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Kid Fit Level Descriptions

Little Ones: Very basic tennis for 4–6 year old age group.

Beginner: Needs no prior experience. Will learn basic, mid-court groundstrokes and volleys. (7-15 years)

Beginner/Advanced Beginner: Student needs no prior experience; will learn basic, mid-court ground strokes and volleys, also for student who can already handle mid-court ground strokes and easy volleys; will progress toward full court ground strokes, playing live balls, tougher volleys, overheads, and point play (7-16 years)

Advanced Beginner: Handles mid-court groundstrokes and easy volleys. Will progress toward full-court groundstrokes, playing live balls, tougher volleys, overheads and point play. (7-15 years)

Almost Intermediate: Some control on full-court stationary shots.  Will learn directional control and hitting while on the run, serve, topspin, slice, shot selection and implementation. (9-17 years)

Intermediate: Already handles full court shots and moderate volleys.  Will learn advanced skills and strategy.  (9-17 years)

Almost Intermediate/Intermediate Combo:  Student already has some control on full-court stationary shots. Will learn directional control and hitting while on the run, serve, topspin, slice, shot selection and implementation. Point play, match play, strategy will be included. (9-16 years)