Tennis academy grooms young players for future

THE Pro Tennis Academy recently held a successful Young Tennis Star tournament at the SKW Courts in Windhoek.

Forty-six entries were received in the age group five to nine years. The Young Tennis Star programme is designed to teach children (three to nine years) the fundamentals of tennis through fun-filled games and includes skills development and practice.The coaching helps to develop physical skills such as balance, co-ordination, jumping, running, throwing and catching, as well as developing life skills such as self-confidence, discipline, independence, concentration, sportsmanship and responsibility.The academy says the foundation that is laid with this programme will help the young players to reach their full sport potential.There are four different groups of young tennis stars, namely Twinkle Stars, Little Stars, Rising Stars and Super Stars.The winners of the tournament were as follows: Super Stars (9 years): 1 Nicola Heathcote, 2 Ndapewa Mukumba, 3 Paula and Miles Bosman and 4 John Baines; The Rising Stars (8 years): 1 Kristin Schultz, 2 Patience Kamwi and 3 Jean Gouws; Little Stars (5-7 years): 1 Nicolai Palmhert, 2 Dawie Fourie, and 3 Anika Henning.For more information regarding the Young Tennis Stars programme, contact Elizma Nortje at 081 240 0560.The Young Tennis Star programme is designed to teach children (three to nine years) the fundamentals of tennis through fun-filled games and includes skills development and practice.The coaching helps to develop physical skills such as balance, co-ordination, jumping, running, throwing and catching, as well as developing life skills such as self-confidence, discipline, independence, concentration, sportsmanship and responsibility.The academy says the foundation that is laid with this programme will help the young players to reach their full sport potential.There are four different groups of young tennis stars, namely Twinkle Stars, Little Stars, Rising Stars and Super Stars.The winners of the tournament were as follows: Super Stars (9 years): 1 Nicola Heathcote, 2 Ndapewa Mukumba, 3 Paula and Miles Bosman and 4 John Baines; The Rising Stars (8 years): 1 Kristin Schultz, 2 Patience Kamwi and 3 Jean Gouws; Little Stars (5-7 years): 1 Nicolai Palmhert, 2 Dawie Fourie, and 3 Anika Henning.For more information regarding the Young Tennis Stars programme, contact Elizma Nortje at 081 240 0560.