Yellow Ball Tennis Camp Philosophy

With more and more Yellow Ball Tennis Camp locations popping up all over Ohio and the Midwest every year, we will rely on our fundamental principles and philosophy to guarantee we stay true to our stated goal: to offer the best possible Tennis Camp experience available.

Competition strengthens character by encouraging the fundamentals of good sportsmanship, honesty, integrity, work ethic, dignity, fair play and respect for others. With the assistance of a good coach, all of this can be learned in the context of sport, and applied to all aspects of life. It is important to introduce competition to children while they are young. Learning to deal with the challenges of winning and losing in a safe, fun and compassionate environment prepares children for their future in a very competitive world. We believe that sports can be designed to teach our children essential life lessons through competition.

Yellow Ball Tennis Camp promotes tennis as a healthy exercise for life. Each of our Midwest tennis camps is directed by an experienced Coach or Tennis Pro and is staffed by a team of professionals trained according to the certification methods of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). Our Camp format was created through the combined efforts of several certified Tennis Professionals from across the country. These professionals developed a program that enhances the enjoyment of players, while applying a realistic approach to improving the skill level of each individual tennis player's game.

Coaches are the key to our success. As Directors of the Camps, our Coaches oversee all activities at their site. We carefully choose highly respected and experienced Coaches that share our philosophy.

And this inevitably carries over to the quality and character of Yellow Ball Tennis Camp staff. Each Coach interviews and hires their own staff for their Camps. Employment is based on tennis teaching experience, playing experience and academic background. But personality and energy also play a big part in who gets hired to staff the Camps. The young staff members we hire serve as mentors and role models, bonding with our campers, providing insightful information regarding academics, collegiate sports and career opportunities.

As Yellow Ball Tennis Camp has evolved, we have seen some amazing trends and hidden benefits that simply reaffirm our commitment to the program.

As we expand to new locations, our goal is to provide diversity in the campuses we choose. We feel that an overnight camp experience helps prepare children for college. And the more variety we offer with our programs, the better prepared children will be when the time comes to make their college decision. Time and time again, we have seen a one-week experience in the summer at Yellow Ball Tennis Camp turn into a four-year commitment to the college down the road.

We strongly believe that if we want to encourage today's youth to exercise, we have to make it fun. And that extends to the whole environment beyond the tennis court for the week of the Camp. Although tennis is the focus during the daytimes, we provide activities that help campers develop social skills and new friendships. These activities occur every evening throughout the week, and cover the gamut from bowling to talent shows to volley ball to movie night.

We allow cell phone times and access to computers so players can stay in the loop with their family and friends at home. With each of these activities we know we are benefiting as well. After all, when players upload their pictures on Facebook, post a message on MySpace or even send text messages to their friends, they tell everyone where they are: Yellow Ball Tennis Camp! And we feel it's our privilege to teach children to balance their life though tennis, technology and fun.

Parents feel confident sending their children to any one of our Yellow Ball Tennis Camps in the Midwest, because they can count on the consistency of our philosophy, the quality of our Coaches and the uniformity of our Camp format no matter where they go. As a result, we see a high percentage of returning campers, year after year. Some campers have even come back later as young college students to be Tennis Instructors. We consider that the greatest compliment and a true indication of how well this program resonates with everyone involved.

There’s Nothing Like Tennis!