Tennis

The Park Club has some of the best Tennis facilities in London. With 18 courts and 4 mini tennis courts comprising of both lawn and artificial surfaces, combined with 3 to 5 tennis pros subject to the season, we are able to provide adults and children with fantastic opportunities to get involved in the sport.

Assessment

The coaching staff will assess all members wishing to enjoy Club tennis. Assessment will lead to an informal rating from 1 to 5. The purpose of this grading session is to help identify the correct tennis sessions for members to enjoy at The Park Club. It also provides the coaching staff with the opportunity to introduce themselves and tennis coaching to new members. To gain your free club rating you must attend an assessment session specified on the Adult Tennis programme.

Tennis Programme

There are several key aspects of Park Club Tennis, which are outlined below:

Social: On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, Max and Shane, our highly qualified coaches, will host a coffee reception in the adult bar. This will take place between 09.30 and 10.00. Then from 10.00 until lunchtime a series of coaching sessions will be run for members to enjoy. The emphasis here is on 'social tennis'.

Performance: The opportunity to represent TPC and Acton Lawn Tennis Club in LTA recognised competitions will be offered to all players that join team training and selection evenings on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The emphasis will be on skills training, drills and fitness.

Events: Each year the club will host off site visits to major tennis events such as Queens (Stella Artois), Wembley Super Set and The Royal Albert Hall Masters.

Inter Club Competition: The Inter Club Competition takes place between The Hogarth Health Club and The Park Club. This will run throughout the year with Men's and Ladies' doubles competitions.

Individual Coaching: Individual lessons will be available to all members throughout the year along with professional hitters. Please contact the bookings desk for more information.

Adult Bar: A tennis notice board is available in the adult bar, providing information on all up and coming events and tennis related activities.

Adult Singles Ladder: We also run an adult singles ladder. This allows members to challenge each other and improve their singles ranking within the club. Anybody can enter but you can only challenge members three places above your name on the ladder. If you win you take their place and they move down one position.

Specific prizes will be awarded on a quarterly basis for those players who have participated in the ladder. When you enter the ladder for the first time, you will be placed at the bottom. This will give you your starting position and allow ample opportunity for you to climb up the ladder!

Online Tennis Monthly News Letter

Each month the tennis.net newsletter is available online to keep members up-to-date with tennis events. It includes information on coaching promotions, various tennis articles and tournament information, as well as singles ladder results.

Online Member Tennis Surveys

To register for more tennis information and to be added to our growing tennis database, fill in our online member tennis survey in the Park Club Weekly Express Newsletter.

Online Singles Tennis Ladder

The club also run an online singles tennis ladder designed for those players who wish to participate in more singles competitive matches. The ladder runs throughout the year.

Tennis Coaches

Max Hastings (CCA, HSE Child First Aid)

Max has been playing and coaching Tennis for over 20yrs. He has held coaching positions as The Director of Tennis in several American clubs & camps. His vast experience has allowed him to develop a fun coaching style. Max has a very mature approach to teaching and believes that anybody can learn how to play tennis given the right knowledge and direction. He teaches pupils of all ages and abilities, from total beginners to advanced club and county players. In Max's junior days he competed at a national level and has trained with top players such as Tim Henman and Jamie Delgado. Last year Max gained his CCA qualification and is now also qualified to teach the LTA's Youth Leaders Award, designed to help teenagers gain their first step in coaching tennis*.

* For more detail of this service please contact Pat Fisher on 020 8743 4321 or email at patf@theparkclub.co.uk

Shane Hurst (DCA, First Aid)

Shane is an incredibly experienced Tennis player with a wide knowledge of the game, garnered from playing with the best whilst travelling through America, Germany and Portugal. Shane has played and beaten some of the best players the world has to offer including Lleyton Hewitt, Bob Bryan, James Blake & Mike Bryan, all of whom have been ranked highly in the world. Shane also has a wealth of coaching experience. He teaches a wide range of players from first timers to the very best in the game. He has played & coached with John McEnroe, Pat Rafter and John Newcombe to name but a few.

James Cox (CCA, First Aid)

James is a fully licensed LTA Club Coach and for the last 7 years has been teaching people of all ages and abilities. James has worked extensively at both county and recreational levels in Jersey, which is where he is from. He is now helping The Park Club to expand on our tennis programme. James has always played at a competitive level and has represented the Channel Islands at both junior and senior levels and also captained Leeds Metropolitan University.

James can be booked for either individual or group lessons and also takes several new classes recently added to our junior and adult programmes.