Youth Clinics & Summer 2025
**You will be asked to create a free USTA account for the parent (if you don't already have an account), then you'll add your child to that account. Once completed, you will be taken back to the OBXTA website to complete your transaction.
All OBXTA youth coaches are SafePlay Certified and Background Checked.
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Current OBXTA 2025 Summer Camps & Clinics for beginner to intermediate youth registration is open!
4 Day Camps
Week 1 - Monday, June 9, 2025 - Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 3-5 pm in partnership with Dare County Parks & Recreation Click on this link: Outer Banks Tennis Association Inc - Programming / Class
Registration deadline: June 6, 2025
Cost: $135 per athlete (7-12 year olds)
Where: Family Recreation Park in Kill Devil Hills
Number of Participants: Minimum of 5, max of 12 participants
Details: In the event of inclement weather, the class will be moved indoors at Family Recreation Park (KDH Parks & Rec). Any classes cancelled due to weather will be rescheduled.
Week 2 - Monday, June 23, 2025 - Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 8-9 am CLICK HERE
Registration deadline: June 15, 2025
Cost: $125 per athlete (7-14 years old)
Where: Manteo High School tennis courts
Number of Participants: Minimum of 3, max of 12 participants
Details: Any classes cancelled due to weather will be rescheduled
Week 3 - Monday July 21, 2025 - Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 8-9 am CLICK HERE
Registration deadline: July 13, 2025
Cost: $125 per athlete (7-14 years old)
Where: Manteo High School tennis courts
Number of Participants: Minimum of 3, max of 12 participants
Details: Any classes cancelled due to weather will be rescheduled
2 Day Summer Clinics
Week 1 - Monday,June 16, 2025 - Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 8-9 am CLICK HERE
Registration deadline: June 8, 2025
Cost: $40 per athlete (7-14 years old)
Where: Manteo High School tennis courts
Number of Participants: Minimum of 3, max of 12 participants
Week 2 - Monday, July 14, 2025 - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 from 8-9 am CLICK HERE
Registration deadline: July 6, 2025
Cost: $40 per athlete (7-14 years old)
Where: Manteo High School tennis courts
Number of Participants: Minimum of 3, max of 12 participants
Try this activity at home or on the court to work on hand-eye coordination and control. To make it more challenging, try spreading your arms out wider or letting the ball bounce higher. Try to see how many you can get in 30 seconds.
No court to play on at home? No problem! Make your own net at home using regular items from around the house. Get creative, but make sure to ask for permission from your parent or guardian before using!
Edgies works on your grips, specifically a continental grip. Using your racquet with a continental grip, try and see how many times you can hit the ball using the outer edge of your racquet. You got this!
See if you can master this activity called, Body Volley. You bounce the ball off the racquet and then off a body part to work on coordination, hand-eye and creativity. Challenge yourself and see how many you can get!
Grab a partner and try this activity to work on hand-eye coordination, core strength and shoulder stability. You can start by passing the ball back and forth on your hands and knees. Once you have built up the strength, try moving to a full plank position. Be sure to listen to your body and take
This activity works on your ready position, contact point and swing path. We used a ladder as our net; get creative and find your own materials to create a barrier. Once you are comfortable with lobster trap, you can make it more challenging by hitting it back to your partner.
With this activity, you can play with friends or on your own to improve consistency and control. Work to bounce the ball up on your racquet, or even do a trap, to see if you can achieve ten in a row. To work on forehands, hold the racquet palm up. To work on backhands, hold the racquet palm
After you’ve had success in Hot Hands activity, try adding movement to make it more challenging. Passing tennis balls from left to right or right to left with your partner will help improve your hand-eye coordination and reaction time.
Ready to work on hand-eye coordination and reaction time? Grab a friend and try passing tennis balls from left to right, or right to left to improve your skills. Add more tennis balls to your rotation to make it more challenging.
