Tennis at Heaton has a thriving social scene with the emphasis on improving your game and making new friends. With a friendly coaching staff and team captains always on the look-out for new players, it doesn’t take long for members to feel welcome and part of the club.
The club is committed to ensuring access to tennis for all and so it operates a pay to play scheme for non-members.
Competitive Tennis at Heaton
For members wanting to play competitive tennis, an active team structure flourishes at the club. A total of 7 men’s, 6 ladies and 5 mixed teams, and a full range of junior and intermediate teams compete at local regional and national league level.
Social Tennis
For the more sociable player there is ladies morning on a Tuesday and social tennis evenings on Sunday throughout the year and on a Tuesday or Wednesday evening in the Summer. Social tennis tournaments are also organised throughout the year including singles box leagues, mixed boxed leagues and other organised events. The qualified coaching staff can offer advice and tuition for players of all standards. For more details ring Matt McTurk on 07711 181998.
Winter Sunday evening social tennis is an ideal way to meet other players and become involved with the club during the winter months. Players need not be members to take part, play commences at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8pm you need to sign up on the social tennis board near to reception, members £4.00 non members £6.00 for more information contact Gul 07840 465881
Tennis Coaching Programme
For more information on our team of Tennis Coaching professionals please see the Coaching page.
Tennis Coaching Rates
Matt Mcturk: £25 off peak, £28 on peak
Liam Doyle: £20 off peak, £22 on peak
Junior Development
The Junior Development programme at Heaton is one of the fastest growing in the county with over 200 children attending weekly coaching and match-play sessions. With a high level of professionalism and a love for the game, the coaches are committed to giving each child the opportunity to be the best tennis and squash players they can be, offering sessions for children between the ages of 4-18 years of age. Match-play sessions are an integral part of our mini tennis programme at Heaton as we believe that children progress far quicker when exposed to competition.
Player Profile
Jayanne Palmer (GBR)
Wimbledon is dream trip for Heaton Tennis & Squash Member Jayanne Palmer
Seven-year-old Jayanne Palmer, from Allerton, has been selected at the 'Robinsons 75 Kids for 75 Years' Manchester regional heat to attend a once-in-a-lifetime tennis training experience at Wimbledon with Tim Henman and Wimbledon head coach Dan Bloxham.
The event is part of Robinsons' celebration of 75 years' sponsorship of Wimbledon, and the talented Jayanne has won through to be part of the exclusive session.
Robinsons have attended seven other cities last month and this to find their youngsters.
Awaiting them is an elite two-day training camp conducted by Bloxham and attended by former Wimbledon semi-finalist Henman, who is a Robinsons brand ambassador.
Bloxham said: "The Robinsons '75 kids for 75 years' campaign provides kids with a fantastic opportunity to get involved with this iconic sport."
Mini Tennis
The junior development programme starts as early as 4 years old progressing through red, orange and green stages of the LTA’s Mini Tennis Programme. Once out of Mini Tennis children can continue to progress through a structured programme from one group to the next.
Group lessons take place during school term time, with breaks for half term and school holidays. During the Summer holiday period children can participate in our Tennis camps and holiday match-play events allowing them to continue their improvement throughout the year.
Junior Excellence
Heaton is an L.T.A Accredited Performance Club and we are proud to have some of the County’s best juniors training at our Excellence Academy. Players on the Academy are offered an intensive programme incorporating all aspects of training including Technical, Tactical, Mental and Physical aspects of the game resulting in some of our players competing at Wimbledon in 2006 in a U-14 National Competition.
Talented youngsters are invited into the Young Aces Excellence Academy from as young as 5 years of age where they receive a more intensive programme of coaching.
Adult Coaching
Adults can take part in either group or individual lessons at the club. We cater for all abilities, offering group lessons from beginner to intermediate level. Advanced level players can take advantage of our doubles clinics and other special events that take place throughout the year.
Taking Tennis into the Community
As part of our commitment to Bradford Tennis we run an extensive outreach programme at schools in the surrounding area. These sessions form part of our ‘Search for a Star’ scheme, giving coaches the opportunity to identify talented children. 2006 also saw the inception of 'Tennis in the Park', which is a community Tennis initiative aimed at getting people out on the courts in Summer.
Our facilities and coaches are available for use by nearby schools wishing to take advantage of what we have to offer.
Tennis Links
For more information on tennis in Yorkshire go to the Yorkshire LTA web site:
For more information on tennis nationally go to the Lawn Tennis Association site:
For more information on local tennis in Bradford and fixtures and results for Heaton go to:
www.ninjasport.com/bradfordtennis
For more information on the tennis coaching programme at Heaton including junior coaching, mini tennis, Tennis Tots and adult classes go to:
Join British Tennis at the following link:
www.lta.org.uk/BritishTennisMembership
Please follow the on screen instructions and affiliate your British Tennis membership to the Heaton Tennis & Squash Club Bradford.