Junior Development Instruction

Our Junior Development Program utilizes low compression balls, age appropriate tennis racquets, and tennis courts that are scaled to skill level, which offers a complete and progressive approach towards tennis excellence.  This approach allows players to grow and develop at their own pace and abilities.  Each student will be assessed at the end of each term to assure the respective parents that each child is reaching the objective of the class.

What is 10 and Under Tennis?

10 and Under Tennis follows the same logic as other youth sports like baseball or soccer, which use kid-sized courts and kid-sized equipment. Kids learn to play baseball by first playing T-ball; they use shorter, lighter bats and larger, softer balls. Kids learning basketball shoot baskets with kid-sized balls on lowered aller fields with smaller goals.

Now with 10 and Under Tennis, balls bounce lower, don't move as fast through the air and are easier to hit. Kids tennis racquets are sized for small hands and courts are smaller and easier to cover.  By using this format, the benefits are immediate and within a short time kids are rallying, playing, and excited to keep playing. That means kids will have more fun and less frustration. They're playing real tennis and having real fun—and that’s what is most important.

Give us a call to get started: Court One East (Okemos) 517.349.1199 or email Sue Selke at Selke.sue@courtone.com

Court One North(Lansing) 517.372.9531 or email Shelly Bugg at bugg.shelly@courtone.com