Junior Tennis

If you are not currently a member of Lunesdale Lawn Tennis Club then please download and complete this membership application form

Lunesdale are this year trying to offer our junior members a more co-ordinated range of activities, some of these have existed before but not been well publicised, some are new. The fun tennis sessions will be available to non-members though there will be a small charge made per session for these, coaching sessions are also available to non-members but are charged for by our coach independently.

Junior membership is very reasonable, costing £27 for 11-18 y.o and £15 for under 11’s. Alternatively kids, why not drag your parents along too?? Family membership is £190 for the year, very reasonable when compared with the cost of joining the gym.

Members are supplied with “clubtags” which are designed to fit on your shoelaces as an easy way of displaying that you are a current member, if you are not wearing yours it will be assumed you are not a member so please ensure you fit them as soon as you get them.

The club has a Child Protection Policy in place that is published on the notice board in the clubhouse, the nominated person for children to contact in case of concerns is Janet Bowers on 01524 701368

The club has 3 grass courts for use in the summer months and 2 all weather tarmac courts with floodlights for use in the winter, the setting, down in the Lune Valley, is idyllic.

Saturday mornings

From Saturday the 2nd May until the school holidays begin we will be running practice sessions for children aged 10 and over. These will begin at 9am. There will be no organised sessions running on the 9th or 16th May or on the 19th June but those involved are welcome to come and play with each other on these dates anyway.

Junior Coaching

We are fortunate to have James McNally running coaching for juniors on a Friday evening now. Sessions are as follows;

  • Younger Juniors (Primary School yrs 1-3) 4-4.45pm
  • Older Juniors 1 (Years 3-6) – 4.45-5.45pm
  • Older Juniors 2 (Secondary School) – 5.45pm – 6.45pm

James can be contacted by e-mail on mytenniscoach@hotmail.com

Junior Ladder

Depending on interest we are hoping to have a junior ladder running at the club. The membership forms allowed for juniors to express an interest in this but if you have not replied on this form and are interested please let me know. If you become interested through the season as your confidence builds, again let me know and I can add your name at the bottom.

Teams

We have entered an U14 team into the local league again this year. The U12 league unfortunately is not going to run but we hope to organise some friendly matches at U12/U13 level with some of the other local clubs who are able to raise teams at this level. The under 14 team will be run by John Braithwaite. All matches are at 10am, a full fixture list can be found in the Junior fixtures section of the website.

L.T.A. Box Leagues

These are local “mini leagues” co-ordinated by Jon Griffin on behalf of the L.T.A. and are open to adults and juniors. Each League consists of 4 people, it is down to you to organise your own matches, each month there will be 2-3 to be played. If you win your league you are promoted, if you lose you are demoted, they are an invaluable way of getting match experience against a range of players of similar ability for players who are looking to improve their match play. If you are interested in these please contact Jon Griffin directly on 01539 728809.

If you remain keen and reach a decent standard you will have an opportunity to do as other juniors in the club have and play in the Youth Games. The venue for this rotates each year and it is a great opportunity to meet other children from other countries.

If you have any questions about any of the above please don’t hesitate to contact me preferably by e-mail at marriotts23@tiscali.co.uk or by phone on 01539 770905

Jeremy Marriott