Membership at Nelson Lawn Tennis Club give you access to professional tennis coaching from our dedicated team of coaches from Calder Tennis. Fees apply.
Non-members are welcome to try a coaching session, but you will need to join the club if you wish to continue having regular coaching.
Current coaching offerings at Nelson Lawn Tennis Club
Contact Ash to enroll and for current session times
Adult Group Coaching
It's never too late to start developing your game, or return to tennis after a break! Make friends while working on your skills... you won't regret it! Guests are welcome to try a coaching session, but Nelson Lawn Tennis Club membership is required for continued coaching.
Tuesday and Saturday mornings
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced groups
Cost: $15 minimum - $20 max (depending on group number)
Junior Group Coaching
Our coaches excel at helping kids of all ages fall in love with tennis. Put your child in their care and they will transform their skills and abilities.
The junior coaching programme has offerings for all skill levels (fees apply). All children in coaching programmes must be members of Nelson Lawn Tennis Club.
Tuesday afternoons/evenings
- 3-5 years: Blue ball
- 5-8 years: Red ball
- 9-10 years: Orange ball
- 11-13 years: Green ball
- 13-18 years: Teenagers
- Competitive players (selection by ability)
Wednesday afternoons/evenings
- 13-18 years: Intermediate level
- Competitive players (selection by ability)
Private coaching
Looking to work on something one-to-one with the coaches? Book in for a private lesson. Days/times flexible with your schedule. Contact Ash for more information and to book.
- 1:1 private session with head coach Ash ($80/hr)
- 1:1 private session with coach Christie ($60/hr)
- 1 hour hitting session with Ash or Christie ($40)
- Create your own mini-group session with your teammates or friends. Contact Ash for more details.
About our coaching team
Our coaching team is lead by head club coach, Ashleigh Calder. Ash has has been involved in tennis from the age of 7 years. For much of that time, Ash was training hard and competing in various tennis tournaments around the country and overseas. Ash played at National level for 7 years, including holding a few junior National titles and has represented Nelson Bays and Canterbury in tennis since she was a young junior. She continues to represent Nelson Bays today. In 2013, she took her tennis career to the next level and began coaching in the family business, Calder Tennis where she coached at various clubs around the Nelson Bays region. She completed her Junior Development coaching course with Tennis Australia in late 2014 and is very excited to be involved with helping Calder Tennis and junior and senior members of NLTC improve their skills.
Contact: ash@caldertennis.co.nz 027 859 9359