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AAACTA is recognized by the IRS as a nonprofit organization under 501(c)(3).
Information for Parents and Players
ALL Sixth Graders are encouraged to join this club sport. The sessions are designed to introduce beginning players to the basic ground strokes and sportsmanship in tennis.
Generic Parent Permission Form (Please insert your child’s school in the three blank spaces. Also note your child’s T-shirt size.) Paper, school-specific versions of this form will be available at each school about two weeks before the tennis program begins and also from coaches. The electronic form can be printed and returned to your child’s adult coach, or an electronic version sent to Wes Dunnick. A parent permission form, either electronic or paper, MUST be returned for every sixth grader. This form is all you need to register for the program.
Sessions will be 3:20-4:35pm on the tennis courts at each school, except for Slauson, which will be held at West Park Tennis courts. In case of rain or other bad weather, sessions will be moved indoors, but may be canceled.
The sessions are FREE to sixth graders. In addition, the Ann Arbor Area Community Tennis Association provides tennis balls and rackets. Players can use their own rackets. Players must wear a mask (if unvaccinated) and sturdy shoes suitable for a tennis court and bring a water bottle.
A Ralleyball Tournament is held at the University of Michigan Varsity Tennis Center (2250 S State St), in the last week of the program. Play begins about 4:30pm. Sixth graders are transported from their school to the Varsity Tennis Center by AAPS buses. Family and friends are encouraged to attend. Parents must pick up their children or arrange transportation for them at 6:00pm, after the tournament.
Sixth-Grade Program: Info for Parents & Players
AAACTA P.O. Box 2414 Ann Arbor, MI 48106 aaacta@aaacta.org
School specific information:
Ann Arbor Open: Wednesday
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside: Monday
Clague: Monday
Forsythe 6: Tuesday
Forsythe 7 and 8: Thursday
Scarlett: Monday
Slauson: Tuesday*
Tappan: Thursday
*The tennis sessions for Slauson Middle School will be held at the West Park Tennis Courts. There are only four parking spaces for the tennis courts, and parents should not use them. The larger parking lot for West Park, off Chapin Street, is available. Stairs to the tennis courts are a few hundred feet to the west.
