Junior Group Lessons - Summer 2024
Seeing students excel is the prime motivation for choosing tennis as a career.
—Satyam Verma, Head Coach,
St. George’s Tennis Club
Note- The descriptions below are guidelines. Juniors can/will be moved during the season to a different ball level if necessary. All sessions are 8 weeks (two 4-week sessions), beginning July 1. Make-up sessions will be offered for cancelled session due to rain.
RED BALL
This program is for players between the ages of 5 and 7 who have never played tennis or have little experience in the sport. During this program they will learn the fundamentals of tennis using low- compression Red Balls over a mini-net. We aim that by the end of an 8-week session, players can successfully hit a self-fed ball over the net and an incoming ball over the net.
ORANGE BALL
This program is for players between the ages of 7 and 9 who have never played tennis or have little experience in the sport. During this program they will learn the fundamentals of tennis, starting with using orange balls on a reduced-sized court over the regulation net. We aim that by the end of an 8-week session, players can successfully hit a self-fed ball over the net and an incoming ball over the net.
Note- Our coach will be flexible and can use Red Balls if necessary to facilitate learning. We prioritize your child’s progress and comfort in the program.
GREEN BALL
This program is for players between the ages of 9 and 11 who have never played tennis or have little experience in the sport. During this program they will learn the fundamentals of tennis, starting with Red Balls over the regulation net on a reduced-size court, progressing to Orange Balls over the regulation net on a slightly larger court, and finishing the session with Green Balls over the regulation net in the full court. We aim that by the end of an 8-week session, players can successfully hit a self-fed ball over the net and an incoming ball over the net.
YELLOW BALL
This program is for players between the ages of 11 and 14 who have never played tennis or have little experience in the sport. During this program they will learn the fundamentals of tennis, starting with using Green balls over the regulation net in a reduced-size court and progressing to yellow balls over the regulation net in the full court. Progression may vary depending on the level of play.We aim that by the end of an 8-week session, players can successfully start doing some amount of rallies.
To sign up for June Junior lessons please visit the June Junior Sign Up page.
Juniors are between 5 and 16 years old, as of May 1 of the current year.
June Junior Tennis Lessons
We are offering two sessions for our Spring junior lessons. These will start June 3th and run Monday and Thursday afternoons with the last class on June 27. Lessons are 45 mins long starting at 3:45pm, 4:30pm, and 5:15pm
Head Coach Satyam will divide players into three groups based on age and level.
This program is designed for your junior player to learn the fundamentals of tennis, while being active, having fun, and meeting new friends. Our classes are designed to challenge all skill levels. Our mission is to make sure your child learns to enjoy tennis for life, whatever their tennis goals may be.
The cost for June lessons for members is $45/member + HST ($51.75) per session. For member families with multiple juniors, there is a discount of 20% for the second, 30% for the third and 40% for the fourth player. The multi-player discount is for members only. The fee for non-members is $67.50 + HST ($77.63) per session. Preference is given to members.
Registration for members is now open. Space is limited. We encourage you to sign up as soon as possible.
