Western Tidewater Tennis Association - Community Programs
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Community Programs

Junior community programs include:

  1. Teach "Ace Obesity in Schools" program to area third graders. We share the benefits of healthy eating and getting moving, teach tennis during PE classes, and purchase tennis equipment for the schools to keep. The equipment includes two kid-sized tennis nets, twenty rackets, and foam balls, which help make the tennis program sustainable. Altogether, we have run this program at 32 schools, taught 2075 third graders tennis, and provided tennis equipment so that over 4,200 elementary school kids can access tennis.
  2. Provide after-school indoor tennis programs at the James L. Camp YMCA, using progressive skill building for children ages five to high school.
  3. Provide outdoor tennis programs at the Cypress Cove Country Club and Howard Mast Tennis Center at Lake Meade Park, using progressive skill building for children ages five to high school.
  4. Donating refurbished tennis rackets and balls to area high school tennis teams. Specifically, the Southampton County and Franklin High School Boys and Girls Tennis Teams.
  5. Offer free tennis clinics to area high school tennis teams and coaches.
  6. Offering free play for area high school and college tennis players over winter break.
  7. Offer free tennis clinics to YMCA Day Care kids at the James L. Camp YMCA.
  8. Offer free clinics and camps for the Franklin Boys and Girls Club and Franklin Parks & Recreation Department.

Adult community programs include:

  1. Provide adult classes in Franklin and Suffolk, including cardio tennis and beginner, intermediate, and advanced clinics.
  2. Run social leagues in Franklin and Suffolk for all levels of adults and teens. We have offered competitive USTA leagues.
  3. Run tennis socials, bringing together all levels of players for fun.
  4. Provide adult beginner tennis classes. The new players then continue playing in our clinics and leagues.
  5. Provide adult beginner pickleball classes, explicitly focusing on getting the older population moving. The new players then continue playing in open play and leagues.
  6. Provide a summer fun Tri-Level Tennis and Pickleball League for all levels of adults and teens. In 2023, We have over 50 players competing this year.
  7. Held "Fit for Tennis" classes for teens and adults. These classes focused on increasing strength, mobility, and flexibility around the tennis courts.