Tennis

Tennis Instruction

Head Tennis Professional:  Justin Behm, USPTA

Assistant Tennis Professional:  Adam Comarow, USPTA

Tennis Pro Shop Phone: 410-252-4983

E-mail: jbehm@tgcc.net

The following instructional programs will be offered this season.  All prices listed are TGCC member prices.  Non-members must pay an additional $5.00 fee to participate in a lesson or clinic at TGCC.

Lessons

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

• *Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance to avoid the late cancel charge of half the lesson amount.

LESSON PACKAGE SPECIALS:

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

Buy 5 private 1/2 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: $54

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 & Friday mornings, 9:30-11:00 am.

(We will group by teams & ability)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Starting on April 7th and running weekly through June 11th.               

Cost: $20/participant/practice (participants may drop-in)

REMINDER:  SUBSTITUTE INTERCLUB PLAYERS ARE WELCOME

TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERCLUB PRACTICES!

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

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 Morning Tennis Revisited Clinic

 A clinic designed for men and women who want to get back into the game after not playing for several years.  Drills will refresh strokes, footwork, and improve conditioning.  The clinic will also include practice points to work on strategy and match play.

Level:  Advanced Beginner - intermediate adults.

Day and time:  Saturdays 9:30- 11:00 am

Dates: Session 1: 4/3- 4/24        Session 2: 5/1- 5/22        Session 3: 5/29- 6/19

            Session 4: 6/26- 7/17      Session 5: 7/24- 8/14      Session 6: 8/21- 9/11

Session cost: $104/ 4 week session (reserves your spot for entire session).

Drop in cost: $28/ clinic (must call ahead to verify there is room).

Wednesday Drill Session & Strategy Clinic

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

Level: Intermediate- advanced intermediate adults.

Day and time: Wednesdays 5:30-7:00 pm

Dates: Session 1: 4/28- 5/19          Session 2: 5/26- 6/16          Session 3: 6/23- 7/14

             Session 4: 7/21- 8/11          Session 5: 8/18- 9/8            Session 6: 9/15- 10/6

Cost: $104/ 4 week session

Drop in cost: $28/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: 4/6- 5/11                     Session 2: 5/18- 6/22                                                  

              Session 3: 6/29- 8/3                     Session 4: 8/10- 9/14   

Cost: $156/ 6-week session

Drop in cost: $28/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: 4/9- 5/13                  Session 2: 5/20- 6/24

                Session 3: 7/9- 8/13                  Session 4: 8/20- 9/17

Cost: $156/ 6-week session

Drop in cost: $28/clinic (please call ahead to verify there is room).

Specialty Clinics

These clinics meet periodically throughout the season for 60 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:  Intermediate-interclub level adults

Cost: $18/clinic

Specialty Clinic Schedule:

               Doubles Drills & Tactics, Sat. 4/17 12:30-1:30pm.

              Topspin & Slice, Sun. 5/2 12:30-1:30pm.

              Approach Shots & Net Play, Sat. 6/5 12:30-1:30pm.

              Turn Defense into Offense: Lobs & Passing Shots, Sun. 7/11 10:30-11:30am.     

              Singles Drills &Tactics, Sun. 8/8 10:30-11:30am.

              Serves & Return of Serve, Sat. 9/11 12:30-1:30pm.

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 seven.  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, ages four to seven (we will group by age and ability).

Day and Time:  Friday afternoons, 4:15-5:00 pm.

Dates:  April 16th – June 11th

Cost: $117 for 9 week session

Wednesday Pee Wees

See above description

Level: Beginners, ages four to seven

Day and Time: Wednesday afternoons, 4:15- 5:00pm.

Dates: April 14th - June 9th

Cost: $117 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. Good pre-season preparation for novice junior interclub players.

Level: Intermediate, ages eight to fourteen

Day and time: Fridays 5:00- 6:00 pm.

Dates: April 9th - June 11th

Cost: $180 for 10week session

Tuesday Rising Stars

A clinic for young beginner- advanced 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: Beginner-advanced beginners, ages seven to twelve

Day and time: Tuesday afternoons, 4:30- 5:30 pm

Dates: April 13th  -  June 15th

Cost: $180 for 10 week session

Thursday Rising Stars

See above description

Level: Beginner-advanced beginners, ages seven to twelve

Day and time: Thursday afternoons, 4:30- 5:30pm

Dates: April 15th  - June 17th

Cost: $180 for 10 week session

17 & Under Junior Interclub Pre-season Clinic

A clinic that features drills and match play to help TGCC 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 thirteen to seventeen

Day and time: Sunday afternoons, 12:00- 1:30pm

Dates:  Session 1: 4/25- 5/23          Session 2: 5/30- 6/27

Cost: $130 for 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 15th – August 27th

Cost:  $136/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: 6/16- 7/7   Session 2: 7/14- 8/4     Session 3: 8/11- 9/1

Cost:  $104 for a 4 week session

Drop in cost: $28/ 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 ages four to seven (we will group by age & ability).

Day and time:  Friday afternoons, 4:15-5:00 pm

Dates:  August 14th  – October 9th

Cost::  $115 for 9 week session

FALL

Junior Clinic

Tuesday Rising Stars

Level: Beginners- advanced beginners, ages eight to twelve

Day and time: Tuesday afternoons 4:30- 5:30 pm

Dates: September 7th - October 19th

Cost: $126 for 7 week session

Thursday Rising Stars

Level: Beginners- advanced beginners, ages eight to twelve

Day and time: Thursday afternoons 4:30- 5:30pm

Dates: September 2nd- October 14th

Cost: $126 for 7 week session

Friday Futures Team

Level: Intermediates ages eight to fourteen

Day and time: Fridays 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Dates: September 3rd – October 15th

Cost: $126 for 7 week session

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

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