| Singapore has excellent tennis centres and coaching | | | | schools. Again, the class size tends to be quite big but |
| facilities. Learning tennis in Singapore is easy. I found | | | | it is a good and fun way to learn your tennis amongst |
| that tennis lessons or tennis coaching can be arranged | | | | your peers. It is also subsidized and is therefore, |
| from the following entities: | | | | cheaper. Some schools make CCA compulsory and |
| 1.Private Tennis Lessons | | | | therefore, if tennis is something you child likes, make |
| There are various levels of tennis qualifications offered | | | | tennis his or her CCA then. |
| by the Singapore Tennis Association (STA). Go for | | | | 4.Tennis Sections and Clubs |
| someone with at least a Level 1 qualification. Most | | | | Unfortunately, there are not many purely tennis clubs in |
| would charge a basic fee of $50 per hour, excluding | | | | Singapore. However, there are many country clubs |
| court booking fees, if needed. There are group classes | | | | with tennis sections. Tennis sections are a good way |
| as well, usually, not more than 3 persons. Try looking | | | | to start improving your tennis once you are able to |
| for at least 3 of your fellow friends who wish to learn | | | | play fairly well. Nothing beats playing more and more |
| to play tennis and get an individual tennis coach. It will | | | | against someone of your level or higher. |
| save you some money while still being properly trained. | | | | 5.Tennis Academies |
| 2.Group Tennis Lessons | | | | Unlike the more established tennis playing nations, we |
| Group tennis classes are found at the various public | | | | do not really have a successful and quality tennis |
| tennis centres. These classes are for both children and | | | | academy. Tennis is not even featured in the South |
| adults. The benefits of such group classes are that | | | | East Asian games for Singapore. Hence, tennis is not |
| they tend to be cheaper. However, the class size | | | | one of those preferred sport which is earmarked for |
| tends to be larger and therefore, you may not pick up | | | | further development unlike its sister sport of table |
| the skill as fast as you would have wished. It would be | | | | tennis. However, one can always head north to |
| better to have a combination of group and private | | | | Malaysia or Thailand where they have various tennis |
| individual lessons. You will get the best of both worlds, | | | | camps which cater to all levels of play. It is an intensive |
| playing with others and also being coached more | | | | and highly effective way of improving your tennis as |
| effectively. | | | | you do nothing but eat, sleep and breathe tennis for a |
| 3.School Tennis CCA | | | | few days! |
| Tennis is a CCA for some primary and secondary | | | | |