Juniors

Our club has a reputation for strong junior membership and high quality coaching. A wide variety of coaching and social and competitive options are available for juniors and intermediates.

Important Note: Beginner coaching, interclub and Thursday club night only run through the summer months (October to April). Due to junior winter sports commencing, the junior attendance drops dramatically which does not make it viable for the club to continue organised events through winter. However, juniors are welcome to use the court facilities throughout the season (including winter months) if they have purchased a key, and individual and squad coaching continue year-round.

For specific start and end dates please refer to the events calender

Held every Saturday morning for those children who do not play interclub. Commences beginning of Term 4 and finishes at the end of Term 1 (excluding Xmas/School Holidays). Primary school students from 9am to 10am. Intermediate/College students from 10am to 11am. Children are taught forehand, backhand, volley and serving. This is conducted in a fun way to keep the children focused. All coaching is conducted by affiliated club coaching staff.

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)

Squads are groups of up to 6 organised by age and ability. Sessions are one hour long, starting at a designated time on a designated day of the week after school, once per week during term time. Covers all aspects of tennis. Cost is $80.00 for club members and $90 for non-members per child, per term.

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)

Individual coaching for all ages is available at a cost of $60.00 per hour.

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)

This is a great school holiday activity. Programme includes ball skill exercises, tennis tactics and technique plus fun instructional games. This is always popular so please book in advance as numbers are limited.

These are run during 1 week in every school holiday. Monday to friday 9-12. Suitable for ages 5 and up. Children are grouped by age and ability.

The cost for the week programme is $90.00 for CBTC members and $100.00 for non-members.

Check the Events Calendar for the next school holiday programme dates.

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)

Held on Thursday evenings (excluding school holidays) Primary school students: 4.30-5.30pm Intermediate/College students: 5.30-7.00pm. Note: Club night is not suitable for beginners who are new to tennis. Children are required to participate in organised games of social tennis so must have a minimum requirement of serving at least under-arm and able to forehand/backhand the ball back over the net on a consistent basis. Once children reach this stage throughout the season they are welcome to start attending club night.

For more information contact: Delwyn Hayes (email, phone 535 0918, mobile 021 108 4774)

Junior Interclub is run by Auckland Tennis on either Saturday and Sunday mornings. Children are put into teams based on age/ability and are required to travel to clubs around Auckland.

There are two Interclub competitions:

Beginner Grade Interclub

This is for members who have mastered the basic skills of tennis achieved through attending Beginner Coaching and are ready to move onto the next stage of developing their game. For players who are new to Interclub, click What is Junior Interclub for an information sheet.

Open Grade Interclub

This is for members who have completed at least one season of playing Beginner Interclub and are ready to move into the Open Grades.

To find out more about the format of both Beginner and Open Grade Interclub (eg. days, times, etc) and what is expected from members who want to play Junior Interclub, click Junior Interclub Player Briefing.

Interclub commences at the beginning of Term 4 for Beginner Grade and Open Grade 10-12 years. Open Grades 13 years & Up start after School Tennis has finished in November. So you will be able to do both without causing a clash.

For more information contact: Delwyn Hayes (email, phone 535 0918, mobile 021 108 4774)

Junior/Intermediate Club Champs is run each year during February/March.

Events are played on a Friday afternoon after school. The following events are played:

• Boys singles 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under, 18 and under
• Girls singles 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under, 18 and under
• Boys doubles 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under, 18 and under
• Girls doubles 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under, 18 and under

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)

This annual one-day tournament consists of parent/child teams playing doubles in a knock-out or round-robin format depending on numbers.

Beginners and more advanced players are catered for and matches are played in a friendly spirit. The winning team gets a trophy at prize-giving.

The child must be a junior or intermediate club member, but the parent does not have to be a member. Grandparents accepted also!

This event is played during Club Champs season - check the Events Calendar or Noticeboard for dates.

For more information contact: Delwyn Hayes (email, phone 535 0918, mobile 021 108 4774)

The Charman Trophy is a one-day annual competition, for children 15 and under, between the Cockle Bay, Howick, Bucklands Beach, Macleans, Pakuranga and Sunny Hills clubs. It is great friendly competition, lots of fun, and the sausage sizzle at the end is always popular.

For more information contact: Mike Frankle (email, phone 537 8566, mobile 021 440266)