Tennis Lessons

Cobb County Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce that beginning February 21st beginner and advanced beginner tennis classes will be offered at Rhyne Park on King Springs Rd. in Smyrna. Registration is now in progress.

Each session of classes will meet once a week on Tuesdays for one hour for six consecutive weeks. Classes for kids and adults will be offered. The Tots (age 3-4), Child (age 5-7) and Youth (age 8-11) classes will use the Quickstart method using a smaller court and foam or low compression ball. The Adults (age 16+) will use a regulation court and ball.

Rhyne Park tennis courts are satellite courts of Fair Oaks Tennis Center. All classes will be taught by members of the Fair Oaks teaching staff. All instructors hold certifications from either the PTR or USPTA.

The cost is $72 for the session of six one hour lessons. The tots class meets for one-half hour each week, the cost of the tots class is $36 per session.

The schedule of classes is:

Age:  Day:  Tim:

Tots (3 – 4)*  Tuesday  4:30-5:00pm

Child (5 – 7)* Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm

Youth (8 – 11)* Tuesday  6:00-7:00pm

Adult Beginner Tuesday  7:00-8:00pm

Adult Adv Beg Tuesday 8:00-9:00pm

* Two classes, a beginner and an advanced beginner class, are offered at each time period.

Registration can be done online at http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/ez-reg.htm with a user-id and pin number or by calling Fair Oaks Tennis Center at 770 528-8480.

Cobb County Elementary School Tennis League

Cobb County is sponsoring a low cost tennis league for elementary age kids. 2nd and 3rd graders will play on a 36 court with a low compression ball. 4th and 5th graders will play on a 60 court with low compression balls. The Cobb county Elementary School tennis league is a recreational tennis league where kids can compete with classmates representing their schools. Rhyne Park will be a host site for schools in the Smyrna area. All match play will be at Rhyne Park. Teams will consist of 4 – 6 players and a captain (team mom/dad). The cost is $10 per kid for the league season. Team coaching is not required but is available for an additional fee. All coaches are certified teaching professionals contracted by Cobb County Parks and Recreation.

Registration is open until Feb 18th. Match play will begin Friday March 25th and continue thru May 6th. No matches are scheduled during the spring break week.

More detailed information can be found at http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/ElementarySchoolLeague.htm

A download of the Elementary School league brochure can be found at http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/documents/ESL-entryform.pdf

For more information or answers to any questions regarding the tennis classes or the elementary school league respond to this e-mail or call Fair Oaks Tennis Center 770 528-8480.

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