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BumbleBee Summer Tennis Camp in NYC
Tennis
| The BumbleBee Tennis Camp is perfect for beginners and advanced beginners who want to learn and improve on their tennis skills. The tennis camp will build a foundation of the core tennis skills including the forehand, backhand, volley, and serve. In addition, exercises will focus to improve on other tennis related skills such as hand-eye coordination, timing, stamina, and reflexes. The tennis drills, based on the QuickStart tennis program put forth by the USTA, allow for instant tennis success. Tennis can be a difficult sport to learn, but with our specially designed tennis activities, students are playing the game of tennis quicker than ever!
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Location
This is an outdoor mini-day tennis camp that takes place next to the PS 199 school in the West Seventies playground. Mini youth sized tennis courts will be set up for the camp.
Weekly Schedule of Activities
This was the agenda schedule that we followed last year and we will most likely follow this year, but we will modify and update this as we see necessary to make the tennis camp more effective for your kids.
- Monday: Forehand and Volley Focus and getting familiar with the tennis racquet and court
- Tuesday: Backhand Focus
- Review of Forehand and Volleys
- Wednesdays: Serving and Footwork Focus
- Review of Forehand, Volleys and Backhands
- Thursdays: Tennis Scoring & Strategy Focus
- Review of Forehand, Volleys and Backhands and Serve
- Friday: Tennis Carnival & Games. Kids rotate and play against the other players.
Student’s Ages and Levels
Age Group:
- 2.5-6.5 years old (Purple & Blue Tiny Tennis levels)
- All campers must be fully potty trained.
- Levels:
- Complete beginners
- Players who have taken tennis lessons with us in Tiny Tennis.
- Players who have taken a few lessons here and there with another tennis school but are still working on consistency and building a good tennis foundation
Drop Off and Pick Up
Camp starts at the beginning of the indicated camp time. Earlier drop off is not available.
Regarding pick up, please make sure to pick up right at the end of camp. There is a $15 extended pick up fee for any campers who are picked up after 20 minutes from the end of their camp.
Parental Presence
Parents are not required to stay during the session. Parents are welcome to stay, but asked to wait on the side to allow children to fully immerse themselves in their tennis camp.
Transportation
Right now we do not offer transportation to and from the camp. However, subway and bus stops are located within a few blocks of each of our locations, which hopefully makes it convenient to drop off and pick up your child.
Tennis Instructors
All tennis instructors are trained tennis professionals who have played tennis competitively. See our Tennis Instructors page.
Camp Size
Student to Teacher Ratio: Maximum of 4 Students: 1 Instructor ratio. However, generally there are only 3-4 students per Instructor.
Total Camp Size: There is a maximum of 15-25 students for the entire camp! Since this is a small private tennis camp with limited spaces, enrollment is on a first come first serve basis.
Full Session Dates & Pricing
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Court Set Up & Equipment
We have outdoor tennis courts as well as indoor locations (large gymnasiums), in which we setup a complete tennis court that matches the skills, sizes, and abilities of young children. Using the Quickstart method established by the USTA, the shorter nets and smaller racquets and balls enable children 10 and under to learn tennis in an easier, more fun way. Scaling down the game enables children to feel overjoyed, instead of overwhelmed and provides them with the confidence and ability to cover the entire court. Mini Aces classes use 1/2 of the full sized tennis court.
- Court- Mini nets are 18′ long and 2.9′ tall, allowing us to put as many as 4 nets on one full size court.
- Racquets- In all of our youth tennis programs, we ask that youth racquets be used not only to prevent injury, but to also make it easier for students to have control of their movements. Children 7-10 year olds can use 23″ or 25″ racquets. We have racquet rentals available for $2/lesson if your child needs one.
- Balls- Regulation tennis balls are too heavy for smaller racquets, in addition to being too fast and bouncy. Foam or low-compression balls move slower and bounce less, so students can practice volleying and work on hand-eye coordination.
This camp for our beginner to experienced beginner Tiny Tennis and Mini Aces Players use the Quickstart USTA tennis teaching methods and court setup. Each group will have their own Quickstart modified sized tennis court that matches the skills and abilities of young children. Coupled with our instruction and tennis drills, students instantly start playing tennis.
Cancellation Policy
If you would like to cancel your week of camp, please email us at info@bumblebeetennis.com.
- Missing days during your camp session:
- Missed days during your camp session cannot be made up since students only attend camp during that specified week. However, your notification of an absence is greatly appreciated.
- Summer camp deposit refunds:
- Summer camp deposits cannot be refunded since your spot was held for the camp with that deposit.
If you pay your deposit but do not pay your remaining balance by the payment due date, your spot will be opened up to other registrants. This, however, does not mean that you have lost your deposit. If an open spot remains in the program, you can simply pay your balance and sign up for the camp.
If you have to cancel a week of summer camp:
If your child cannot make it to summer camp the week that you have signed up for, see the below guidelines or consider moving your child’s camp to another available week. Due to high demand and limited number of spaces in our camp, we appreciate ample notice of any cancellations.
- Same day (as placement of order) cancellation- $7 cancellation fee.
- If you cancel your camp order 7 or more weeks prior to the camp- 95% refund.
- 5-6 weeks prior to camp- 80% refund.
- 2-4 Weeks prior to camp- 50% refund.
- 1 Week prior to camp- 10% refund.
- 7 days prior to camp- does not qualify for a refund, credit, or transfer to another week.
Changing your week of summer camp
- 7-8 weeks prior to camp- free change of dates.
- 2-6 Weeks prior to camp- $45 rescheduling service fee per student per week.
- 1 Week prior to camp- $85 rescheduling service fee per student per week.
For more information on our cancellation policy and switching weeks, please see our cancellation page.
Weather Policy
In case of rain the camp will be canceled for the day and we will notify you via recorded voice message and email. You can make up the day on another day that fits your schedule at the same location, as long as there is space available. We are offering camp here for 7 weeks, so there will be many potential days for you to make it up.
In case of rain during the camp we will also notify you via pre-recorded voice message. In case there is 30 minutes or less of camp, we will just add the time to the next day before or after and let you know of the schedule update. In case there is more than 30 minutes left you will receive a make up day for use as a drop in on another day at the same location on a schedule of your choosing, space permitting.
We will wait with all children until they are picked up. In case you prefer us to keep the credit and wait with your child until the end of their session, that is fine too.
What to Bring
Campers are recommended to bring:
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