Tennis
Head Coaches: Greg Overcamp
Season: Aug/Sept/Oct
Training: Teams train every Sundays (4:00 to 6:00pm) starting August 22, 2010 and ending in Oct. See below for times. No Labor day practice.
Where:
Walter Johnson High School off Democracy Blvd in Rockville.
Google the address for directions: 6400 Rock Spring DRive, Bethesda MD 20914 Competition: State games are Saturday, October
23, 2010 at
Fall Fest Mt St Marys in Emmitsburg, MD (all day event).
Tennis is back! It is very important that you attend all practices and that you be on time. Please dress according to weather, and wear supportive "tennis shoes". Please bring a water bottle. If you have your own tennis racket, bring it. We will have equipment to loan to athletes. If you have tennis balls, bring them as well - we can never have too many tennis balls! And above all - bring your enthusiasm! Be sure to register via web sign-up.
We will limit the skills athlete slots to 30, and plan to have a limit of 6 Unified doubles teams training. Training consists of basic skills of tennis with the goal that each player advance to mixed doubles with a Unified Partner. We have 3 categories of skills development training : juniors and beginners, Intermediate (high school and young adult) and seniors. In September, Skills athletes will be asked to arrive at 3:45 and will practice from 4-5:00. Mixed Doubles athletes will practice from 4-6:00 with skill development followed by game play. Note our new location: Walter Johnson High School off of Democracy Blvd. in Rockville. The Cabin John Courts are being renovated this year. The State Competition will be Saturday October 23rd at Mt. St. Marys College.
We are very fortunate to have the MCTA ( Montgomery County Tennis Association) as our partners. These These skilled and wonderful tennis players coach our athletes and prepare them for local and state competition.
SOMO has made an important step in our ability to coordinate resources for
practices within and across teams. If you can Volunteer during some or all
Tennis practices and events, choose TENNIS at:
http://somdmontgomery.org/volsignup_for_sport.htm
For the Role, choose what you would like to focus on (there is also overlap to
roles). Some examples for each of the roles available for Tennis are:
Head Coach = divisions, trains, and coordinates competitions for the entire SOMO
Tennis team
Assistant Coach = guides the Tennis skill develop and game play for a small
group of Athletes via demonstration and suggestions for improvement of skills,
tossing ball to Athletes in Skills activities, and/or collecting balls
Unified Partner = plays in doubles matches with an Athlete partner
Admin = helps with sign-in/management, informal or formal officiating (recording
scores)
Chaperone = drives and/or is in charge of one or more Athletes at
practices/events
BE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN TRAINING FOR THIS SPORT BY USING THE ONLINE ATHLETE REGISTRATION FORM or ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION FORM. All athletes/volunteers must register prior to attending practice. The forms will be available a few weeks prior to the sport's season.
Last update
08-29-10