Here We Go Again!

Here we are, half a generation into the new millennium. Time seems to past by too quickly. It wasn't too long ago we had just wrapped up the season with the Awards & Banquet evening in October. After much needed rest (or maybe not enough!) from the hectic junior program of last season, we are once again standing at the door step to another season. My groundhog says it's less than 6 weeks to the start of the spring session.

This will be my 5th year since I took up the reins of this program for the second time. This program has grown steadily from its initial 2008 groundwork. This year is no different than the previous years. This program has expanded once again.

The Kids Tennis benefits from the addition of a High Performance session. Over the past four years, many of our home grown youngsters have worked hard on their basic tennis skills and are now ready to step forth to the next stage of their skills development.

The High Performance 9 is for youngsters between the ages of 7 and 9+. In addition to the an hour and a half lesson on Saturdays, there is also a play component to the session during the summer. This will allow them to put their newly learned skills into action. This High Performance is geared towards a competitive environment. The idea is to prepare them for competition in not too distant future.

This season will also see the re-introduction of the BC Junior League Tennis into the summer schedule after an absence of 6 years. This is basically an under 18 team tournament for the tennis clubs in the Lower Mainland. From 1992 to 2006, after which this event was cancelled, our club has won it 3 times and was runner up on 2 other occasions. We were champions in 1993, 1994 and more recently in 2005. Our runner up years were 1992 and 1995. The club was also victorious in 1975 and runner up in 1980. There is no doubt we can be as competitive as any other big tennis clubs in the region. I am confident we will have a good team this year.

Our ever popular summer series of tennis camps had seen long wait lists over the past 3 seasons. The good news is there will now be a 5th week of tennis camp this summer.

A number of our older juniors have mature into highly competitive ranked junior players. Five of these juniors are available for a hitting session or two. If you are looking for a good cardio workout for yourself or looking for a good hitting partner for your child to practice against, these hitting sessions will be ideal. Take advantage of these juniors for an hour or more for a minimal cost and work your game into shape or help your child's game improve. This will go a long way in helping these juniors with their tournament entry expenses. Please contact me directly.

Tennis is once again on the upswing in the Lower Mainland. This community junior program has continued to attract interests from communities far beyond the Tri-Cities boundaries. As such it may have already become the largest outdoor program of its kind in our province. As our outdoor junior tennis program continue to develope, it has something for everyone. Download the registration brochure and check out our program.