SPORT: INSTRUCTIONAL TENNIS
WHEN: Saturday Afternoons
START: SATURDAY, APRIL 2*
END: SATURDAY, JUNE 18*
* Tentative pending instructor availability
Sessions are 1 hour and will be scheduled on Saturday afternoons at the following times: 12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm and 3:00pm.
WHERE: Mahwah High School Tennis Courts
HOW: CLINIC
Tennis is taught in an instructional clinic format with 6-7 children per court. Children will be separated by Age Groups. Groups will be co-ed. Basic skills are taught (forehand, backhand, serve, & volley). Depending on progress, we will attempt to play games by the end of the season to teach scoring & apply skills.
WHAT (do you need):
Bring a children’s tennis racquet that is size and age appropriate. Tennis shoes or cross-training sneakers (no sandals!) and loose clothing should be worn, preferably sweatpants in cooler weather and shorts on the warmer days. Don’t forget water!
INSTRUCTORS/COACHES:
If you are interested in volunteering as a supervisor and/or instructor, please indicate this at the time of registration. NOTE: The Mahwah Youth Tennis Program has been short on volunteers for teaching and/or supervising the sessions. In order to ensure that the program is able to offer quality instruction with sufficient staff, the program is leveraging the services of a professional organization. This approach was trialed on a limited basis last year and proved valuable to augmenting the program. Therefore, the majority of the program will be staffed by professional instructors.
NOTE: In order to ensure quality playing time and maintain an orderly operating environment, the number of children being accepted by the tennis program will be capped.