Tennis Lesson For All
Vida Tennis offers a wide range of programs across all venues which link the My Vida Journey, the pathway giving each individual a road map to improving and enjoying the sport for life.
Below you will find information about group lessons, squad sessions, private lessons, and adult options.
Weekly tennis lessons for all programs listed below are run over four terms each year, based on public school dates. The dates are listed at the bottom of this page.
Group Lessons
There are a variety of group tennis lesson options that link to the stage of development of each player.
All group lessons align with the My Vida Journey pathway, which helps guide each player’s tennis journey. A cornerstone of all group lessons is fun! A child will always learn and develop if they are enjoying tennis in a fun and supportive environment.
All group lessons are energetic, high participation, and small in size to create a great environment to fast-track learning and promote individual development. As the players progress, the emphasis is placed on tactical and technique awareness. Players will be placed in groups of similar ages and standards, and a racquet can be provided for the session if required.
The Vida Head Start stages are designed to develop and promote mastery of fundamental perceptual motor skills, the building blocks of sport, physical activity, and child development.
Sessions are run in a fun, enthusiastic environment for kids aged 3 to 5 and combine tennis and other skill-based activities to promote locomotion and balance, catch, track and intercept, throw, kick and strike, and cognitive development.
The My Progress program follows on from the Head Start program with red ball lessons leading to orange balls Hot Shots lessons. These stages guide the child through their tennis pathway with key milestones along the way. There are four levels in each of the red and orange ball sections of the program designed to help the child build skills in six key development learning areas of tennis:
- Ground strokes
- Rally
- Net play
- Serve and return
- Game base
- Physical development
The tennis lessons are structured to teach the required components of the learning areas within their group lessons. As the child transitions through the levels, they go from a cooperate-to-play theme to real tennis.
The Junior Development Green & Yellow Ball programs continue the player pathway in the six key development learning areas of tennis.
These lessons are on a full-size tennis court and use either green ball or yellow ball depending on the skill level of the player. A key theme in these lessons is “play”. Students continue to develop their technical skills which closely align with a tactical outcome.
Squad Sessions
Vida Tennis has a range of squad sessions to cater for all ages and levels. These sessions are the follow on programs from group coaching, with the primary goal being to focus on tactical awareness, decision making, routines, set plays, mental application, and fitness. There are sessions available most nights at each venue and run for various lengths depending on the age and standard.
Squad sessions range between 60 minutes and two hours depending on the level and age. They fit into the My Vida Journey pathway in either Junior Development or Performance.
The Junior Development Green & Yellow Ball squad programs continue the player pathway in the six key development learning areas of tennis:
- Ground strokes
- Rally
- Net play
- Serve and return
- Game base
- Physical development
These lessons are on a full-size tennis court and use either green ball or yellow ball depending on the skill level of the player. A key theme in these lessons is “play”. Students continue to develop their technical skills which closely align with a tactical outcome.
The Vida Junior Performance programs have three skill- and age-based categories: Orange Ball, Green Ball, and Yellow Ball.
Each area has the same key focus areas, which are the pillars to our performance pathway:
- Fundamental tactics
- Linking tactics
- Technique
- Serve and return
- Game development
As players move through from orange to green to yellow, there are development outcomes that link to the squad lessons delivered to develop and challenge the player.
Private Lessons
Individual private tennis lessons are coached by qualified and experienced team members via sessions that encompass all facets of the modern game. Lessons are tailored to the individual requirements of the player to help them achieve the outcomes they desire.
The six key coaching development areas focused on are:
- Ground strokes
- Rally
- Net play
- Serve and return
- Game base
- Physical development
The key coaching areas of focus for lessons are:
- Fundamental tactics
- Linking tactics
- Technique
- Serve and return
- Game development
Video analysis is a key component in private tennis lessons, and there are different length lessons available (30, 60, 90 minutes) depending on the individual.
Adult Sessions
Tennis is the ‘Sport for Life’, and provides the opportunity for adults to keep healthy, stay active, socialize with friends and meet new people. The My Vida Journey pathway encompasses tennis programs and play opportunities for Adults within our pathway. These options, listed below, will help each adult develop technical, tactical, and fitness levels while providing a great social connection with a like-minded community.
Ladies programs are held at all venues on various days and is suitable for those wishing to improve their tennis skills and fitness levels in a high-energy, fun, energetic environment.
These programs are suitable for both competition or non-competition players and are a great way to continue the “game for life” with friends. Sessions are generally 60 minutes in length.
Adult group sessionsare run at all Vida venues and are open to players of all levels. The focus in these sessions is tactical and technical development while combining the social element of play.
The best thing about Cardio Tennis is that you do not have to be good at tennis to get involved. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you’ve never played before. Your Cardio coach will deliver activities to all fitness and tennis levels.
Cardio Tennis burns calories, have endless activities, and incorporate social workouts with friends. We will have you feeling great and back in shape in no time at all.
When it comes to calories, it’s simple: burn more calories than you consume and you will lose weight and feel great. In the modern, time-poor world, it can be hard to keep fit, let alone find a program that is fun and energising.
For more information about cardio tennis check out the Tennis Australia website at http://cardiotennis.com.au/
Other Play Opportunities & Programs
Vida Tennis runs a number of other tennis programs and play opportunities including:
- Holiday Programs
- Camps
- Match play
- Tournaments
- Competitions
All the information about each of these can be found on under the Programs menu on the right-hand side of this page or the navigation menu.
Term Dates
Terms will vary in length depending on the public school calendar. The number of sessions in a term will also depend on which day you attend.
Tuesday, 28th of Jan, to Sunday, 29th of March
NOTE: There will be coaching over the Labour Day Long Weekend unless your coach lets you know otherwise. This will be an 8- or 9-week term depending on what day of the week your sessions are.
Tuesday, 14th April, to Sunday, 28th June
NOTE: There will be no coaching over the Queen’s Birthday Long weekend in June. This will be an 11-week term.
Monday, 13th July, to Sunday, 20th Sept
NOTE: There are no public holidays in this term. This will be a 10-week term for all days.
Monday, 5th Oct, to Friday, 18th Dec
NOTE: There will be no coaching over the Melbourne Cup long weekend unless your coach schedules it directly with you in advance.