Coming Soon to a tennis court near you!

An introduction to tennis competition that focuses on team play, parent involvement, and challenges to a new players’ tennis skills.

 RED BALL TEAM CHALLENGE 

More information to come... 

 New Dates and Times for Spring 2018 sessions 

May 26 - July 7 (5 weeks)

No session June 2 (GlouTwp. Day)
No session June 30

We will be adding 15 minutes to each session
to accommodate rainout.
Sessions will now run from 9-10:45AM. 

 NOTE 

We need your email address for our
Spring 2018 group. Please complete the form by clicking the email link.

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Weather Alert

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 5/18

Tennis for 5/19 has been canceled due to
rainy weather and wet courts.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

We will be adding 15 minutes to each session
to accommodate rainout.
Sessions will now run from 9-10:45AM. 

 NOTE 

We need your email address for our
Spring 2018 group. Please complete form.

Dates set for Spring/Summer 2018 QuickStart Tennis program in GlouTwp.

May 19 - June 23 (5 weeks)
No session June 2 (GlouTwp. Day)

Ages: 5-10 program
Time: 9:00 - 10:30AM

LOCATION: Gloucester Twp. Community Park

Peter Cheeseman and Hickstown Rds., Sicklerville, NJ
Gloucester Twp. Recreation

REGISTRATION BEGINS:
March 26 (residents)
April 2 (non-residents)

FEES
$75 per student + $10 per student (GlouTwp fee)
Non-residents add additional $10 (per student) to cost (GlouTwp fee)
2nd student discount:
2 students for $140 + $20 per student (GlouTwp fee)

Support Family Tennis for Kids and Parents

Click here for more details

If you are interested in helping parents introduce their children to the lifetime sport of tennis, helping parents be directly involved in the sport and not just a spectator, and helping parents be able to take advantage of a family-friendly community program costing 1/2 of what is currently available in membership-based tennis clubs, then click the above link for the full story.

Tennis Lesson Gift Certificates for 2018 (at 2017 rates)

Looking for a special gift? 

Need something different and unique?

Want your gift to stand-out from the rest? 

Tennis Lesson Gift Certificates

(lessons fulfilled in 2018)

http://www.gottaplaytennis.net/p/holiday-gift-giving.html

(follow the link for details)

Give someone the gift of the lifetime sport!

OFFER EXPIRES JANUARY 31ST!

Thanking you for your support in 2017

We at Gotta Play Tennis and Gotta Play Tennis Kids would like to thank all of those who chose to be a part of either our group or private tennis sessions in 2017. 

We hope you achieved your tennis goals as a result, and for many of you, we hope to see you for more fun and skill development in 2018. 

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Weather Alert 11/10

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 11/10

Tennis for 11/10 has been canceled due to
unseasonably cold weather.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Final Weather makeup: Nov. 18

(this will be Week 5)

No additional attempts will be made for makeup as we have already used our rain date on a previously
wet and misty Saturday (October 14)

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Schedule Reminder

This weeks Fall (October 28) session will begin 1 HOUR EARLY.

9-10:30AM
(October 28 ONLY)

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Weather Alert

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 10/14

Tennis for 10/14 has been canceled due to
rainy weather and wet courts.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Rain Date makeup: Nov. 11

(this will be Week 5)

NEWS: Gotta Play Tennis chosen as the Community Tennis Partner to Gloucester Township Public Schools in Camden County

2017 Community Tennis Partner for
Gloucester Township Public Schools

GOTTA PLAY TENNIS

Serving the tennis needs of Gloucester Township families with a decade of programs through cooperation with the Gloucester Twp. Recreation Department at Gloucester Twp. Community Park

Net Generation School Partnership Program

Gloucester Township Public Schools is now a 2017 recognized Net Generation Partner School. The focus of the Program is to create partnerships between a school district, local Community Partner, and USTA Section or District to give students the opportunity to learn, play, and enjoy the game of tennis.

Visit netgeneration.com

HEALTH: Staying sharp and physically competent thanks to tennis

Recently I had the opportunity to attend a webinar provided by the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) and presented by Dan Zeman, M.S., Exercise Physiologist. The event was a part of their Spring/Summer Webinar Learning Series and was entitled "Re-think Tennis: Promoting to the Baby Boomer Generation." 

For those not aware, this named group of people is sometimes identified by a birthdate that ranges from 1946 to 1964.  Therefore, they would in fact be today's grandparents with ages between 48 and 70 years young. Now you might be thinking that this certainly cannot be a prime marketing target for this quite physical game. However, the focus of the webinar was on how to promote tennis (in the words of the TIA) "as a activity that will allow them to live independently, reduce their risk of future falls, maintain muscle mass, improve balance, agility and coordination plus stay mentally sharp." In other words, tennis is both a lifetime and life-sustaining sport that provides assistance in the quality of life well beyond our athletic prime.

During the webinar, which was an interactive session, I asked the question, "Can you address the value of those programs not located in tennis clubs but instead through recreation centers–especially sessions that get parents actively involved on the court with their kids?" The response was very positive. Dr. Zeman said, "I applaud that question because any time you can get social engagement at a family level you really are doing a great service to that community or that family."

Anyone who has participated in the programs from Gotta Play Tennis Kids is aware of how the activities provided are engaging to kids, parents, and even grandparents.  The focus is not on one's muscularity or agility prowess. Rather the motivation is on one's ability to learn some new and very fun skills amongst 5-10 year old children. 

Trish and I are proud to provide this kind of service to families, to communities, to parents, and even grandparents. We are glad to hear that some others of greater notoriety are of like mind and that they see the value of what we strive to provide each and every time we step out onto the court.

Fall 2017 QuickStart Tennis program to be held in Gloucester Twp.

What is Gotta Play Tennis Kids?

(click link above to see our YouTube video)

Gloucester Twp. Recreation website

Summer 2017 QuickStart Tennis program scheduled for Deptford Township

UPDATE

Summer 2017 Tennis in Deptford Twp. has been cancelled due to low registration. Please see information on our Fall 2017 Program available at GlouTwp. Community Park.

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Reminder

REMINDER

THERE IS NO SESSION ON JULY 1ST

Week 5 of the 2007 Summer QuickStart Tennis will be held on July 8th as previously mentioned.

Have a great Fourth of July holiday weekend.

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Time Change 6/24

 TIME CHANGE 

UPDATE 6/24

Our Spring 2017 Tennis session on Saturday, 6/24 will begin at 12:15PM and not
the usual 9AM.
We will end at 1:45PM.

THIS IS A 1 WEEK CHANGE ONLY!

This adjustment is due to the early day rainy weather and to accommodate our 6th Annual Tennis Family Fun Day event beginning at 10:30AM.

For those who volunteered to help, please see us between 10 and 10:15AM at the courts. If you are not a scheduled volunteer, feel free to participate and have fun with other members of the community and their children during this event on the courts.

ATTENTION GLOUCESTER TWP: Weather Alert

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 6/17

Tennis for 6/17 has been cancelled due to rainy weather and extended rain-filled forecast.

Rain Date makeup: July 8

(this will be Week 5-there will be no tennis session held on July 1)

6th Annual QuickStart Tennis Family Fun Day in Gloucester Township

THANK YOU

Thank you to all in the community who participated in this event. 

Special thanks to all the volunteers who help make this event possible.

• Event is totally FREE
• All South Jersey families welcome
• Showcases QuickStart program for kids ages 5-10 years old
• No equipment necessary (can bring your own racquet)
• No tennis experience necessary

Bring yourself, family members, refreshment, and a smile!

Gloucester Township Day 2017

Attention all students of Gloucester Twp. Spring Tennis:

REMINDER

No session will be held on June 3rd due to our presence at Gloucester Township Day 2017

Stop by our booth and say hello!

Gloucester Twp. 2017 Late Spring Tennis program

2017 GlouTwp. Spring Tennis PHOTOS

Gloucester Twp. Recreation website

What is QuickStart tennis and Gotta Play Tennis Kids?

Why makes our Gotta Play Tennis Kids program special?

It was once stated to me (Ron Miller) that, since parents want their kids to progress from one level to the next, the only way to accomplish this is through competition. Therefore, the concepts we promote—learning how to hit the tennis ball, move on the court, and consider basic tactics—does not lead anywhere when a score, indicating a win or loss, is not present.

While not disagreeing that progress forward is always positive, and also agreeing that much can be learned in a point-oriented environment, I believe the goals of what Trish and I seek to accomplish are lost in this way of thinking. Our mission is a simple one: introduce families to the wonderful sport of tennis and provide them with some basic skills so that, as a family, they can enjoy the exercise, fulfillment, health, athleticism, sportsmanship, sibling camaraderie and family unity that tennis can provide. 

If our mission sounds like something that interests you, and you are someone who would prefer to interact with your children and others in sport instead of sideline-sitting and watching the action and fun pass you by, then this program is for YOU!

Team vs. Individual Sport

Is tennis an individual or team sport? Let's consider the big picture. Usually the first organized competitive play for kids in recreational tennis (those not involved in tennis clubs) is the high school tennis team. This might be followed by participation on a college tennis team. Yes, individuals play against each other on the court in either singles or doubles competition. But the team concept is obviously not foreign to tennis. For example in professional tennis, countries around the world vie for the Davis Cup trophy each year as players team together in competition. 
The opportunity for an individual to make a significant impact on a team's success is much greater in this sport versus others since players get considerably more time in actual play. Tennis has no specific time clock, and therefore match time stretches or contracts according to the abilities of the players on-court. Games won by a singles player or doubles team add into the overall score of their school's team.

Tennis is a lifetime sport! Can the same be said of soccer, baseball, lacrosse, football?

The British Journal of Sports Medicine recently published a study comparing the risk of death as affected by various sports and activities. Here were the conclusions:
Swimming was linked to a 28% reduced risk of death, while the figure was 47% for racket sports and 27% for aerobic exercise such as dance. Neither running nor football (American soccer) or rugby was linked to a reduced risk of death.
Don't you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to at least try tennis?