Leisure Ledger September - December 2023

Tennis Jr. Level 1 No experience needed for this class. Players will work on building rallying skills, learning basic strokes, scorekeeping, and the rules of tennis. To graduate into level 2, players must be able to sustain a rally, make 6 out of 10 serve from the baseline, keep score and play a full court set. Please bring light, loose-fitting clothes, nonmarking sneakers and a racquet. Racquets will be available to borrow if needed. Class length is eleven weeks, including three bonus classes. If there are more than three rained out, classes can be made up during other times by emailing david.bell@raleighnc.gov. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Age 6-8 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 5:00-6:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 5:00-6:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 11:00am-12:00pm Fee: $115 Age 8-10 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 9:00-10:00am Fee: $115 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 10:00-11:00am Fee: $115 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 5:00-6:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 5:00-6:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 11:00am-12:00pm Fee: $115 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 4:00-5:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 4:00-5:00pm Fee: $210 Age 10-18 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 10:00-11:00am Fee: $115 Tennis Jr. Level 2 Age: 10-18 yrs. Must be assessed prior to registering for this class. Email david. bell@raleighnc.gov for assessment. Requirements: able to sustain a rally with another student, serve 6 out of 10 in from the baseline, keep score and have played a full court set. This class works on using full-swing forehand, backhand, full-swing serve, overhead and good volley techniques while playing points. To pass, players must successfully demonstrate these techniques while playing a match. Please bring light, loose-fitting clothes, nonmarking sneakers and a racquet. Racquets will be available to borrow if needed. Class length is eleven weeks, including three bonus classes. If there are more than three rained out, classes can be made up during other times by emailing david.bell@raleighnc.gov. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Age 8-10 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 5:00-6:00pm Fee: $210 Age 10-18 Sep 2-Nov 18 Sa 9:00-10:00am Fee: $115 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 4:00-5:00pm Fee: $210 Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th4:00-5:00pm Fee: $210

Tennis USTA Junior Team Tennis Come to tryouts (TBD) at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center to be placed on a team. Practices for 8U+10U are Fridays 5-6:30pm with matches Saturdays 9-10:30am. Practices for 12U, 14U, 18U are Friday afternoons in the Fall and Spring seasons with matches on Saturdays. An end-of-the season tournament is held each season. Players must be a USTA member (free) plus pay a local league fee ($22). Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $133

John Chavis Community Center 50+ Learn to Play – Course Fee: $10 Sep 5-Oct 24 Tu Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center Nov 10-Nov 12 F-Su

11:00am-1:00pm

6:30-8:30pm

May 5-May 7 Nov 18-Nov 19

F-Su 8:00am-10:00pm

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12:00-2:00pm

Tennis Adult 2.5 Drills Age: 18-99 yrs. Requirements: Must be at the NTRP 2.5 level or use full swing on most strokes during match play to enter this class. This is a drills class using all of your strokes. This class will focus more on 2.5 level match skills rather than stroke technique. Class length is eleven weeks, including three bonus classes. If there are more than three rained out, classes can be made up during other times by emailing david.bell@raleighnc.gov. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $210 Sep 4-Nov 15 M&W 6:00-7:00pm Sep 5-Nov 16 Tu&Th 6:00-7:00pm Tennis Adult Cardio Age: 18-99 yrs. Cardio Tennis is a fun group activity featuring drills to give players of all abilities an ultimate, high energy workout. Taught by a teaching professional, Cardio Tennis includes a warm-up, cardio workout and cool down phases. If you are looking for a great new way to get in shape and to burn calories, you must try Cardio Tennis. Class length is eleven weeks, including two bonus classes for rain or other misses. Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center – Course Fee: $114 Sep 8-Nov 17 F 9:00-10:00am Tennis Adult Doubles Ladder Age: 18-99 yrs. In recreational doubles ladder play for all adult levels, participants play challenge matches for points. Players may join the ladder any time. Ladder rankings will be updated online each Monday. Players arrange their own match time and location. The ladder finishes with a season-ending tournament for the top eight players. Non-City Owned Tennis Location – Course Fee: $25 Women’s 2.5 Doubles Nov 20-Feb 4 M&Su Women’s 3.5 Doubles Nov 20-Feb 4 M&Su Men’s 4.0 Doubles Nov 20-Feb 4 M&Su Men’s 4.0 Doubles Nov 21-Feb 5 M&Su

8U Beginner Sep 8-Nov 4 10U Beginner Sep 8-Nov 4 12U Yellow Sep 8-Nov 4 12U Bronze Sep 8-Nov 4 12U Silver Sep 8-Nov 4 14U Silver Sep 8-Nov 4 14U Bronze Sep 8-Nov 4 18U Bronze Sep 8-Nov 4 18U Silver Sep 8-Nov 4

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5:00-6:30pm

Athletic Instruction

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5:00-6:30pm

10U Intermediate Sep 8-Nov 4 F

5:00-6:30pm

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5:00-6:30pm

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5:00-6:30pm

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5:00-6:30pm

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5:30-7:00pm

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5:00-6:30pm

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5:00-6:30pm

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5:30-7:00pm

Adult JCMP Thrill of Drill Pickleball Clinic Age: yrs. Ready to take your game to the next level? Join us for the “Thrill of the Drill Pickleball Clinic.” Train your muscles and improve your pickleball skills by developing new muscle memory. Develop the ability to reproduce a particular movement without even thinking about it. Improve your game! Drill! In this 8-week program, we will focus on improving serves and return of serves, dinks, volleys, third-shot drops, lobs and more. Students will have completed a beginner class and wish to enjoy the benefits and thrill of drills. No time to chill. Improve your skills. Let’s drill! John Chavis Community Center – Course Fee: $100 Sep 7-Oct 26 Th 10:30am-12:00pm Pickleball Clinics Age: 50 and up. Join us at John Chavis Community Center to learn how to play pickleball! Weekly "Learn to Play" clinics for beginners ages 50 and over are instructed by local pickleball volunteers to help bring new players to the sport. Each session will involve skill drills, rules overviews, and short game play sessions to put your skills to the test! Limited equipment is available to borrow during each session. $10 for 8 weeks.

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