Supporting and promoting tennis in the Ann Arbor area
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AAACTA is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit organization under 501(c)(3).
Free Beginning Tennis Program for 6th Graders
The Sixth-Grade Tennis Program teaches the fundamentals of tennis ground strokes, volleys, and sportsmanship to beginning players in the sixth grade at each of the seven Ann Arbor Public Schools that have sixth graders. The program is free to players, and AAACTA provides balls and rackets (or players may use their own rackets). The program uses adult volunteers and high school tennis players to teach the six 1.25-hour sessions at each school.
Tennis provides numerous benefits beyond good health and activity. Kids learn teamwork, communication, balance, agility, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving and self-reliance, all while having fun and making friends. We use modified tennis balls and USTA curricula so youth players will achieve greater physical activity and feel successful at tennis right from the start.
Registration for the 2025 season is open. The program will begin the week of April 21. Questions? Contact Betsy Capelli.
Sixth-Grade Program
AAACTA P.O. Box 2414 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 aaacta@aaacta.org
AAACTA's Sixth-Grade Tennis Program began in 2001!
