Wholistic Tennis Academy

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

To provide a nurturing and fun environment where kids and adults can commit themselves to the pursuit of excellence by being the best tennis players they can be, while also having fun and developing a healthy attitude to competition. DIRECTOR OF TENNIS:

Happy Bhalla brings over 35 years of teaching experience to WTA. Years of striving to learn more and a sincere commitment

to be the best he can be. Happy’s teaching style attempts to view students as wholistic individuals, rather than “just” tennis players. Spirituality: living with awareness, and Tennis: the pursuit of excellence. He believes “tennis is the language by which we can teach our students deeper values, provide wider perspectives and ultimately bring a joy and peacefulness, under all circumstances, that far transcends the temporary satisfaction that winning provides”. PHILOSOPHY:

By placing an emphasis on the process as opposed to the result, we believe we can
encourage students to realize a positive aspect of competition; one that builds self-esteem through simple participation and effort, rather than one contingent solely upon winning. Competitive tennis players all too often seem to somewhere lose the joy of simply hitting tennis balls. Our goal is to combine the pursuit of excellence, to be the very best one can be, and yet maintain the simple pleasure of playing. The joy of tennis must always be in the process: of moving, hitting the ball and meeting the personal challenges of competition. JUNIOR PROGRAMS:

Sessions will be tempered to the needs of the student. For some, emphasis will be based on strengthening basic fundamentals, which will establish a technically solid foundation that will allow students to reach their full potential. For more advanced players, emphasis will be placed on the art of playing matches by working on strategy, shot selection, point combinations, reading and reacting to match situations, as well as mental awareness training and physical conditioning. Junior Clinics:
Daily group lessons will be available. Students are invited to choose their own schedule, which could range from playing twice a week, three times a week or daily. Classes will be 90 minutes in duration and groups will be based on ability and age. Sessions run Mon-Fr:i 9-10:30 and 10:30-12. Half-day:
Individuals can choose to play 2 sessions in a row from 9-Noon. 3 hour sessions include drilling, point-play and match-play. Elite Program: Specialized program for tournament players.Small groups and highly personalized. Must apply and be accepted to participate. 2-5pm from M-F. Match-play:
To encourage more play, we have added a match-play session every Sunday afternoon for no extra charge. JUNE CAMP
Advanced Tournament training program for
Juniors beginning June 1st. Sessions are from
9am-noon and 3-6pm.
1) Full day 2) Half day


ADULT PROGRAMS:

Adult Group Tennis Instruction:
Weekday Clinics, Mon-Fri, 9-10:30 and 10:30-12. Weekend Clinics, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30-12, and 4-5:30

ADULT TENNIS CAMPS:

Session 1: Monday-Friday, July 4th-8th, 2pm-5pm
Session 2: Monday- Friday August 8th-12th, 2pm - 5pm