ADULT TENNIS COACHING
Tennis with Nina offers adult tennis coaching across a range of levels in Edinburgh.
Whether you’re a complete beginner, an improver, intermediate or advanced player, you can arrange single lessons or book blocks of classes. I will cover drills, technique and you can book one-to-one classes or even group sessions. I coach Monday-Saturday so you will be sure to find a time that will suit your schedule.
Playing Standards
Beginner… This means you’ve right at the beginning of your tennis journey. Either you’ve never played before, just started playing or are just returning to tennis after a number of years away.
Improver… You have basic technique and you’re able to sustain a rally. At this level you may be able to hit a short rally but you’ll make quite a few mistakes and you may have never served before.
Intermediate… You play regularly and your technique is quite solid. Against a more advanced player you may struggle to keep up but against a normal player you can play with some tactics
Advanced…You may compete but you have played a lot of tennis over the years. You can hit balls with placement and both a lot of top-spin and power. You rally consistently and you hit with power and direction from both your forehand and background. At this level you either compete regularly or wish to do so.
An expert tennis coach like myself can help you determine your level and plan and reach your objectives.
Adult Courses
Our courses are a fantastic way to train and compete with players of a similar level whilst gaining some fantastic coaching advice from our qualified coaches.
Beginner: These courses are intended for players new to tennis or those who may struggle with the fundamentals, such as forehand & backhand technique and consistency. Coaching instruction utilises drills & games to slowly introduce and teach players the basics, including stroke production, serving and keeping score.
Beginner/Improver: These courses are ideal for anyone returning to play after a long break or taking up tennis for the first time. Game based learning is used to emphasise basic stroke production. This includes forehand & backhand groundstrokes, serve & return of serve and volley & smash techniques. Games and point-based scenarios are used to reinforce technique, introduce basic tactics and strong scoring systems.
Intermediate: These courses are for more experienced players who want to gain consistency. Players at this standard will have a basic skill base and will probably have played tennis for some time. As a guide, you should have sufficient skill to be able to: consistently rally to 10 from the baseline using forehands and backhands, serve overarm, volley and smash with 60% efficiency.
Advanced: This course is for players who have played a lot of tennis over the years and play regularly. You can rally consistently and create opportunities to win points off of both your forehand and backhand. You can serve, volley and smash with confidence. You compete regularly or desire to do so.
Adult Courses
Our courses are a fantastic way to train and compete with players of a similar level whilst gaining some fantastic coaching advice from our qualified coaches.
Beginner: These courses are intended for players new to tennis or those who may struggle with the fundamentals, such as forehand & backhand technique and consistency. Coaching instruction utilises drills & games to slowly introduce and teach players the basics, including stroke production, serving and keeping score.
Beginner/Improver: These courses are ideal for anyone returning to play after a long break or taking up tennis for the first time. Game based learning is used to emphasise basic stroke production. This includes forehand & backhand groundstrokes, serve & return of serve and volley & smash techniques. Games and point-based scenarios are used to reinforce technique, introduce basic tactics and strong scoring systems.
Intermediate: These courses are for more experienced players who want to gain consistency. Players at this standard will have a basic skill base and will probably have played tennis for some time. As a guide, you should have sufficient skill to be able to: consistently rally to 10 from the baseline using forehands and backhands, serve overarm, volley and smash with 60% efficiency.
Advanced: This course is for players who have played a lot of tennis over the years and play regularly. You can rally consistently and create opportunities to win points off of both your forehand and backhand. You can serve, volley and smash with confidence. You compete regularly or desire to do so.
Adult Drill Sessions
WEEKLY DRILLS SESSIONS
Weekly Drills sessions are ideal for trying out tennis for the first time or determining your skill level before signing up for a course. Receiving extra coaching to compliment a course or receiving coaching without committing to regularly attending a course are other great benefits of our no commitment, Weekly Drills sessions.
These sessions can be booked a maximum of up to three days before the desired session unless you are a Smartcard holder, which allows you to book up to 7 days before your session.
Private Coaching
PRIVATE LESSONS
If you fancy some one-on-one, individual coaching then Private Lessons are the one for you! The perfect setting to really improve technique and tactical play, our experienced top tier coaches offer individual coaching across all of our London centres.
All payments are made directly to the coach, and prices include hourly court hire. An additional floodlight fee of £6 per hour will apply, if applicable.
Lessons are for one player, with charges applying for additional players: £5 per extra player (max 3 players). Groups of 4 or more should be arranged via Will to Win. Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice are liable for payment in full.