Renowned Melbourne tennis coach Jamie Parrott is the Director of Tennis at Bentleigh Rec. The club has a strong coaching program that includes private lessons, squad training, adult and junior coaching. The club’s 6 en-tout-cas courts, 4 under lights allow play day and night on a surface renowned by all player development experts as the best surface to enhance learning.

En-tout-cas courts are Melbourne’s answer to clay courts- they are softer under foot, thus reducing the stress on young (and old) players joints. The courts are slower paced than hardcourts and synthetic grass, and this ensures players learn the art of constructing a point. Over 40% of the ATP and WTA tour events are conducted on clay, with the French Open being the claycourt Slam.