Participating in competition is a really important part of your child’s development and forms a key part of our ARC Youth Racquet Tennis Pathway.

Competition takes various forms, so we’ve created this useful page to help you understand the different types that your child might get involved with.

Match Week

A fun informal competition that we run in the last week of term during all of our coaching sessions. It’s our way of teaching children about matchplay and giving them a taste of competition.

How to Get Involved: Just come along to your session as usual, no need to pre-book or enter.

Team Challenge

A fun, friendly team competition allowing players to put into practice the skills they have developed in their coaching sessions in a more formal but safe and supportive environment, with players at a similar stage. We run these events during the school holidays and they are included in your ARC Youth Racquet Subscription.

How to Get Involved: We’ll send out a booking link a few weeks before each event in our weekly Racquet Newsletter. Make sure you are subscribed to this newsletter so your child doesn’t miss out on taking part.

LTA Grade 5 & 6 Tournaments

WHIRLWIND EVENTS (Ages 8&U, 9&U and 10&U)
&
NEXUS EVENTS (Ages 12 & U Boys & Girls and 16 & U Boys only)

Fun and relaxed formal LTA competition for players just starting out in tournaments. We hold these events at ARC most months, though they are open to players from across the region also. You can also enter these events at other venues across the region.

Players will get the opportunity to play lots of matches, meet players from other clubs and receive a certificate for taking part.

How to Get Involved: Players will need a Free LTA Membership to play in these events, and parents will need to enter and pay online before the advertised closing date. Our Competitions Lead (Marian Vinall) can help you with this!

LTA Grade 4 Tournaments

Formal LTA competition for more experienced players. Events take place most weekends and every school holidays across the region, and at ARC.

Players will get the opportunity to play against better players and test their skills at a higher level.

How to Get Involved: Players will need a Free LTA Membership to play in these events, and parents will need to enter and pay online before the advertised closing date. Tournaments at this level may be oversubscribed and players will be prioritised entry based on their ranking.

LTA Grade 2 & 3 Tournaments

High level LTA competition for county and regional level players. Events take place at weekends and in school holidays across the country and occasionally at ARC.

Players in these events will be playing a huge amount of Tennis and looking to take their game to the next level.

How to Get Involved: Players will need a Free LTA Membership to play in these events, and parents will need to enter and pay online before the advertised closing date. Tournaments at this level will likely be oversubscribed and players will be prioritised entry based on their ranking.