Tennis

Tennis Instruction

Head Tennis Professional:  Justin Behm, USPTA

Assistant Tennis Professional:  Adam Comarow, USPTA

Tennis Pro Shop Phone: 410-252-4989

E-mail: jbehm@tgcc.net

The following instructional programs will be offered this season:

Lessons

If you are interested in more individualized instruction, please call the tennis pro shop (410-252-4989) to schedule a lesson appointment.

LESSON PACKAGE SPECIALS:

Buy 10 private hour lessons upfront and receive an 11th private hour lesson FREE!!!

Buy 5 private half hour lessons upfront and receive a 6th private half hour lesson FREE!!!

Video Taped Lessons with Professional Analysis

The LCD screen on my camera enables the student to view his or her strokes right away, while on court. A picture can be worth a thousand words!

Half Hour, video taped: $36  3/4 Hour, video taped: $

Schedule by appointment with Justin.

Women’s Doubles Interclub Team Practices

A combination of drills and practice points to prepare players for interclub competition. Drills will target footwork, court coverage, and shot selection. Drills will also rehearse common doubles game situations to make teammates tactics stronger under pressure. Doubles tactics and strategies will be reviewed each practice. Each practice will include stretching exercises to improve flexibility and to help prevent injury.

• Days and times: Wednesday and Friday mornings, 9:30-11:00 am.
• We will group by teams & ability
• Starting on April 2nd and running weekly through June 18th.
• Cost: $18-$20/participant/practice depending on group size

REMINDER: SUBSTITUTE INTERCLUB PLAYERS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERCLUB PRACTICES!

Women’s Singles Interclub Team Practices are tentatively scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 11th from 9:30-11:00 am. Please call the pro shop in June to verify the singles interclub practice schedule and get more details.

New!!! Women's Interclub Pre-Match Drill Warm Up

A half hour of drills with the pros to get our teams strikes grooved the mornings of the interclub matches played ar Eagle's Nest.

• Days and times: Pre-match Drill Warm Ups will be run for all our interclub teams from 9:15-9:45am the mornings of the interclub matches scheduled at TGCC.
• Cost: $9/participant

Men’s Interclub Pre-season Practice Drill and Doubles Strategy Session

A combination of drills to groove all the strokes, and practice points with the pros to work on doubles strategy and shot selection.

• Dates: 4/13, 4/20, 4/27
• Day & Time: Sunday mornings 10:00- 11:30 AM
• Cost: $18-$20/ participant/ clinic depending on group size*Open to new players who are interested in participating in Men’s Interclub as well as current team members. A great way to get ready for the upcoming season by practicing outdoors with teammates & pros!

Adult Tennis Clinics

*Class sizes limited- Please call ahead to reserve a space. We will run make-up clinics for clinics that are cancelled due to rain.

Saturday Drill Session & Strategy Clinic

A great workout for men and women that combines one hour of drills to perfect strokes, footwork, and conditioning, plus one half hour of doubles play and /or singles to work on strategy and shot selection with the pros.

• Level: Intermediate- advanced intermediate adults.
• Day and time: Saturdays 9:30- 11:00am
• Dates: Session 1: 4/5- 4/26 Session 2: 5/3- 5/24
• Session 3: 5/31- 6/21  Session 4: 6/28- 7/19
• Session 5: 7/26-8/16 Session 6: 8/23- 9/13
• Session cost: $98/ 4 week session (reserves your spot for entire session).
• Drop in cost: $27/ clinic (must call ahead to verify there is room).

Wednesday Drill Session & Strategy Clinic

• Level: Intermediate adults.
• Day and time: Wednesdays 5:30-7:00 pm
• Dates: Session 1: 4/2- 5/23 Session 2: 4/30- 5/21
• Session 3: 5/28- 6/18 Session 4: 6/25- 7/16
• Session 5: 7/23- 8/13 Session 6: 8/20- 9/10
• Cost: $99/ 4 week session
• Drop in cost: $27/clinic (must call ahead to verify there is room).

Tuesday Evening Beginners Clinic

An introduction to the fundamentals of the game, covering the basics of sound stroke production and footwork needed to develop consistency. Rules, scoring, and etiquette are included. Participants will learn basic skills needed for singles and doubles match play.

• Level: Beginner –advanced beginner adults.
• Day and time: Tuesday evenings 5:30- 7:00pm
• Dates: Session 1: 4/8- 5/13 Session 2: 5/20- 6/24
• Session 3: 7/1- 8/5 Session 4: 8/12- 9/16
• Cost: $149/ 6-week session
• Drop in cost: $27/clinic (please call ahead to verify there is room).

Friday Women’s Beginner Clinic

see description above for the Adult Beginners

• Level: Women beginners - advanced beginners
• Day and time: Fridays 11:30- 1:00pm
• Dates: Session 1: 4/11- 5/15 Session 2: 5/22- 6/26
• Session 3: 7/11- 8/15 Session 4: 8/22- 9/19
• Cost: $149/ 6-week session
• Drop in cost: $27/clinic (please call ahead to verify there is room).

Monthly Specialty Clinics

These new clinics meet once a month for 90 minutes and will focus on a specific aspect of the game. Participants can expect various types of feeding and game situation drills that help strokes and tactics in a particular area of the game.

• Level: Advanced adults
• Cost: $27/clinic

Specialty Clinic Schedule:

• Specialty Clinic Schedule: Topspin & Slice, Sat 4/26 12:30-2:00 pm
• Counterpunching: Lobs & Passing Shots, Sun. 5/4 10:30-12:00 pm.
• Doubles Drill & Strategy Session, Sun. 5/4 12:30-2:00 pm.
• Approach Shots & Net Play, Sat. 6/7 12:30-2:00 pm.
• Singles Drill Session (with on court agility & quickness drills), Sun. 8/10 10:30-12:00 pm.
• Serves & Returns: Essentials to Controlling Points, Sat. 9/13 12:30-2:00 pm.

Class size is limited. Please call the pro shop in advance to reserve a spot.

Junior Tennis Clinics

*Class size is limited. Please call the tennis pro shop (410-252-4989, x116) to reserve a space. We will run make up clinics for any clinics that are cancelled due to rain.

SPRING

Friday Pee Wees

An introduction to tennis for children aged four to eight. This clinic features a wide variety of fun games and hand-eye coordination drills, along with basics in stroke production to help children become acquainted with skills needed to play tennis.

• Level: Beginners, aged four to seven (we will group by age and ability).
• Day and Time: Friday afternoons, 4:00-4:45 pm.
• Dates: April 18th – June 13th.
• Cost: $112 for 9 week session

Thursday Pee Wees

See above description

• Level: Beginners, aged four to eight (we will group by age and ability).
• Day and Time: Thursday afternoons, 4:00- 4:45 pm.
• Dates: April 17th - June 12th
• Cost: $112 for 9-week session

Friday Futures Team

A clinic that features drills designed to help young players learn the fundamentals of stroke production, footwork, and shot selection. Scoring, rules, and etiquette will also be covered.

• Level: Beginner- intermediate, ages eight to fourteen
• Day and time: Fridays 5:00- 6:00 pm.
• Dates: Session 1: 4/11- 5/9 Session 2: 5/16- 6/13
• Cost: $84/ 5 week session

Saturday Futures Team

See above description

• Level: Beginner- intermediate, ages eight to fourteen
• Day and time: Saturdays qq:30- 12:30pm.
• Dates: Session 1: 4/12- 5/10 Session 2: 5/17- 6/14
• Cost: $84/ 5 week session

Rising Stars

A clinic for young beginner juniors. Drills and games will help participants become familiar with basic fundamentals of tennis. The clinic will also feature agility and quickness drills to help develop footwork needed for tennis.

• Level: Beginners, ages eight to twelve
• Day and time: Tuesday afternoons, 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
• Dates: Session 1: 4/8- 5/6 Session 2: 5/13- 6/10
• Cost: $84/ 5 week session

Junior Interclub Pre-season Drill & Strategy Clinic

A clinic that features drills and match play to help up-and-coming junior players prepare for the summer interclub season. Juniors will improve their quickness, footwork, spin, court positioning, and strategy. Clinic also will include on court speed and agility drills.

• Level: Intermediate – advanced juniors ages eleven to seventeen. (We will group by age and level)
• Day and time: Sunday afternoons, 12:00-1:30pm.
• Dates: Session 1: 4/13- 5/11 Session 2: 5/18- 6/15
• Cost: $125/5 week session

SUMMER

Eagle’s Nest Junior Tennis Camp

A two hour tennis clinic that meets four times a week, covering everything from basic strokes, footwork, and spin to conditioning, match play and strategy. Participants will learn court sense with games that rehearse match play situations. Rules and etiquette will also be covered.

• Level: Beginners – intermediate, ages six to sixteen (we will group based on age & ability).
• Days and time: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, 10:30-12:30.
• Dates: Weekly, June 17th – August 29th. *Week of 7/1 will be pro rated due to the holiday
• Cost: $128/week, participants must enroll on a weekly basis.

Junior Interclub Drill & Strategy Clinic

A one and one half hour clinic designed for interclub team and/or tournament level players. Drills will rehearse common game situations. Match play with fellow students and pros will assist participants to become tournament tough. The clinic will include conditioning and footwork/ agility drills to improve court movement and endurance.

• Level: Tournament or high school/interclub team players, ages ten to seventeen.
• Day and time: Wednesday afternoons, 1:30 – 3:00 pm.
• Dates: Session 1: 6/18- 7/9  Session 2: 7/16- 8/6
• Session 3: 8/13- 8/27
• Cost: $99/ 4 week session (sessions 1 & 2)
• $74/ 3 week session (session 3)
• Drop in cost: $27/ clinic (please call ahead to verify there is room)

Summer / Fall PeeWees

The summer and fall time version of our spring pee wee clinic. This clinic features a wide variety of fun games and hand-eye coordination drills, along with basics in stroke production to help children become acquainted with skills needed to play tennis.

• Level: Beginners aged four to eight (we will group by age & ability).
• Day and time: Friday afternoons, 4:15-5:00 pm
• Dates: August 15th – October 10th
• Cost: $112 for 9 week session

FALL

Junior Drill & Strategy Clinic

• Level: Tournament or high school/interclub team players, ages ten to seventeen.
• Day and time: Wednesday afternoons 4:00 – 5:30 pm
• Dates: September 3rd– October 8th
• Cost: $150 for 6-week session.

Rising Stars

• Level: Beginners, ages eight to twelve
• Day and time: Tuesday afternoons 4:30 – 5:30 pm
• Dates: September 2nd– October 7th
• Cost: $99 for 6-week session

Futures Team

• Level: Advanced beginner- intermediate ages eight to twelve
• Day and time: Fridays 5:00 – 6:00 pm
• Dates: September 5th – October 10th
• Cost: $99 for 6-week session

For more information on tennis at Towson Golf and Country Club please call 410 -252-4989

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