Ages 6 – 7
Red ball level trains juniors to become well-rounded, competent players with low compression balls
RED BALL
1.0, 2.0, 3.0
GLOSSARY
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Listens, Cooperates,High Level of effort and comes to class prepared.
ATHLETIC SKILLS
Agility, balance and coordination.
RACKET SKILLS
Hand-eye & racket-eye, correct grips, overall racket control.
RALLY SKIILS
Sending and receiving skills.
TRANSITION & NET SKILLS – VOLLEY SKILLS
Motion and grip. Movement from ready step with proper form.
SERVE & RETURN SKILLS
Underhand and Overhand into correct box in proper position. Grip and court position.
GAMING SKILLS
Understands scoring, court lines and correct position to start the point.
WHAT YOUR PLAYER WILL LEARN
Judge ball depth and direction, use basic footwork patterns to establish balance, refine shapes on groundstrokes and serves. Gain directional awareness of the ball in defined spaces and the ability to move to the net. Working up to direction, action, and proper grip for the serve.
COMPETITION
USTA Red Ball Match Play League
SCHEDULE
Red Ball 1.0
Prior to moving to the next level, the player will be able to demonstrate a serve from a 36’ court to the correct side of the court consistently, serve from the 27’ court (a serve could be thrown overhead or a bounce hit), short 2 -3 rally with a partner with a simple recovery between shots, direct the ball away from an opponent and keep score (7 points).
Price for 8-week session: $ 160 + tax
| Red Ball 1.0 Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Friday | 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 5:15 - 6:15 PM |
| Saturday | 9:45 - 10:45 AM |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Saturday | 12:15 - 1:15 PM |
Red Ball 2.0
Prior to moving to the next level, the player will be able to intentionally apply skills learned in Red 2 during our games. The ability to intentionally move the ball, especially side to side and recognition of open court spaces will be evident.
Price for 8-week session: $ 160 + tax
| Red Ball 2.0 Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 5:15 - 6:15 PM |
Red Ball 3.0
They have demonstrated an understanding of basic groundstroke and serve technique as well as grips and footwork patterns with balance. They have demonstrated an overhead serve to the correct side of the court consistently, short rally with a partner with recovery between shot, direct the ball away from the opponent and keep score and be able to make line calls. Players are both physically and mentally prepared to begin work on the situational aspects of the game. This is a crucial stage of their development and as such, we require players in the group to attend two (2) classes per week. Placement in this group requires approval from Lead Pro and or Junior Tennis Director.
Price for 8-week session (Tue & Thur)*: $ 160 x 2 = $320 + tax
* Red Ball 3.0 players must register for both Tuesday and Thursday classes.
| Red Ball 3.0 Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday & Thursday | 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
2020-2021 INDOOR SCHEDULE
TCSP classes run in 8-week sessions. Below is the registration and session schedule for 2020-2021.
Registration opens at 6:00am on each day listed below.
| Session | REGISTRATION Adult Workouts & Ball Machine Clinics | REGISTRATION Adult Tennis Clinics | REGISTRATION Juniors 3 - 10 yrs | REGISTRATION Juniors 11 - 18 yrs | Session Start & End Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Fall 2021 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 9 | Aug 10 | Aug 30 - Oct 24 |
| Late Fall 2021 | Sep 27 | Sep 28 | Oct 4 | Oct 5 | Oct 25 - Dec 19 |
| Winter 2022 | Nov 22 | Nov 23 | Nov 29 | Nov 30 | Jan 3 - Feb 27 |
| Early Spring 2022 | Jan 31 | Feb 1 | Feb 7 | Feb 8 | Feb 28 - Apr 24 |
| Late Spring 2022 | Mar 28 | Mar 29 | Apr 4 | Apr 5 | Apr 25 - Jun 19 |
