SBTA 12U Junior Team Tennis
SBTA 12U Junior Team Tennis
Beginner
This level is intended for ages 5-8 or skill level. Practice is held on a 36 foot court.
Time is spent learning:
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Handling racquet
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Getting comfortable with ball
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working on eye/hand coordination
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Foot movement
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Basic Forehand/Backhand stroke
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Drop serve
Wednesday's
5:30-6:30 PM
Red Ball
5-8
This level is intended for ages 5-8 or skill level. Practice is held on a 36 foot court and time is spent learning strokes, serves, positioning and consistency of depth.
This level is intended for ages 9-10 or skill level. Practice is held on a 60 foot court and regular net.
Time is spent learning:
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Forehand and backhand
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Serve
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Service return
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Volley
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Score keeping
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Court positioning during match play
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Positioning and recovery
Monday/Wednesday
5:30-6:30 PM
Orange Ball
9-10
This level is intended for ages 11-14 or skill level. Practice is held on regulation full court.
Time is spent learning:
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Forehand and Backhand
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Serve
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Service return
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High or low volley
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Anticipation skills
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Developing point control
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Score Keeping
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Court positioning
Monday/Wednesday
6:30-7:30 PM
Green Ball
11-14
Yellow Ball
12 +
This level is intended for ages 12
& up, and is ready to move on to
intermediate level. Practice is
held on regulation full court.
Time is spent learning:
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Forehand and Backhand
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Serve
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Service return
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High or low volley
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Anticipation skills
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Developing point control
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Score Keeping
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Court positioning
Tuesday & Thursdays
5:30-6:30 PM
* Registration for Session 1 opens December 16th!
If the class is full, please join the waitlist. That is where we pull from when there is an opening.
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Day / Time: Wednesdays @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Age: 5 - 8 years old | Spring Branch Tennis Center @ Jumbo Evans Park
Pricing: Non-Member: $55 | Member: $45
Day / Time: Monday & Wednesdays @ 5:30pm-6:30pm
Age: 9 - 10 years old | Spring Branch Tennis Center @ Jumbo Evans Park
Pricing: Non-Member: $110 | Member: $90
Day / Time: Monday & Wednesdays @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Age: 11 - 14 years old | Spring Branch Tennis Center @ Jumbo Evans Park
Pricing: Non-Member: $110 | Member: $90
Day / Time: Mondays @ 5:30-7:30 pm & Thursdays @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Age: 12 years old & Up | Spring Branch Tennis Center @ Jumbo Evans Park
Pricing: Non-Member: $145 | Member: $116
*This was a 2 hour/week class and will be a 3 hour/week class starting September 29, Session 6
Need based Program Assistance is available for all SBTA programming. To be considered email tennis@gvtc.com with all required documents.
Weather policy: No play when courts are deemed too wet to play. No Tennis below 40 degrees.
Make ups: 1 day missed no make-up or credit given. Two days or more missed because of a weather cancellation, coaches will plan a make-up practice. If schedule does not allow for make up practice a per missed day credit will be applied to next session.
These programs are intended for beginner players age 5-14. These classes uses a low compression ball (Red, Orange and Green dot) to make tennis fun and easy to learn.
We start with a players age to determine their group. Then we move them through the tennis pathway as they master the skills needed for the next group.
We learn the fundamental skills of tennis.