Description:
This comprehensive tennis-focused camp is a great place for your child to refine his or her skills. This camp is the centerpiece in delivering a quality experience for kids ages 6-12. Expect comprehensive skill development in a more competitive environment from our accomplished coaches. All the fundamental skills of tennis are taught through easily understood and applicable games and exercises that increase the athlete’s abilities. Coaches focus on proper grips, footwork, strokes, volleys, and serves to help develop the total player and enable young athletes to play with confidence and have fun. Emphasis is placed on mastering the rules and etiquette of the game through creative and constant participation. While developing a love for the game, athletes will learn the rules and etiquette that help make tennis a lifelong game.

Ability:
The Intermediate ability level is a comprehensive camp that focuses on developing a young player by refining his or her skills. These camps are taught through fast-paced drills, skill-building exercises, and game-speed scrimmages in a more competitive environment. Emphasis is placed on mastering the rules and etiquette. The player needs to have a basic understanding of the game and its skills. Previous participation in a Skyhawks Sports Develop camp or playing in a league or club should suffice.

Included With Purchase:
White T-shirt and merit award. New For 2009. Shirts must be ordered by size at www.skyhawks.com in advance of a Skyhawks Sports camp. Shirts will be distributed Thursday at the end of camp.

Safety:
Safety at Skyhawks Sports

Testimonials:
Great program! And because this was his first exposure to tennis, his skills improved a lot. We would enroll him in this camp again next year. The coaches at all the camps our kids have attended this year are well trained, good with kids, and able to create a fun, safe, organized program. Thank you.
Mary B.
Vashon Island, WA

Schedule:

Skill Camp-3 hour
9:00 AM	Welcome & check-in
9:05 AM	Separate into groups
9:05 AM	Warm-up & stretch
9:10 AM	Introduce Skill of the Day (SOD)
9:20 AM	Develop skills
9:45 AM	Games & exercises
10:20 AM	Water/snack break
10:30 AM	Introduce SOD part II
10:40 AM	Develop skills
10:50 AM	Games & exercises
11:10 AM	Small-sided scrimmages
11:50 AM	Close camp & review
12:00 PM	Dismiss & check-out

Camp Dates:
Look for camps in your area!

Food To Bring:
Lunch, Snack & Water Bottle (for programs over four hours), Two Snacks & Water Bottle (for programs four hours or less)

Gear To Bring:
Appropriate clothing, water bottle, tennis racket, tennis shoes and sunscreen.
Color-coded shirt schedule:
Mon. & Wed.-Navy; Tues. & Thurs.-Gray; Fri.-White
Summer Campers will need to wear a Navy shirt on Mondays and Wednesdays and a Gray shirt on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will provide a shirt for Fridays. These shirts will help identify who is part of the Skyhawks camp and assist our staff in watching over them.

Camp Type:
Recreation
Recreation camps focus on having fun and being safe. Young athletes will have opportunities to refine skills through games and scrimmages.

Skill
Skyhawks Sports skill-based camps, focus on skill development, by running fast-paced skill-building exercises.

Requirements:
Color-coded shirt schedule:
Mon. & Wed.-Navy; Tues. & Thurs.-Gray; Fri.-White
Summer Campers will need to wear a Navy shirt on Mondays and Wednesdays and a Gray shirt on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We will provide a shirt for Fridays. These shirts will help identify who is part of the Skyhawks camp and assist our staff in watching over them.

Forum:
Skyhawks Sports Forum