Campers will enjoy the beautiful Emory University campus, located less than 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta. Emory’s outstanding facilities include 12 lighted hard courts and 2 clay courts, grass playing fields, gymnasium, swimming pool, recreation center and comfortable air-conditioned dorms. .
All campers are evaluated on court and placed in one of three instructional programs.
Beginners- learn the fundamentals for all strokes, including proper grips, stroke mechanics, footwork, movement and balance. Introduce match play.
Intermediate- strengthen strokes to develop more power and control. Examine match play strategies to help improve competitive skills.
Advanced- refine stroke production, increase power, and improve match play skills through advanced drills, physical training and singles and doubles competition. Our tournament training session is slated for the week of July 11th - 16th.
Each day will include morning and afternoon tennis sessions consisting of instruction, drills and match play. Demonstrations will divide each session into different segments
In the evenings campers will participate in a variety of supervised activities including, movie night, bowling, miniature golf and field games.
'We base our camp on balance....good tennis and great fun! We encourage and teach our campers to truly understand stroke fundamentals and basic match play strategies. More than anything, we want our campers to enjoy this lifetime game long after they leave camp. Get ready to have fun and see your game improve!' - Coach Browning
Check-in/Check-out
Overnight Campers: Sunday 1-2:30pm (7/11 and 7/18)
Day Campers: Monday 8:40am (7/12 and 7/19)
Day Campers: 9am Monday (7/5, 7/26, 8/2)
Check-out 11:30am (7/16 and 7/23)
4:00pm (7/9, 7/30, 8/6)
Staff
Camp Director, John Browning is entering his 10th season as Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Emory. Coach Browning is the fourth person in NCAA history, for any division, to win a national team championship as a coach and player. He did the former with Emory University in 2003, the first in school history, and the latter with University of California-Santa Cruz in 1989. In six seasons, Browning's teams have advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals six times, finished in the top-five in the national rankings six times and won six conference championships. In addition to the 2003 national championship team, his Emory teams finished second in 2002, and third in 2004 and 2005 at the NCAA national team tournament. His Emory career record stands at 113-25 (.819) for six seasons.
Coach Browning carefully selects and trains his staff, which consists of teaching professionals and college players who are friendly, enthusiastic and committed to the tennis development and well-being of each camper.
Typical Daily Schedule
7:45 am Rise and Shine
8:15 Breakfast
9:00 Stretching/Tennis instruction begins/Drills
10:15 Break
10:30 Tennis instruction/Drills
Noon Lunch/Rest (Half Day Campers Depart)
1:30 pm Mental Training
2:00 Match Play/Team Tennis
4:00 Return to dorms/Shower/Rest (Full Day Campers Depart)
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Evening activities
10:00 Campers back to their rooms. Lights out!
We hope to see you this summer at Emory University!