A Wonderful Winter Camp

10 and Under Quickstart Tennis Camp

Over 10 Camp Photo

Thanks to all who participated and also to those of you who provided 45 young players the opportunity to come out and enjoy working on their tennis last week.  Coaches Katie, Kate, Maggie and myself had an absolutely great time and it really is rewarding to see so many smiling faces on the tennis court.

We also appreciate your support as this camp was a fundraiser for the Whitman Women's Tennis Team, we hope you'll follow both the men's and women's teams this year as our seasons are starting up this week and both teams promise to bring some exciting tennis action to Walla Walla!

~Coach John

Winter Tennis Camp Coming up Jan 10-14

Happy Holidays to all! 

To kick off the new year, the Women's tennis team at Whitman is hosting an after school week long tennis camp.  This is a fund raiser that will be coached by Coach John and members of the Women's team.

The camp is run through the City of Walla Walla Parks and Rec department so contact them to sign up.  Each camper gets a t shirt and no tennis experience or having your own racket is required, but we'll also split out age and ability levels so that competitive tournament and high school players get technical, strategic and fitness work to prepare them for the upcoming season.

The quickstart (10 and under) sessions will be from 3:30-4:45 Mon-Fri
The full court sessions will follow from 5-7 Mon-Fri.

Again, sign up at Parks and Rec, but if you have questions, please contact me at heinj@whitman.edu or (509) 301-8502.

Here's to great tennis and lots of fun in 2011!
Coach John

More Drop in Tennis Scheduled! Donate to a good cause

The Women's tennis team at Whitman has adopted a family for the holidays this year and they asked me if we could run some drop in tennis and use the funds to help out with this endeavor.  Of course, I said, so we'll be on for drop in next week, Dec 6th, 7th and 8th from 3:30-4:15pm.

We'll be in the Bratton Tennis Center and will have enough space and coaches for all ages and abilities to come every day!  So bring a friend and play some tennis for a good cause.

There will be no cost for these sessions, but a $5 donation is suggested to help us help our family out.

For more information on the adopt a family program, click here

Warm regards,
Coach John

On now - Last Week of Drop in for 2010!

This week is our final week of after school drop in tennis for the year, so come on out to Bratton today through Thursday.  On Thursday we'll do some wristband testing so wear your colors and move up a level or learn what you need to keep working on.

Coach Jeff and I will keep working to keep kids playing tennis so keep an eye on your email and the blog and keep in touch.  If you have individual or group lesson needs, don't hesitate to contact us as we can help you find the right person whether it is off campus, one of our great student coaches or maybe there will be opportunities to do some one time drop in events over the next couple of months.

See you on the courts!


-Coach John

Drop in Continues and School Tennis Starts Up

Drop in tennis has been so much fun and before I left for a week in Alabama we did some wrist band testing and will look to do some again in about a week. I'm also very happy to announce that we have another coach available for Monday and Wednesday which has been the academy group, I'd like to encourage players who are just getting to full court and using the regular yellow tennis ball to come those days and we'll run one court of intermediate/younger advanced players. Contact me if you have questions.

Times are still 3:30-4:15 and cost is $5 at the door.
Mon/Wed = Int/Academy
Tues/Thurs = Beg/Adv Beg

SCHOOL TENNIS IS BACK!!!!

After a successful pilot run last year at Sharpstein (all 70 2nd graders had tennis lessons at school with Whitman Students as coaches!), we are fully into the swing of things at Edison Elementary and have added coaches from the Whitman men's team (Thanks Coach Jeff for having such a great group of caring and talented guys).

School tennis occurs with quickstart equipment for under 10 year olds at their school during PE time. It also provides a way for our Whitman players to use their tennis backgrounds in community service and exposes young elementary school students to tennis early so that they develop skills and learn about this great game. If you would like Whitman to come to your school, have your PE teacher or school representative contact me.

See you on the courts (or in your school gym) soon,

Coach John

Drop in tennis tomorrow!

As usual 3:30pm, $5 at the door.

Wednesday is Academy level day and Thursday is Beg/Int, then next week will be our last week before a short October break.

Best,

Coach John

Fall Drop in Tennis!

Hello tennis families of Walla Walla!

Wow, the summer is gone, the fair has passed and school is back in session. That means that it is time for Fall tennis at Whitman!

We will run drop in Clinics Mon through Thursday in the Bratton tennis center. Classes will be taught by either Coach Jeff OR Coach John (sometimes both) along with our terrific Whitman tennis players who have experience and a passion for coaching youngsters.

Cost is $5 at the door, we will run Academy (Jr. High/High school) sessions on Monday and Wednesday and Beginner/Intermediate (red ball over full net through orange/green balls on full court) sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. Bring friends and we'll see you on the courts!

Time is 3:30-4:15.

The first session will be Monday 9/13 and Tuesday 9/14; please contact Coach John (heinj@whitman.edu or 509 301-8502 if you think you'll attend so we can get enough coaches.

*If any of you can get a group of 4 or more for this week, we can start tomorrow (Tuesday), just contact John.