
 

Ariel Mini Tennis Awards

 
As an Accredited Mini Tennis Centre we are able to offer children the chance to gain The Ariel Mini Tennis Awards. They provide a course of activities for each stage plus stickers, certificates and prizes for players.
 
Teams
 
We enter Red, Orange and Green Teams in to the West Yorkshire Mini Tennis Leagues playing against other Mini Tennis Accredited Clubs. This gives the opportunity for our pupils to represent Wakefield and to learn  to compete in matches and competitions.


The aims of playing Mini Tennis are fun, learning, excitement, success,
competition and social interaction. Everything else is a bonus!
 

 

 Mini Tennis Red

Get going with red and become an all round mini mover

and games player. You’ll run, jump catch and

throw, hit forehands and backhands and learn to play

the game and be part of a team.

 

Mini Tennis orange

Become a serve and rally star, learn to volley, be smart

in games and score your own matches. Practice at home

and find out more about famous tennis players.

 

 

Mini Tennis Green

Top level for mini tennis players. Here you’ll learn more

about the skills you need to become a true tennis player

plus how to warm up, keep fit and eat the right things.

You can find out what it takes to become

a ‘fair player’ and even be an umpire.

 
 
 

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