Jr. Tennis Player Development Workshops

If you cannot register and pay online, contact Sonya Harward at Sonya@FrankfortTennisRocks.com

to see if other arrangements can be made. 

Your registration will not be accepted without payment on this form.

Athlete Information

Parent/Guardian Information

You may pay for one or multiple events on this form, but once it is submitted, additional registrations for this participant will require another form to be submitted. 

Each participant must be registered on a seperate form. 

Workshop #1

March 7, 2016 - 6:00pm-7:15pm 

Franklin County High School's Library, 1100 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY

Futures in Tennis 

Former UK Head Tennis Coach Dennis Emery, Asbury Boys and Girls Coach Jarred Miller, and FCHS Boys Coach David Fields.  This panel of coaches will discuss the pathway to playing tennis in college and beyond, including what you should be doing now to prepare for your future and what requirements you must meet to be eligible for certain programs...and tips about what it takes to be a professional player.  They will also discuss other pathways in which tennis can be part of your future, such as coaching, volunteering, etc.  They will tell you about their experiences, but more importantly, they will answer your questions!  [I'd bet that we'll have pizza and drinks too...I mean, it will be dinner time!]

 

Workshop #2

March 14, 2016 - 5:30pm -7:30pm

Kroger, 302 Brighton Park, Frankfort, KY

Limited to first 20 registrations, players and parents are both included in this number.

The Diet of Champions

Tamera Thomas, a Franklin County Extension Office's Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, will take us on a tour of Kroger and tutor players and parents in the science of reading food product labels, select the healthiest choices for snacks and meals, etc.  Everyone will recieve a gift card to buy their favorite snack using what they've learned. 

Workshop #3NEW DATE:  March 23, 2016 - 6:00pm-7:00pmSecond Street School Gym, 506 West 2nd Street, Frankfort, KYThe Drills to Make You BetterJason Miller, Ph. D., is the USTA Kentukcy Executive Director and is a PTR and USPTA Tennis Instructor.  He will teach players drills and techniques for stretching, warm-ups, and hand-eye coordination improvement.  Drills can be done alone, in pairs, or in groups...no tennis court required!  There will be no excuses for not being the most prepared player when you arrive on court!   

Workshop #4

April 13, 2016 - 6:00pm-7:30pm

Franklin Co. High School Tennis Courts, behind Elkhorn Middle and FCHS 

1100 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY

On-Court Tennis Drills

Glen Conyers, a USPTA Tennis Instructor, will be on site to teach players fun drills they can do on court to improve their tennis game.  These will include fun games that teach techniques, competitive games that teach quick decision making, and drills you can do on your own.  These drills will help you move your game to the next level and beyond!   

Workshop #5

NEW DATE:  April 18, 2016 - 6:00pm-7:30pm

Location To Be Determined, Tennis Court in Frankfort, KY

Group Lesson

Jill Smith and Leony Barroro, 4.5 rated USTA players and Frankfort Tennis Association Board Secretary and President, will be on site to for a group lesson.  They will teach a variety of skills, techniques, and strategies that you can take with you to your matches!  This will also prepare you for the junior ratings clinic at the end of the month.      

Workshop #6

May 14, 2016 - 10:00am

CrossFit Gym in Downtonw Frankfort, KY

(I will send the address to those registered by Thursday!!)

Fitness Training for Tennis

Ryan Conner, the 24-Hour Athlete, will teach players how to strengthen their bodies in ways that specifically benefit tennis players.  This session will include exercises, weight lifting, and cardio targeted to prevent injury and build strength for faster serves, harder shots, and faster movement.  Are you ready to get pumped about tennis?!

TO BE RESCHEDULED TO A LATER DATE! 

Franklin County High School Tennis Courts, 1100 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY

Junior Ratings Clinic

This clinic is for all players who plan to play on teams from Franklin and Anderson counties, and a few other surrounding areas that may join us.  This DOES NOT include players who play on teams in Georgetown, Versailles, and Lexington and the their teams join our leagues.  Those players will be rated by their local leagues.   

Starting this year, all junior players that play in USTA leagues and are over 10 years old will recieve a rating, much like adults do.  These range from 1.0 (just starting to play tennis) to 7.0 (world-class player).  At the clinic, players will be asked to demonstrate a variety of skills and judges (made up of local USTA adult players and instructors) will suggest a rating for each player based on their performance.  When joining a team, players or team mangers will have to 'self rate' each player, using the rating given at this clinic.  The computer system will automatically adjust a players rating after a player has played a set number of matches that have been recorded in Tennislink, which will be based on their scores, opponents, and wins/losses.  This allows for players to be paired with others of ratings close to their own for more competive and fun mathces. 

For descriptions of the ratings, go to http://assets.usta.com/assets/638/15/JTT_NTRP_guidelines.pdf . 

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