Junior Development Squad

In our new term of junior club coaching, we are looking to introduce new training sessions for our junior players aged 8 to 13, who are ready for their next step in their tennis development. These training sessions will be focussing on improving technical skills, agility, coordination and mobility through drills and targeted exercises following a curriculum in every session.

If you have a junior player, who:

• Is passionate about tennis and currently practises several times a week to improve,

• would thrive doing drills/ repeated targeted exercises, 

• is willing to focus and concentrate, 

• brings a positive attitude to training and participates happily,

• will aim to attend, arrive on time & prioritise every training session and practise additionally in their own time.

These classes may be of interest to you and your child.

• Coach: Mantas Valiauga

• Session times: 3pm, 4pm, 6pm Mondays and Wednesdays during the school term 

• Duration: 1 hour

• Class size: 4 players

• Fee: €12.50 per class (10 week term €125)

Player Selection Process

Please complete this form by 30th August 2026 if your child would like to join our Junior Term 1 Tennis Squad. As each squad will have a maximum of 4 places, we are collecting expressions of interest to help us to organise the groups and confirm places.

Once registration is closed, our  Director of Coaching, our Junior Administrator, Coach Mantas and Junior Coach Matthew will meet to establish an order of merit of all players. This shortlist of players will be based on:

• attendance in our club coaching programme

• attendance in our additional activities including social tennis and Junior Hour activities 

• participation in competitions (junior ladder, RR 2025)

• representation of SAPTC in Aces & All Stars, Stars & Stripes, InterClub Friendlies

• positive attitude and sportsmanship

There will be 24 places (4 x 6 classes).

Places will then be offered to players on the list for term 1 commencing Monday 14th September or Wednesday 16th September. If need be, we will be holding a waiting list. Private PAYGO coaching with Coach Mantas or Coach Matthew is available for juniors (group settings or single) also.