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What is Mini Tennis?
Mini Tennis is the LTA Traffic Lights colour-coded system specially designed for
children under 11 years old. The game is split into 3 stages: Red, Orange
and Green.
Children of 4 years old start in Red groups and
progress through Orange to Green as their skills improve. In the process, the court size, racket
length, ball
speed and the length of games all increase until players are ready to move on to the full game of tennis.
An approximate age guide
is as follows :-
Red 4 - 7
yrs old
Orange 7 -
9 yrs old
Green 9 - 11 yrs old
Regular group lessons allow young players to learn the skills
and tactics of tennis. They will also get the chance to compete against each another.
Ariel Mini Tennis Awards
As an Accredited Mini Tennis Centre we are able to
offer children the chance to gain The Ariel Mini Tennis Awards.
They provide a course of activities for
each stage plus stickers, certificates and prizes for players.
We enter Red, Orange and Green
Teams in to the West Yorkshire Mini Tennis Leagues playing against other Mini Tennis Accredited Clubs. This gives
the opportunity for our pupils to represent Wakefield and to learn to compete in matches and competitions.
The aims of playing Mini Tennis are fun, learning,
excitement, success,
competition and social interaction. Everything else is a bonus!
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