Junior Membership means you can book courts to play with other members using the online booking system and sign up for club group coaching classes.

You can also join junior activities run by the Junior Committee like Christmas parties, Next Gen Squads, friendly tournaments and participate in inter club friendlies and leagues.

Who should I contact to book my child in for tennis lessons? 

Padraic Kilcoyne is our Head Tennis Coach and will be able to guide on the most appropriate class(es) for their age/level.

You can contact him on (085) 779 1873 with your child's details. Once chosen, you can then book using our Smart Club Cloud system. Children must be members of the club to participate in lessons.

What activities are there for junior members outside of the club coaching classes?

The Junior Committee run a host of events over the year for our Juniors aged from 4 - 18 years!

"Bounce" tennis for younger children (aged 4 to 7 approx.) is held in blocks of 4 weeks around 3 times a year and introduces younger children to the skills needed for tennis in a very fun way.

"Journey to the Stars" fun tournaments for Red, Orange & Green Ball players are usually held twice per year and give these juniors their first taste of friendly competition.

Interclub friendlies offer our junior members a chance to meet peers from neighbouring clubs in a fun environment.

Spring & Autumn leagues for U12's-U18's are generally Doubles-based and many of our junior members enjoy taking part, being in a team and representing their club with pride! We have had some fantastic success stories in recent years.

The Autumn before Juniors move into U12's we run our "Next Generation" Programme to ready members for taking part in leagues the following Spring.

In September, our Club Championships take place and members aged 13+ can enter the Singles and Doubles main Club Championships events as well as the U18 event.

Highlight of the Calendar year is our Davis Cup which is a fun team-based competition over 2 Sundays around November.

Social events like Jingle Tennis and Teen Pizza evenings are also always enjoyed by our members!

Junior members will be on the mailing list and will be sent details for any events that are applicable to their age.

Can my child play matches against other clubs?

We aim to enter Junior league teams each year (depending on numbers available), so if your child is eligible to play league we will contact you about your child's availability in advance. Leagues generally run in the Spring and Autumn.

We also have inter-club friendlies with neighbouring clubs like Clane and Naas.

Are there opportunities for my child to compete and play tournaments?

We host a range of internal tournaments throughout the year for junior members including JTTS events for younger members (Red, Orange & Green Ball), U14 Friendly Tournaments and our Junior Club Championships.

We also keep parents up to date with Leinster Tennis and Tennis Ireland tournaments held in different clubs around the country for all age groups. If your child is interested in entering these, it is best to discuss with Padraic and he can advise on correct level.

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We hope that our this noticeboard will give you an overview of what Junior Tennis is all about here at Celbridge Lawn Tennis Club.

Please touch base with us by email if you have any further queries: juniortennis@celbridgetennis.ie

juniortennis@celbridgetennis.ie

Our email account is monitored by volunteers several times a week. They will reply to your queries asap.

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Juniors may use the courts up until 6pm. It is advisable that a responsible adult remains on the premises when juniors are playing unsupervised. 

Many CLTC Juniors have enjoyed playing in external tournaments this Summer.

They have reached finals in U18 Doubles (Carrickmines T1000), U18 Singles Boys and U16 Doubles Girls (Bray T500 and Sutton), U16 Girls Singles (St Annes), U12 Girls Singles and Doubles (Castleknock T1000) as well as wining U18 Doubles (Sunday's Well Tour 1000), U12 girls Doubles (Carrickmines T1000 and National Indoors), Naas Tour 1000 Senior Open MS and Nenagh Tour 500 MS Class 2.

Highlight of the Summer was 2 Celbridge Juniors in Fitzwilliam Finals -a historic day for the club! Lily played in the U12's Girls Singles Final and Sofia won the U12 Doubles Final with her partner Chloe.

Contact details are also available from the Junior Notice Board inside the club house.  

Child protection statement above, on the Junior Noticeboard and on the club website.

• Red ball – Junior players 5 - 8 years
• Orange ball – Junior players 8 - 10 years 
• Green ball – Junior players 9 - 10 years

The emphasis is on doubles coaching and friendly matches, whilst building positive team spirit amongst our upcoming U12's players.

Next Gen is a 4-week programme comprising of doubles coaching with Head Coach, Padraic Kilcoyne, hitting practice with our top juniors, doubles mini-tournament and finally a friendly with a neighbouring club. 

We had every season in terms of weather but some fantastic singles and doubles matches, loads of team work, some rivalry, a few interesting face-paints and most importantly, lots of laughter!

The prizegiving on the evening of the second Sunday acknowledged the fantastic efforts of all teams and also our Celbridge LTC Juniors that have really excelled this year, whatever their level.