Coaching for all ages
Junior Hot Shots Tennis
Hot Shots Tennis programs are designed for every child at every age and ability. Choose from our range of fun classes designed for toddlers through to highschoolers.
HOT SHOT STAGES
AGES 2-4+
TODDLER TENNIS
Modified Red tennis ball (larger and soft)
Parental assisted version of Blue stage (parent participation required)
Fun themed tennis games
Hand-eye coordination and motorskills (run, balance, hop, throw)
Introductory techniques (floor tennis, volleying, basic forehand)
Confidence to participate without parental assistance
AGES 3-5+
BLUE STAGE
Modified Red tennis ball (larger and soft)
BLUE 1
Fun themed tennis games
Hand-eye coordination and motor skills (run, balance, hop, throw)
Developing basic sending & receiving skills (introduction to rallying)
Introductory techniques (floor tennis, volley, basic forehand)
Making friends, listening skills, building confidence
BLUE 2
Fun themed tennis games
More racquet work (forehand, backhand)
Learning to hit over a mini-net
Basic sending & receiving skills (introduction to rallying)
Making friends, listening skills, building confidence
AGES 5-8+
RED STAGE
Modified Red tennis ball (larger and soft)
RED 1
Fun games and drills, with scoring
More use of mini-net
Rallying, consistency, accuracy
Learning to serve (overarm throw)
Making friends, teamwork, sportsmanship, building confidence
RED 2
Fun games and drills, with scoring
Exploring match play
Rallying, consistency, accuracy
Developing the forehand and backhand
Mini-net at full height
Learning to serve (overarm throw and with racquet)
Making friends, teamwork, sportsmanship, building confidence
AGES 8-10+
ORANGE STAGE
Modified Orange ball (normal size but soft)
ORANGE 1
Fun games and exploring match play
Adapting to Orange ball and three-quarter size court
Rallying, directional hitting
Groundstrokes, volleying (and coming to the net), developing the serve
Some match play
Teamwork, sportsmanship, respect
ORANGE 2
Enhance all skills taught in Orange 1
Learning “c-shape” swing and producing top-spin
Improving techniques, shot quality and variety
More match play
Eventually progress towards green ball
AGES 10+
GREEN STAGE
Modified Green ball (25% softer than normal yellow ball)
GREEN 1
Adapting to green ball speed and bounce, and full-size court
Learning “c-shape” swing and producing top-spin
Improving techniques, shot quality and variety
Explore tactical skills
More match play
Introduce proper tennis scoring (15, 30, 40, Game etc)
Explore Singles and Doubles match play
TEEN IMPROVERS
Beginner focus
Learning tennis basics and fundamentals
Rallying skills (sending and receiving, consistency, accuracy, ball control)
Building confidence and coordination
Learning how to rally, serve and score
GREEN 2
Can serve, rally, score and cover a full court
Enhance all skills taught in Green 1
More advanced technical and tactical skills
Resilience and sportsmanship
GREEN DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
Approval from head coach required
Developing all court tennis abilities, both physical and mental
Exposure to more match play situations
Improving technical and tactical skills
Improving tennis IQ
Eventually progress towards yellow ball
Adult coaching
Whether you’re new to the sport or a seasoned player, our experienced team of coaches are here to help. We offer group classes for beginners to advanced, as well as our very popular Cardio tennis classes.
Netsports Adult Playing Standards:
Adult Beginner
Ideal for complete beginners and those with limited racquet skills
Working towards basic rallying and simple serve to get ball in play
Fun games and drills, and introduction to matchplay
Adult Improver
For players with basic racquet skills and some rallying ability
Rally-focused and starting to understand topspin
Working on technique, learning basic tactics and improving serve technique!
Adult Intermediate
For players with fundamentals in place, some matchplay and scoring experience, and can already serve comfortably
Still developing rally quality (control, depth, accuracy, spin)
Stronger focus on matchplay, serving, technical and tactical
Adult Performance
For experienced players with strong racquet skills, rally ability, and technical and tactical awareness
More demanding and challenging than Adult Intermediate sessions
Private, Semi-Private Lessons & Squads
For those seeking private coaching or performance squad training, please email us at play@netsports.com.au or call 1300 649 336.
FREE CONSULTATION
For new enrollers, we encourage making use of a FREE consultation with one of our senior coaches to assess your level BEFORE enrolling. This step enables us to manage student fit and quality of class delivery.