Giffnock Tennis, Squash and Hockey Club is widely recognised as one of the best clubs in Scotland for playing and coaching of all four of its sports offered.
At Giffnock everyone can enjoy tennis lessons included in their membership. That's because we've designed a whole range of tennis lessons and programmes for all ages and abilities.



New Members Group Coaching - Thursday evenings @ 7pm
This FREE coaching session has already proved popular this year, as it is a great opportunity to enhance your tennis and meet other new members. And why not stay for the social tennis at 8pm and put your new improved skills into practice! Look forward to seeing you there and you will be made most welcome. Giffnock is always looking to welcome new members and the above sessions are a great play to get playing when you join. Look out for further additions to the adult programme in the coming weeks.

Senior Member Coaching
No matter what your standard there are opportunities to play at Giffnock. We have 6 Gents teams and 4 Ladies teams which are affiliated to the West of Scotland leagues. We have three busy thriving social tennis days that run throughout the year – Thursday evenings, Saturday afternoons and Sunday evenings. In preparation for competitive season we run team training sessions for all senior players wishing to play competitively within our teams. The team training runs through the months of March and April, Tuesday evenings for ladies and Friday evenings for gents.

Our Thursday evenings are great if you are an existing or new member looking to get involved in some social tennis. You will be made to feel very welcome and we would suggest you join in with Chris’s sessions that are an adult improver coaching group from 7-8 pm and an adult beginner group 8-9 pm which runs alongside the social tennis. A fun American tournament is run the last Thursday of every month.

Keep your eyes peeled on notice board throughout the year for other themed tennis tournaments around the grand slams and various social events such as fundraising days/evenings, open days, and entertainment days/evenings.

Juniors
Giffnock T. C. offers FREE club coaching to all mini-tennis members and junior members. There is a variety of coaching on throughout the week for all ages and abilities. Mondays is Junior Club Day…from 4.30 – 6pm you can enjoy playing matches with other junior members. For current and aspiring junior team players, there will be Boys and Girls Team Training on Thursday evenings.

Mini-Tennis (5-8 yr olds)
Giffnock is one of few clubs to offer specialist mini-tennis courts. The smaller court size and net height contribute to positive learning experience for the young player. On Wednesdays, Giffnock provides mini-tennis coaching to members and non-members. There are two mini-red classes: 4-5pm (5-6yrs) and 5-6pm (7-8yrs). Saturdays are for members only and again there are two classes: 2-3pm (5-6yrs) and 3-4pm (7-8yrs). At these sessions children will learn the basic techniques and tactics of tennis, while having loads of Fun at the same time.  Starts Saturday 25th August. 

All mini-tennis sessions are free of charge to members. If you are unsure on the most appropriate times for your child to attend, you are encouraged to call the coaching staff for advice. The combination of qualified coaching staff and excellent facilities makes Giffnock the ideal club start playing tennis.

MINI-TENNIS AND JUNIOR COACHING PROGRAMME

Outlined below is the Mini-Tennis and Junior Club Programme for the coming block. This includes all weekend coaching and match-play sessions which are free for members, as well as extra after-school coaching for members and non-members. 

Weekend coaching for Members only
GROUP	AGE	DAY	TIME	DATES	COST
RED 1	5-6 YRS	SATURDAY	2-3 PM	Jan 15th – April 2nd	FREE
RED 2	7-8 YRS	SATURDAY	3-4 PM	Jan 15th – April 2nd	FREE
RED 3	5-8 YRS (Invitational)	SATURDAY	4-5 PM	Jan 15th – April 2nd	FREE
ORANGE	9 YRS *	SUNDAY	3-4 PM	Jan 16th – April 3rd	FREE
GREEN	10 YRS *	SUNDAY	4-5 PM	Jan 16th – April 3rd	FREE
INTERMEDIATE	11-16 YRS	SUNDAY	5-6 PM	Jan 16th – April 3rd	FREE
TEAM STANDARD	11-16 YRS	SUNDAY	6-7 PM	Jan 16th – April 3rd	FREE

Coaching Profile

Nick Firth - Head Coach was appointed club coach at beginning of April 2006. Since being appointed Head Coach Nick has continued Giffnock's great tradition making tennis accessible to all ages and standards, having well attended squads and producing junior county tennis players. Nick has been involved in tennis since the age of seven, and has been coaching for 8 years. In addition to an HND in Sports Coaching with Sports Development, Nick has gained his LTA Level 3 Senior Club Coach coaching qualification which allows him to coach across a wide range of abilities from the complete beginner to the more accomplished junior/senior player. Contact Nick on 0141 6387268  for any details regarding coaching – he looks forward to hearing from you.

All Performance Squad players and junior team players will be contacted separately about their squad times. There are 1 or 2 changes this year, so please read carefully to ensure you or your player is coming to the correct session. If you are unsure about anything or have any questions regarding the programme, please contact Nick Firth on 07838 558335 or Chris Rose on 07745 227269