Indoor and outdoor tennis courts with competitive and social tennis for all abilities
Tennis
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis and Squash Club is one of the leading clubs in West Yorkshire. Our aim is to offer top quality coaching for all ages and abilities.
The facilities include:
- Four indoor acrylic courts, complete with brand new state of the art lighting
- Four floodlit artificial grass courts
- One acrylic hard court
- One porous all weather macadam court
- Teams in Local and Yorkshire League
- Coaching for all levels and ages
- Social sessions for all abilities
Tennis Classes & Coaching Programme
Please use the button below to view prices and book your tennis classes.
LTA Youth at Huddersfield Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
TINY TOTS (Age 2&3)
Saturday 8.45-9.15am
BLUE STAGE – Learn the basics (Age 4-6)
This is an introduction to tennis. Here, we will help kids improve their balance, agility and
co-ordination while teaching them about the sport we love.
At this stage it’s not about winning or losing, it’s just getting to grips with the basics.
Thursday 4.00-4.45 pm
Saturday 9.15-10.00am
RED STAGE – Serve, rally and score (Age 6-8)
This will look a bit more like the tennis you know. You’ll see overarm serves, rallies and volleys.
Coaches will help children to further develop their co-ordination, balance and speed.
We’ll introduce relaxed competition here too.
Monday 4.00-4.45pm
Thursday 4.45-5.30pm
Saturday 10.00-10.45am
ORANGE STAGE – Develop a rounded game (Age 8-10)
Time to throw in some tactics, problem-solving, and guides to sportsmanship and leadership.
At this stage children will know all of the rules and will be serving and returning in matches.
Monday 4.45-5.30pm
Saturday 10.45-11.30am
GREEN STAGE – Test your skills (Age 9-11)
This is the big one. It’s time for kids to play on full size courts.
Now it’s all about growing the game by fine tuning and refining the techniques they’ve
learned so far.
Monday 5.30-6.30pm
Saturday 11.30am-12.30pm
YELLOW STAGE – Take your skills further (Age 11+)
Time to find your game. Playing on full size court with the same size balls the pros use,
kids will continue to explore different styles on the court, and start to choose their own.
Tuesday 5.30-6.30pm (11-15 years)
Saturday 12.30-1.30pm (11-14 years)
Saturday 1.30-2.30pm (14-17 years)
Adult Tennis – Courses
Huddersfield Lawn Tennis & Squash Club make every effort to accommodate all players. Courses must have a minimum of 4 players booked on in order to run.
BLACK – ADVANCED +
Top Club standard players, competing for the club teams. These players show advanced levels of tactics in both singles and doubles.
Thursday 8.00-9.30pm
PINK – ADVANCED
For those progressing through the course programme levels as listed above. A strong club player who is capable of hitting with pace spin control and consistency and representing the club in local leagues.
Thursday 8.00-9.30pm
BLUE – INTERMEDIATE +
Players must be competent in all areas of the game and be capable of hitting with pace spin and consistency. A full range of all the strokes. A full range of all the strokes will be covered in this course and an opportunity to explore tactics in greater depth for both singles and doubles. Sessions will be games based allowing players to develop skills in a matchplay situation.
Tuesday 7.30-9.00pm
BROWN – INTERMEDIATE
This course is aimed at players who have a sound understanding of all the basic strokes and will provide an invaluable insight into the more advanced tactics for both singles and doubles. The sessions will involve a range of drills to improve technique and gain a greater understanding of the tactics, together with with an opportunity to put it into matchplay.
Monday 9.30-11am
Tuesday 7.30-9.00pm
Wednesday 7.30-8.30pm
GREEN – IMPROVER +
For those who want to further improve their technical and tactical game with a view to competing in club events/tournaments. Players should be capable of hitting with spin on all the basic strokes. A sound knowledge of the rules and tactics for both singles and doubles.
Monday 9.30-11am
Wednesday 6.30-7.30pm
Saturday 11.30am-12.30pm
YELOW – IMPROVER
This course is for those players who have progressed from the lower levels of the club programme. Players must be capable of playing all the basic strokes and have a good understanding of the rules and scoring for both singles and doubles.
Thursday 7.00-8.00pm
Saturday 11.30am-12.30pm
RED – BEGINNER +
For those who have previously attended the level below or who are returning after a lengthy absence and want to brush up on their skills. This course is also suitable for those who require some fine tuning on basic technique and wish to build their confidence in matchplay situations. Players should be able to maintain a rally from the baseline with forehands and backhands and be capable of serving overarm.
Thursday 6.00-7.00pm
WHITE – BEGINNER
For adults who want to start learning the game and are looking for a new challenge in life -Look no further! Sessions will cover basic technical and tactical aspects incorporated within a games-based approach which allows progressive learning, making it fun and enjoyable. Sessions will involve sending and receiving skills and co-ordination drills.
Thursday 5.45-6.30pm
Saturday 10-10.45am
In addition to our courses we run the following sessions:
Adult Matchplay – Every Wednesday 10.00-11.30am – Yellow/Green/Brown
Over 50s Sponge Ball – Every Thursday 1.30-3.00pm – all levels
Social Tennis (Coach Led) – Every Friday 6.30-8.00pm – Yellow/Green/Brown/Blue
Social Tennis (Member Led) – Every Sunday between 9.30am-12.30pm – Brown/Blue/Pink
Social Tennis (Coach Led) once a month on the last Sunday of each month 3.30-5.00pm – Red/Yellow/Green
Course Guidelines – Age & Standard
LTA Youth
Tiny Tots – 2 & 3 Years
Blue – 4-6 Years
Red – 6-8 Years
Orange – 8-10 Years
Green – 9-11 Years
Yellow – 11-17 Years
Coaches Individual lessons
Tomas David Level 4 £28 an hour Tel 07867 815567
Rebecca Lee Level 4 £24 an hour Tel 07740 282941
Kate Mallin Level 3 £21 an hour Tel 07534 893266
Andrew Spence Level 3 £21 an hour Tel 07879 497563
Gabriel Belibi Level 2 £15 an hour Tel 07311 384162
Plus court booking £7 indoor and £3 outdoor – rates may vary during the winter season.
CANCELLATION OF INDIVIDUAL LESSONS MUST BE 24HRS BEFORE THE LESSON OR FULL PRICE WILL STILL BE PAID.
INFORMATION ON THE BOOKING OF COURTS
ADULT MEMBERS
Outdoor Courts – £2 per hour
Floodlights £5 per hour
Indoor Courts – off peak £10 per hour, peak £15 per hour
Off peak times Mon – Fri 8am – 6pm & all weekend
Peak times Mon – Fri 6-10pm (courts are charged at off-peak rates in summer)
Guest Fees £5 per visit – Max visits 6 per year.
JUNIOR MEMBERS
Outdoor courts – £2 per hour
Indoor courts – off peak £10 per hour, peak £15 per hour
Junior guest fee £5 per visit – Max visits 6 per year
All court bookings must be made through Sportsbooker. Members must register to use the online booking system
To book or for information on classes or coaching please contact us or contact the coaches directly.