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Tennis Clinics for Ages 5-12 on Saturday Afternoons

Starts Jan. 21 @ Bradys Run indoor courts

January 14, 2017
Running, hitting a ball, and playing with other kids--those are things that kids love to do! Introduce your kids to a sport that’s great to play indoors during those long winter months: tennis! Sit back and watch your child gain confidence as his or her skills develop.

Tennis is a fun sport for all ages, and kids can start learning when they’re young. It involves LOTS of movement and teaches kids to use all parts of their body in a coordinated way. Plus, they’ll learn how to how to act and interact with others in a competitive environment.

The Beaver Valley Tennis Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to help promote tennis in Beaver County, offers indoor tennis clinics in the fall, winter, and spring for kids at the indoor tennis facility at Brady's Run Recreational Building. There are currently openings for ages 5-12 on Saturday afternoons. The clinics are organized into 5-week sessions, with the next session beginning Saturday, January 21 and running through February 18. Each 5-week session is $60.

Each clinic for each age group includes:

  • A warm up
  • Skill instruction — learning forehand, backhand, volleying, and some serving with the older kids
  • Drills and games that are designed to keep kids moving
  • Even some matchplay!

All the instructors are certified to teach kids' tennis. We use foam and low-compression balls for the younger kids because they move more slowly, bounce lower and don’t travel as far. Kids also use smaller rackets. These age-appropriate changes all add up to real progress for the kids — it’s common to see a 6-year-old who comes into his first clinic not knowing how to hold a racket, who leaves an hour later able to hit the ball over the net using a backhand stroke! This just happened with a couple of kids who started the beginner session and now are moving on to the intermediate class.

If you’d like your child to play in the next session, you must pre-register! No registration will be taken at the door. Call Coach Duane Hardek at 412-607-3544 or email him at duane.hardek@gmail.com to sign up or if you have questions. You can pay at the door and if your child doesn’t have a tennis racket, one will be provided.

Beaver Valley Tennis Association Clinics

Next session: Jan. 21 - Feb. 18
Ages 5-12
Brady's Run Indoor Tennis Courts
Must pre-register to attend by calling 412-607-3544 or emailing at duane.hardek@gmail.com.