Junior Tennis Match Play League
If your child is keen to take their tennis a little more seriously, entering the Junior Match Play League is the easiest, local way for your child to start competing more regularly.
The benefits of entering the league are:
Your child will receive a grip (the same colour as the ball stage in which they are going to predominantly compete).
You will receive a 50% discount on the ten 2026 Junior Match Play league sessions held over the course of the year (to be held on advertised Friday evenings and Sunday Mornings).
You will be given suggested monthly matches for your child to compete in (to be played at time that suits both players).
Your child will receive Tennis with Jake points, for competing in the match play sessions, arranged fixtures and Tournaments. These points will be displayed on this webpage like in the example table below.
A coloured tab at the top of your child’s grip will be replaced as your child reaches Point total checkpoints, similar to the karate belt system.
By entering, there is no requirement to play in every single event. Your child may compete as much as they want/can fit into their already packed lives.
Entry to the league costs £15 and then most match play sessions will cost £3 (this includes the 50% discount).
Banding explained
Your child will start as a white band and then progress through the bands as follows:
Yellow- 50 Tennis with Jake points
Yellow/Green- 100 Tennis with Jake points
Green- 150 Tennis with Jake points
Red-200 Tennis with Jake points
Brown- 275 Tennis with points
Grey- 375 Tennis with Jake points
Black- 500 Tennis with Jake points
How does my child win Tennis with Jake points?
By competing: either in tournaments, junior match play sessions or by meeting up and playing matches with other players in the Junior Match Play League.
I have designed this system and the points system (shown below) with the intention that a child who joins at 7 (at the Red Ball Stage) will have to compete over many years to reach a black band, but also, such that if a child comes and joins the League when they are 13/14 (Yellow Ball 1 or 2), if they are dedicated enough, they should be able reach a black band by the time they are 16/17 too. The scoring system also reflects how I expect children to mature as they go through the ball stages, with younger children receiving nearly the same amount of points for winning and loosing, whereas in the older age brackets there is more reward for being the victor.
