Somerton Park Tennis Club · Adelaide
Where kids fall inlove with tennis
Expert junior coaching in Somerton Park, Adelaide, for ages 3 to 18.
Not just lessons — a whole community and ecosystem:
- Progress reports
- Session photos & videos
- Personalised feedback
- Development plans
- Club events
- Tournament pathway
- Free first session
- Free development plan
- Maxim replies within hours
100+
Active players
5
Ball levels
20+
Sessions / week
Free
First session
Why Sunrise
A coach who reads the player — and the technology to prove it.
The same conviction runs through every session: read the child in front of you, coach through play, and keep parents connected to real progress.
Every level welcome
From a first-time Blue Ball five-year-old to competitive Yellow Ball squads — ages 3 to 18.
Personal attention
Individual feedback every session — not just group instruction. It is the thing parents notice first.
Adelaide-leading technology
Track every session, follow progress, and book from the parent app — tech most local clubs simply do not offer.
A time that works
20+ sessions across the week at Somerton Park — find a slot that fits your family.
How it works
From first enquiry to first rally — in three simple steps.
01
Book a free trial
Tell us about your child in under a minute — no account, no commitment. Maxim replies within hours.
02
We find their level
Maxim watches them play and places them in the right group — from first racquet to full-court squads.
03
They play, you follow along
Sessions, progress and what they worked on, all in the parent app — tech most local clubs do not offer.
The Pathway
Every age and stage, from first racquet to full-court squads — with the price for each up front.
Blue BallAges 3-5MonTueWedThuFri
Playful first steps on court — soft balls, short racquets, all through games.
$15/ session · 30-min sessions
- Fundamental motor skills — running, stopping, throwing, catching, and tracking a moving ball.
- Racquet basics — how to hold it, make contact, and send a ball back over a low net.
- The habits underneath the sport — listening, taking turns, and trying again after a miss.
- Blue Ball details
Red BallAges 5-8MonTueWedThuFri
Game-based foundations on a junior court — rally and score from day one.
$20/ session · 45-min sessions
- The fundamental strokes — forehand, backhand, and first serves and volleys.
- How to rally, move to the ball, and keep score — genuine match awareness, not just hitting in lines.
- The ABCs of athletic movement (agility, balance, coordination), with the slow ball giving time to succeed early.
- Red Ball details
Orange BallAges 8-10MonTueWedThuFri
A bigger court, real rallies and the first proper tactics and match play.
$20/ session · 45-min sessions
- Consistent rallying, directional control, the serve and return, and net play.
- Simple tactics — where to aim, when to attack, how to recover — so they think their way through a point.
- Match temperament — competing with good spirit, handling nerves, and bouncing back from errors.
- Orange Ball details
Green BallAges 10-12MonTueWedThuFri
The move to the full court — point construction and competitive play.
$20/ session · 45-min sessions
- Consistency under pressure, serving with intent, and moving an opponent around the court.
- Reading what a rally is asking for, plus footwork patterns and full-court coverage.
- The focus and resilience competitive tennis demands — many start match play and local competition here.
- Green Ball details
Yellow BallAges 12+MonTueWedThuFri
Full-court, full-speed squads — match strategy and performance training.
$25/ session · 60-min sessions
- Weapon development, serve and return under pressure, and all-court patterns.
- Building and finishing points — constructing a game plan and adapting it against different opponents.
- The physical and mental layer of competing well — movement, conditioning, and focus.
- Yellow Ball details
Get Active Kids vouchers accepted — submit in-app after signup.
Who coaches your child
Maxim Paskalutsa
Founder & Head Coach
“Feel over formula — every player read individually, every session built around play.”
Sunrise Tennis is run personally by Maxim Paskalutsa, who founded the program and coaches on court at Somerton Park Tennis Club. Maxim built Sunrise around a simple conviction: a child learns tennis fastest when the game itself does the teaching, and when the coach reads the player in front of them rather than running everyone through the same plan.
Inside a Sunrise session
Start with a free session.
No account, no commitment. Tell us about your child and Maxim replies within hours.
- Free first session
- Free development plan
- Maxim replies within hours