Why Choose OGTA Tennis?
1. The OGTA Team - Having a good coach is most important. Just like in school, if your child has a fun teacher, and enjoys going to class, they'll want to do well, and learning becomes so much easier. John and Iris show up to the club everyday with a smile and it makes for a perfect learning environment.
2. Modern Teaching Methodology - If you've watched professional tennis lately, a few things have changed, and if taught correctly, tennis is much easier to play. We like to use a rally based approach so children can actually play and learn to rally with each other. Each clinic, students either practice rallying with each other, or with a pro, and then implement these skills in fun games which gets them moving and makes the situation realistic and lots of fun! Check the video's below for examples!
3. Fun junior incentive program and additional events! - We have a fun incentive program which rewards students with good sportsmanship, and good play. We have also free match play and games every Sunday for children 10 and older, and..... a free pizza game night for all juniors. At the end of each session, all children 5 and older get a small prize for participating in the program.
4. Flexibility - Have a conflict and can't make a clinic? Email us and we'll figure out a make up day. In fact, email or call me if you have any questions at all.
5. The OGTA Team - This deserves another mention. John and Iris are a great team and really make each and every session a fun and productive experience.
Testimonial
"My daughter, Taylor, who is 8 years old looks forward to Tuesdays every week. John Bott and Iris Ichim incorporate the skills of playing tennis with games that make learning tennis fun. They incorporate incentives in the program such as "star cards" to win various prizes which pushes the children to work hard. The program also adds extra tennis party nights outside of the regular schedule for all to enjoy. My son, Benjamin, who is 5 years old will be starting for the next session and he can't wait. My children love tennis which is great exercise and it improves their hand eye coordination. The Schinto family can't say enough good things about this program and the instruction our children are getting."
Elizabeth Schinto
VIDEO OF A JUNIOR RALLYING WITH OGTA COACH JOHN BOTT
Tennis can be so simple when its taught correctly....
Unlike traditional tennis where the emphasis is placed on some special footwork, and other crazy things that distract from finding the ball, this student is very relaxed when hitting the ball. She isn't worried about what foot to step with, where to point the shoulder or other crazy things. This is a very natural way of playing with a focus on the ball and the hand. If she wants to hit the ball harder, she'll naturally take a bigger swing and turn the shoulders.
VIDEO OF A JUNIOR TENNIS CLINIC
What students are learning in this exercise.......
- positioning to the ball (getting to the side), and hitting it at waist height
- short backswing, and keeping the hand behind the ball
- keeping the racquet steady, having the correct angle, and having a strong wrist position.
NEW! CONTROLLED RALLYING
Direction of the ball is determined by the angle of your racquet
In traditional tennis you had to point your shoulder or even your foot to aim a shot. This may help out a bit, but whats really important here and ultimately what is only important, is the angle of your racquet when making contact. In this exercise our student is working on hitting a cross court forehand. When hitting this shot, the racquet is a bit ahead of the hand. Sometimes the feet are sideways, sometimes they are open. The focus is on finding the ball and getting the correct racquet angle at connection to direct the ball to a certain area.