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Whether you’re a complete beginner or already a regular player, take your game to the next level with our six-week courses. Build skills, strengthen technique and progress from beginner to advanced levels with LTA qualified coaching.

Beginner courses

Choose a beginner course if you are new to tennis or returning after a long break. Courses focus on: 

  • Developing the fundamentals of forehands, backhands, volleys and serves.
  • Sustaining short rallies with a coach or another player.
  • Learning basic court positioning and movement.
  • Understanding scoring and the basic rules of singles and doubles.
  • Building confidence serving and starting point.

Improver courses

Choose an improver course if you’ve learnt the basic techniques and are ready to develop consistency and confidence. Players will typically be able to:

  • Sustain rallies of 6-10 shots with another player from the baseline.
  • Rally both cross-court and down the line with increasing consistency.
  • Serve overarm from the baseline and start points confidently.
  • Keep score independently in singles and doubles.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of basic tactical concepts, including shot selection and court positioning.
  • Participate in recreational matchplay.

Intermediate courses

Choose an intermediate course if you have solid technical foundations and are looking to improve control, consistency and tactical awareness. Players will typically be able to:

  • Sustain rallies of 10 or more shots consistently from the baseline.
  • Rally confidently with both groundstrokes and volleys.
  • Serve consistently and use a variety of placements.
  • Apply good technique across all keystrokes.
  • Demonstrate a strong understanding of scoring, positioning and matchplay tactics.
  • Construct points with purpose and adapt their game to different opponents.

Advanced courses

Choose an advanced course if are an experienced player seeking a high performance training environment. Players will typically be able to:

  • Rally consistently at a high tempo and maintain strong ball quality.
  • Use a variety of spins, trajectories and shot patterns effectively.
  • Serve with pace, accuracy and tactical intent.
  • Handle faster-paced balls confidently in both rallies and return situations.
  • Demonstrate advanced tactical awareness and court coverage.
  • Adapt strategy during matchplay and execute under pressure.

Note: Players may need to complete more than one course before progressing. E.g. an improver course is not necessarily for players who have just completed our beginner courses.

Beginner courses

Choose a beginner course if you are new to padel, have never played a sport before, or have played a racket sport in the past but not for many years. Courses focus on building confidence with the basics, including technique, serving, scoring and understanding the rules.

Improver courses

Choose an improver course if you can take part in rallies and simple match play. Players will typically be able to:

  • Rally with the coach for around 10 shots.
  • Serve without regular double faults.
  • Understand the rules and know how to score a match.
  • Hit with consistency, including off the back glass and into court.
  • Start to use correct positioning, communicate with a partner and apply basic tactics.

Intermediate courses

Choose an intermediate course if you already play with consistency and control, are comfortable using the glass, and want to develop stronger match tactics, positioning and point construction. Players will typically be able to:

  • Sustain longer rallies with consistency and control.
  • Hit comfortably off the back glass.
  • Use the side glass on a first serve.
  • Volley consistently and build the point.
  • Apply match tactics and positioning with confidence.

Note: Players may need to complete more than one course before progressing. E.g. an improver course is not necessarily for players who have just completed our beginner courses.

Our adult courses

  • Adult Tennis Courses at The Courts

    Adult Tennis Courses

    Join our six‑week Adult Tennis Courses in Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park or Greenwich Park. With LTA qualified coaches you’ll build skills, improve match strategy and progress from Beginner to Advanced levels.

  • Adult Padel Courses at The Courts

    Adult Padel Courses

    Take part in our six‑week Adult Padel Courses in Hyde Park or The Regent’s Park. Qualified coaches guide you through drills, matchplay and strategy, with courses tailored for Beginner to Intermediate players.

Other ways to improve

  • Adult tennis and padel classes

    Adult Classes

    Our weekly Tennis Classes, led by qualified coaches, run in all three parks, while our weekly Padel Classes take place in Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park. Improve your skills quickly in a relaxed, social setting with expert guidance and match play for all levels, from Beginner to Advanced.

  • Adult Private Coaching at The Courts

    Private Coaching

    Private Coaching is the most effective way to improve your tennis or padel, offered one‑on‑one or in small groups of up to three. With expert LTA tennis coaches or our qualified padel coaches, you’ll progress at your own pace in a supportive environment.