September Squad Term | 2023

The long summer holidays are over, schools are back next week and it’s the start of the new junior squad term at Totally Tennis. The fifteen week term will start from Monday 4th September and run until Saturday 16th December for players in Mini Development and Development squads.

The squad programme is designed for children aged 4 upwards, starting with mini tennis nets and sponge balls and working up to full-sized courts and yellow balls, every child is allocated an appropriate squad to join usually guided by age.

To book junior squads online click HERE

Under 10’s – Mini Development Squads (Termly)

Pirates & Pirates B (Red Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday and Friday 4:30 – 5:30pm, Saturday 9:00 – 10:00am

This session is for beginners aged 4 – 6 years. Players will play using mini tennis nets and sponge balls and the focus is on helping players to develop fundamental movement skills and improve their agility, balance and coordination. They will also learn the basic techniques & tactics of tennis. Full term payment £135*  

Dodgers (Orange Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday and Friday 5:30 – 6:30pm, Saturday 10:00 – 11:00am

This session is for players aged 8 – 9 years or those moving up from Indians. Players will play on a ¾ sized tennis court with low compression orange tennis balls. Sessions will further enhance techniques to help players transition to a bigger sized court. Full term payment £135*  

Giants (Green Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday and Friday 5:30 – 6:30pm, Saturday 10:00 – 11:00am

This session is for players aged 9 – 10 years and for those players that have moved up from Dodgers. Players will learn on a full sized tennis court with a slightly slower and lower bouncing ball than a full yellow ball. Players in this squad will continue to develop their technique and implement tactics during points play. Full term payment £135*  

Over 10’s – Development Squads (Termly)

C Squad

Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00pm, Tuesday 6:30 – 8:00pm, Thursday 5.30 – 7.00pm & Saturday 11:00am – 12:30pm

C Squad is for juniors players aged 11+ and for those players moving up from Giants. Players will work on both techniques and tactics which will help them with their transition from Green to Yellow ball. They will also learn about different ball characteristics and game situations. Full term payment £165*  

B Squad

Tuesday 6:30 – 8:00pm, Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00pm, Thursday 5.30 – 7.00pm & Saturday 11:00am – 12:30pm

This session is for intermediate players aged 12+ and for those moving up from C Squad. Players will receive technical and tactical coaching to help them improve in both singles and doubles. There will be a mixture of drills and match play during the session. Full term payment £165*  

A Squad

Tuesday 6:30 – 8:00pm, Wednesday 4:30 – 6:00pm, Thursday 5.30 – 7.00pm & Saturday 11:00am – 12:30pm

This squad is a progression from B Squad for juniors 12+ who demonstrate consistency in confident technical and tactical ability. Players will practice drills to understand key match play situations as well as put into practice what they have learnt. Full term payment £165*

For more information and to book visit www.totallytennis.co.uk/junior-squads or telephone 01256 358816

*All prices are pro-rata over the term.

June in Pictures | 2023

The Men’s B team (L to R Micheal, Kie, Matt & Avi) beat Hartley Whitney 6-2 in their home fixture in the Basingstoke & District Tennis Summer League

The second half of May half term Tennis Camps on the indoor courts

The first Premier Pickleball League (PPL) fixture was held at Totally Tennis

ADAPT Tennis players in their new merchandise

Super Mario themed tennis birthday party for Fred with coach Kirsty

Coaches Debbie, Isla and Kirsty were involved in the Hampshire School Games

Summer Tennis Festival for seven local schools at the indoor centre

Mixed Mornings in the sun on the outdoor courts

All the girls loving the LTA Youth Girls follow-on sessions with coach Isla this month

Monthly park run meet-up for the Basingstoke 5K Your Way – Move Against Cancer group

Monday morning on the outdoor courts with coach Kevin

January in Pictures | 2023

First Mixed Morning of 2023

Individual lesson with Coach Isla

50+ players with Coaches Kevin & Kie

December in Pictures | 2022

Coach Isla coaching a private lesson with 4-year-old Romy

Our Pickleball Club continued to grow in popularity

Coach Isla braving the winter weather on the outdoor courts

Lots of fun was had on and off court (pictured above & below) at our adult big Christmas event

The winter weather set in but play continued on the indoor courts

Sport in Mind session

A fun, festive 50+ session on court followed by a Christmas party in the Pavillon

Coaches Kevin & Kie competed against players Colin, Chris & Mark at Escape Hunt Basingstoke (the players team were victorious)

The Dodgers Christmas tournament run by coaches Kevin & Kie

Twelve players entered the ABC squads Christma event run by coaches Kevin & Kie. Ben Applegate was the winner.

Coach Kevin with Giants Christmas tournament winner Dylan Mills and his fellow competitors (above & below)

Adult pay-and-play sessions with coach Kevin

Squad Christmas Tournaments | 2022

A series of junior Christmas tournaments were held by coaches Kevin and Kie in the first week of the school holidays for junior Mini Development (under 10’s) and Development (over 10’s) squad players.

In the Dodgers (orange ball) round robin tournament Jacob Wright was the overall winner with Victoria Strazewska finishing in the runner-up spot. In third place was Maurycy Zielinski, Arthur Lu was fourth and Ryan Williams finished in fifth place.

Next up was the older juniors, with twelve squad players competing in the ABC (yellow ball) fast four tournament. Ben Applegate took the top spot and Pablo Delgado was runner-up.

The final event of the week was the Giants (green ball) tournament which was won by Hamish Harwell.

Squad tournaments are a great way for players to put into practice all the skills and techniques they learn in their squad coaching sessions. Well done to all the players who entered and competed in the festive events.

Festive Season at Totally Tennis | 2022

            CHRISTMAS 2022 Opening times and activities

Join us this festive season to keep active and work off all the Christmas food. Keep the kids occupied while you do your last minute Christmas shopping with our Junior Xmas tournaments running from Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd December.

Saturday 10^th December

Totally Tennis big Adult Christmas Event from 2pm – A fun afternoon of Pickleball and Tennis drills.

Have you ever tried Pickleball? Come along and join in the fun from 2pm – 4pm (limited to 20 places) followed by more Xmas fun with tennis drills from 3pm – 4pm (limited to 16 places).

There will be drinks and nibbles in the pavilion after the drills. Cost £10 per player for the afternoon.

Please telephone 01256 358816 to book for either session by Thursday 8^th December.

Monday 12^th December

Last day of Adult Beginners and Improvers Courses.

(To book adult courses in the New Year click HERE)

Saturday 17th December

Last day of Junior Squads term

(To book Junior Squads from January 2023 click HERE)

Sunday 18th December

Last day of DS Active sessions this term

Monday 19th December

Mixed Morning 10am – 11.30am

Junior Xmas tournament (Red ball) Pirates squad from 2 – 4pm

Adult Drills 6:30 – 7:30pm (extra session – book online HERE)

Tuesday 20th December

Junior Xmas tournament (Orange ball) Dodgers squad from 2 – 4pm

Adult programme will run as normal (find out more HERE)

Wednesday 21st December

50+ Adult coaching session from 10 – 11:30am

Junior Xmas tournament (Yellow ball) ABC squad 2 – 4pm

Thursday 22nd December 

Adult programme will run as normal (find out more HERE)

Junior Xmas tournament (Green ball) Giants squad 2 – 4pm

Friday 23rd December 

Adult Mixed Morning from 10am – 11:30am

Advanced court bookings between 10am – 7pm

Saturday 24th December – Closed

Sunday 25th December – Closed

Monday 26th December – Closed

Tuesday 27th December – Closed

Wednesday 28th December 

50+ Adult coaching session from 10 – 11:30am

Adult Drills 5:30 – 6:30pm (extra session – book online HERE)

Thursday 29th December 

Open between 10am – 8pm for advanced court bookings only.

Friday 30^th December

Adult Mixed Morning from 10am – 11:30am

Advanced court bookings between 10am – 7pm

Saturday 31st December – Closed

Sunday 1^st January 23 – Closed

Monday 2^nd January 23 – Closed

Tuesday 3^rd January 2023 

Re-open as normal

Wednesday 4^th January 2023

Junior Squads re-start (Book Junior Squads from January 2023 HERE)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the Totally Tennis team!

October in Pictures | 2022

We ran our first Pickleball taster session for our adult players

UCoach ‘Coaching Female Players From Physique to Technique’ course at the indoor centre

A convincing 8-0 win from the Mixed B team at home against David Lloyd Newbury (team: Jill, Mark, Lisa & Mike)

Mixed Morning players

It was a 7-1 victory for our Men’s team (L to R Harry, Chris, Colin & Kevin) away against Riseley A

Junior squads were busy with coaches Kevin & Kirsty

The Basingstoke 5K – Move Against Cancer group were back for their monthly park run meet-up

The Read Easy Basingstoke group held an event at the club (Photos used with courtesy of Basingstoke Gazette)

Things got at spooky at Halloween

The Basingstoke Pickleball Club was launched with twice weekly sessions on Monday evening and Saturday afternoon

New Junior Squad Term | September 2022

Totally Tennis junior squads are back! The new fifteen week term for players in Mini Development and Development squads will start on Monday 5th September and run until Saturday 17th December 2022.

The junior squad programme is designed for children aged 4 upwards, starting with mini tennis nets and sponge balls and working up to full-sized courts and yellow balls, every child is allocated an appropriate squad to join that’s usually guided by age. Alongside the mixed Under 10 and Over 10’s sessions there’s also a Girls Squad which takes place every Friday evening for girls aged 10 and over.

Mini Development Squads (Under 10’s) are £135 for the 15-week term and Development Squads (Over 10’s) are £165*. Find out more about the squad programme schedule below and book online by clicking HERE

Under 10’s – Mini Development Squads (Termly)

Pirates (Red Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday & Friday 4:30pm – 5:30pm and Saturday 9am – 10am

This session is for beginners aged 4 – 6 years. Players will play using mini tennis nets and sponge balls and the focus is on helping players to develop fundamental movement skills and improve their agility, balance and coordination. They will also learn the basic techniques & tactics of tennis. Full term payment £135.

Indians (Red Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday & Friday 4:30pm – 5:30pm and Saturday 9am – 10am 

This session is for improvers aged 6 – 8 years, or those progressing from Pirates. In this squad players will play over the mini tennis nets with sponge balls. The children will continue to improve both their movement and co-ordination skills and further improve their techniques and understanding of the tactics of tennis. Full term payment £135.

Dodgers (Orange Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday & Friday 5:30pm – 6:30pm and Saturday 10am – 11:00am

This session is for players aged 8 – 9 years or those moving up from Indians. Players will play on a ¾ sized tennis court with low compression orange tennis balls. Sessions will further enhance techniques to help players transition to a bigger sized court. Full term payment £135.

Giants (Green Mini Tennis)

Monday, Tuesday & Friday 5:30pm – 6:30pm and Saturday 10am – 11:00am

This session is for players aged 9 – 10 years and for those players that have moved up from Dodgers. Players will learn on a full sized tennis court with a slightly slower and lower bouncing ball than a full yellow ball. Players in this squad will continue to develop their technique and implement tactics during points play. Full term payment £135.

Over 10’s – Development Squads 

C Squad

Tuesday 6:30pm – 8pm, Wednesday 4:30pm – 6pm and Saturday 11am – 12:30pm 

C Squad is for juniors players aged 11+ and for those players moving up from Giants. Players will work on both techniques and tactics which will help them with their transition from Green to Yellow ball. They will also learn about different ball characteristics and game situations. Full term payment £165.

B Squad

Tuesday 6:30pm – 8pm, Wednesday 4:30pm – 6pm and Saturday 11am – 12:30pm 

This session is for intermediate players aged 12+ and for those moving up from C Squad. Players will receive technical and tactical coaching to help them improve in both singles and doubles. There will be a mixture of drills and match play during the session. Full term payment £165.

A Squad

Tuesday 6:30pm – 8pm, Wednesday 4:30pm – 6pm and Saturday 11am – 12:30pm 

This squad is a progression from B Squad for individuals 12+ who demonstrate consistency in confident technical and tactical ability. Players will practice drills to understand key match play situations as well as put into practice what they have learnt. Full term payment £165. 

Girls Squad

Friday 6.30 – 8.00pm

Girl’s Squad is aimed at players 10+ and for those moving up from our Giants Squad. Players will work on techniques and tactics which will help them with their transition from Green to Yellow ball. Full term payment £165.

For more information visit our website www.totallytennis.co.uk/junior-squads or telephone 01256 358816

*If you have not already signed up your child/children, ask about the payment plan to spread the cost of the sessions

Giants Squad Tournament | June 2022

Junior squad players played in a Giants tournament run by coaches Kevin and Kie at the indoor centre at the end of last month. Previous Giants squad tournament runner-up Alex Rees had to settle for runner-up again after losing out to Dylan Mills in the final.

Rees, who was second in April’s tournament, beat Anay Bhaskar 14-11 in the semi-finals and Mills beat Orlando Benton 15-7. In the final, Mills defeated Rees 16-6 to win the tournament and collect the winners trophy.

Congratulations to winner Dylan and everyone who competed.

Giants (Green Mini Tennis) is part of the Development squad programme for juniors players aged 9-10 years and for those players that have moved up from Dodgers. The players play on a full sized tennis court with a slightly slower and lower bouncing ball than a full yellow ball. Players in this squad will continue to develop their technique and implement tactics during points play.

Giants Squad sessions take place on Monday, Tuesday & Friday from 5:30-6:30pm and Saturday mornings from 10 – 11am – click www.totallytennis.co.uk/junior-squads to find out more and to book. For further information please telephone 01256 358816

B Squad Tournament | June 2022

It was second time lucky for junior player Charlotte Salt who won the latest B squad tournament run by coaches Kevin and Kie at the indoor centre last weekend.

Eight players competed in the Fast4 Tennis* tournament with Salt beating Harry Whatton 4-3 in the final to win the event. Salt previously won the last event that took place in April – read more about that HERE

Coach Kevin said, “I want to thank all the B squad players who entered our second tournament and the parents who helped too. It was great to see the players improvement from last time.” he added, “It was a very close final between Charlotte and Harry who was playing in his first tournament. The score was tied at 3-3 and Charlotte won the last game on a tie-break to win 4-3.”

Congratulations to the Charlotte, Harry and everyone who entered.

To find out more about the Totally Tennis Junior Squad programme visit our website www.totallytennis.co.uk/junior-squads

*Fast4 Tennis is a format for shorter matches and slightly different rules compared to the traditional matchplay.