Coaching Programmes for Juniors
Tennis Monsters provide coaching programmes for juniors at your local tennis club where you can enjoy social tennis for fun, fitness and healthy competition through to high-performance tennis.
Coaching Director Tracey O’Connor—former Grand Slam junior ranked #55 in the world—is your first point of contact to determine your coaching requirements. Tracey will assess your tennis objectives and connect you with the most suitable coach and programme. Please contact Tracey to discuss on 021 468 402.
For more information, please Contact Us.
Private Tennis Coaching
1-1 session
Private Tennis Coaching is available to players wanting to improve quickly. You may be a beginner learning the basic technique, an intermediate player wanting to work on a specific stroke, or an advanced player focused on perfecting your game. To enquire about private lessons, please contact Tracey to discuss on 021 468 402.
Mini Shots Blue
3-5 Years — 45 Minutes — Mini Court
Mini Shots is tennis programme for 3-5-year-old children. At this age children acquire new skills quickly and create a solid foundation for further development. Children will learn the basic skills of simple balance and movement, basic racquet and ball skills, simple swing patterns and group structure through game-based learning. It is a fun and easy course conducted in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Court size: variable
Tennis ball: red ball (25% compression)
Recommended racquet size: 19-21 inches
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Hot Shots Red
5-8 Years — 45 Minutes — 1/2 Court
Hot Shots Red is a beginner level tennis programme for 5-8-year-old children. Children play with larger, low compression balls and a modified court to allow them to develop their tennis skills properly. The focus is on fun and learning so they have all the tools they need to keep playing and enjoying tennis in the future. During the programme players will learn:
- Movement in different directions, stopping and balancing
- Proper contact and simple control of the ball
- Rally skills learnt through throwing, hitting and catching
- Basic stroke shapes – forehand, backhand, volley, with control of the ball
- Group structure and game based learning
- Co-ordinated running, jumping and hopping
- Simple grips and contact points
- Introduction of the serve
- Rallying over a short distance
- How to win a point and where to stand
Court size: 3 m × 8.23 or 6 m × 10.97 m
Tennis ball: red ball (25% compression)
Recommended racquet size: 21–23 inches
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Hot Shots Orange
8-11 Years — 45 Minutes — 3/4 Court
Hot Shots Orange is a beginner-intermediate level tennis programme for children aged 8-11-years-old. Children play with medium compression tennis balls, bouncing lower and move slower to allow them to have longer rallies. Children learn a variety of skills:
- Quick and efficient movement
- Co-ordinated rotation and use of both arms
- Effective swing shapes including the use of spin
- Rallying from the baseline, including cross court
- Serving on balance with a consistent act on and higher contact point
- Specific and adapted footwork patterns
- Refined stroke shapes including the use of spin
- Changing the stroke to direct the ball and hit to different areas of the court
- Better throwing action and grip on the serve
- Tactical awareness of the opponent
Court size: 6.4 m × 18.29 m
Tennis ball: orange ball (50% compression)
Recommended racquet size: 23–25 inches
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Hot Shots Green
9-11 Years — 60 Minutes — Full Court
Hot Shots Green is an intermediate-advanced level tennis programme for children aged 9-11-years-old. Children focus on developing the following skills:
- Basic to excellent movement to, from and around the ball
- Coordinated use of all parts of the body
- Basic to adapted stances
- Basic full-court strategy and tactics
- Consistency in strokes and rally
- Refining serve technique including the introduction of the 2nd serve
- Strokes based upon intended shot and changing the flight, spin, and speed of the ball
Court size: 10.97 m × 23.78 m (full court)
Tennis ball: green ball (75% compression)
Recommended racquet size: 25–27 inches
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Hot Shots Yellow
11-18 Years — 60 Minutes — Full Court
Hot Shots Yellow is an intermediate-advanced tennis programme for children aged 11+. Players are exposed to a full range of technical and tactical possibilities while encouraged to develop their own play style and game plan. Everything is relevant to match play situations and gives them a setting to push the limits of what they can do. Players will refine their skills with the focus on:
- Excellent movement to, from and around the ball
- Coordinated use of all parts of the body
- All strokes covered–forehand, backhand, volley, serve
- Game etiquette with basic singles and doubles strategy
- Game based point play and working in teams or partner activity
Court size: 10.97 m × 23.78 m (full court)
Tennis ball: yellow ball (100% compression)
Recommended racquet size: 27 inches
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Junior Performance Programme
Become a professional player
The Junior Performance Programme aims to provide specialist training for all our selected players. All of our tennis training is based on the most current research ensuring Tennis Monsters players receive cutting-edge training at all times.
Tennis Monsters offer a complete package giving our players access to:
- Mental skills training
- Specialised physiotherapists
- Physical trainers
- Mentorships with experienced coaches in the tennis industry
The Development groups are:
- Red Development Programme (8-years-old and under)
- Orange Development Programme (10-years-old and under)
- Green Development Programme (12-years-old and under)
- High-Performance Programme (Yellow ball)
- Platinum Programme (11+ years 2-3 year interclub players)
- Black Programme (11+ years, top club junior interclub players)
Tennis Monsters Coaching Director Tracey O’Connor—former Grand Slam junior ranked #55 in the world—is your first point of contact to determine your child’s suitability to be part of our junior high-performance programme. Please contact Tracey to discuss on 021 468 402.