TENNIS AND CHILDREN ' The Family Tennis Club' Developing Tennis & Children Since 2000
    TENNIS AND CHILDREN ' The Family Tennis Club'         Developing Tennis & Children Since 2000 

TERM COURSES                         

WOKING (Surrey) & HOOK (Hampshire)

4-18 Years & Adults

Try out before booking. First lesson free

Contact Coach: Gary Stanford on  (07779) 430179 

We play in rain and only cancel lessons if venue closes due to snow

Park next to the courts and view lesson from your car or the outside seating provided

WHAT DO WE OFFER 

Free use of the tennis courts for the whole family £40 a year 

Group coaching 4-18 years & Adults  

Swap or make up lessons missed (Subject to availability)

Tournaments 

Woking Gym membership 20% off

Racquet restringing £20 

Bespoke training for the tournament player 

Discount for individual coaching

 

WOKING (Surrey)  The Family Tennis Club was started in 2000 by Gary Stanford and is based in Winston Churchill School Woking. Free use of the tennis courts for Families if membership taken out £40 per annumn 

HOOK (Hampshire) First course no membership required. After this only £25 a year for free use of courts 

 

 

WHO IS THE COACH

For more about the coach click onto link in margin 'WHO IS THE COACH'

Gary Stanford is the coach. He was previously head of Surrey LTA 10 & under boys coaching, talent I.D. and selection. He also coached the girls 10 & under squads, boys 11 & under and 14 & under squads. He has worked with many county and national juniors over the years. He was also head of the 11 & under junior program at CLTC now David Lloyds in Woking. He has represented Surrey and Hampshire County and been Number 1 in Great Britian on the seniors tour in 2008 and achieved a highest World ranking of 20 in 2005.

WOKING & HOOK CLASSES 

Scroll down for different ages etc

12 WEEKS Summer term / See Link on left  'Term Dates'

Start anytime /  Pro rata / First week free 

 

  CLASSES  MONDAY

 FRIDAY

SATURDAY
SUNDAY

 

 

 

RED BALL

5-8 Years 

4 years considered

30 minutes

 

Max 8-10 children

1 full size court with 5

mni court areas

Head coach & assistant

 

 

 

 

 

WOKING

SURREY

Saturday

11,35am 

to 12.05pm

 

WOKING

SURREY

Saturday 

12.05pm 

to 12.35pm

 

HOOK

Sunday

8.30am 

to 9am

 

CLASSES

MONDAY FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

 

 

Orange Ball

8-10 years

Green Ball 

10-12 years

or younger children ready

45 minutes

 

Woking

Max 12 children

3 full size courts &

2 extra large court areas

 

Hook

Max 8 children

With Head coach

2 full size courts 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOOK 

HAMPSHIRE

Monday

4.15 to 

5pm 

 

 


 

 

 

WOKING

SURREY

Friday

4.15pm-

5pm

 

 

 

WOKING SURREY

Friday 

5pm-

5.45pm 

 

WOKING

SURREY

Saturday

9.55am

to 10.40am

 

WOKING
SURREY

Saturday

12,35pm

to 1.20pm

 

HOOK

HAMPSHIRE

Sunday 

9am

to 9.45am

 

CLASSES MONDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
SUNDAY

 

Yellow Ball

Division 3&2

12-15 years

or younger children ready

55 minutes

Max 10-12 children

3 full size courts

& 2 extra large court areas 

With head coach

 

 

 

 

 

WOKING
SURREY

 Friday

5.45pm

to 6.40pm

 

 

 

 

WOKING

SURREY

Saturday 

9am

to 9.55am

CLASSES MONDAY FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

 

Yellow Ball

Division 1 & Premier 

15-18 years

or younger children ready

55 minutes

10 children

3 full size courts

and 2 extra large court areas

With head coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOKING
SURREY Friday

6.40pm

to 7.35pm

 

 

 

WOKING 
SURREY

Saturday

10.40am

to 11.35am

 

HOOK
HAMPSHIRE

SUNDAY

9.45am

to 10.30am
 

    CLASSES MONDAY FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

 

Yellow Ball Division

Adults & 17+

55 minutes 

 8 players

2 full size courts 

With head coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOKING
SURREY Friday 

7.30pm

to 9pm

 

OUR TEACHING SYSTEM / Show-Tell-Watch-Remind

Lesson structure / What is taught and how your child can move up to the class above is on our website under term registers. Passcode given to new members.

 

HOW DO WE TEACH

We teach children to rally and play matches with each other and from 4 years of age. We do not stand groups of children in lines and ball feed. Many coaches overload children with technical information and constantly stop and start the lesson to explain things. This may look good because it seems like the children are being taught. In our experience this way of teaching produces slower development. Children do need some information but should be allowed to play the game as much as possible. We create an environment for children to do this. We watch them while they play to see how they are developing then give some quick reminders, praise or encouragement. We don't keep interupting them to give more information.  At the end of the day it's more enjoyable for the children and we see greater improvement. 

 We don't waste time doing lots of movement practice or skills that are not relevant to tennis as many coaches do. Tennis is about learning to hit the ball well and getting it into the court regularly.They will obviously be moving when doing this. All our games are relevant to tennis,  fun and competitive, involve lots of hitting of balls, movement and decision making. 

 

 

'We offer a unique and enjoyable teaching programme'  

'Your child will improve with us and be given a hobby for life'

 

'Tennis a game for life'

Venue Address

Tennis and Children

Winston Churchill School

Hermitage Road

St Johns's

Woking

Surrey

GU21 8TL

''Do not use for correspondence'' 

BEST EVER RALLIES

Click onto hall of fame

Hall of fame.doc
Microsoft Word document [57.0 KB]

Our Courts

3 tennis courts in excellent condition and floodlights just completed! Kinder on the body and great in rain or ice.

 

RECORD BASELINE RALLIES

1944 SHOTS

Ella Harvey Yellow Premier

Anna Abramishvili Yellow Div 1

Did not miss a ball for 1 hour and 35 minutes

1010 SHOTS

Daniel Norton Yellow Division 1

Fraser Milligan Yellow Division 2

 

 

 

 

Federer funny video clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTL6ja_rFw

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