Frog Hollow Racquet Club - Junior Programs

Junior Programs

Junior Philosophy: The overall mission is to provide students of all levels with a superior, fun-filled tennis experience. Emphasis is placed on high performance principles including: technical stroke production, tactics, physical fitness and psychological development. Players will be placed in an environment that promotes success on and off the court.

Junior Membership: Take advantage of the great benefits our junior membership has to offer; reduced private lesson and clinic rates, free outdoor clay-court rental, and the option to play in Frog Hollow league play. Only $100 for a full year!

Leagues: Gain more experience and play more matches in the leagues at Frog Hollow. Junior league play includes Sunday Match Play, USTA Junior Team Tennis and Junior Flex League. Match play year round!

Program Placement/Evaluation: FREE junior evaluations weekly. If you’re not sure which program is for you, then come get your game assessed by a certified staff professional. Call the front desk for the current evaluation schedule.

Tournaments: Frog Hollow is an official affiliate of the USTA and offers a diverse sanctioned tournament schedule for aspiring junior players. April, June, July-The Junior Classic (DR); June through August- The Junior Summer Series (UR); December-The Holiday Classic (DR)

Session Dates: Junior Clinics sessions run in 5 - 8 week session cycles depending on the time of year. Check below for this season's session dates. If you missed the start of a new session, that's ok, you can join at any time. Apply at the front desk or over the phone!

	Junior Session Dates 2010 - 2011
	Session 1:	September 13th – October 24th (6 weeks)
	Session 2:	October 25th – December 19th (8 weeks)
	There will be a 2-week break from clinics & Match Play from December 20 – January 2nd (clinics resume January 3rd)
	Session 3:	January 3rd – February 13th (6 weeks)
	Session 4:	February 14th – March 27th (6 weeks)
	Session 5:	March 28th – May 8th (6 weeks)

	Summer Sessions Start
	Session 6:	May 9 th – June 12th (5 weeks)
	Session 7:	June 13th – July 17th (5 weeks)
	Session 8:	July 18th – August 21st (5 weeks)

	Junior Match Play Session Dates 2010 – 2011
	Session 1:	September 25th – November 14th
	Session 2:	November 20th – January 23rd
	There will be a 2-week break from clinics & Match Play from December 20th – January 2nd (Match Play resumes January 8th)
	Session 3:	January 29th – March 20th
	Session 4:	March 26th - May 15th
	Session 5:	May 21st – July 10th

Education Series: Parents and players: get informed at Frog Hollow’s education series and parent meetings.

Learn what Frog Hollow can offer you for example: setting up your personal training/playing schedule)
A comprehensive look at USTA Tournament play
Fitness and Nutrition: understand muscle development/movement; what energy/fuel are you putting in your body?
Peak Performance Training & Sports Psychology

Junior Clinic Descriptions

Junior Quickstart Tennis Academy (ages 10 and under)
This clinic is formatted for players to be more successful PLAYING the game of tennis. We will utilize foam balls and a 36-foot court for players age 7 and under. For players age 8 - 10 we will use low-compression balls and a 60-foot court. This format, along with the proper equipment, will get your child playing tennis and will position him or her for junior leagues and tournament play in a fun and social environment.

Junior Tennis Academy
The Tennis Academy allows a player to progress from beginner to intermediate play. The focus of this clinic is stroke development, technique and movement. Players in this group often participate in USTA Jr. Team Tennis and recreational competition/tournaments.

High School Team Training & Middle School Team Training
These clinics will focus on singles and doubles strategies needed to move up the team ladder. Requirement for participation (High School): Junior varsity, and varsity high school players and pro approval. Requirement for participation (Middle School): Middle School team players and pro approval.

Travel Team Clinic
This group will take your game to a superior level. Participants are expected to come ready to train and work hard on their game on a regular basis. Daily schedule will include drills to focus on technique, match strategy, conditioning, and directionals. Requirement for participation: ability to rally 30 balls in a row with the coach, Senior Pro approval and evidence of participation in match play.*

High Performance Training (invitation only)*
This program is a complete tennis training program designed for elite level tennis players. Players in this group will train to perform at their highest level, which will require extensive practice and physical training to meet fierce competition.

*All players participating in either the Travel Team Clinic or the High Performance Training must be a Frog Hollow member and must provide evidence that they are currently participating in one or more of the following: Frog Hollow junior leagues, Frog Hollow Junior Flex League, USTA Junior Team Tennis, and/or USTA sanctioned tournaments. Players in either program must meet all requirements and must be placed by the Director of Tennis or High Performance Coach to participate.

Sports Psychology Training
Angelika Sadar, M.A., PTR works one on one with tennis players to help minimize mental interference (inattention, impulsivity, anger/behavioral issues) so that kids can reach their potential on the tennis court, in school, and in life. She has worked with more than 50 nationally ranked juniors, and is the Official Sports Psychologist of the Philadelphia Freedoms. Angelika uses tools such as traditional sports psychology/ psychotherapy to teach athletes to use their thoughts to their advantage (rather than to work against themselves), heart rate variability training to manage emotions, and interactive metronome training. Additional tools may be introduced based on the needs of the athlete. Training can occur either on or off court. Group/Clinic rates available.
For more information please contact Angelika Sadar.

Junior Program Policies:

All students must be placed by a senior pro
Clinics MUST be prepaid to reserve a player’s spot
If you do not pre-pay, player will be charged a daily rate for the class (players who pay daily rate are not guaranteed a spot in the class)
There is a minimum of 4 players in each clinic, if that minimum is not met, players will be moved to other classes.
There is only 1 make-up allowed per session - and it must be made up DURING the session the class was missed. Classes may be made up only if you call to notify the club before the missed class.
Photos of players may be used on Frog Hollow’s web site, publications, advertisements and other collateral materials.
All junior clinics & camps are non-refundable

Participation in any junior program means that both players & parents have read and will abide by the program policies