Wightman offers several sessions of Junior Development and Competitive Clinics throughout the school year. With the exception of our 30-minute Jumpstart Clinics, all other clinics are 60-minutes in length.

JUMPSTART (AGES 4-5)

Designed to introduce tennis in a fun, creative way. Jumpstart Tennis will help young ones fall in love with the game! By using foam/low compression balls, a smaller net, and age/size appropriate racquets and equipment, your littles will have a blast while also building confidence and hand-eye coordination!

 

RED BALL CLINICS (AGES 5-8)

This clinic is an intro to basic tennis and its components. Utilizing age appropriate drills and games, your child will improve their gross motor skills, tracking and ball reception. They will learn the fundamentals of the forehand and backhand groundstroke and volley.

 

ORANGE BALL CLINICS (AGES 8-10)

Designed to help your child improve their strokes and skills using specific drills and games, this clinic will help them develop technique and consistency. They will begin to rally, learn to serve and keep track of points during on court instruction.

 

GREEN DOT CLINICS (AGES 10-12)

This clinic focuses on improving all aspects of the game plus learning shot direction and selection, court awareness and footwork. Children will be able to improve on cooperative rally point play while learning tactics and patterns.

 

ACADEMY PREP (AGES 12+)

Children will begin/continue work on top spin, movement and directional shots. They will focus on building and finishing points while learning offensive and defensive styles of play. They will continue development of technique, movement and tactics and build confidence and decision making through cooperative and competitive point play.

 

WIGHTMAN TENNIS ACADEMY (WTA) COACH SELECTION (AGES 13-18)

Designed for juniors who are competing in high school, USTA/UTR tournaments and who are preparing for college tennis. Players are expected to be playing tennis 3-6 times per week, either with their primary coach or attending weekly clinics.