Unmissable Tennis at Graves Health and Sports Centre
Graves Health and Leisure Centre is one of the largest indoor tennis centres in the North of England, boasting 8 indoor acrylic courts and 8 outdoor acrylic courts.
Our centre offers leading tennis programmes for adults and juniors of all ages and abilities, running 7 days a week. We offer coaching from our team of LTA accredited coaches through group and individual lessons to create and unmissable tennis experience for all players.
What we offer
There are a whole variety of tennis programmes available at Graves Health and Sports Centre with something to suit everyone, including:
- Junior tennis programme for ages 3-17
- Day and evening adult lessons
- Inclusive lessons
- Cardio tennis - bookable on our timetable
All our sessions are run by LTA qualified and accredited coaches.
Junior Tennis Programme
Running 7 days a week, our 6-week junior tennis programme offers supportive group lessons for those playing for the first time or those competing in tournaments.
Every junior's tennis journey is supported though appropriate sessions that are suitable for their age and tennis level to ensure that every player is maximising their potential.
Perks of our Junior Programme
Our Unmissable Tennis Programme has a huge range of benefits and perks including:
Large session variety
Our player progression strategy ensures that every child is in group lessons that are best suited to their age and stage. We run eight structured progression blocks per year to teach all aspects of the sport and we make sure the teaching is tailored to each specific stage of tennis development.
Opportunity to meet other clubs
Every year we enter a range of junior players across a variety of age groups into a Yorkshire League where they will play singles and doubles against players from other clubs. In 2024, we organised over 25 fixtures for our players.
Internal Competitions
At least three times per year, we run an internal competition open to all junior players who attend group lessons. Supported by our coaching team, this event helps players to gain competitive tennis experience in a familiar and fun environment. Our December 2024 internal event featured 42 players taking part in LTA registered matches!
The Unmissable Rewards Scheme
Every month, three players are rewarded with a free private lesson for doing an outstanding job of demonstrating our three unmissable values:
- Learning
- Exercise
- Fun
That's 36 players per year rewarded with a free private lesson in recognition of their fantastic work!
To book, click the link below to begin your journey on our Unmissable Tennis Programme!
Adult tennis programme
Our adult tennis programme offers a mixture of day and evening group tennis sessions across the week, suitable for both beginner players through to advanced players.
Our coaches deliver structured, progressive coaching designed to help you improve your play in an enjoyable and comfortable environment.
Adult Tennis Programme
Tennis a great sport for all ages, especially adults. It offers a chance to meet likeminded players and enjoy sport on both a competitive or leisurely basis
Coached sessions - direct debit
We offer coached group lessons that include specific sessions for beginner, intermediate and advanced players. These direct debit sessions guarantee your place in your session every week.
- 7 days a week
- Evenings
Coached sessions - PAYG
90-minute sessions that ensure you hit plenty of balls and take part in a range of drills and games with the flexibility to attend on whatever weeks work for you.
- Weekdays
- Day time
Book via our timetable
Recreational tennis sessions
These self-led sessions allow for individuals to play, improve and enjoy their tennis together in a sociable and friendly environment. We run Forever Active Tennis and Women's Rec Tennis.
- Forever Active - Tuesdays, 2.00pm - 4.00pm
- Women's Rec Tennis - Wednesday, 9.30am - 11.30am
Cardio Tennis sessions
These fast, fun coach-led sessions provide a workout that involves hitting lots of tennis balls, always being on the move and being able to improve your tennis and your fitness in one go!
- Tuesdays, 7.00pm - 8.00pm
- Wednesdays, 8.00pm - 9.00pm
Inclusive Tennis Programme
Delivered by LTA accredited coaches on our indoor courts, our inclusive tennis programme offers a range of sessions to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to access and enjoy tennis at our centre.
Inclusive Tennis Programme
As well as our fantastic junior and adult tennis programmes, we also offer a number of inclusive tennis sessions as part of our inclusive tennis programme!
Wheelchair Tennis
Led by engaging and experienced coaches, wheelchair tennis offers the opportunity for players to learn to love tennis. Free sports wheelchair hire available
- Tuesdays, 11.00am - 12.00pm
- Fridays, 1.00pm - 2.00pm
- Saturdays, 11.00am - 12.00pm
Adult SEN Tennis
Fun, personable and personalised sessions for individuals who prefer quieter tennis play
- Mondays, 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Adult Walking Tennis
Walking Tennis provides a slower paced version of traditional tennis, designed for older individuals. Players will be able to enjoy tennis at a relaxed pace whilst still maintaining the social and physical benefits of the sport
- Tuesdays, 12.00pm - 1.00pm
- Fridays, 10.30am - 11.30am
Visually Impaired Tennis
Based in South Yorkshire, the South Yorkshire Visually Impaired Tennis Club use our centre in the winter months for their members to improve their tennis skills for upcoming competitions across the country
- Tuesday afternoons
To learn more about joining their club, visit their website
Partnerships & sports clubs
We feel very lucky to have so many brilliant partnerships who support us in delivering positive tennis experiences at Graves, as well as sports clubs who utilise our centre to benefit their own members and participants
Introducing...our partnerships & sport clubs!
NexGen Tennis
NexGen Tennis is a high-performance tennis academy operating in our centre. NexGen works with players who are pushing for international success as well as their coaches supporting our Unmissable Tennis programmes.
Contact NexGen Tennis via email for more information
TennisFirst
TennisFirst is a charity who provide support to centres with players aspiring to become professional tennis players. They support our tennis program with a specialised junior criteria and progression structure, designed to accelerate the progress of our players. They also offer regular feedback to our coaching team to continuously improve our program and our teaching ability.
Visit TennisFirst's website for more information
Ability Tennis
Ability Tennis is a tennis coaching business who specialise in delivering all aspects of inclusive tennis. They support and deliver wheelchair and visually impaired tennis lessons in our centre, and we are working closely with them to continually increase opportunities for those with physical, visual and mental difficulties to play tennis at Graves.
Visit Ability Tennis' website for more information
South Yorkshire Visually Impaired Tennis Club
Based in South Yorkshire, the South Yorkshire Visually Impaired Tennis Club are one of the fastest growing visually impaired tennis clubs in the country. They use our centre for their members to improve their tennis skills for upcoming competitions across the country.
Visit SYVITC's website for more information
University of Sheffield Tennis Team
Graves is the home venue for any University of Sheffield’s tennis matches. We provide court space for their team training to help them prepare for their matches and we also have 3 students from the university who work on our coaching team to support our programmes.
Yorkshire Tennis LTA
We have six coaches on our programme who lead, assist and support Yorkshire Tennis’ junior county cup teams. Graves is regularly used as a training venue for Yorkshire's junior teams and was recently used by the under 18s team before they successfully achieved promotion to division 1, captained by our tennis manager, Joseph.
Events - coming soon!
From open days to tennis workshops to competitions, we run several events at Graves and we can't wait to announce our plans for 2025 very soon!
Keep your eyes peeled!