All-Court Tennis
	Full & Half-Day Tennis Camps

Frequently Asked Questions

Directions:

• Camp is held at Pingree School, located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Pingree is immediately to the east of Bradley-Palmer State Park, at 537 Highland Street (approximately 5 minutes north of Wenham). For complete driving directions from the school's web site, click here.

Do you provide extended care for working parents?

• We can accomodate all-day and afternoon campers who need to stay as late as 5pm. The fee is $10/day. Advanced notice is required.

How many campers are in each session?

• There is a limit of 32 campers per session.

• Please note: Some camps may fill up. We can usually accomodate sibling groups and car-pool groups, but let us know as soon as possible.

How will my son/daughter be grouped?

• With seven coaches, and up to three CIT's, we have a lot of flexibility with groupings, and have typically been very successful in making groups of 3-6 campers based on age/ability/gender.

My daughter is almost 16, but wants to play on her high school team, will she be the only "older" camper?

• Typically each session has a few older campers--often high schoolers who are thinking about making a bid to win a spot on their varsity team. We are sensative to such campers and are always careful to have adult instructors working with them. It is often a good idea to call to find out about which weeks are of interest, and what enrollment is like. We have a C.I.T. program in which older campers who have attended camp in past summers are available to help with the younger kids, and they sometimes double as practice-partners for older participants--with the adult instructor. (If your son/daughter might be interested in our C.I.T. program please call: (978) 465-6564.)

What do campers need to bring?

• Campers need to bring their own sunscreen, hat or visor, tennis racket, waterbottle, and snack (and lunch, if a full-day camper). We can provide tennis rackets for beginners on the first few days of camp if parents need our advice on purchasing a racket.

• Water will be available at all times; however, kids may wish to bring their own water bottle for convenience.

What happens if it rains?

• Camp will not be cancelled in the event of rain. Limited indoor practice facilities are available. We can videotape and do stroke analysis, teach stroke mechanics, scoring, tiebreakers and tennis etiquette. We also have a, table-tennis facility (with four tables) where we have conducted some very entertaining tournaments, and can discuss spin, point strategy and play mini tournaments for fun.

About drop-off and pick-up times:

• Please drop-off and pick-up within 15 minutes of the start/stop times of camp. Morning 8:30, Afternoons 3:30 or 4:30.

What about car pooling?

• Parents interested in car-pooling are invited to call or email us one week before the start of camp to check on availability.

I know Pingree has a swimming pool, will my kids be swimming?

• We are looking into adding swimming, but are not certified for this at this time.

On the final day of camp (Friday)...

• Please plan to join us for a brief exhibition, lasting approximately 20-30 minutes at the end of the day.

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