Children start at four and can keep going until they are ready to compete. Every class is a small group, built around the age and experience of the players in front of the coach.
We teach through community centres, which keeps classes close to home and costs within reach. The same coaching, in the neighbourhood your family already knows.
Full day. Registered through Hillcrest Community Centre.Camp dates and fees are confirmed by phone — and the ice creams eaten counter stands at 5,000+.
Forty-five minutes, four and five year olds, and a coach who is not trying to teach a forehand. Here is the whole session, start to finish.Read the story
Classes run at Hillcrest, Britannia, Champlain Heights, Kensington and Riley Park. Here is when each term starts, and what to do while the courts are being re-lined.Read the story
The academy teaches tennis and art together on purpose. Here is what the combination does for a seven-year-old, and why the two halves are not a break from each other.Read the story
JC
Founder
Juan Carlos Maldonado
Juan Carlos founded the academy and still teaches in it. An early childhood educator, he has spent years building grassroots tennis programs with Vancouver community centres — the kind of classes where a four-year-old’s first swing and a thirteen-year-old’s first serve get the same attention.
Super AcesMake the first step right: balance, coordination and a first feel for the ball, all through play.See the class
Mini TennisAn introduction to tennis: forehand, backhand and the first rallies, learned through games.See the class
Junior TennisBall control, serve and real points for players who already know the basics.See the class
Future StarsFor players ready for more: advanced drills, rallies and the fundamentals of competitive tennis.See the class
Hi‑PerformanceThe competition track: intensive drills, match play and conditioning for advanced players.See the class
