Earlier this year, Elly was reassessing the competition pathway/experience, especially after taking her own daughter to tournaments. After seeing a variety of situations, she was keen to try to give children a positive learning experience at tournaments and Elly decided to gain her referees license and she did so in the Spring.
Elly has now organised a few tournaments to take place in October and November. Obviously a tournament is a competition and children should be allowed to be competitive, however, Elly plans to make the emphasis of her tournaments on a growth mindset and to help children see tournaments as a place where they can develop their tennis, learn and have fun.
Entering your first tournament can be daunting and it relies on parents to do the entering when the kids are young, ideally you start with Grade 5 tournaments or even Grade 6. Ask your coach if they think you are ready – don’t be shy about getting stuck in!
Elly is running three before Christmas at Kings Tennis Club for a few age groups, you can enter via the links below:
We would love to see lots of children from our Junior Coaching Programme enjoying a “home” tournament at some of these!!
If you need more information on competition in tennis the link below can be really helpful!
It will depend on your child’s age and skill, we will inform you when your child is ready to move to the next group.
At Elly Shearman Tennis Coaching we encourage progression within our sport, we will of course let you know when your child is ready to move up a group. If you have any questions or queries please get in touch.
As a general rule for U10s, if they put the end of the handle in their armpit with the racket running along their arm, they should just be able to touch the end of the racket. By the time children are 11+ they will probably be using a full size 27” racket.
If you are unsure please ask your coach when you next see them and they will be able to advise.
Yes, we are able to support people completing their Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE), please get in touch with Elly directly.
We are an inclusive club and we want to encourage as many people to play tennis as possible. We have a number of squads for teens but we also offer drop in sessions for teens who just want to play for fun and not commit to a weekly more competitive session. All details can be found here - Pay-as-you go Tennis Sessions
Elly Shearman Tennis Coaching only coaches at Kings Lawn Tennis Club. Our head coach, Elly Shearman is part of the Avon Tennis Coaching team and will coach at different clubs as part of this role.
Yes, we would love to do more curriculum tennis, if your school is interested please feel free to give them our details. However, many schools have multi-sport programs working out of their school or running in their PE lessons and this can sometimes hinder whether they want tennis experts coming in as well.
If these FAQs don’t provide you with the answer you are looking for please contact us.
Lost property is placed in the foyer in the Kings Tennis Club Clubhouse. Items will be taken to a charity shop on the last Friday of the month so please try to pick up any lost property quickly!
If you have lost property at the club please note items are taken to a charity shop on the last Friday of the month.
Kings Tennis Club
Maplemead
BS7 8JG
Bristol,
United Kingdom
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