The red ball is larger than a yellow ball and doesn’t bounce as high (just 25% compression), making it a breeze for even the youngest players to hit comfortably. The courts and nets used in the Red stage are much smaller making it easier for kids to move around and enjoy success. Red level players may be beginners, improvers or even advanced players.
Court size: 3 m × 8.23 or 6 m × 10.97 m Tennis ball: red ball (25% compression) Recommended racquet size: 21–23 inches
Tennis Hot shots Age 8-10
After mastering the Red stage, children move on to the Orange stage where the ball bounces a little higher (50% compression) and the court is a bit bigger. Orange players play over the regular net on a three quarter length court. Court size: 6.4 m × 18.29 m Tennis ball: orange ball (50% compression) Recommended racquet size: 23–25 inches
What is Tennis Xpress?
Tennis Xpress is an Adult Beginner Tennis Coaching Program, the aim is to help starter adults to serve, rally and score (play the game) from the first session and to ensure that by the end of the course
all adults will know the basic techniques, tactics and the Rules of Tennis
all adults will be able to play competitive points using the Green ball on a full court
For the purpose of this course, adult starter players are defined as those who:
are complete beginners to tennis i.e. have never played tennis before, or
who have received basic coaching but have never played the game outside of a coaching environment, or
beginners returning to tennis after a long absence
Tennis Hot shots Age 9+
The ball used in the Green stage has a higher compression than the Red and Orange stages (75% of a yellow tennis ball) and children play on a full-size court. Green players may be older children who are new to tennis or players of a good standard who have progressed through the Blue, Red and Orange stages.
Court size: 10.97 m × 23.78 m (full court) Tennis ball: green ball (75% compression) Recommended racquet size: 25–27 inches
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