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Getting Started
Mini Tennis is a fun way for anyone aged between 4 and 10 years to get a feel for the game. 

Mini Tennis has been designed to allow young players to develop at a speed that suits them.

There are three distinct colour coded stages in the sequence

of traffic lights - red, orange and green.



Starting with red, kids play on small courts with mini racquets and sponge balls.

As players progress, the court size and racquet length increase making the game faster and faster.


Mini Tennis is played in a court half the size of a normal tennis court. Older kids play on a bigger court.
Younger kids start playing with soft, large ball then move up to modified tennis balls
Racquets start off with a small 19" frame before increasing to a full size junior racket
The scoring system features shorter games and tie-breaks before embracing regular scoring


Red ball mini tennis is for players aged 8 and under. It is played on smaller courts with shorter rackets and softer balls. It’s just like the real game and gives players opportunities to have long rallies and play different types of shots.







Orange ball mini tennis is for players aged 8 and 9. It is played on slightly larger courts than red ball, with bigger rackets and balls that are not as soft as red balls. It’s the next stage to go through before you start playing on a full sized court and it will help players develop all the different shots, providing fun competition.




Green ball is the next step after orange ball mini tennis. It is played on a full tennis court, with bigger rackets and balls that are a little softer than yellow balls. It’s the next stage to go through before you start playing with a full compression yellow ball on a full sized court and it will help players work on and improve all aspects of their game.






 Yellow ball competition is for players aged 11 and over. It is played on a full tennis court, with full size rackets and full compression yellow balls. It’s the last stage of your tennis development and the technique and skills that you have developed through the stages of mini tennis can now be put into practice.