Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club
Dulwich Junior Tennis Program
Kerstin Polster is the Head Coach, and holds a
C Trainer certificate (German qualification) and the RPT National
Professional coaching qualification. Kerstin is assisted by . . . . .
The club runs co-ordinated structured tennis coaching and playing programmes, catering for juniors of all ages from 3 through to 18 years of age. Please note separate coaching fees will be charged when participating in these programmes. These coaching and playing programmes will typically operate on 5-week booking cycles and take place on Saturday mornings (8.30am to 12pm), Saturday evenings (5.00pm to 7.00pm) and every weekday evening during term times.Download membership form
The first Saturday junior session for 2009/10 will commence on SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER with a Juniors tournament. This is open to all junior members. You can enter your name in a knockout or round robin draw (depending on number of entries) to play against other members. We will start at 11am and aim to play the finals around 5pm. We will be holding a BBQ in the afternoon as well. Details of the competition and forms to book for this session can be found in the clubhouse or email Kerstin on: kerstinpolster@mac.com or download here: DULWICH TENNIS JUNIORS Tournament Entry 09.doc . A separate Junior Newsletter providing full details of the junior section can be downloaded here.
During the year the club runs a number of junior teams and plays matches against other local tennis clubs. The club also runs an annual junior competition.
| Midweek Sessions | |||
| Academy Group | Term | Length | Cost |
| Streettennis | 14th Sep - 16th Oct | 5 weeks | £25 for everyone |
| Other Groups | 14th Sep - 16th Oct | 5 weeks | £ 44 Members £46 Non-Members |
| Saturday Sessions | |||
| Streettennis | 12th Sep - 24th Oct | 7 weeks | @£ 35 for everyone |
| Other Groups | 12th Sep - 24th Oct | 7 weeks | £ 60 Members £62 Non-Members |
| Academy Group | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Streetennis | Classes re-start after February Half Term | 8.30-9am | ||||
| Mini Red | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 9-10am | ||
| Mini Orange | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 4-5pm | 10-11am | ||
| Mini Green | 5-6pm | 4-5pm | 5-6pm | 11-12am | ||
| Development Squad | 5-6pm | 6-7pm | 5-6pm | 11-12am | ||
| Performance Squad | 5-6pm | 4-5pm | ||||
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR JUNIORS
Junior members can use the tennis courts except at organised club sessions This is free and forms a part of the benefit of membership - we would encourage all juniors to take advantage of the coaching sessions listed below. Tel: Kerstin Polster 07866 765505 or Jason Liasides 07725 314491.
Which Group Should I Be In?
Streetennisis for players 3-5yrs and is the development of core motor skills: Co-ordination, agility and balance as well as the basic tennis strokes and court rules.
Mini Red is for players aged 6-8 yrs, it is played on smaller courts and with softer balls.
Mini Orange is for players aged 8-9 yrs, it is played on slightly larger courts than red.
Mini Green is for the players aged 9-10yrs and is for the promising players making the transition to full court.
Development Squad is for the existing player with a consistent game and it will also give a solid start to older beginners
Performance Squad is for the more serious player hoping to develop into the future Academy squad