We’ve been introducing kids to the joy of tennis for over 20 years. Our extensive junior coaching programme and pathway has been fine-tuned and tailored to meet the needs of all age groups and abilities.
All of our coaches are LTA licensed, DBS checked and first aid trained. Our LTA qualified coaches also provide one-to-one lessons for juniors.
Season Ticket holders can enjoy exclusive coaching discounts — up to 20% off (around 15% for juniors) — when booking onto our programmes.
Find out more with a Play Tennis Lewisham Season Ticket.
We run junior tennis lessons after school from Monday to Thursday and at weekends, across eight venues in Lewisham. Our 4 to 8 year olds can train indoors at the Ladywell Centre Sports Hall all year round.
| Venue | What's on |
|---|---|
| Ladywell Centre Sports Hall | Indoor Blue (4 to 6) and Red (6 to 8) courses after school from Monday to Thursday, and on Saturday mornings. Inclusive tennis on Wednesday and Saturday, and junior fitness on Sunday. |
| Ladywell Fields | Orange, Green and Yellow courses for 8 to 18 year olds after school from Monday to Thursday, and on Saturday mornings. |
| Catford Wanderers | Tuesday after school and Saturday mornings, for ages 5 to 17. |
| Hilly Fields | Yellow courses for 10 to 18 year olds on Saturday. |
| Mayow Park | Saturday mornings, for ages 6 and up. |
| Manor House Gardens | Sunday mornings, for ages 4 and up. |
| Telegraph Hill | Sunday mornings, for ages 5 to 17. |
| Chinbrook Meadows | Sunday mornings, for ages 5 to 17. |
Season Ticket holders save around 15% on junior coaching. See the full junior timetable for session times, current prices and booking.
View the junior timetableChildren can start from age 4, on our Blue stage. It's an introduction to tennis with small courts, soft balls and lots of games.
Stages go mainly by age, as shown in the junior coaching pathway on this page. Our coaches move children up when they're ready.
Mini tennis is the name for the younger LTA Youth stages. Children play on smaller courts with lower nets and softer, slower balls, so they can rally and score from their first session.
Yes. Our Junior Inclusive sessions run at the Ladywell Centre Sports Hall on Wednesdays for 8 to 16 year olds and on Saturdays for 6 to 17 year olds.
Yes. Our Blue and Red courses for 4 to 8 year olds run indoors at the Ladywell Centre Sports Hall.
We run tennis holiday camps for 4 to 16 year olds in the school holidays. See our holiday camps page for the next dates.
Our performance squads are for players our coaches select from the main programme, so they're by invitation only.
All of our courses are booked online through ClubSpark, the LTA's booking system. You'll need a free LTA account.
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