The ORANGE 3/4 court curriculum allows young players to practice and play on a court and with a ball in proportion to their size and speed which enables proper development of tennis FUNdamentals, and the ability to have fun playing tennis.  Cooperative activities and play-based exercises will lead to the development of basic tennis and athletic skills in a fun and active environment.

Equipment modifications to ensure success:

• Slower ball (50% slower than a regular ball)
• Smaller court (17.98-18.29 x 6.4-8.23m)
• Lower net (Centre net height of: 31.5-36”)
• Smaller racquet (23’’ or 25’’) -10 years

These lessons will be taught in the Multi-Sport Dome

ORANGE BALL ‘TRY-IT’ (9-10 years)

For children 9-10 years with little or no experience who want to try tennis in a fun, engaging environment. Program focused on developing basic tennis FUNdamentals: Serve, Rally & Score and athletic skills. If they like it, players should look into ‘PLAY-IT’ & ‘FUN MATCHPLAY’. These lessons take place in the Multisport dome.

• Coach:Student Ratio 6:1
• 1 hour class

ORANGE BALL ‘PLAY-IT’ (9-10 years)

For children 9-10 years with some experience practicing and playing who want to continue learning tennis in a fun, engaging environment.  Program focused on advancing basic tennis FUNdamentals and athletic skills. If they like the program, players are highly encouraged to sign up for ‘FUN MATCHPLAY’ to get the opportunity to play and compete every week with their classmates and other players of similar ability. These lessons take place in the Multisport dome.

• Coach:Student Ratio 6:1
• 1 hour class

ORANGE BALL ‘FUN MATCHPLAY’ (9-10 years)

Coach supervised match play where all the fundamentals, rules, and etiquette of playing a game are developed.  Coaches design the playing environment to provide every child the opportunity to truly learn to love tennis through play, and to advance their skills through play-based learning. Players must be able to start a rally with an overhead or underhand serve and rally a few balls in a row in order to register.  These lessons take place in the Multisport dome.