Junior Program
This program is dedicated to young players from ages 4 to 18 years old. The junior development program will be developed in conjunction with Cesar Villaroel and is divided in 2 sub programs.
Mini tennis QuickStart Program
Recommended by USTA and ITF, equivalent to 12 meters and 18 meters in Belgium - MiniThis program is oriented for 4 to 10 years old. The program is divided in 3 stages:
- Preparation to mini tennis: for 4-5, the young player will practice coordination adapted to tennis by learning to roll, throw, catch, exchange, hit, move, balance themselves, cooperate with each other, to be opponents, to perceive, decide and react.
- Mini tennis 36 feet (12 meters): for 5-7, tennis is played from doubles sideline to doubles sideline. It is played with high density foam ball. Players learn to track a ball and move with balance in multiple directions, create a stable, waist level impact point, and send the ball cooperatively to a partner with groundstrokes. They also learn to compete. Players should have a solid base of technique before moving to 60 feet tennis.
- Mini tennis 60 feet (18 meters): for 7-9 year old, the ratio of length to width is basically the same as a full sized court is to an adult. This allows for development of an all-court game style with net-play. The key is to develop the same tactics as full court tennis along with the associated techniques. 60 feet court tennis uses low-compression balls that facilitate this tactical development. The balls are easier to control and don't bounce as lively as a regular ball. They also assist development of good biomechanics.
Junior
This program is oriented for players who are too old to participate in the mini tennis program. In this phase the player will acquire all the technical and tactical basics of tennis and then take these basics and reinforce them to finally develop into a well acquired skill.The program will be divided into:
- Beginners
- Low Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Advanced
The weekly intensive junior program of the 6th Sense Belgium is specially dedicated to the players under 14 years. One particularity of the program is that every player receives 1 hour of private lesson during the week.
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