Junior Tennis

PROGRESS WITH PURPOSE

Building skills through our junior development pathway

From their first rally to full-court play, our pathway helps juniors grow at every step. Using age-appropriate courts and equipment, players build skills, confidence and a love for the game, guided by coaches who make learning fun.

Summer camps

Players at this level can manipulate the ball using the racquet. All activities are self-stated and self-regulated. Court: Up to 12 ft by 9 ft.

Players learn how to:

  • roll and bounce hit the ball to a specific target.
  • toss underhanded and overhanded to different targets.
  • move and stop in balance on both feet.
  • work with a partner.

Cost is $100 per week.

Details:

  • Ages 3-8
  • Monday-Thursday
  • 8:30 AM-noon

Players at this level can serve, rally and transition to the net. The court is now 60’ to 21, and a 23” to 25” racquet. Players will spend on average a year at this level.

Players learn how to:

  • control height, direction, speed and spin to hit into four zones.
  • use topspin and slice to increase angle and move their opponent.
  • serve, return and rally with efficient and effective rhythmical strokes to three target areas.

Cost is $100 per week.

Details:

  • Ages 7-11
  • Monday-Thursday
  • 8:30 AM-noon

Players at this level can use topspin and slice to control space and time. The court is now 42’ by 21’, and a 23” to 25” racquet. Players will spend, on average, a year at this level.

Players learn how to:

  • transition to the net using volleys, half-volleys and overheads.
  • To develop control of height, direction, speed and spin.
  • To use serve and return plus ones to control space and time.

Cost is $100 per week.

Details:

  • Ages 9-12
  • Monday-Thursday
  • 8:30 AM-noon

Tennis 101

 

Players at this level can manipulate the ball using the racquet. All activities are self-stated and self-regulated. Court: Up to 12 ft by 9 ft.

Players learn how to:

  • roll and bounce hit the ball to a specific target.
  • toss underhanded and overhanded to different targets.
  • move and stop in balance on both feet.
  • work with a partner.

Cost is $70 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 3-5
  • Wednesday, 4:30-5 pm
  • Saturday, 9-9:30 am

 

Players at this level can manipulate the ball using the racquet. All activities are self-stated and self-regulated. Court: Up to 12 ft by 9 ft.

Players learn how to:

  • roll and bounce hit the ball to a specific target.
  • toss underhanded and overhanded to different targets.
  • move and stop in balance on both feet.
  • work with a partner.

Cost is $105 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 5-6
  • Wednesday, 5-5:45 pm
  • Saturday, 9:30-10:15 am

 

Players at this level can manipulate the ball using the racquet. All activities are self-stated and self-regulated. Court: Up to 12 ft by 9 ft.

Players learn how to:

  • roll and bounce hit the ball to a specific target.
  • toss underhanded and overhanded to different targets.
  • move and stop in balance on both feet.
  • work with a partner.

Cost is $105 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 7-8
  • Wednesday, 5:45-6:30 pm
  • Saturday, 10:15-11 am

Players at this level can serve, rally and transition to the net. The court is now 60’ to 21, and a 23” to 25” racquet. Players will spend on average a year at this level.

Players learn how to:

  • control height, direction, speed and spin to hit into four zones.
  • use topspin and slice to increase angle and move their opponent.
  • serve, return and rally with efficient and effective rhythmical strokes to three target areas.

Cost is $210 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 7-11
  • Tuesday, 4-5 pm
  • Tuesday, 5-6 pm
  • Thursday, 4-5 pm
  • Thursday, 5-6 pm
  • Saturday, 11 am-12 pm
  • Saturday, 12-1 pm

Players at this level can use topspin and slice to control space and time. The court is now 42’ by 21’, and a 23” to 25” racquet. Players will spend, on average, a year at this level.

Players learn how to:

  • transition to the net using volleys, half-volleys and overheads.
  • To develop control of height, direction, speed and spin.
  • To use serve and return plus ones to control space and time.

Cost is $210 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 9-12
  • Tuesday, 4-5 pm
  • Tuesday, 5-6 pm
  • Thursday, 4-5 pm
  • Thursday, 5-6 pm
  • Saturday, 11 am-12 pm
  • Saturday, 12-1 pm

Players can gain advantage from the baseline and transition to offense while learning to counter and defend when opponents gain the advantage. The court is 78’ by 27’ and a 27” racquet. Players will spend on average three to four years at this level.

Players learn how to:

  • develop awareness of the opponent’s side of the court and early recognition of opponent’s shots to improve tactical decision making.
  • develop spin on second serve.
  • use increased racquet head speed on all strokes using appropriate ball controls to maintain and improve consistency.
  • develop basic two and three shot patterns to control space and time.

Cost $280 (1 day a week/7 weeks).

Details:

  • Ages 12-18
  • Monday, 4-6 pm
  • Wednesday, 4-6 pm

Questions?

Contact Brian Dean, Managing Director of Tennis, at brian.dean@midwest.usta.com.