Invest in the physical, mental, and social future of your child(ren) by enrolling them in a junior tennis camp! Tennis is a sport that requires strategic and critical thinking, confidence, sportsmanship, and great physical interaction.
At Bayview Village Tennis Camp, we offer spring, summer, and fall junior tennis programs. Our beginner programs introduce the basic rules, regulations, and structure of the game. Players can build on their skills with our junior programs.
Physical Benefits of Junior Tennis Camp
Tennis is a physical sport that can improve the overall health of your child. Below are some physical benefits of playing tennis.
Increases Bone & Muscle Strength
One of the physical benefits of tennis is the development of muscle strength. The continuous movement across the court and swinging of the racket demands use of most muscle groups. This movement also plays a role in supporting bone strength, especially in young children.
Good Hand-Eye Coordination
It is essential for children to develop hand-eye coordination at a young age. Through proper instruction, tennis players can build on this essential skill, especially when calculating the point of contact with the tennis ball in order to hit it back to the other side of the net.
Increases Aerobic Capability & Reduces Obesity
Tennis lessons stimulate physical activity to increase aerobic activity while reducing the risk of obesity without children realizing it. Children enjoy running, jumping, reaching, and swinging the racket as part of the game, not because it is good for them.
Improves Heart Health
Participating in tennis lessons helps children maintain a healthy heart rate while strengthening the muscle itself. Playing tennis can also reduce high blood pressure, combat excessive weight, and lower the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Enhances Speed, Flexibility, Agility and Balance
By performing the specialized warmups, cool-downs, and the actual movements of tennis, players can develop flexibility, balance, agility, and speed on their feet. Stretching, serving, reaching, swinging, and constant movement of the feet all improve these physical skills.
Mental Benefits of Junior Tennis Camp
All sports provide positive mental health benefits, including tennis. Below are some of the mental benefits of playing tennis.
Reduces Stress and Improves Mood
One unknown mental benefit of tennis is that is helps children reduce stress. Physical movements release the feel-good hormone known as endorphins which helps to reduce stress while improving the mood.
Improves Brain Function
The rules of the game involve strategy and critical thinking skills which stimulates brain function. Tennis lessons are designed to have players use memory functions as well as creative planning to predict the opponent’s next move.
Develops Attention and Concentration
Tennis players must focus their attention and concentration throughout the game. From taking the position on the court, predicting the movement of the ball, and swinging the racket, a player must use their knowledge, memory, and attention to be successful in every movement.
Enhances Emotional Health
Tennis provides the tools and skills needed to boost self-confidence, emotional stability, and decisiveness. Win or lose, a tennis player gains positive reinforcement to stimulate and maintain good emotional health.
Increases Self-Esteem
Part of maintaining good emotional and mental health entails developing positive self-esteem. Too little or too much can be detrimental for a young person’s mind but with the right support from peers and coaches, a player can find that equal balance.
Helps with Motivation and Goal Setting
Playing tennis can help players improve their self-motivation. Pushing through limitations mentally helps children learn how to design and reach their goals. These lessons carry on through childhood and into adulthood helping them to face life challenge.
Social Benefits of Junior Tennis Camp
Junior tennis lessons provide many social benefits for children. Attending tennis camp at a young age helps to develop skills needed to interact with others of the same age as well as with adults outside of their family.
Encourages Kids to Socialize and Make Friends
With technology being a huge part of a child’s life, being physically present with others is a positive social benefit. Junior tennis camp offers an opportunity to make new friends and have social interactions face-to-face. This is an important life skill.
Teaches Sportsmanship
The term sportsmanship refers to exuding generous and fair behaviours onto others. Tennis provides a friendly atmosphere for children to learn how to understand this skill and how it involves different scenarios.
Creates a Sense of Belonging
At a junior tennis camp, everyone is part of the team in a friendly and welcoming environment. Regardless of their home life, a player needs to have a sense of belonging. Being part of a team can provide an outlet for a player to recognize their worth in keeping true to themselves.
Teaches Teamwork
It is important for a player to have confidence and to use that as part of their responsibility as a member of the team. Whether playing with or against a friend in a scrimmage or a game, children need to learn what it means to be part of a larger group.
Develops Patience and Dedication
Through practice, players learn patience, dedication, and passion for the sport. By learning the sport through fun, play, and proper instruction, children use these lessons in other aspects of their life, even in schoolwork.
Why Choose Our Junior Tennis Program
By joining the tennis camp at Bayview Village, your child(ren) will learn more than just tennis—they will learn valuable life lessons. We focus on beginner, intermediate, and advanced players of all abilities and ages. Our experienced instructors are Tennis Canada-certified with First Aid and CPR training.
Bayview Village is overseen by our tennis camp director Peter Nielsen. As Head Pro/Tennis Camp Director for nearly 40 years, Peter brings his titles of National Champion and former coach of national and provincial teams to the court for our student players.
Join Our Junior Tennis Camp Now and Give Your Child the Gift of a Lifetime
For more than 30 years, Bayview Village Tennis Camp has been providing tennis programs for beginner, intermediate, and advanced player levels at our summer tennis camp for kids. Contact us today for more information and to book your child’s spot before our tennis sessions sell out!