Improve your tennis skills at NLTC
What Do We Offer?
Nailsea LTC is proud to offer excellent coaching opportunities to all club members and potential future members.
In 2008 Nailsea appointed Matt Rogers as Club Coach. Matt is responsible for heading up a fully inclusive and comprehensive coaching programme. Our Coaching aims to provide fun, structured, instructive and appropriate tennis coaching sessions for club members and potential club members.
Junior Coaching
Weekday Academy Wednesday & Thursday 4pm – 6pm. The Academy sessions offer further coaching for selected juniors. Sessions are divided into;
Mini Tennis Red: 4-8 years. Play on small courts with short rackets and softer balls. This group introduces and practices tennis related skills including footwork, throwing, catching, co-ordination, racket skills, working with a partner and team, tennis strokes, rallying and fun points exercises. Mini Tennis Orange: 7-9 years. Play on up to 2/3 full court with modified balls. This group establishes good footwork in preparation for future tennis movements, practices stroke and rallying skills and incorporates lots of points play in team and individual games. Mini Tennis Green: 9-12 years. Play on up to full court with modified balls. Practice of speed, agility and fitness, stroke production, rallying and points play involving tactical thinking. Yellow Ball: 11-16 years. Play on up to a full court with normal tennis balls. This group involves practice of speed, agility and fitness, stroke production, rallying and points play involving tactical thinking in singles and doubles.