AerCap TI Junior Kids develops players with strong fundamentals and creates smart competitors through appropriate, age-matched competition.

Every player starts locally and progresses at their own pace. Coaches guide players on readiness to move between tiers.

Tier 1

Local Tour

Introduction to tennis competition. Fun, accessible, in your club. Mostly team-based with no serious scoring.

Tier 2

Regional Tour

First individual experience. Non-elimination, approx. 2 hours, in your region. Speak to your coach on readiness.

Tier 3

Road to Fitz

Compass draws with a winner. Green ball only. Qualifying events for the Fitz Finals at the Irish Junior Championship.

The National Tour is the route to the Fitz Finals at the Irish Junior Championship. Six events, a hidden ranking, and the top 8 in each gender qualify.

The player passport allows players who have mastered their current ball colour to compete in the age group above, through a structured assessment process.

1

Enter a Regional Tour event in your age groupYour starting point for passport consideration

2

Provincial Performance Rep nominates youPut forward to the AerCap TI Junior Kids selection committee

3

Notification by emailYou will be notified if selected for the next National Event

4

Passport assessment at the eventAssessment takes place during the event itself

5

Certificate issued by Tennis IrelandPassported players listed on the TI Officials portal. Tournament officials use this list only.

Players must go through all steps above to achieve a passport.

Once passported, players cannot play events at their previous ball colour unless advised by the TI Junior Kids coaching team.

Players passported from green to yellow ball cannot play Tour 100 events.

Passport competencies

Red ball Orange ball Green ball

Everything coaches and parents need to plan the season ahead.