On this page:

• Junior Hotshots Coaching (ages 3 - 12)
• Junior Yellow Ball Coaching (ages 12+)

(Please note, ages are a rough guide for all groups and other factors to determine a child’s group include their ability and amount of Tennis experience)

Tennis Hot Shots is the national starter tennis programme designed just for kids with smaller courts, shorter racquets, and softer balls, meaning that kids can play a proper game of tennis from the moment they step on court.

Using modified equipment means from the very start kids are developing technical, tactical, physical, and mental skills with programmes and equipment designed to grow with them. Sessions are made up of tactical, technical, fun, and social elements which create developmental readiness in children.

Hotshots Blue:

• Age Range: 3-5 years old
• When?  Saturday 9:15-9:45 am
• Class Size: Max of 4
• Court Size: 3 m × 8.23 or 6 m × 10.97 m
• Tennis Ball: Red Ball (25% compression)
• Cost: $60 for a Junior Member, $70 for a Non-Member (8x 30-minute Lessons)
• Details: With Hotshots Blue, I focus on the child’s physical and hand-eye skills and developing these, so they can eventually be able to hit the ball over the net and begin to rally. In these sessions we train FPMS (Functional and Perceptual Motor Skills). All lessons include a Throwing, Catching, Moving, and Striking activity to help prepare them for the above.

Parents are welcome to join in these sessions and do the activities with their child if they wish, due to their young age.

Hotshots Red 1:

• Age Range: 5-8 years old
• When? Tuesday 3:15-4:00 pm, Wednesday 3:45-4:30 pm & Saturday 9:45-10:30 am
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: 3 m × 8.23 or 6 m × 10.97 m
• Tennis Ball: Red Ball (25% compression)
• Cost: $80 for a Junior Member, $90 for a Non-Member (8x 45-minute Lessons)
• Details: Hotshots Red 1 focuses on kids learning the basic skills and shots needed to begin to be able to Rally. Kids will learn to hit Forehands, Backhands, Serve, and Volley, plus learn the 3 main areas of the Red Court (Front, Middle, and the Back) and the movement needed around them. As well as this, they learn what a basic Tennis Match looks like, and if the ball is in or out when they play (the lines of the Court).

Hotshots Red 2:

• Age Range: 5-8 years old
• When? Monday 3:30-4:15 pm, Friday 3:30-4:15 pm  & Saturday 10:30-11:15 am
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: 3 m × 8.23 or 6 m × 10.97 m
• Tennis Ball: Red Ball (25% compression)
• Cost: $90 for a Junior Member, $100 for a Non-Member (8x 45-minute Lessons, which includes an entry to a Sunday Hotshots Event)
• Details: Hotshots Red 2 kids can hit basic shots well and are able to rally to each other inside the Red Court. Because of this there is a lot more focus on tactics etc compared to the Red 1 Player. Some themes Red 2 Players work on during the Term include Slice Serve, Doubles (Calling + Positioning), Transition + Volley etc. They can also attend a Hotshots Event which is including in the Coaching Fee. These happen twice a Term on a Sunday where the kids can play fun matches which they practice the skills they are learning in the classes.

 Hotshots Orange 1:

• Age Range: 8-11 years old
• When? Friday 4:15-5:00 pm and Saturday 11:15-12:00 pm
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: At MLTC Orange 1 Players use the 4 Service Boxes as a Court
• Tennis Ball: Orange Ball (50% compression)
• Cost: $90 for a Junior Member, $100 for a Non-Member (8x 45-minute Lessons, which includes an entry to a Sunday Hotshots Event)
• Details: Hotshots Orange 1 is for students that are new to Tennis/have moved up from coaching in the Red 2 Group. They now play on the Big Tennis Court and use 4 Service Boxes to train in. This group works on Basic Technical and Tactical Skills with a focus on what Tennis is and how to play it There’s an extra emphasis on their movement due to the larger court than above. They can also attend a Hotshots Event which is including in the Coaching Fee. These happen twice a Term on a Sunday where the kids can play fun matches which they practice the skills they are learning in the classes.

Hotshots Orange 2:

• Age Range: 8-11 years old
• When? Monday 4:15-5:00 pm 
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: 6.4 m × 18.29 m (3/4 of a Full-Sized Tennis Court)
• Tennis Ball: Orange Ball (50% compression)
• Cost: $90 for a Junior Member, $100 for a Non-Member (8x 45-minute Lessons, which includes an entry to a Sunday Hotshots Event)
• Details: Hotshots Orange 2 Players can Rally and are learning lots of Tactical Skills such as moving the opponent, maintaining/changing direction etc associated with Tennis. There’s still an extra emphasis on their movement due to the larger court than above. They can also attend a Hotshots Event which is including in the Coaching Fee. These happen twice a Term on a Sunday where the kids can play fun matches which they practice the skills they are learning in the classes.

Hotshots Green:

• Age Range: 10-12 years old
• When? Monday 5:00-6:00 pm
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: 10.97 m × 23.78 m (Full-Sized Tennis Court)
• Tennis Ball: Green Ball (75% Compression)
• Cost: $110 for a Junior Member, $125 for a Non-Member (8x 1 Hour Lessons, which includes an entry to a Sunday Hotshots Event)
• Details: Hotshots Green is for students that are new to Tennis/have moved up from coaching in the Orange 2 Group. They now play on the Full-Sized Tennis Court, with the Ball having less bounce than a normal Tennis Ball still so they can Rally easier. This group works on Basic Technical and Tactical Skills with a focus on what Tennis is and how to play it. They can also attend a Hotshots Event which is including in the Coaching Fee. These happen twice a Term on a Sunday where the kids can play fun matches which they practice the skills they are learning in the classes.

Green Dot Performance:

• Age Range: 10-12 years old
• When? Tuesday 4:00-5.00 pm
• Class Size: Max of 8 (Invite Only)
• Court Size: 10.97 m × 23.78 m (Full-Sized Tennis Court)
• Tennis Ball: Green Ball (75% Compression)
• Cost: $110 for a Junior Member, $125 for a Non-Member (8x 1 Hour Lessons, which includes an entry to a Sunday Hotshots Event). 
• Details: Green Dot Performance is an accelerant class designed for kids that are serious about their Tennis and/or need more challenge than what they are getting in the standard Hotshots Classes. They have a high skill set for their age and are working on more advanced themes to improve their knowledge and to push them. They can also attend a Hotshots Event which is including in the Coaching Fee. These happen twice a Term on a Sunday where the kids can play fun matches which they practice the skills they are learning in the classes.

Yellow Ball Girls Training:

• Age Range: 12+
• When? Thursday 5-6 pm
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: Full Sized Tennis Court
• Tennis Ball: Standard Yellow Ball
• Cost: $100 for a Junior Member, $115 for a Non-Member (8x 1 Hour Lessons). 
• Details: Yellow Ball Girls Training is for girls that are playing Inter-Club or have some previous Tennis experience, either moving up from Green Ball or have done Coaching elsewhere or in the past. These players already have Basic Skills to Serve, Rally and Play, and are looking to push on from these to more advanced themes. Some example’s themes of what we train in these classes include the 3 Game Situations (Attack/Neutral/Defence), Types of Slices, and the 5 Controls (Height, Depth, Direction, Spin, Speed).

Junior Development Squad:

• Age Range: 12+
• When? Wednesday 4:30-6:00 pm
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: Full Sized Tennis Court
• Tennis Ball: Standard Yellow Ball
• Cost: $150 for a Junior Member, $170 for a Non-Member (8x 1.5 Hour Lessons). 
• Details: The Junior Development Squad is designed for the top Yellow Ball Players at the Club, so they are all training together and pushing each other. Like the Green Dot Performance, they are working on advanced themes to increase their knowledge base and expand their Tennis Brain.

Learner Teenage Tennis

• Age Range: 13+
• When? Tuesday 5:00-6:00 pm &Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm
• Class Size: Max of 6
• Court Size: Full Sized Tennis Court
• Tennis Ball: Standard Yellow Ball
• Cost: $100 for a Junior Member, $115 for a Non-Member (8x 1 Hour Lessons)
• Details: Learner Teenage Tennis is for juniors that are completely new to Tennis, or have played very little Tennis previously. These sessions teach the basics of Tennis (Rally, Serve, Play), with the idea that by the end they feel confident that they can go away and play Tennis themselves and have an idea of what to do. The sessions involve a mix of Drills, Games, and some Match Play at the end. 

Please Note: All Classes above from Orange 1 up include a Match Play Element in each session so kids are doing Tennis and not just learning shots for it etc. I try and include 10-15 mins at the end of every session.