Mini Tennis at Pavilion and Avenue Tennis Club, Hove, is exactly what the name suggests – the game of tennis modified for younger or inexperienced players, in which all the skills and tactics of the real game can be learned and used. Based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, the club offers weekly coaching programmes
Mini Tennis works by offering three colour-coded stages; red 8U, orange 9U and green 10U – following the sequence of traffic lights – and each stage uses courts, rackets and types of balls that are right for children. A child will graduate from red to orange to green, ensuring that they are always playing at a level that feels comfortable to them.
For booking information see the bottom of the page.
Saturday Programme – All Year Round
(Term-time only including half-term weeks but please also check with a Coach or ’news’ updates as school term time dates can vary!)
Stage | Time | Further Information |
Mini Tennis Red | 9.30am-10.30am | Drop in sessions open to members and non-members (PAY and PLAY)
(non-members pay extra £1.50 visitor coaching fee) Cost: Mini Red, Orange and Green – £6 + £0.50p winter airhall fee. |
Mini Tennis Orange | 9.30am-10.30am | |
Mini Tennis Green / Yellow Ball | 9.30am-10.30am |
Summer Programme
(Term-time only from after Easter until October half term )
Below is a list of the development of mini-tennis squads. Please contact one of the Coaches for information on our performance squads.
Stage | Day / Time | Further Information |
Mini Tennis Red | Mondays: 4.00pm-5.00pm | All squads must be pre-booked and prepaid in blocks. For further information regarding the Mini Tennis programme please contact James Hope 07748 697480. Non-members may try one block but if they wish to continue they must then become junior members, except for Mini Red players. Small mini tennis performance squads also run and will be by invitation only.
Block 1 – after the Easter holidays until the May half term Block 2 – after the May half term until the Summer holidays Block 3 – from September until October half term The programme then moves indoors for the winter. |
Mini Tennis Orange | Mondays: 4pm-5.30pm | |
Mini Tennis Green | Mondays: 5pm-6.30pm |
Winter Programme
(term time only from after October half term until Easter)
Stage | Day / Time | Further Information |
Mini Tennis Red | Mondays: 4.00pm-5.00pm | Squads are run indoors in the airhall apart from the Tennis Fitness part of sessions. All squads must be pre-booked and prepaid in blocks. For further information regarding the Mini Tennis programme please contact James Hope 07748 697480. Non members may try one block but if they wish to continue they must then become junior members, except for Mini Red players.
Small mini-tennis performance squads will run throughout the Winter Programme in blocks and will be invitation only. Block 1 – after October half term to Christmas Block 2 – after Christmas to February half term Block 3 – after February half term to Easter The programme then moves outside for the summer. |
Mini Tennis Orange | Mondays: 5pm-6pm | |
Mini Tennis Green & | Mondays: 6pm-7pm |
Junior Coaching at Pav & Ave
Junior coaching courses and holiday camps can be booked on this page of the LTA website.