ALERT: QuickStart Tennis Camp RAIN adjustment

Rain Adjustment to schedule

Hello folks

Thank to the rain-out on night 4 (June 23rd), we will reschedule the session for Tuesday, June 28th (weather permitting). The time will be our usual 6:30-8PM schedule.

If the rains do come, and we need another date, other current commitments force us to wait for another attempt in one week, July 5th.

We hope that you can all attend the finish of our olympic-themed 

Summer Tennis Camp 2016.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Full Registration requires one to visit

an in-person registration night as follows:

Wed. / June 1

Tue. / June 7

Tue. / June 14 

6:30-8PM

Deptford Twp. Municipal Building

1011 Cooper St.

Deptford, NJ 08096 

For more information, please contact

Ron or Trish Miller

gottaplaytennis.ron@gmail.com

or call 856-359-GPTS

 NON-RESIDENT REGISTRATION WELCOME

NEWS: A good time for all at the 5th Annual QuickStart Tennis Family Fun Day 2016

Some of the fun caught in pictures

Where:

Tennis Courts in
Gloucester Twp. Community Park 

Cost:

FREE for all ages
(no children under 3 on-court)

Showcasing the QuickStart
Tennis Programs offered by:
Gloucester Twp. Recreation
and
Gotta Play Tennis Kids™

NO EQUIPMENT OR
TENNIS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

REMINDER–GLOUCESTER TWP: No tennis session on June 4th

Visit our table at
Gloucester Township Day

June 4th

Veteran's Memorial Park

Chews Landing Road

Gloucester Twp., NJ

Gloucester Twp. QuickStart Tennis moves to late Spring 2016

In-Person Registration begins March 28th

(no online registration available)

 NON-RESIDENT REGISTRATION WELCOME 

 Registration for non-residents begins April 4th 

(non-resident fee is $10 payable to Twp. of Gloucester)

Monday-Thursday 8:00AM—5:45PM 

Extended evening hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 7:30pm

Gloucester Twp. Recreation Building
80 Broadacres Drive, Clementon, NJ
(Next to the Cherrywood development)

Click this link for GlouTwp. Recreation website

ATTENTION DEPTFORD TWP: Weather Alert for Spring program sessions

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 5/7

Today's session (5/7/2016) is cancelled due to inclement weather, saturated courts and yet another projected rainy forecast.

As already explained, we are providing additional dates for our upcoming Summer Tennis Camp to Deptford Twp. registrants of our Spring QuickStart Tennis program. Families will be contacted by email with more details.

We once again apologize for the inconvenience of the evolving schedule.

ATTENTION DEPTFORD TWP: Weather Alert for Spring program Session 2

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 4/23

Today's session (4/23/2016) is cancelled due to inclement weather and a projected rainy forecast.

We will continue to follow the rain date schedule, and we are developing a solution to provide you with additional time not reflected in that schedule.

NOTE: We will inform you of what we can provide as soon as a plan is developed.

Session 2 will be next week on April 30th from 

10-11:45AM

Depford Twp. Spring Tennis Program Schedule Update

ATTENTION DEPTFORD TWP: Weather Alert for Spring program Session 1 (as of 4/9)

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 4/9

Today's session (4/9/2016) is cancelled due to inclement weather.

We will continue to follow the rain date schedule.

NOTE: Having already used the one rain date built into the schedule, we will add 15 minutes to each session for the next 4 weeks.

Session 1 will begin next week on April 16th from 10-11:45AM

ATTENTION DEPTFORD TWP: Weather Alert for Spring program Session 1

 Weather Alert 

UPDATE 4/2

Today's session (4/2/2016) is cancelled due to rain.

We will now follow the rain date schedule.

Session 1 will begin next week on April 9th from 10-11:30AM

NEW QuickStart Tennis Program available to Deptford Township youth Spring 2016

Pre-Registration begins March 9th

Full Registration requires one to visit
an in-person registration night as follows:

March 9, 15, 23, or 30

6:30-8PM

Deptford Twp. Municipal Building

1011 Cooper St.

Deptford, NJ 08096 

For more information, please contact

Ron or Trish Miller

gottaplaytennis.ron@gmail.com

or call 856-359-GPTS

 NON-RESIDENT REGISTRATION WELCOME

Click this link for access to online Pre-Registration

NEWS: Ron Miller gets some ink in TENNIS PRO MAGAZINE

Read full blog post:

http://www.gottaplaytennis.net/2015/08/reflections-when-another-part-of-world.html

JUST A REMINDER...

Gloucester Twp. Fall 2015 Tennis Students

There is no tennis on October 3rd as per the original fall schedule. 

Fall tennis will resume the following week on Saturday, October 10th.

NEWS: Fall 2015 Tennis set to begin

AGES: 5-7 program

Time: 9:00 - 10:10AM

AGES: 8-10 program

Time: 10:15 - 11:25AM

LOCATION: Gloucester Twp. Community Park

Peter Cheeseman and Hickstown Rds., Sicklerville, NJ

REGISTRATION BEGINS: 
Wednesday, September 9th (residents)
Monday, September 14th (non-residents)

— ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED —

Registration Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8:00AM—5:45PM 

Extended evening hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 7:30pm

80 Broadacres Drive, Clementon, NJ

(Next to the Cherrywood development)

—

Click this link for the Gloucester Twp. Recreation site

Gloucester Twp. Dept. of Recreation

call (856) 435-5734

REFLECTIONS: When another part of the world is brought to your local tennis court

Ron M. with Romanian student Maria N.

One of the qualities I enjoy about tennis is its international flair. On any given week, events are being played by athletes FROM every corner of the world–seemingly IN every corner of the world. Even so, my experience with such events happens in front of various kinds of video screens right here in South Jersey. But recently, I was fortunate enough to have a little of the outside world brought to the tennis courts in Gloucester Twp. 

Back in May of this year, I received an email from a local resident explaining his wishes to provide tennis lessons for his 10-year-old niece who would be visiting from Galati, Romania. Maria Nazarov has been training in tennis since the age of 4, and her parents were concerned with having her miss several weeks away from the court. This prompted the initial email asking if I would take on this international student who spoke very little english. I saw this as a wonderful opportunity for both of us, and I was anxious to see just how this student would perform since my students typically are either beginners or those with limited developed tennis skills. My wait until she arrived, around mid-June, was well worth it. This wonderful young lady wasn’t that much unlike other american pre-teens I had met with two exceptions: first she understood very little english and I sometimes struggled to explain an activity, and second, her tennis technique and understanding of the court was the best, of anyone her age, I had ever worked with.

It was a joy to meet her on the court and trade groundstrokes, volleys, and even point play. As the instructor, my role is always to encourage and provide both positive and constructive feedback. In addition, my function should be to stretch a student to achieve the most from our time together without setting the bar so high as to discourage. From the feedback I received on the court, mostly conveyed by non-verbal smiles, I felt our sessions went well. Maria’s uncle confirmed this with me by email–sharing that she will no doubt have fond memories of our training–as she prepared her luggage to begin the long journey home to Romania.

What I take away from this experience is the concept that tennis is tennis no matter where it is played. I may never make it to Galati in my lifetime, but I will treasure the experience I had in helping maintain the formidable skills of a very respectful and hard-working young lady from a land far away. I wish Maria all the best, and I am grateful to her uncle Daniel who sought me out to play my small role in her life on the courts in Gloucester Township.

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NEWS: GlouTwp. Summer Tennis program update

RAINOUT

Session #1 (June 27th) GlouTwp. Summer QuickStart Tennis program 

has been cancelled due to rain

Rescheduled to begin
July 11th

 

There is no session

July 4th

NEW TIMES

Please take note of the following schedule change:

Ages 5-7

8:45-10:10

Ages 8-10

10:15-11:40

15 minutes will be added to the first 4 sessions
to cover the rained-out first week session

For more information:

856-359-GPTS (4787)

gottaplaytennis.ron@gmail.com

NEWS: 4th Annual Tennis Family Fun Day at Gloucester Twp. Community Park

THANK YOU TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
and
Thank you to all those who attended and enjoyed our event.

RAIN DELAYED - 1 HOUR

FREE FAMILY EVENT

Moms • Dads • Guardians • Grandparents • Kids aged 5-10 • Siblings

An introduction to QuickStart Tennis

Come out for some Family Fun while learning about this new 

family-oriented tennis format offered by Gloucester Twp. Recreation

JUNIOR RACQUET GIVEAWAY/ENTER DRAWING AT EVENT

Saturday, June 20th

10-12:00 P.M.

Gloucester Twp. Community Park

Peter Cheeseman and Hickstown Roads

Sicklerville, NJ

FOR MORE INFORMATION

www.gottaplaytennis.net • gottaplaytennis.ron@gmail.com

856-359-GPTS

NEWS: Spring/Summer QuickStart Tennis begins in Gloucester Twp.

Spring/Summer 2015 QuickStart Tennis

— Program Dates —

April 25 - May 30 (6 weeks)

Rain Date: June 13

AGES: 5-7 program

Time: 9:00 - 10:10AM

AGES: 8-10 program

Time: 10:15 - 11:25AM

June 27 - August 8 (6 weeks)

Rain Date: August 15
AGES: 5-7 program

Time: 8:45 - 9:55AM

AGES: 8-10 program

Time: 10:00 - 11:10AM

LOCATION: Gloucester Twp. Community Park

Peter Cheeseman and Hickstown Rds., Sicklerville, NJ

REGISTRATION (Spring Sessions) BEGINS: 
Monday, April 6th (residents)
Monday, April 16th (non-residents)

REGISTRATION (Summer Sessions) BEGINS: 
Monday, May 11 (residents)
Monday, June 8th (non-residents)

— ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDED —

Registration Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8:00AM—5:45PM 

Extended evening hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 7:30pm

80 Broadacres Drive, Clementon, NJ

(Next to the Cherrywood development)

—

Click this link for the Gloucester Twp. Recreation site

Gloucester Twp. Dept. of Recreation

call (856) 435-5734

EPISODE 104 (Podcast): Turn up the Quiet...at least above the waist

Although all parts of the body make up one system, a tennis player can benefit from dividing the upper and lower halves as each has a role to play in successful movement and stroke production.

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