The Wimbledon Club

Junior Tennis

Information Pack

The Wimbledon Club

The Wimbledon Club is a community amateur sports

club run by its members with separate sections for

tennis, squash, cricket, hockey and gym.

The club facilities include a first floor bar and restaurant

with balconies overlooking the tennis courts and cricket

field and extensive changing room and shower facilities.

The tennis section has 7 grass courts, 7 artificial clay (3

bubbled in the winter), 1 acrylic court, an indoor sports

hall (used by all sports) and a hitting wall area with a

mini-red court.

The club is committee led with the tennis programme

and coaches being managed by the Tennis Director.

There are 4 coaches working in the club: a head junior

coach; a head adult coach; a performance coach and a

club coach. All work within the junior programme.

Junior Programme Details

The Wimbledon Club has a junior development

programme that runs throughout the week during term

time for members of all ages and abilities. Players

attend ‘Hotshots’, ‘Academy’ or ‘Performance’ sessions

depending on their level.

Social Mix-ins are coach-led and run on Friday evenings

on a turn up and play basis. Junior team training is by

invitation and runs on Saturday mornings.

Junior Camps are run during school holidays and are

open to members and non-members.

Hotshots Squads

Mini Red (5-8yrs) Mon & Wed 3.45 - 4.30pm

Mini Orange (8-9yrs) Mon & Wed 4.30 - 5.15pm

Mini Green (9-10yrs) Mon & Wed 5.15 - 6pm

Junior (11-14yrs) Mon & Wed 5.15 - 6pm

These sessions are designed for players who are starting

out in the game of tennis and focus on developing a

player’s agility, balance, co-ordination, racket skills and

technique.

Players who reach the higher ends of the Hotshots

programme will be able to start to play points and score

their own matches.

The sessions are run in a fun and friendly environment,

using the LTA/ITF recommended equipment and court

sizes for the age of the child. We use the LTA mini tennis

rally awards to design the programme at the club.

Red Hotshots are run with a ratio of 8 children to 1 full

tennis court and 1 coach. Orange, green and junior

Hotshots are run with a ratio of 6 children to 1 full court

and 1 coach.

Academy Squads (by invitation)

Mini Red (5-8yrs) Tue & Thu 4 - 5pm

Mini Orange (8-9yrs) Thu 5 - 6pm

Mini Green (9-10yrs) Tue & Thu 5 - 6pm

Junior (11-16yrs) Mon 6 - 7.30pm

Players wishing to join in the Academy programme must

be assessed by the coaching team to be of the

appropriate level to join the sessions. This is normally

done through playing in the junior programme on a

Monday or Wednesday night, or through an individual

lesson.

Players in the academy will be starting to play 2 or more

times in a week and have developed to a level to be able

to serve cross court, rally with a partner from the

baseline on the appropriate sized court, be able to score

points, have good focus and concentration and want to

be on the court developing. Players in these groups will

be able to play matches.

These sessions are aimed at developing the player’s

ability to compete and understand the fundamental

skills behind playing points, matches and tournaments.

Red Academy sessions are run on a ratio of 8 children to

1 coach. All other academy sessions are run with a

maximum of 6 players per court and a maximum of 8

children to 1 coach.

Performance Squads (by invitation)

Mini Orange (7-9yrs) Tue & Thu 4 - 5pm

Mini Green (8-10yrs) Tue & Thu 5 - 6pm

These sessions are aimed at our strongest junior players

and based around developing technique, tactics and

match play mentality. These sessions are for players

who are regularly competing both locally and regionally.

Performance sessions are run on a maximum ratio of 6

children to 1 court and a maximum of 8 children to 1

coach.

Hotshots/Academy/Performance Squad Fees

Please contact Rhys on director@TWCtennis.co.uk for

further information.

Competition

The Wimbledon Club provides junior members with the

opportunity to compete in mini tennis events at the

club, a Road to Wimbledon event (14/U), Team Aegon

(various age groups) and a Junior Club Championships

(various age groups). All events are promoted through

the club and on the website.

Friday Social Mix-in

7-10yrs 4.30 - 5.30pm

11-13yrs 5.30 - 6.30pm

14+yrs 6.30 - 7.30pm

Friday social mix-in sessions are delivered by our head

junior coach and club coach during term time and open

to all junior members except mini-red players. They

involve a mixture of coaching and competitive fun

games.

These sessions are staggered by age and designed to

maximise enjoyment and provide a fun social

environment for all that attend. They are free of charge

and work on a turn up and play basis.

Saturday Team Training (by invitation)

For the stronger juniors who represent the club teams,

we have team training on a Saturday morning during

term time. These sessions cover a wide range of singles

and doubles drills with the main focus being on match

play tactics and developing a greater match play

mentality. They are free of charge.

Minis (7-10yrs) 8 - 9am

This session is for all of our mini team players ranging

from our best mini orange to mini green players.

Sometimes if a red is deemed to be strong enough and

are shortly moving to orange then they can also attend.

Juniors 1 (11+yrs) 9 - 10am Juniors 2 (11+yrs) 10 - 11am

These session are for our best yellow ball team players,

ranging from U12-U18. The sessions are split into two

groups with the strongest players playing in the 10-

11am session.

Private Lessons

Private lessons can be arranged with any of our

excellent coaches. For prices and availability please

contact the coach directly.

Competition

The Wimbledon Club provides junior members with the

opportunity to compete in regular mini tennis events at

the club, the Road to Wimbledon tournament and a

Junior Club Championships for all age groups. We

support our juniors competing in Surrey county postal

events and also enter a number of teams into the Team

Aegon club competition.

Social Events

The Wimbledon Club runs several junior social events

throughout the year including an awards night which

recognises the achievements of our junior members.

Junior Camps

Junior camps are run during school holidays and are

open to members and non-members. Please contact

Rhys on director@TWCtennis.co.uk for further

information.

TWCtennis Junior Programme

Juniors book onto Hotshots, Academy and Performance term-time courses

Social Mix In is open to all members without booking – turn up and play

Hotshots is for junior members of all standards

Academy and Performance courses plus Team Training are by invitation

Junior camps are run during school holidays

The junior programme runs throughout the year

For more information contact Rhys on director@TWCtennis.co.uk

The Junior Programme may change throughout the year. All changes will be published on the noticeboard and club website

www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk

Membership Categories, Costs & Benefits

There are 2 categories of junior membership with the

price per annum shown below:

1. Under 8 £25

2. Under 18 £100

Under 8

Under 8 members must be born in 2007 or later. They

are able to book onto all sessions in the junior

programme. They are also able to take private lessons

and may use the practice wall and mini-red court.

Under 8 members are not permitted to play on full size

tennis courts unless playing a representative match for

The Wimbledon Club or with an accompanying parent

who is also a member of The Wimbledon Club.

Under 18

Under 18 members must be born in 1997 or later. They

are able to book onto all sessions in the junior

programme and take part in the Friday social mix-in.

They are also able to take private lessons and may use

the practice wall and full size tennis courts.

Junior members are not permitted to book courts unless

they have been awarded ‘Gold Badge’ status by the

tennis committee. This is typically awarded to older

juniors of sufficient maturity and playing level and

entitles them to attend adult courses and playing

sessions.

Pro Rata Subscriptions

The annual subscription for membership starts on May

1st and subscription fees are payable pro rata

throughout the year.

A breakdown of the pro rata fees is as follows:

U8 U18

May £25 £100

June £25 £100

July £25 £90

August £25 £90

September £20 £80

October £20 £80

November £20 £60

December £20 £60

January £15 £40

February £15 £40

March £15 £20

April £15 £20

How to Join

Becoming a junior tennis member of The Wimbledon

Club is easy! You just need to complete 2 things:

1. An application Form

2. Pay your subscription fee

Application Form

Fill out the application form attached with this

information pack. Application forms are also available

from reception (reception@TWCsport.co.uk) and can be

downloaded from www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk.

Paying Your Subscription Fee

You may pay by cash; cheque; debit/credit card; BACS or

direct debit.

We encourage all our members to pay by direct debit

and a direct debit form is attached with this information

pack. Direct debit forms are also available from

reception (reception@TWCsport.co.uk) and can be

downloaded from www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk.

Cash: please pay in person at reception.

Cheque: please make cheques payable to ‘The

Wimbledon Club’ and hand in to reception or post to the

club address with your name clearly written in capitals

on the reverse.

Debit/credit Card: please contact reception on 020 8971

8090 who will take your payment over the phone.

Bank transfer: please transfer the balance to the club

bank account below.

Name: The Wimbledon Club

Account No: 87108801

Sort Code: 60-24-07

Reference MUST include: SURNAME and INITIAL

Direct Debit: please complete the direct debit form and

hand in to reception or post to the club address.

When your form and payment have been received you

will receive your junior member’s pack!

For More Information

If you would like further general information please

contact reception reception@TWCsport.co.uk

For more specific information about the Junior Tennis

programme please contact the Head Junior Coach

juniorcoach@TWCtennis.co.uk or the Tennis Director

director@TWCtennis.co.uk

More information can also be found on the club website

www.thewimbledonclub.co.uk