Community Education--Eastern Carver Co Schools

Ages 8-10 - NEW THIS YEAR! Please note this class shows full online, but sign up for the waitlist. Students who meet the requirement will be moved from the waitlist into the class. If the class requirements are meet, you will be notified via email from the system that you've been added. 6 days of fun-filled tennis! The goal of this class is to get kids playing actual tennis matches as soon as possible. The purpose is NOT to distinguish between winning and losing, but to help kids further develop both tennis skills and athleticism while playing against others of a similar ability level. Each class will consist of a skill development portion focused on serving and rallying and approximately 15-20 minutes of playing singles and/or doubles matches. The match portion will use a modified court setup and age specific equipment as encouraged by the Unites States Tennis Association. In order to participate the child must have participated in the Youth Match Play or the Beg/Int 8-10 yr old class in the past year. Community Education will enroll all those in the class the meet the specified criteria. Please bring you appropriate sized tennis racquet and a water bottle.

Ages 11-15 NEW CLASS THIS YEAR! These students can rally with consistency from shorter distances with medium paced shots and can control the direction of the ball. If you are unsure which 11-15 year old class your child should be placed, please reach out to Coach Mason at jimhmason@comcast.net. First and foremost the emphasis is to develop an enthusiasm for tennis! We also prepare those students who want to play competitive tennis in middle school and/or high school by improving consistency and rallying capabilities with tennis related games and drills. In addition to developing all the tennis strokes (forehand, backhand, volley, serve, etc.) we will focus on improving each players athleticism. Please bring your water bottle.

Ages 6-7 The main emphasis of this class is to continue to build basic tennis skills and have fun! With the use of age appropriate equipment and up-beat, well trained instructors we will continue to build your child's basic athletic skills and further develop their strokes from the Little Tikes Blue class. Focus will also be placed on the A, B, C's of tennis; Agility, Balance, and Coordination. This class will be the foundation for this life-long sport! Please bring you appropriate sized tennis racquet and a water bottle. If you are unsure which size racquet your child should have please watch this short video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySR9PhA-lk The United States Tennis Association guidelines are that kids learn the game of tennis with age appropriate equipment and on age appropriate court dimensions. We also believe this is the correct way for kids to learn as well. Please watch the following video to understand why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM9BmDW41sQ