Junior Tennis
Covid-19 Update
28 May 2020
We are continuing to work with Tennis NZ and within Government Guidelines to provide a safe facility for our members and the public to play tennis while we are in Alert Level 2. While group numbers have increased, the same rules still apply re registering for contract tracing purposes, staying a safe distance from other players, and maintaining high levels of hygiene. The clubhouse remains closed, although toilets will be available on club days.
Please read our safety guidelines and NZ Tennis guidelines below and follow the required steps - while it's great to have been granted relatively normal access to tennis, it's really important to stay safe, for you and our wider community.
Please note the following conditions for playing at MPTC during Level 2:
- Play is now permitted outside of our bubbles, and as of Saturday 30 May in groups up to 100.
- Before you play, all players MUST COMPLETE the Tennis NZ Contact Tracing Form (failure to this will result in no further play during Covid levels.)
- All gates have been secured open to avoid any contact on entry.
- Remain 2 metres apart from other players at all times, and only use / touch your own equipment (this includes not touching other balls that wander between courts).
- Because there are no communal contact points, we have not provided hand sanitiser. Please bring your own, and wash / sanitise your hands before and after play.
- Club day tennis is running as 'normal' from Saturday 30 May, but please bring your own drink bottles and hand santitiser, and the clubhouse remains closed (although toilets will be available).
- The clubrooms & toilets remain closed at all other times.
- The carpark on Quarry Road has been resealed and is open for use.
Click here for MPTC Covid-19 safety plan.
Click here for Tennis NZ Covid-19 player guidelines.
Please note club activities have resumed but under the guidelines above and in the MPTC safety Guidelines linked above.
Continue to stay safe.
Coaching
Mt Pleasant Tennis Club offers junior coaching from the national Hot Shots coaching programme through to Interclub coaching and competition.
Hot Shots coaching is 1 hour on Saturdays, at either 9 or 10am (groups are organised at the beginning of the season), during school terms 4 and 1 (no coaching on public or during school holidays).
Hot Shots caters for all children around 5 - 12 years whether they are new to tennis or not.
Andrew Falck is the Head Coach at Mt Pleasant Tennis Club. Andrew's coaching qualifications and experience are vast - he's a High Performance Coach with ITF Level 2 qualifications and a passionate deliverer of the National Participation Programmes (like Hot Shots). He's committed to developing every player, offering advice and guidance no matter what level. Andrew covers all aspects of the game, encouraging players to work hard whilst still having fun.
For private lesson enquiries contact Andrew directly at andrew.falck@canterburytennis.co.nz or 021 023 20143.
For all junior enquiries please email Will Parker (Junior Administrator) at juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz
Junior Registration 2019/2020 Season (see bottom of the page for online form)
Hot Shots registrations are still open.
2019-2020 Dates
Saturday Hot Shots Coaching
Hot Shots coaching is 1 hour on Saturdays, at either 9 or 10am (groups are organised at the beginning of the season), during school terms 4 and 1 (no coaching on public or during school holidays).
Hot Shots caters for all children around 5 - 12 years whether they are new to tennis or not.
Hot Shot Groups
9-10am: 8 years and under
10-11am: 9+ years
Pre Christmas (2019)
Term 4
12 October - Hot Shots Coaching Starts
26 October - No Coaching (Labour Weekend)
16 November - No Coaching (Show Weekend)
Post Christmas (2020)
Term 1
8 February - Hot Shots Coaching Resumes
21 March - Hot Shots CANCELLED
28 March - Final Hot Shots Coaching
Hot Shots Competencies - Red Stage
Hot Shots Competencies - Orange Stage
Hot Shots Competencies - Green Stage
Junior Interclub 2019-20
Pre Christmas (2019)
16 October - IC Coaching Starts
18/19 October - Junior Interclub Starts
25/26 October - No Play (Labour Weekend)
15/16 November - No Play (Show Weekend)
18 December - Final pre Xmas IC Coaching Session
13/14 December - Junior Interclub Ends
Post Christmas (2020)
5 Feb - IC Coaching Resumes
7/8 February - Junior Interclub Resumes
25 March - Final IC Coaching Session
20/21 March and 28/29 March - Junior Interclub Semis and Finals CANCELLED
Junior Interclub Rules 2018/19 (2019/20 Rules Coming)
Junior Fees
We're really pleased to offer lower fees this season thanks to a funding grant from the CCC Strengthening Communities Fund.
Hot Shots
$140 for Hot Shots Coaching (Term 4 2019 & Term 1 2020, dates above).
Includes fully qualified coaches, balls and other equipment, and an annual junior membership to MPTC.
Interclub
$210 for Interclub Coaching and Competition (Term 4 2019 & Term 1 2020, dates above).
Includes fully qualified coaches, balls (including match), team entry and an annual junior membership to MPTC.
Family Membership
(2 Adults + 2 Juniors): $405 + coaching (please email juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz for the exact amount)
And for the parents there is a 'casual' membership...
Casuals (no club-days & use of courts 3 & 4 only): $50
Payment is due on 31 October can be made to;
Junior account no. 03 1355 0537960 02
SBS Bank, Riccarton Branch, with your child's name, and either 'Hot Shots' or 'Interclub' as the reference.
Please email juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz if you need flexibility around payment.
28 May 2020
We are continuing to work with Tennis NZ and within Government Guidelines to provide a safe facility for our members and the public to play tennis while we are in Alert Level 2. While group numbers have increased, the same rules still apply re registering for contract tracing purposes, staying a safe distance from other players, and maintaining high levels of hygiene. The clubhouse remains closed, although toilets will be available on club days.
Please read our safety guidelines and NZ Tennis guidelines below and follow the required steps - while it's great to have been granted relatively normal access to tennis, it's really important to stay safe, for you and our wider community.
Please note the following conditions for playing at MPTC during Level 2:
- Play is now permitted outside of our bubbles, and as of Saturday 30 May in groups up to 100.
- Before you play, all players MUST COMPLETE the Tennis NZ Contact Tracing Form (failure to this will result in no further play during Covid levels.)
- All gates have been secured open to avoid any contact on entry.
- Remain 2 metres apart from other players at all times, and only use / touch your own equipment (this includes not touching other balls that wander between courts).
- Because there are no communal contact points, we have not provided hand sanitiser. Please bring your own, and wash / sanitise your hands before and after play.
- Club day tennis is running as 'normal' from Saturday 30 May, but please bring your own drink bottles and hand santitiser, and the clubhouse remains closed (although toilets will be available).
- The clubrooms & toilets remain closed at all other times.
- The carpark on Quarry Road has been resealed and is open for use.
Click here for MPTC Covid-19 safety plan.
Click here for Tennis NZ Covid-19 player guidelines.
Please note club activities have resumed but under the guidelines above and in the MPTC safety Guidelines linked above.
Continue to stay safe.
Coaching
Mt Pleasant Tennis Club offers junior coaching from the national Hot Shots coaching programme through to Interclub coaching and competition.
Hot Shots coaching is 1 hour on Saturdays, at either 9 or 10am (groups are organised at the beginning of the season), during school terms 4 and 1 (no coaching on public or during school holidays).
Hot Shots caters for all children around 5 - 12 years whether they are new to tennis or not.
Andrew Falck is the Head Coach at Mt Pleasant Tennis Club. Andrew's coaching qualifications and experience are vast - he's a High Performance Coach with ITF Level 2 qualifications and a passionate deliverer of the National Participation Programmes (like Hot Shots). He's committed to developing every player, offering advice and guidance no matter what level. Andrew covers all aspects of the game, encouraging players to work hard whilst still having fun.
For private lesson enquiries contact Andrew directly at andrew.falck@canterburytennis.co.nz or 021 023 20143.
For all junior enquiries please email Will Parker (Junior Administrator) at juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz
Junior Registration 2019/2020 Season (see bottom of the page for online form)
Hot Shots registrations are still open.
2019-2020 Dates
Saturday Hot Shots Coaching
Hot Shots coaching is 1 hour on Saturdays, at either 9 or 10am (groups are organised at the beginning of the season), during school terms 4 and 1 (no coaching on public or during school holidays).
Hot Shots caters for all children around 5 - 12 years whether they are new to tennis or not.
Hot Shot Groups
9-10am: 8 years and under
10-11am: 9+ years
Pre Christmas (2019)
Term 4
12 October - Hot Shots Coaching Starts
26 October - No Coaching (Labour Weekend)
16 November - No Coaching (Show Weekend)
Post Christmas (2020)
Term 1
8 February - Hot Shots Coaching Resumes
21 March - Hot Shots CANCELLED
28 March - Final Hot Shots Coaching
Hot Shots Competencies - Red Stage
Hot Shots Competencies - Orange Stage
Hot Shots Competencies - Green Stage
Junior Interclub 2019-20
Pre Christmas (2019)
16 October - IC Coaching Starts
18/19 October - Junior Interclub Starts
25/26 October - No Play (Labour Weekend)
15/16 November - No Play (Show Weekend)
18 December - Final pre Xmas IC Coaching Session
13/14 December - Junior Interclub Ends
Post Christmas (2020)
5 Feb - IC Coaching Resumes
7/8 February - Junior Interclub Resumes
25 March - Final IC Coaching Session
20/21 March and 28/29 March - Junior Interclub Semis and Finals CANCELLED
Junior Interclub Rules 2018/19 (2019/20 Rules Coming)
Junior Fees
We're really pleased to offer lower fees this season thanks to a funding grant from the CCC Strengthening Communities Fund.
Hot Shots
$140 for Hot Shots Coaching (Term 4 2019 & Term 1 2020, dates above).
Includes fully qualified coaches, balls and other equipment, and an annual junior membership to MPTC.
Interclub
$210 for Interclub Coaching and Competition (Term 4 2019 & Term 1 2020, dates above).
Includes fully qualified coaches, balls (including match), team entry and an annual junior membership to MPTC.
Family Membership
(2 Adults + 2 Juniors): $405 + coaching (please email juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz for the exact amount)
And for the parents there is a 'casual' membership...
Casuals (no club-days & use of courts 3 & 4 only): $50
Payment is due on 31 October can be made to;
Junior account no. 03 1355 0537960 02
SBS Bank, Riccarton Branch, with your child's name, and either 'Hot Shots' or 'Interclub' as the reference.
Please email juniors@mtpleasanttennis.org.nz if you need flexibility around payment.
