Group Level Descriptions

Pee Wee Tennis: Ages 3 & 4: 36” court: Players work on body management, movement, eye/hand coordination, The focus is fun as they begin to learn basic tennis skills.

 

Red Ball: Ages 5 & 6: 36’ court: Players develop basic movement skills, balance, and hand-eye coordination. They learn the forehand, backhand, volley, and drop hit serve.

 

Orange Ball: Ages 7 - 9: 60’ court: Players develop stroke skills, consistency in rallies, directional control and spin. They play points and games.

 

Green Ball: Ages 9-11: 78’ court: Players strengthen stroke skills, work on directional control and shot

selection. They can sustain a rally, serve, return and play points.

 

Intro: Focus includes basic strokes, strategy, rules and scoring, etiquette, singles and doubles play.

 

Level 1: Players will develop coordination, balance, agility, stroke skills, court positioning, scoring and rules of play.

 

Level 2: Players have tennis experience and Level 1 skills and will add directional control, spin and pace. They learn tactics and strategy and how to play a point when they compete.

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Level 3: Players will continue development with the emphasis on preparation for a high school team. Strokes technique will be improved. They will learn percentage tennis, shot selection, strategies and tactics for singles and doubles, and mental toughness skills.

 

Level 4: Players will improve performance by fine tuning their skills. They can use pace and depth. They develop a consistency of performance. They train physically and mentally. They learn to understand tactical situations, shot selection, and constructing a point. They compete in local tournaments and/or USTA Team Tennis.

 

Level 5: Players selected for this group are involved in USTA competition. Practices feature appropriate playing progressions and proper technique, tactical and tournament guidance, as well as match play and fitness sessions to help players achieve their personal performance and outcome goals.