Our fantastic junior coaching programme at Cleeve Hill is run by Taylor Tennis. Chris and his team provide coaching for children of all ages and abilities, allowing our young tennis players to progress their skills during energetic, fun sessions.
In order to contact Taylor Tennis directly please use the Contact Page on the dedicated Taylor Tennis Site where you will also find all the current courses available. Below we have details everything on offer and provided the direct links where required.
Junior Membership
Our junior membership allows our future tennis stars under the age of 16 to be a member of the club, which provides the following benefits:
- Discounted coaching prices
- Access to court bookings so they can play whenever they want
- Cleeve Hill Tennis Club T-shirt
- A number of LTA events, such as tournaments and fun days run accross the year
The cost of junior membership is currently prices at £30 (which can also be paid over 3 months in£10 instalments). This runs annually from September to August.
To sign up for junior membership please head over to out Membership Page.
For families with multiple children under the age of 16 who would like to sign up for junior membership we offer a discount to £20 per child. In order to take advantage of this please send us a message via our Contact Page and we can send across an invite.
Also for any further questions on junior membership or any other aspect of the club please send us a message via our Contact Page or come down an see us at the club.
Week Day Coaching
LTA Youth Blue (4-6yrs old)- Young kids are bundles of energy just running around without a care in the world. But the programme is designed to finesse their fine motor skills like balance, agility and coordination. At this stage it’s not about winning or losing but just getting to grips with the basics.
10 week course starting Monday 8th January 4:30 - 5:30
10 week course starting Wednesday 10th January 4:30 -5:30
£60 members - £85 non members
LTA Youth Red (6-8yr olds) - This looks a bit more like the tennis you know; overarm serves, rallies, scoring. Kids can use their new knowledge, play in competitions as teams or individuals. It’s still soft balls and small courts but they’re learning everything they’ll need for the game ahead.
10 week course starting Monday 8th January 4:30 -5:30
10 week course starting Friday 12th January 4:30 - 5:30
£60 members - £85 non members
LTA Youth Orange (8-9yr olds) - Time to throw in some tactics, extra techniques, problem-solving and leadership too; they’re becoming Mini Muzza’s before your eyes.
10 week course starting Monday 8th January 5:30 - 6:30
10 week course starting Wednesday 10th January 5:30 -6:30
£60 members £85 non members
LTA Youth Green (9-10yr olds) - Where does the time go? They’re fast approaching moody teenagers and so it’s time to let them loose on real, full-sized courts. Now it’s all about fine tuning and refining the techniques they’ve learned over the years. Welcome to the Big Leagues, junior.
10 week course starting Monday 8th January 5:30 - 6:30
£60 members £85 non members
LTA Youth Yellow (10+yr olds) - At the Yellow stage, children are now playing on a full size court with the balls the professionals use. Children will continue to explore different game styles and start to find their own. They will evolve through well-rounded motor skills development whilst improving their physical capacities.
10 week course starting Thursday 11th January 5:30 - 6:30
£60 members £85 non members
Weekend Coaching
Coaching Team
Cleeve Hill's junior coaching programme is designed for children of all ages and abilities to progress their tennis skills during energetic, fun sessions.
Our fully qualified and accredited junior coaching team consists of:
- Neil Humphrey - Junior Secretary
- Rich Gleed - Coach (Middle)
- Luke Bryant - Coach (Right)
- Sam Woolley - Coach (Left)
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Groups and Schedule
As a team we offer group sessions on Saturdays across the morning from 9am to 1pm with each 1 hour session progressing in ability and age. The groups are structured roughly as follows:
- 9am - LTA Youth Blue - Aimed at Children aged 4-6 Sign up here
- 9am - LTA Youth Red- Aimed at children aged 6-8 looking to get involved with tennis. Lessons are based on LTA Red Stage with a focus is on improving balance, agility and co-ordination through basic tennis skills - Sign up here
- 10am LTA Youth Orange - Aimed at children aged 8-9 either looking to get involved with tennis or further develop existing skills. Lessons are based on LTA Orange Stage with a focus is on improving tennis skills through fun drills and games- Sign up here
- 11am LTA Youth Green - Aimed at children aged 9-10 looking to further develop tennis skills. Lessons are based on LTA Green Stage with a focus is on improving match play tennis through fun drills and games - Sign up here
- 12pm LTA Youth Yellow - Aimed at children aged 10+ looking to further develop tennis skills. Lessons are based on LTA Yellow Stage with a focus is on developing match play ability to a club level and beyond - Sign up here
Amongst our coaching sessions we hold an annual junior singles tournament, which is always well attended by both the players their families cheering them on, an great celebration of how much everyone has improved over the year.