University to Offer Tennis Training Camps This Summer


	Office of News and Information April 22, 2002

University to Offer Tennis Training Camps This Summer

Patriot Tennis campers will train on state-of-the-art tennis courts at UT Tyler.

UT Tyler will sponsor Patriot Tennis day camps for children ages 9-17 in June and July.

The five-day camp will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 3-7, June 10-14, June 17-21, July 8-12 and July 15-19 at UT Tyler. Levels of training will include: Orange Level for beginners, Junior Patriot for intermediate players and Patriot Training for tournament players.

The camp curriculum will consist of many components besides tennis, including building friendships and learning life skills such as fair play, respect, hard work and patience.

"We believe that learning tennis at camp can be a fun and enjoyable experience,'' said UT Tyler Head Tennis Coach Ken Olivier. "Although this is a tennis camp, we will participate in other fun-filled activities throughout the week including soccer, Frisbee football, arts and crafts, video games, strategy sessions, fitness and nutrition training, stretching, water games and more. One day we will eat lunch at the lake and a few of us may go fishing.''

The instructor/camper ratio will average 1:5 or one instructor for every five campers.

Lunch will be catered daily by Subway with a variety of sandwiches from which campers can choose. Lunchtime will include fun, educational talks about nutrition and the importance of exercise.

The camp fee will be $150, which includes lunch. Families with more than one child attending will receive a 10 percent discount per child. UT Tyler faculty and staff can receive a 20 percent discount.

For more information call Olivier at (903) 566-7499.

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Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604