Tennis Classes for Teens & Pre-Teens
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Tennis camp or lessons
–Jul 21, 2025Hi, I know it's late in the summer to look for a camp, but my 12-year-old daughter has finally agreed to learn tennis. We've been trying to talk her into it, but having a boyfriend who's obsessed with tennis is what finally got her to change her mind. She's never played and is worried about being really bad. I was hoping there's a summer camp that has week-long sessions on the week of Aug 4 or Aug 11.
Any suggestions?
Jul 21, 2025Private tennis coach for a 13-year-old
–Aug 29, 2022My 13-year-old has taken tennis group lessons and attended summer camps. He enjoys playing, is at the beginning-intermediate level, and wants to get better. Right now, my kid isn't aiming to play competitive tennis but just wants to have a good foundation to build on. I am interested in finding a private tennis coach to work with him on proper mechanics. If you know of coaches who work well with young teens, please let me know. Thank you!
Aug 29, 2022Options for afternoon tennis classes
–Jan 11, 2021Hi,
Can anyone recommend schools/teachers for private tennis classes? I'm looking for options for my son and his friend (both 11); they went through a few sessions at the King Tennis Courts, but the teachers and program have been very inconsistent. At this point I'd like to find something with a good value point, a way to keep the kids active during the COVID times: happy to pay if they have a good, consistent and experienced teacher, but obviously not premium price if they just run around and re-learn the basics every single time...
Thank you in advance!
Jan 11, 2021Tennis Lessons for beginners over the summer
–Jun 6, 2017My kids are interested in learning tennis and have been bugging me to find tennis lessons or classes for them. They are 9 and 12 and have never played before. A lot of the info I've found online seems to be for classes during the school year, or summer camps over the summer. I don't want to commit to a whole week of camp, but would like to use the summer to get in some weekly lessons/classes to get them going before next school year. Any recommendations for evening or Saturday classes over the summer, that would be good for beginners?
Thanks.
Jun 6, 2017Tennis lessons for novice middle schooler?
–Apr 3, 2017We're interested in finding either semi-private or group tennis lessons for our middle schooler, who's never played tennis before. We live in North Berkeley and it looks like there are two options for drop-in lessons at the courts on Hopkins: Manalo Tennis Solutions and Aztec Tennis. If anyone has experience with those lessons, or could recommend another type of class or a specific private instructor, that would be great. North Berkeley would be ideal. Thanks!
Apr 3, 2017
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Tennis lessons for 10 yo in Oakland
May 2013
Can anyone recommend a good kid-friendly tennis instructor or organization in Oakland for either private, semi-private, or group that's reasonably priced for a 10 year old with some experience? We're looking for something in the late afternoon / evening time and we're looking for something that could extend beyond summer into an after school class as well. We live in Glenview, so something close by would be even better. Tennis Mom
Oakland Recreation has great kids and adults tennis lessons at Davie Tennis Stadium which is up Lakeshore. Just go on their website. It is a great place to learn.
I don't have any experience with this camp, but I've been dropping my daughter off at Albany high school for swim camp this week and there appears to be a tennis camp on the tennis courts next to the pool. Probably affiliated with the city of Albany though I'm not sure. Might be worth checking out!
The Claremont hotel and resort still has kids tennis camp spots for those weeks but you’d want to call and check. You can still sign your kiddo up if you’re not a member of the club.
Here’s a link to the registration form. I know the person in charge and he’s great with kids and instruction.
Most likely, the city where you live offers week-long tennis camps. For example, El Cerrito offers morning and afternoon sessions for the week of 8/4 and 8/11, at the Cerrito Vista tennis courts. Camp registration is less for residents than non-residents. So, your city's summer camp catalog would be a good place to look.
Crouching Tiger tennis has a camp via El Cerrito Rec for each of those weeks, M-F, 1-4pm. It looks like there is still space. https://www.el-cerrito.org/DocumentCenter/View/21536/Summer-Camp-2025-rECguide
Harbor Bay Club in Alameda, Bayfarm has a tennis camp that is either half day or full day that seems to be popular. My teen liked this camp and increased his skill. They are fairly layed back and easy going.