Juniors
At Thame Tennis Club we run an extensive programme for Juniors of
all ages and provide information and support for
activities throughout Oxfordshire and Bucks.
More information on all of our Junior activities can be found under
the following headings:
- Term Time Group Coaching
- School Holiday Tennis Camps
- Schools Coaching
- Tournaments & Leagues
- Performance Programme
- Courses & Events
- News
- Committee
- Rating
To find out the latest news go to our Facebook page.
Term Time Group Coaching
Group Coaching sessions take place throughout the week during Term Time, click here for a complete schedule and booking form.
- Coaching programme explained
- Apart from Squad sessions ages given are just a guideline - ability level is more important.
- Coaching sessions will run in all weathers and players must commit to the full course in each case other than for individual lessons and Saturday Matchplay & Training. Every attempt is made to make courts playable, even in extreme weather. However, if the courts are still deemed too dangerous for play, groups will be notified by email with as much notice as is possible and ‘no play’ notices will be attached to the gate on courts 1-2. With the winters seeming to be turning more harsh expect to lose 2 sessions during the winter.
- There are 3 coaching group levels:
- General group (all abilities)
- Intermediate + (previous coaching/ consistently rally and serve)
- Invitation squads (players in a team or aiming for team selection)
- Saturday pay and play Matchplay & Training sessions are run for 10 weeks every term.
- This session is open to all ages (U18’s to Mini Tennis Red) for players to improve their level of play through drills training and/or ratings matches. It’s useful as an extra session that you don’t have to commit to for the whole term - especially for players that can’t make weekday coaching sessions. A coach will be there to organise drills and record results.
- £4.00 per session
Ratings matches during coaching sessions
In order to meet LTA targets on the number of Regular Competing Juniors (RCJs), that is, players playing 6 or more matches per year, we’ll be running 3 competition weeks each term. All results will be submitted to the LTA to go towards improving each player’s rating.
- Competition Weeks Apr-July 2011
- Week 4 (w/c Mon 16 May)
- Week 8 (w/c Mon 20 Jun)
- Week 12 (w/c Mon 18 July)
School Holiday Tennis Camps
- All abilities are welcome and all equipment is provided.
- Players are grouped depending on age/ability.
- For Mini Tennis players (5-9yrs) tennis is played on three court sizes: ¼, ¾ and full size with the focus on basic skills. Shorter rackets, used with slower, lower bouncing balls enable everyone to play the game and improve quickly.
- For players aged 10-16yrs tennis is played on a full sized court using standard tennis balls with a focus on matchplay.
- Next Tennis Camps will be run during the Summer holidays starting Monday 25th July, please click here for details and booking form.
Schools Coaching
During the summer term we’re offering schools tennis for all years. Years 1-2 will have lessons at school for selected schools. Years 3-4 have a choice of 2 ‘schools only’ groups at Thame Tennis Club. Years 5-6 have a choice of 3 lessons and a free trial in the main club programme. Please click here for Schools Coaching Schedule, more info and booking form.
Tournaments & League
Thame Tennis Club support Tournaments and League play in Oxfordshire & Bucks
- For information on LTA competitions click here.
There is a Junior tournament run every year at the club, this year it is on Sunday 10 July 10:00 - 18:00.
Participation in the Aegon Team Tennis Matches for boys and girls at all age groups; from Under 8 to Under 18
All Junior Competitive Opportunities Summer Term 2011
This winter season we’ve entered a team in the Aylesbury & District Adults league with the purpose of playing juniors in the team with adults, to get doubles experience. In the summer we’re also aiming to put in a ladies team for our junior girls.
Performance Programme
Performance Programme Explained
Training schedule and skill requirements for all ages at High Performance level
Courses & Events
Thame Tennis Club run Tennis Leaders Courses at Thame Tennis Club for 13-18 year olds. Gain skills and confidence that can help you at school, university and in future careers. Become a volunteer in your club programme and get involved with sports coaching.
Thame Tennis Club organise tournament trips and tennis holidays from May-Dec. Please click here for events/dates/cost.
Committee
Thame Tennis Club have a team dedicated to the Juniors who provide
coaching and organisational support for matches and tournaments. If
you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the relevant
people directly by clicking on the names below.
- Steve Bell; Head Coach
- Mark Wilkins; assistant coach
- Beth McClaren; U12 boys
- Claudia Vennekens; U14, U16, U18 boys
- Gertruud van Dijken; U14 girls
Rating
Click on the picture
to get yourself
an LTA Rating