LTA Accredited Mini Tennis Centre
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
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!
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