Why Tennis Kids?

All our mini tennis venues are warm and indoors and we encourage parents to stay, watch & even join in and play

Matches

Mini sessions at Tennis Kids are perfect if your child is a beginner or they currently go to coaching sessions but don’t get enough actual ball hitting. As in coaching sessions your child will hit the ball (actual play time) around 50 times in a 45 minute to an hour session. With our intense half an hour matches, the team at Tennis Kids will straight away teach your child how to rally, and your child will hit the ball an average of 250 times per session. Your child can also enjoy playing different people. Tennis Kids believe that only by playing matches, will your child improve more quickly.

Divisions

On the first week we will put your child into a Division of children with similar age and ability, but with the chance to move up or down Divisions throughout the season, so that your child eventually settles playing opponents who ability wise, are just like them.

Scoring

At Tennis Kids we score like proper tennis which will teach your child to understand tennis scoring, you could even help out with the scoring of your own child’s match if you want to!

Mini Tennis

Playing with a sponge ball in Tennis Kids leagues gets it over the net and makes rallying much easier. Kids can hit the ball harder, and develop shots quicker.

Pay as you play

With other tennis sessions you have to pay for whole terms in advance, or monthly direct debits, and if your child misses a session you don't get that money back.

With Tennis Kids, you can pay easily online for however many sessions you want, and if you are going on holiday, or you or your child is unwell, then just let us know and you don't pay for that session. This means that you only pay for what your child actually gets and you don't pay the sessions when your child isn't playing.

Fixtures

2 weeks before the Tennis Kids league is due to start, there will be a fixture list published online where you can check when your child's match is, and who they are playing against, your allocated slot will roughly be at the same time every week, so you can easily plan around it.

Register

It's free to enter so all you have to do is find your league by typing in your town, and then register your interest for free. We'll give you a call within a couple of days once we’ve got your details.

FIND YOUR NEAREST LEAGUE

Gareth Slater

Gareth has many years in event management and is passionate about ensuring kids can get active and develop new skills whilst having fun. He is a committed to finding a healthy balance of inclusivity, whilst building a positive attitude to healthy competition in our Tennis Kids programmes. As a father of 4, he understands the needs of both the child and parent when it comes to engaging with new activities. A Warwickshire County tennis player himself at school age he has a passion for tennis and supporting children who register interest and want to develop. Gareth is always happy to have a chat and looks forward to meeting you at one of our sessions.

Richard Ockelford

Coming from a strong tennis background, Richard is a highly successful businessman who leads the new business team in Tennis Kids. Richard currently lives in central London.

James Ockelford

James has ten years of tennis coaching and PE teaching experience. He is an accredited LTA Level Four Tennis Coach with a BA Hons Degree in History and International Relations. Within the same period, James has been involved in sports development, contributing enormously to the development of Leisure Leagues' presence in the East Midlands, which has since become the region's biggest provider of community football.