Mini Aces Tennis, one of our most popular programs, is for beginners and advanced beginners between the ages of 7-10 years old. The Mini Aces Tennis program introduces students to the core tennis strokes in a fun, secure environment. Students learn the technical fundamentals of the forehand, backhand, serve, overhead, and volley. In each class they receive help with technique, participate in high energy tennis drills, hit balls and partake in fun games. With each session, students will improve their understanding of tennis and muscle memory.
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Prices
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Pro-rated Forward Enrollment applies to everyone so your child can sign up for tennis with us anytime during a session! (space permitting)
Levels
- Red – 5.5-6.5 years old
- The Red level will generally have faster paced drills, have students standing a little farther from the net, & focus more on full swings.
- Orange- 7-9 years old
- The Orange level will generally have a mix of hitting drills, tennis volleys, footwork drills, and tennis skill building exercises. A stronger focus is placed on contact & control. Fun games are used to make learning tennis fun.
- Green- 8-10 years old
- The Green level will generally have a mix of hitting drills, tennis volleys, footwork drills, and tennis skill building exercises. A stronger focus is placed on contact & control. Fun games are used to make learning tennis fun.
- Bronze – 7-9 years old (Intermediate)
- The Bronze competition class is an exciting program that is similar to our Mini Aces Competition classes, but with more advanced drills and rally play. Students will be challenged to have longer and more controlled rally and point play. Students should have been playing for at least 1 year with practice once a week, or a half year accelerated program, to sign up for this class. When working on achieving a rally, there are 3 building blocks to work on: positioning skills, racquet skills and body coordination skills. Court setup is the USTA quickstart format with 36 foot courts. For faster rally and tennis skill development, please consider taking 2 classes per week. In addition on the weekends we will offer a free practice time where students can come by with their parents and practice what they learned. It’s not guaranteed to have an instructor present during the free practice time. Practice time location will be a specific time and may not be at the location you are taking classes at. Targeted towards students interested in playing a tournament down the line. Note, it’s advised to play regularly 2-3x’s/week year round and have 2-3 private lessons a month to prepare for a USTA tournament.
- Silver – 8-11 years old (Intermediate)
- The Silver competition class is an exciting program that is similar to our Mini Aces Competition classes, but with more advanced drills and rally play. Students will be challenged to have longer and more controlled rally and point play. Students should have been playing for at least 2 years with practice once a week, or a year accelerated program, to sign up for this class. The class focuses on improving the fundamentals of the 3 building blocks for good point play: positioning skills, racquet skills and body coordination skills. Court setup is the USTA quickstart format with 60 foot courts. For faster rally and tennis skill development, please consider taking 2 classes per week. In addition on the weekends we will offer a free practice time where students can come by with their parents and practice what they learned at one of our various locations. It’s not guaranteed to have an instructor present during the free practice time. Practice time location will be a specific time and may not be at the location you are taking classes at. Practice time will be on a 36 foot court setup.
- Rally Classes
- Orange & Green
- Read more about what a Rally Class is by clicking the link.
Playing Space
We offer Mini Aces Tennis at all of our locations.
We have outdoor tennis courts as well as indoor locations (large gymnasiums), in which we setup a complete Tiny Tennis Pro 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.
- 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.
Cancellations
Weather Cancellations
If your class is canceled due to bad weather, we will contact you via email and automated phone message that day prior to class. We hope to notify you 1.5-2 hours before the class. However as much as we try, we don’t always get it right, so thank you for your understanding with the fickle nature of rain. Read our entire weather cancellation policy.
For youth classes, the rained out class will be added to the end of your session at the same time and place. Please pencil into your calendar the 2 weeks after the “technical” end of your child’s session for rain make ups. The dates are included in your class notes.
Student Cancellations
We strictly follow our cancellation policy if your child has to miss class. Please read it over thoroughly.
FAQs
Can my child do a trial lesson?
Sure! You can create a BumbleBee Tennis profile for your child and make payment for the class ($38), however we would not enroll your child in the lesson of your choice until 2 days prior to the week in which you’d like him/her to take the trial lesson. This allows those who would like to sign up for the full session to do so.
What type of equipment does my child need?
All students should wear covered sports shoes or sneakers. Sandals, Keds, and other types of shoes don’t offer the type of ankle and feet support that we recommend.
In addition students must bring their own racquet or use a rental racquet for $2/session.