My 5 year old son is keen to play tennis, hopefully he will enjoy  the game as much as I did when I was young. Thinking about what it was like when I started , every Friday evening during the summer I would go along to my local clubs (where my wife and I still play) coaching [...]

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Its great to see that the popularity of Tennis continues to grow in schools.Organised by the Tennis Foundation and supported by the LTA a Tennis Program targeted at Secondary Schools has been launched
 
This is a result of a similar program run in Primary Schools which over the past 12 months has seen a large number of Primary School [...]

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In recent years the LTA have introduced a system called Mini Tennis which enables children from the age of 4 years upwards to play tennis. Mini Tennis incorporates low compression tennis balls which have a slower bounce than standard balls and mini tennis nets which measure 80cm in height smaller than a traditional net (91.4cm). Players [...]

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With the school holiday now upon us why try mini tennis with the kids. All you need is a couple of mini rackets, some balls and a mini tennis net. Rackets come in various sizes, see our BLOG dated 19the June 09  to help you choose. Depending on the age and where you decide to [...]

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There is on occasions a misconception that a Mini Tennis Ball is in fact smaller than a standard Tennis ball. This is actually not the case, with the majority of Mini Tennis balls measuring approximately 64mm, the same as a regular Tennis Ball. The only exceptions to this are the oversized Mini Red Tennis Balls [...]

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The most commonly used Mini Tennis Net measures 3m in length by 80cm in height. More recently larger nets have been introduced to the market which generally measure around 6m in length e.g. the  Wilson 6.1m Tennis Net. Freestanding and easy to erect these nets are very popular with schools, coaches and families. 

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The above question is one of the most frequently asked questions and the truth is there is no right or wrong answer. As we all know children grow at varying rates making it very difficult to categorised rackets by age group. Below we have put together some information as an indication of what mini tennis [...]

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What is Mini Tennis?
Mini Tennis is designed for young children under 10 years old and is an excellent way to introduce them to the game of tennis. It can be played all year round, indoor and outdoors, in clubs, schools, sports and leisure centres and parks. All the locations have a child protection policy and [...]

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