Juniors Tennis Classes at the Commonpoint Tennis and Athletic Center

• Redball 1 (5-8 years old) – Introducing tennis and start of a tennis pathway.  Enhancing motor skills, balance and hand eye coordination.  They are taught all the basic strokes in a fun and safe environment.
• Redball 2 (5-8 years old) – Continuation of coordination, agility and balance.  Kids in this class have to maintain a 5 shot rally with a serve (maybe start with underhand serve or trophy position serve).  Here they will be taught different match formats and score keeping.  
• Orangeball 1 (8-10 years old) – Beginner entry level.  Basic strokes, scoring formats, proper grips emphasized and manage to hold a rally within service box.  Goal is to get the players to be able to hit from the 60’ line
• Orangeball 2 (8-10 years old)– Advancement from orange ball 1.  Players should be able to hold a consistent rally of 6 or more and be able to start with a full motion serve.  Players need to compete in match play and know the rules of the game.  Pathway here is to be able to compete in the orange ball tournament:  One short set to 4 games by a margin of 1 or 2   
• Green 1 (10-12 years old) – 24”-27” racquets (depending on size of student).  Students will start on the 60′ line and work back to full court with understanding rules of tennis, score keeping and learning to compete.  Proper grips, footwork and spin is emphasized. 
• Green 2 (10-12 years old) – 24-27” racquets (depending on size of students).  Students should be able to compete in match play at this level.  Many drills/point play will be based on tactics and understanding of competition.  Proper grips, footwork and spin should be set in place in this group
• Rising HP – (12 and under) – These are players who are transitioning from Greenball into yellowball.  Players here are now using yellowball to work their way into tournaments and start gaining utr points.  
• Yellowball 1 (13-17 years old)– This is an introductory program that will educate the players on the rules of tennis and important key points in developing/sustaining a rally.
• Yellowball 2 (13-17 years old) – focus on footwork, proper grips, emphasize spin and point development helping them compete for matchplay.  Class is geared for HS students or students wanting to start playing tournaments
• Youth Intro (8-12 years old):  Designed for young players with no or limited tennis experience. The focus is on learning overall athletic abilities and tennis specific skills. 
• Teen Intro (12-17 years old): Designed for teen players with no, or limited, tennis experience. The focus is on learning overall athletic abilities and tennis specific skills.
• UTR (3+)– Players developing a strong foundation and showing the commitment needed to become a competitive tournament player. At this stage, players have successfully transitioned into yellow balls and are expected to be competing locally with frequency.
• UTR (5+)– Players have a sound technical base overall and are able to sustain focus and intensity consistently. At this stage, players are competing in local and section tournaments consistently.

We offer a Wheelchair Tennis Program every Sunday from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, at no cost to the players. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for anyone in a wheelchair to learn how to play tennis. It’s a great way to stay active while developing skills that will allow participants to enjoy tennis with friends or loved ones. We provide loaner sports chairs and tennis racquets for all players. For more information, please reach out to Raegan at rkritzer@commonpoint.org.

Love Serving Autism empowers individuals on the autism spectrum and those with unique abilities, while supporting families with personalized, evidence-based classes. We focus on building hand-eye coordination, motor skills, communication, and life skills for both children and adults—on and off the courts. For more details, please click here.