You are never a Beginner long at David Lloyd Leisure. We are market leaders in teaching tennis to Adult Beginners and have used the very best minds within tennis to create a fantastic series of classes where you will quickly learn how to play like the pros! We have developed a unique way to learn tennis quickly and easily with three unique products: Racquets Welcome, Fast Track and On Track.
It all starts for you at the Racquets Welcome where you will meet our most experienced tennis professional, the Adult Tennis Pro. They will listen to exactly what you want from your tennis and then find the perfect fit for you in our programme.
If you are a Tennis Beginner we will give you an Adult Tennis Journey Card where you can monitor your progress as you improve. Your first tennis course is FREE and it's called Fast Track*. You will learn with other beginners on court. That means there will be plenty of individual attention as you learn this great game easily and effortlessly! Once you have completed Fast Track it's straight onto our On Track Course that embeds all the fundamentals that you will have learned in a fun, innovative and exciting twelve week course.
We want you to be successful and really enjoy your tennis. Our unique Tennis Beginners products allow you to enjoy the game from the start and within a matter of weeks you will be graduating, and moving onto our exciting Improver products.
There is no better club to learn tennis, so if you have ever thought about it and liked the idea then make it happen by contacting the club and attending a Racquets Welcome. We want you become part of our special tennis club.
*Free for Full Racquets Members only.
Racquets Welcome
The Racquets Welcome is the start of every member's tennis journey at David Lloyd Leisure. After the Racquets Welcome you will know exactly where you fit into our club tennis programme.
The Racquets Welcome is in two parts: Off court meeting for 30 minutes and a fun, gentle on court session for 40 minutes.
We will be as flexible as possible to provide a suitable time for you to come and attend our Racquets Welcome and we look forward to meeting you in the club.
If you are a Beginner or returning to tennis after some time you will be issued with an Adult Tennis Journey Card that will monitor your progress in the early stages. You just bring this with you when you attend each class.
Fast Track
The Fast Track Tennis Course is the second step in an Adult Tennis Beginner's journey at David Lloyd Leisure.
A new player will learn the whole game of tennis in just 4 weeks. Any player will make progress easily, be excited about learning, and will become keen to continue their tennis development and play more often.
Tennis is a simple game to learn where rapid progress can be made using the Fast Track System. Fast Track will require four visits to the club and be a key early stage in developing your tennis from an Adult Beginner to an Improver David Lloyd Leisure Playing Standard. The Fast Track Course is a free 4 class course for Full Members and will cost only £25 for Fitness Members.
Each class will be of 90 minutes in length and the syllabus is the following:
Class 1: The Topspin Forehand, the Serve and the Two Handed Topspin Backhand
Class 2: Forehand Volleys, Backhand Volleys, the Serve and the Slice Shots
Class 3: One Handed Topspin Backhand, the Serve and the Smash
Class 4: Fun Mini Tournament
Cut out the endless drills and repetition and up your tennis game super fast, while having fun with our Fast Track tennis course.
These tennis lessons are designed to progress your game in double quick time, and let you enjoy your tennis so much more.
On Track
The On Track Tennis Course is the third and final step in your Adult Beginner's tennis journey at David Lloyd Leisure.
It's a 12 week course and each class will be 90 minutes.
The Twelve Class Syllabus:
Class 1 & 2: The Topspin Forehand and the 2 Handed Topspin backhand, the Serve and Return
Class 3 & 4: The Topspin Forehand and the 1 Handed Topspin Backhand, the Serve and Return
Class 5 & 6: The Forehand Volleys, the Forehand Smash, the Serve and Return
Class 7 & 8: The Backhand Volleys, the Backhand smash, the Serve and Return
Class 9 & 10: The Forehand and Backhand Slice, Dropshots, the Serve and Return
Class 11: The Forehand and Backhand Topspin and Flat Lobs, the Serve and Return
Class 12: Tournament
On Track is a highly efficient and innovative syllabus that teaches Adult Beginners the skills expected before a player can move on to the Power Track Syllabus and be prepared for the next stages in their game's development.
Box Leagues
The Box Leagues are for players that are looking to play more competitively.
The box leagues cater for a wide range of standards, as players will be grouped together according to rating and/or experience. Players will be put into leagues of 6 players and will then play a match against all the players in their league before the published deadline.
At that time the leagues will be redrawn with players moving up or down depending on results.
Tennis lessons
At David Lloyd Leisure, everyone can enjoy tennis lessons. That's because we've designed a whole range of tennis lessons and programmes for all ages and abilities supported by a team of qualified tennis professionals.
Tennis lessons are fun and our quality coaching ensures you'll always be moving up to the next level. From our friendly introductory tennis lessons to you winning the tennis club championships, our coaches will be there for you.
Tennis is not only great fun but fabulous exercise, and tennis lessons are the perfect way to start. Go on - find out more about tennis lessons and take up tennis today.