Hot Shots pathway · Ages grouped by stage
Kids’ tennis coaching in Loganlea
From a first swing to junior competition, our Hot Shots pathway uses smaller courts, softer balls and coaching grouped by stage. Call Paul on (07) 3200 5143 to discuss your child’s age and a suitable starting point.
This is an enquiry, not a confirmed booking. Please call (07) 3200 5143 to confirm your request. Nothing to pay online.
How the program works
Fun first. Fundamentals close behind.
Kids don’t learn tennis from a lecture — they learn it from hitting lots of balls and wanting to come back next week. Our junior program follows Tennis Australia’s Hot Shots pathway: modified courts, low-compression balls and racquets sized for small hands, so kids rally and score real points from their very first sessions instead of chasing balls into the fence. As their skills grow, the court gets bigger, the balls get faster, and the game gradually becomes the real thing.
Sessions run in small groups sorted by stage — not just by age — so your child is always playing with kids at their level. Six kids per coach, every week of the school term.
The colour pathway
Find your child’s stage
The colour tells you the ball and court size. The ages below are a guide to the pathway, not a confirmed minimum enrolment age at the club. Call Paul on (07) 3200 5143 to discuss your child’s age, experience and an available group.
| Stage | Ball & court | Typical ages | Session times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Softest ball, smallest court — first-ever tennis | Typically 3–5 | Call Paul to discuss starting age and current availability. |
| Red | Low-compression ball, mini court | Typically 5–8 | Mon 4–7pm, Tue & Thu 3.30–7pm, Sat 9–10.30am |
| Orange | Faster ball, three-quarter court | Typically 8–10 | Mon 4–7pm, Tue & Thu 3.30–7pm, Sat 9–10.30am |
| Green | Near-full-speed ball, full court | Typically 9–12 | Mon 4–7pm, Tue & Thu 3.30–7pm, Sat 9–10.30am |
| Yellow | The real thing — full court, full ball, match play | Typically 11+ | Ask us — squad and comp pathways by arrangement |
Not sure which stage fits? Tell us their age in the enrolment request and we’ll place them — that’s our job, not yours.
Straight answers
The questions every parent asks
Is it safe, and who’s supervising?
Paul Hanley leads the coaching program and holds a current Queensland working with children (blue) card. For questions about the coach leading your child’s session and their working with children checks, contact Paul on (07) 3200 5143. You’re welcome to stay and watch your child’s session. Our child safety policy explains our commitments, including how we handle photos of children.
What happens at the first lesson?
The first session is a placement and a play, not a test. The coach meets your child, watches them hit for a few minutes, and slots them into the group where they’ll have the most fun and the most improvement. You’ll get a straight answer on the spot about which stage they’re in and what a term looks like. The first step is a free 20-minute trial session, so your child can have a hit before you commit to anything.
What should they bring?
A water bottle, a hat, sun cream and closed-in shoes (joggers are fine to start). If you don’t own a racquet yet, we lend kids racquets for free. Ask Paul for advice before buying one.
What does it cost?
Group lessons are $30 per lesson for Red Ball and $35 per lesson for Orange Ball and Green Ball, and you save when you pay for the term up front. Send an enrolment request or call (07) 3200 5143 and we’ll confirm the current term price — no lock-in from asking.
What if it rains?
See our wet-weather answer in the FAQs on the court hire page — the honest version is that a rained-out lesson is made up within the term, and if you’re ever unsure whether a session is on, call us before you drive over.
Enrolment
Send a request, then call to confirm.
Tell us your child’s age and roughly when suits using the form below, then call Paul on (07) 3200 5143 to discuss a suitable group and confirm a start date. Nothing is booked or payable until you have agreed it with the club.
No online payment. Please call (07) 3200 5143 to confirm availability before attending.
- Tell us your child’s age and what you’re interested in using the form.
- Please call (07) 3200 5143 to confirm your request and discuss a suitable group.
- Agree a session with the club before you attend.
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