Tennis Afterschool Program
Red Ball: Tuesday, Thursday 3:30-4:30pm
Red
Ball is for players ages 5-7 to develop their Athletic skills "ABC's"
(agility, balance, coordination) and their manipulative skills
(reception, handling, projection). The student will also be introduced
to the basic fundamental tactical and technical skills needed to build
upon as they get older.
Orange Stars: Tuesday, Thursday 3:30-4:30pm
Orange
Stars is for players ages 8-10 to further refine their Athletic and
manipulative skills learned in the previous stage, the orange star will
learn to use the five ball controls (direction, depth, height, spin and
speed). At this stage, through games, drills and lots of fun, the
student will learn different grips, lower and higher contact points,
longer and faster swing shape and a more sophisticated service motion.
Advanced Orange Star: Tuesday, Thursday 4:30-6pm
The advanced orange star player will work on similar objectives as our regular orange star but will have a goal of graduating to our High Performance program in the future. The advanced orange will be a small group selected by our tennis professionals.
Junior Academy: Tuesday, Thursday 4:30-6pm
Junior Academy is for players ages 11-16 looking to participate in a sport of a
lifetime. Whether at the beginner or intermediate level, the student
will learn all aspects of tennis from footwork, stroke production and
match play. While the emphasis is on keeping the fun aspect of the
game, the player will work on mastering the tactical and technical part
of tennis.
High Performance: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 3:45-6:15pm*
High
Performance (HP) is for players ages 9-16 wanting to excel in the sport
of tennis. This player is looking for intense training for tournament
play, High School season preparation or have goals for a college tennis
career. The main requirement for the HP player is a strong desire to
excel in the game of tennis. Through a comprehensive game based
approach, the focus will be on learning and perfecting all aspects of
the game: psychological, physical, tactical and technical.
*In order to register for this program, approval from our Tennis staff is required. Please contact at [email protected]