Junior Training Camps

Tennis New Zealand delivers a series of national camps designed to accelerate the development of New Zealand’s most promising players.

These camps bring together selected athletes from across the country to train, compete, and learn in a high-performance environment led by national coaches and experts.

Whether preparing for international tours, refining technical and tactical skills, or connecting with the wider tennis pathway, National Camps are a vital part of our athlete development strategy.

Tennis New Zealand’s National Camps are designed to bring together the country’s top-performing athletes to train, challenge, and elevate one another in a competitive environment.

Key objectives include:

• Training with the Best: Camps unite leading players from across the country, creating an environment where athletes push each other to raise their level.
  
  
• Performance Benchmarking: Players participate in match play and performance testing that helps track development and guide future training.
  
  
• Physical and Movement Screening: Athletes undergo screening sessions led by qualified practitioners, providing valuable insights to inform personalised physical development plans when they return home.
  
  
• Alignment with the National Pathway: Camps support connection between athletes, personal coaches, and Tennis New Zealand High Performance staff to ensure shared goals and training continuity.
  
  
• Off-Court Development: Education sessions build knowledge around mental skills, nutrition, recovery, and other performance pillars.

Each camp is tailored to the needs of the player group and may include:

• On-Court Training: Tactical and technical sessions led by Tennis NZ coaches.
  
  
• Match Play Blocks: Competitive match practice with coach feedback.
  
  
• Strength, Conditioning and Recovery Sessions: Delivered by qualified strength and conditioning coaches.
  
  
• Workshops: Topics may include goal setting, tour planning, injury prevention, mental skills, and more.
  
  
• Coach and Parent Engagement: Where possible, personal coaches and parents are included to support alignment and understanding.

Tennis New Zealand runs a structured series of national camps to support player development across key stages of the performance pathway.

Age Group Camps

We currently deliver national camps for the following age groups:

12 years and under (12u)

• Kiwi Clay Camp and Championships

13u

• Camp 1 - World Junior Teams

14u

• Kiwi Clay Camp and Championships
• Camp 2 - World Junior Teams
• Camp 3 - World Junior Teams Pre-Departure Camp

15u

• Camp 1 - Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup 

16u

• Camp 2 - 16u Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup 
• Camp 3 - Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup Camp Pre-Departure Camp
  
  

Team Selection

From the age of 13 and up, national camps are a critical component of the selection process for New Zealand's international junior teams, including:

World Junior Teams (14u)

Junior Billie Jean King Cup (16u)

Junior Davis Cup (16u)

Athletes are evaluated across a range of performance, behavioural, and physical markers during camps, helping to identify those most ready to represent New Zealand on the world stage.

Tennis NZ aims to create inclusive yet competitive environments that reward performance and commitment.

Camp schedules will appear here once they are announced.