Junior FAQs
What does a Junior Membership Include?
- Two full terms (one day per week) of junior group lessons in Terms 4 and 1 with our Tennis Plus coaches
- A discount of $10 per person per hour off any additional Tennis Plus coaching sessions
- Book and access the club's 5 outdoor courts and clubhouse facilities free of charge ($20 per hour charge for non-members)
- Participate in a Ngataringa Tennis Club Interclub Team (see Junior Interclub for more information)
- Participate in the end-of-season Junior Club Champs (held late March/early April)
- Invites to club events such as Junior Prizegiving Party, Club Xmas Party
- Access to the high-performance Junior Development Squad (invite only by Tennis Plus coaches)
- Apply for a Junior Membership here (Note: new season memberships available to purchase approx. late August 2024)
- Note - Family Memberships also include all of the above
Who are Ngataringa Tennis Club & Tennis Plus?
Ngataringa Tennis Club (NTC) have engaged the services of a private company - Tennis Plus - to provide coaching services to our club members
NTC are responsible for:
- Club Memberships
- Maintaining & granting access to facilities (clubrooms, tennis courts, LED lights)
- Club events (parties, club champs, prizegivings etc)
- Interclub teams
- Junior Membership, Interclub fees & Fob fees are paid to Ngataringa Tennis Club (pay here)
Tennis Plus are responsible for:
- Private coaching & scheduling
- Group coaching & scheduling (including T1 & T4 coaching that comes with Jr Memberships)
- Holiday Programmes
- Click here to see all the services offered by Tennis Plus
- Private coaching, T2 & T3 winter group coaching, and additional classes/holiday programmes will be invoiced directly by Tennis Plus
- Any coaching credits arising due to bad weather, injury etc will be offset against future Tennis Plus invoices
How do I join an Interclub Team?
- Any Junior Member can register to play interclub for NTC.
- See our Junior Interclub page here for registration forms & more information
- Teams are selected by the Head Coach and Junior Convenor. We do not hold trials.
- Registrations close early September each year for Term 4 interclub (Pre-Xmas season)
- Registrations close early December each year for Term 1 interclub (Post-Xmas season)
- A small additional Interclub Fee applies & must be paid through our website by mid October each year
What can I do to become a top Junior?
- Play in an interclub team (we offer Prems level teams for top juniors): join here
- Enter NTC Junior Club Champs (end of each season)
- Join the Performance Squad (invite only from Head Coach)
- Practice, practice, practice! Grab a ball and hit against the wall, or ask a Senior about hiring our club ball machine which can be booked here
- Enter Regional & National Tennis Tournaments: Tennis NZ Tournaments
- Play in a Chelsea Cup team (invite only once you have achieved high Match Hub ranking)
- Talk with your coach or Junior Convenor. We have had - and currently have - top junior players at NTC who are now playing overseas. This includes the incredible Cameron Norrie, who played as a Ngataringa Junior on our Chelsea Cup team. We'd love to help you achieve your tennis goals!
Court Booking & Fobs
- To book a court, create your account at: clubspark.kiwi/NgataringaTennisClub & follow prompts to ‘Court Booking’
- Juniors can purchase fobs from: clubspark.kiwi/NgataringaTennisClub/Membership/Join
- Your fob will give you access to the courts and to the main clubhouse
- If you make a night booking, the lights will automatically turn on for the duration of your booking
- Important: If you are playing with beginner juniors, we kindly ask that you do not book a court directly next to interclub courts. This is to ensure both the safety of the junior players, and to minimise disruption to our senior players & the club they are hosting.
Useful Club Information
On the ground floor in the main clubhouse you will find:
- Male/female toilets & changing rooms
- Our Junior News Board - check here for updates & news!
- Lost Property Box
- Chilled water filter tap (back by sink)
- First aid kit (back wall)
- A container of tennis balls for use free of charge (warm up for your lesson/match with a hit against the wall!)
- WIFI password (wall adjacent to Junior News Board)
Let's Stay Connected
Keep up-to-date with all the junior club happenings:
- Website NgataringaTennisClub News
- Instagram Ngataringa Tennis Club Instagram
- Facebook Ngataringa Tennis
Have More Questions?
- For membership/club & interclub queries, contact Michelle Robson, your current junior convenor via email: NTC Junior Convenor (juniorsNTClub@gmail.com)
- For coaching & holiday programme queries, contact Tennis Plus via email: Tennis Plus (admin@tennisplus.co.nz)