JUNIOR HALF-DAY TENNIS ACADEMY
Ages 7-16/ 3-hour daily clinic/ weekly sessionJUNIOR FULL DAY TENNIS ACADEMY
Ages 10-16/ 6-hour daily clinic/ weekly sessionTEENY TENNIS ACADEMY
Ages 4-6/ 45-minute session/ Monday-WednesdaySummer 2009 marked the sixth anniversary of our always popular Summer Indoor Tennis Academy for aspiring young tennis players ages 4 through 16. Half-day sessions (10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) afforded youngsters, regardless of ability, age or player level, the opportunity to focus on tennis using a varied and fun curriculum. As always, the student to pro ratio is intimate within a group clinic setting. Each daily 3-hour session emphasized:
- Proper stretching exercises for warm-up and cool down
- Footwork and positioning drills prior to racquet technique
- Stroke production; mastering of fundamentals of the game
- Fun hand-eye coordination games and drills
- Agility and speed games and drills
- Serve; volley instruction
- Simulated point play, scoring, court and match play
- Cross training in the Multi-Sport Gym (i.e. dodgeball, basketball, etc.) to augment tennis drills and play
- Group emphasis on camaraderie, teamwork and fun
- Excursions to NY Sportimes of World Team Tennis (July) and Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale University (August)