Mini and junior tennis

Tennis Development Pathway at Beckenham Tennis Club for Junior Players

Beckenham Tennis Club runs a very popular and active mini and junior coaching programme, which starts at age 4 with mini tennis.

There are three levels of mini tennis:

• Red for 4-8 year olds
• Orange for 9 year olds
• Green for 10 year olds.

At all mini tennis stages we use special low compression balls to help children progress quickly and gain confidence. Mini tennis sessions are run throughout the week after school hours and on Saturday mornings. If the weather prevents us from playing outside then mini tennis lessons take place in the squash courts.

Junior full court Yellow sessions are organised for 11-16 year olds.

Full details of the Coaching programmes, including content and timetable and an explanation of the benefits of being a club member can be found below. Junior subscription rates including multi-sport packages and family discounts can be viewed here.

Benefits of Junior Membership

In addition to the coaching sessions other benefits of membership include:

(1) Free Mini and Junior tennis evenings

(2) Year round Holiday Tennis programme

(3) Mini & Junior Tennis Competitions

(4) Free British Tennis membership

This is for children aged 4 to 8 years who are in full-time schooling. Children develop the racket skills required for tennis using 21 inch rackets. We use 2/3rds of a conventional tennis court with larger, slower, lower bouncing tennis balls. The scoring system is based on playing a tie-break to 10 points.

From Mini Tennis Red players progress to Mini Tennis Orange. We use 2/3rds of a conventional tennis court with slower, low compression tennis balls, that do not bounce over the child’s head. The scoring system is based on playing the best of 3 conventional tie-breaks to 7 points.

The next progression is to Mini Tennis Green. It is played on a full size tennis court with slower and lower bouncing tennis balls that do not bounce over the player's head. The scoring system is based on playing the best of 3 short sets with a tie–break at 4 games all.

Junior Club Evenings

Beckenham Tennis Club organises a junior club evening every Friday.

Mini red, orange and green session - 4pm to 5pm (April to October)

Junior session (11-16 year olds) - 5pm to 6.30pm (all year round)