The Game Coaching
Ngataringa Tennis Club and The Game work in partnership to provide our members with great coaching opportunities.
The Game, is a professional tennis coaching team focused on the fundamentals of tennis. The Game currently provides coaching at Ngataringa, Campbells Bay, Orakei and West End tennis clubs and a number of Secondary Schools in Auckland. Founded to provide a complete programme for tennis players of all ages and abilities. The Game's goal is to help you master the essentials of the game in a simple and effective way. We offer private, group and fun drill style tennis sessions.
At Ngataringa Tennis Club (NTC), the Head coach Pato and his team of Remi, Tiphaine, Gage, and Finn run group and private lessons throughout the week. Read more about our coaching team HERE. Zeke Garrod is The Game's admin and operations representative for Ngataringa and can help with anything related to the The Game at NTC.
Private Coaching - If you're interested in private lessons sessions please send The Game an email HERE or message/call Zeke on 021955187. We can offer 1:1 or, if sufficient demand, shared private coaching sessions.
Junior Coaching- The Game have a number of group lessons for tiny tots 3-5 years old, and 5+ throughout the week all throughout the year. Each lesson category has a specific ability level. Our coaches will assist in placing children in the correct groups. Racquets can be borrowed or purchased. The current schedule can be viewed and booked HERE.
Junior club members have one weekly group lesson in terms 1 and 4 included in their annual junior membership fee. This coming season , commencing 01 September 2026, The Game will have 1 hour lesson slots from 330pm through to 630pm through the week to accommodate the various age and ability groups. More information about this will follow closer to T4 start.
The Game also run the following adult sessions;
Attack Maxx - Fast, high‑energy pair drills with lots of running, where you rotate between attacking and defending. Designed as flexible pay‑as‑you‑go or drop‑in sessions that fit around a busy work schedule.
Tennis Xpress Beginners - Tennis Xpress is an ITF beginner‑adult programme that teaches newcomers to serve, rally, score in a fun, barrier‑free way. It covers all the core techniques, basic singles and doubles tactics, and essential movement patterns to help adults start playing confidently.
Tennis Xplore Developers -Tennis Xplore is the follow‑on stage after Tennis Xpress, designed for players who’ve learned the basics and want to go deeper. Sessions focus on developing stronger technical skills and smarter tactics, helping newer players refine their shots and build confidence as they work toward interclub play.
Currently Attack Maxx, Tennis Xpress and Xplore sessions run on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. BOOK HERE
The Game team believe in providing pathways for players at every level, which means developing them to the best of their ability; whether this is to play for fun, to compete for your club, the region, or NZ.
For further information on The Game please go to The Game.