Junior Tennis

Rotorua Tennis Club is proud to promote and foster tennis for youngsters in our community.

Our courts are on Manuka Cres, Rotorua

Junior Membership

First time players are welcome to come along and try it out once for free after school on Fridays in Term 1 and 4

There are racquets and balls at the club for new players. Please bring shoes, a hat and a water bottle. Please come 5 minutes early for the below time slots if it is your first time.

If it’s the right fit, then fill out the membership form and pay online through the Rotorua Tennis Club website. Membership fees for all juniors is $80 for a full year and includes:

  • Club play on Friday afternoons in term 4 and 1   
  • 3.30-4.15pm is the Hot Shots format aimed at primary and beginner intermediate groups. We use low-compression balls that bounce less and emphasis is on building confidence with some practice and fun mini-games.
  • 4.15-5.45pm match play for Intermediate and High School players.  We start and finish with fun games.
  • Full year access to the courts (via side gate, code given with membership)
  • Affiliation to Tennis BOP and Tennis New Zealand which enables you to play interclub and enter tournaments across New Zealand.

Cancellations for Friday club coaching will be on the Facebook page and (to members) by email.

Coaching

Following from the weekly Friday play, small group and individual coaching programmes are delivered by our Club Pro Justin Megraw. These are optional, and are run on Wednesdays and Thursdays through the year (including winter months, however some players only participate in the summer months).

He is assisted by trained and selected juniors from our elite squad.  Players up to age 10 participate in the Hot Shots Tennis NZ programme.  This is designed so that young players are able to develop skills with the right equipment. 

They use low compression balls and smaller racquets, nets and courts.  They start on red balls then orange and finally onto green until they are able to play full matches.  From 11 years onwards they play full tennis and as well as further skill acquisition there is more emphasis on match play.

Justin will be able to recommend age/ability groups and give you a time to attend each week.  He will let you know the cost for this.  Coaching is available throughout the year.

Sign up for coaching on a Wednesday or Thursday, enrol at https://www.no1tennis.co.nz/rotoruatennisclub

Justin Megraw, 021 08355422, Justin@no1tennis.co.nz

Competition

There are tournaments and interclub for juniors over the season around the Bay of Plenty and further afield.  We will keep you informed through the newsletters. Justin Megraw also runs several tournaments year-round and these can be seen on the Tennis New Zealand tournament website. 

Contact details

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