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 Junior Tennis

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Play Tennis Pathway When you play in any one of our Play Tennis Pathway Programs you’re really preparing yourself to play the rest of your life. The skills, values, and attitudes you learn will be lifelong. For those who continue to play through High School Champions, you will be ready to star on your high school team. Classes address individual skill levels and winning tennis, and personal growth.
3, 4 & 5 Year Old - Mighty Mites Coordinated by Talaya Stevens, USPTA You’re never too young for tennis. Activities for coordination, following direction, and working together change every 10 minutes with a high level of energy, keeping the children moving, and having fun. This is an excellent tennis starter program. Ratios are no more than 5:1.	Grade 2 & 3 - Future Stars Coordinated by Talaya Stevens, USPTA Competitors will focus on basic stroke development. Forehands, backhands, volleys, and serves are introduced in order to acquaint the student with some competitive aspects of the game. Gross motor skills, stroke biomechanics, score keeping and movement are included.  Ratios are no more 6:1. Participation in Rally Ball Program is recommended.
Kindergarten & Grade 1 - Little Stars  Coordinated by Talaya Stevens, USPTA It’s time for strokes, and learning a little about the game. Tennis with nerf balls on the short court is featured along with the use of other equipment which teaches cooperation and movement. Ratios are no more than 6:1
Junior Flames  (Grades 6, 7 & 8) Coordinated by Jennifer Spence, USPTA Take your game to the next level, and make your school team. More technical and tactical tennis is presented so that you’re hitting the ball correctly to the right spot on the court, and your serve is killer. Expect lots of match play. Ratios are no more than 6:1. Participation in weekend match plays is recommended.	Grade 4 & 5 - Competitors Coordinated by Talaya Stevens, USPTA Increase in independent point play, and practice drills, and thrills combine to familiarize students with competition, and prepare them for match play. It’s time to serve, hit ground strokes, and keep score. Ratios are no more than 6:1. Participation in Rally Ball Program is recommended.
Ace Academy  (Grades 6, 7 & 8) Coordinated by Jennifer Spence, USPTA For players looking to be highly competitive on their Middle School and High School teams.  These players are training to participate in tournament play. They have already developed basic fundamental skills.  This class will focus on developing advanced stroke mechanics in conjunction with pattern play.  Players must be recommended for this class.  Participation in Middle School game Day is recommended.	High School Academy (Grades 9, 10, 11 & 12) Coordinated by Sharon Cleland, USPTA Learn to compete with advanced technical instruction, and strategy. Team play is emphasized with special attention to singles, and doubles strategy. The program is designed to help you make your high school team. Ratios are no more than 6:1. Participation in weekend match plays is recommended
High Performance Program Coordinated by Patrick Jenkins, Director of High Performance Programs The High Performance Program is structured to reflect an Academy perspective with the Satellite Academy and Tournament Academy.  The focus and purpose is to create a program that all junior competitive players will be able to achieve their tennis goals.    The Academy will integrate group lessons, private lessons, tournaments, fitness, match plays and extra training into an all encompassing format for our juniors.  Group Lessons run in a big group format to foster team work, individual improvement, and an energized, fun, and developmental arena for players to advance.  This format allows for a variety of training situations for all players to be exposed to.  Tennis is a game of change, versatility, and challenges.  This big group format will foster these assets.    Players must be recommended by the professional teaching staff. Consideration for selection and placement include age, tournament experience, skill level, personal commitment, attitude, and attendance.       Tennis Academy
Satellite Academy    Coordinated by Jason Winegar, USPTA and USTA High Performance Coach Preparation and fitness for entry level tournaments.  Players will be training on courts of similar ability.  Players will be grouped by a variety of methods that will change with each class: sometimes it will be preset based on coaching opinion, sometimes based on rankings, sometimes random, sometimes with a workup game.  The reason for this variation is so that players will be stimulated in a variety of situations, they will be challenged to play up, play down, and play even.  The key is that each student will be challenged.  Players advance to the Tournament Academy when they have evidenced success, skill development and physical maturity fo the next stage in their competitive journey.   Group Lesson will run Monday & Thursday from 6-8pm.  We encourage players to play all 2 days of the Academy.
Tournament Academy  Coordinated by Patrick Jenkins, USPTA and USTA High Performance Coach Players will be training on courts of similar ability.  Players will be grouped by a variety of methods that will change with each class: sometimes it will be preset based on coaching opinion, sometimes based on rankings, sometimes random, sometimes with a workup game.  The key is that each student will be challenged.   Group Lesson will run Monday through Thursday from 4-6:30pm.  We encourage players to play all 3 days of the Academy.

 

2010 Summer and Fall Sessions
We are now taking registrations for the spring and summer session  Click on the link to the right to print out a Registration Form.  Please return the form to our Welcome Center or call us at 989-631-6151 to register your child today!