Aimed at children 8 and under

Red Ball

Using a slow foam ball and a smaller court for those starting out in tennis

Fun Tennis Coaching for Kids

Red ball groups are courses designed for kids eight and under, to be fun, and to learn to either start playing once a week, or to begin to develop their rallying skills, serving and learning how to play RED BALL matches!

Sessions run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday Morning Pay As You Go. We run Red Ball sessions for beginners, intermediate and advanced (if you have any questions about which one to book onto please complete this form).

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Availability and Booking

Red Ball – Beginners/Improvers

A fun red ball group for children either starting out playing a bit more tennis, and those who are really enjoying it and wanting to play once a week! They will be coached on forehands, backhands, serves and volleys with the goal of them enjoying the sport and learning both ball and racket skills and learning how to play a mini game of tennis!

  • Mondays for 5 – 8 year olds at 4 – 5pm
  • Wednesdays for 5 – 8 year olds at 4.30 – 5.30pm
  • Thursdays for 5 – 8 year olds at 4 – 5pm

Red Ball – Intermediate/Advanced

A red ball group for children who have already played quite a bit of tennis and can rally a red ball well and get serves in the court. A group of children who already love the sport and want to work hard! They will develop technique to a higher level and play a lot of points play! They will have plenty of fun as well!

  • Tuesdays Advanced for 5 – 8 year olds at 4 – 5.30pm

Red Ball Blocks:

If you are interested in joining, please complete the contact form.

Please make sure you follow us (links at the bottom of the page) or sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with any new groups.

Also, please remember we run Saturday Morning Pay as You Go Tennis and these sessions are a brilliant way to get in weekly tennis with great quality coaching.

"Both of my kids and myself attend tennis lessons at Elly Shearman Tennis Coaching club. We all love them and all staff are excellent and professional. Highly recommended!"
Luisa Paches, via Google Reviews

Red ball tennis kids
Red Ball kids

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