Juniors
JUNIORS
Orange Ball
- Beginners tennis for ages 5 and up
- Modified court size to suit younger, inexperienced players
- Modified balls – lower and slower bounce gives young players more time to develop their shot making and encourages better rallies
- Teams of 3 – Can be boys and girls mixed teams
- Each player plays 2 doubles matches and one singles match
- Each match is first to 4 games with sudden-death deuce
- Matches played on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Green Ball
- Progression stage between Orange Ball Competition and Yellow Ball Competition
- Full court size
- Modified balls – lower and slower bounce gives young players more time to develop their shot making and encourages better rallies
- Teams of 4/5 – each player plays 1 doubles match and one singles match
- Each match is first to 6 games
- Matches played on Saturday mornings during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from October – March (Summer season) and May – August (Winter season)
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Yellow Ball
- Final competitive phase for Junior Tennis, once players have progressed from the Green Ball phase
- Full court size
- Full compression tennis balls
- Teams of 4 – each player plays 1 doubles match and one singles match
- Each match is first to 6 games
- Matches played on Friday Nights and Saturday mornings during school terms, at locations around the North Eastern Suburbs
- Seasons run from October – March (Summer season) and May – August (Winter season)
If you would like to register to play contact Craig Mousley via email to president@ggtc.org.au
Note: Junior announcements during the season are sent out via ‘Team App’