Frog Hollow Racquet Club - Junior Programs

Junior Programs

Denard McLendon, Harold Conway, Michael Esz and Ricardo Saad are Frog Hollow’s four USTA High Performance Coaches. We are the only
club in the area to have more than one High Performance coach on
staff, which allows us to facilitate the development of world-class tennis champions by providing promising players access to the best training, coaching and competition at the community, sectional, national and international levels.

Session Dates
Junior Clinics run by six-week session cycles (in summer they run in 5-week sessions). It is possible to join at any time. Apply at the front desk or over the phone!

	2008 - 2009 Junior Session Dates
	Session 1:	9/8 -10/19
	Session 2:	10/20 – 11/30
	Session 3:	12/1 – 1/25
	(there will be a week break from clinics from 12/22 – 1/4)
	Session 4:	1/26 – 3/8
	Session 5:	3/9 – 4/19
	5-Week Sessions Begin
	Session 6:	4/20 – 5/31
	Session 7:	6/1 – 7/5
	Session 8:	7/7 - 8 /9
	Session 9:	8/10 - 9 /13

	Fall Session Schedule Team Tennis & Elite Match Play
	8/3 - 9/28 (No Class on 9/7/08)
	Session 1:	10/5 - 11/23
	Session 2:	11/30 – 2/1
	Session 3:	2/8 – 3/29
	Session 4:	4/5 – 5/24

Junior Philosophies & Mission:

The overall mission is to provide students of all levels with a superior tennis experience that places emphasis on high performance principles: technical stroke production, tactical, physical and psychological development via sports science methods of training. Players will be placed in an environment that promotes success on and off court.

Junior Program Policies:

All students must be placed by a senior pro
Clinics MUST be prepaid to reserve a player’s spot
If you do not pre-pay, player will be charged a daily rate for the class (players who pay daily rate are not guaranteed a spot in the class)
There is a minimum of 4 players in each clinic, if that minimum is not met, players will be moved to other classes.
There is only 1 make-up allowed per session - and it must be made up DURING the session the class was missed. Classes may be made up only if you call to notify the club before the missed class.

Munchkins
An introduction to the game of tennis in a FUN environment! Students will be taught in the Quickstart format. This format allows juniors to be more successful playing the game of tennis. Basic modern techniques and footwork will be taught. We will utilize foam balls and a 36 foot court. Ages 4-8 years old.

Challenger Training
A faster training class designed for players that seek to move into team and tournament play. Students will train within the Quickstart format. We will use low compression balls and a 60 foot court. This format, in addition to the proper equipment, will create the environment needed for early junior development. Players prepare for participation in Academy. (Ages 8 and under)

Developmental

Beginner tennis for students with novice level experience. Players will learn tennis fundamentals on the full 78 foot court. Technique, strategy and match play will be covered in this clinic. (Ages 9-13 years old)

Developmental Advanced

Designed for beginner and intermediate level players. Training in this class will help middle school and beginning high school players to develop their skills. Many of these players will participate in Junior Team Tennis matches. Singles and doubles strategies in addition to stroke production will be taught. (Ages 14-18 years old)

Academy

Designed for intermediate - advanced intermediate players. This group is for players that have the basic skills needed to play matches and are currently involved in match play and/or team tennis (middle school/USTA team tennis). Strategies will be covered on a daily basis in addition to technical development.

High School Team Training

For current high school tennis players and middle school tennis team members that are singles players. Middle school participants must verify that they currently play singles for their middle school teams. This class will emphasize singles and doubles strategies needed to be successful at the high school and middle school levels.

Pre-Travel & Tournament
Travel Team Program

Pre-Travel Team
Players will acquire the ability to master all tactical priorities and to put patterns of play within their game style. They will master the ability to hit with a weapon and change the pace of the ball using topspin and under spin. Players must have ranking (current or in the passed year sectional) or top five district.

Pre-Travel Team
This group of players will drill and refine technique to advance to the Travel team level. Each student participating in this class must be currently competing in USTA Middle States Section District Level tournaments. The goal of this player is to begin playing USTA Sectional and National tournaments. This will be verified monthly by the coach. This is needed to ensure the quality of play for each child’s development.

Tournament Travel Team
This program is for the serious tennis player. Participants are expected to come ready to train and work hard on their game daily. Each class will be taught by a USTA High Performance Coach, this will ensure that each student is being taught the tactics/strategies needed to compete at the highest level. Players in this group will also have an opportunity to compete against other High Performance Tennis Academies. Player participation based upon approval by the Director of Tennis.

Fitness Training
This class is designed to help students become better athletes as well as better tennis players. Each session will focus on improving each players endurance, speed/agility, and strength. Players will be charted and closely monitored for progress during their training. Flexibility will be a component of this training as well to reduce injuries and increase speed.

Match Play/Junior Team Tennis
This program is intended to mirror a USTA sanctioned match. Students will practice their skills in a competitive environment with pro supervision. The goal is to get players to use what they have been taught in their clinics and lessons while competing. All matches are set up by staff who will create a predetermined match schedule. Match Play runs in 8-week sessions.

Wheelchair Tennis Clinic
Frog Hollow pros have been certified in wheelchair tennis training by Dan James who is USTA’s National Manager for Wheelchair Tennis, the men’s head coach at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney, Australia and head coach for the 2004 games in Athens. Clinics will concentrate on practicing skills in mobility, stroke production, strategy and wheelchair tennis integration.