We’ve developed our tennis program to encourage young people to love the game of tennis in a wholesome and fun camp setting. Good Sportsmanship is the cornerstone of our program. We believe Tennis is a sport for a lifetime that develops focus, perseverance, and great physical health.
Morning Meeting begins at 8:30 on our Stadium Court. A Director explains the tennis focus of the day to the campers as our tennis counselors demonstrate the drills.
Lessons begin at 9:00. The 52 campers are divided into 10 tennis groups with 4 to 6 campers and have 3 nonconsecutive hours of Lessons between 9:00 and 3:00. Each Lesson is well structured, planned and organized so that campers hit lots of balls in Game-Based (live ball) drills.
Team Tennis Match Play begins at 3:00. Campers are placed on a Team Tennis Team by our Directors and compete in one set singles or doubles matches. Before the matches begin, our Directors present various tennis topics and the daily Team Tennis Standings before the campers head off to play their matches. We encourage campers to always strive to put in their best effort whenever they are on the Tennis Court.
After completing CVTC’s Tennis Program, campers become more Skilled Tennis Players and have learned a lot about tennis. They understand good sportsmanship, how to develop focus and the mental game, stroke development, best on court movement, how to be conditioned for tennis, strategy, conditioning and match play.
Counselors are selected because they are great role models for our campers. They are playing college tennis and bring a wealth of tennis experience to the camp. All Tennis Counselors are well trained on the CVTC Tennis Program during our pre camp Staff Training.
Kitchen Staff– Karen, Rosa, Sadit, and Cesar; all from Carmel Valley, California
Camp Nurses Gail Quinnan & Halleh Entekhabi – from Carmel Valley, California
Daily Schedule
- 8:30am Morning Meeting with On-Court Tennis Demo and Explanations
- Groundstrokes, spins and lobs
- Serves
- Doubles Roles and Positioning
- Volleys and Overheads
- Return of Serve
- Focus and Consistency
- Underspin, Dropshots and Mini Tennis
- Advanced Doubles Formations
- Playing Styles and Constructing Points
- 9:00am – 3:00pm Group Tennis Lessons – Three hours of group lessons per day (9,11 and 1 or 10,12 and 2)
- 3:00pm Tennis Talks – Tennis topics discussed each afternoon before team tennis match play
- Sportsmanship
- Tennis Group Meetings; Goal Setting
- How To Be a Good Doubles Partner
- Evaluating Success in Tennis
- The Mental Game
- Playing College Tennis – Club, NAIA, D3, D2, Div1
- Session Accomplishments – Goals to work on at home
- Tennis Equipment
- 3:20pm Team Tennis – Team based match play
- Six teams are set up by the Directors.
- Directors set matches based on camper’s experience to get the closest competition possible.
- Matches are generally one set in length.
- Beginning players may start a set at 3-3; more advanced players may play best of three sets – the goal is to get the best competitive experience for each camper.
- Campers can play more than one match a day if they’d like.
- Teams are ranked based on the best winning percentage of sets won over sets played – the championship team members each receive an award.
- Center Court – Court open throughout the day for extra instruction and additional play; ball machine available
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