26 years = the program has been in existence!
302 Southern Ranked Juniors!
153 Nationally Ranked Juniors!
129 College Scholarship Players!
7 Touring Professionals: Jimmy Brown, Ricky Brown, Keith Evans, Susan Gilchrist, Audra Keller, David Pollack, & Stacey Schefflin



  Our Junior Development Program Philosophy:
1st goal is that they become as good as possible by the time they reach 18 years of age.

  On court philosophy:
1. 100% in all workouts and matches
2. Perfect attitude—sportsmanship
3. Respect of coaches, parents, and opponent

Each player has a total shot repertoire, yet an individual style of play.

They should be in excellent physical condition: work on strength, quickness, agility, flexibility.  Unlimited use of first-class fitness center is a great asset.

Drills and work sessions are consistent throughout the entire program, but leveled to the player’s ability and efficiency of the group.

Match and tournament tough to be ready for major USTA events.

Self-disciplined.  Practice habits, line calling, and court demeanor.  Attitude is one thing that each player can control, so we encourage good behavior, discipline, and conduct.

Tennis is a learned skill.  They should keep a file of all their activities, lessons, clinics, schedules, and tournaments.

We emphasize thorough body care, i.e. adequate rest and sleep, good nutrition, and no tolerance of alcohol or other substances.

We have a great facility, so use it to its potential.

Group participation:
1. Makes for ready practice partners
2. Has built in peer acceptance to work hard and put in maximum effort to improve to the next level
3. Less expensive to work on drill work and as effective as one-on-one with a Pro
4. Establishes friends

Our staff is extremely well-educated and experienced, as well as very professional in their conduct.



Why does our program work better than anyone else’s in the country?

The most outstanding facility
3 court surfaces (hard, clay, indoor)
Nautilus proven and tested program utilizing periodization and sport science
J.D. free court time on open courts as incentive
Shop discounts on hard goods
Professional Staff who are willing to sacrifice weekends and holidays to teach, plan, and travel to 18 tournaments year-round with the juniors
A very fair and impartial treatment of all juniors
Different lecture sessions offered to help develop all aspects of the juniors’ games
Flexible attendance policy - We understand that the juniors are involved in other sports and tennis events, and we work with the juniors on that
Experience at producing top-class tennis players
Weekly meeting of Tennis Professionals to discuss development of certain juniors and to plan tournaments, travel, and events
A staff who knows the children as individuals, their parents, grades, and home life
A JD Ladder in which the juniors in the top groups play matches against one another.  This is a great opportunity to play their peers in their own group as well as other groups.
An extra group, the Elite Team, in which players who have participated in a National Tournament receive additional instruction in an upper level group
All strokes covered - total shot repertoire
Tournaments within groups or divisions
A comprehensive schedule made to include drills, conditioning, and match play
Personal instruction to compliment the JD coaching program
 

  Schedule of Classes
All of the juniors are placed into a group by one of the Junior Development Staff. All juniors must have had some type of instruction before beginning in the J.D. program. Once placed in a group the juniors will have a set weekly schedule which they are expected to adhere to. The following is a list of the J.D. groups and times.

Elite Team:
  16s&18s:
    Tuesdays 5:00-6:00 pm
    (In addition to Thursdays 7:00-8:30 pm JD Group Times)
    Saturdays 7:30 - 9:00 am
  12s&14s:
    Thursdays 7:00 - 8:30 pm
    Saturdays 2:00 - 3:30 pm
US Open:
    Mondays 6:45-8:00 pm
    Wednesdays 6:00-7:30 pm
    Sundays 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Wimbledon:
    Mondays 5:45-6:45 pm
    Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    Sundays 2:30-4:00 pm
French Open:
    Mondays 3:45-4:45 pm
    Wednesday: 4:45-6:00 pm
    Sunday 4:00 - 5:15 pm
Australian Open:
    Mondays 4:45-5:45 pm
    Wednesdays 3:45 - 4:45 pm
    Sundays 5:15-6:30 pm
NASDAQ 100:
    Tuesdays 3:45 - 5:00 pm
    Fridays 4:45 - 5:45 pm
    Saturdays 1:30 - 2:45 pm
Regions Morgan Keegan:
    Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00 pm
    Fridays 3:45 - 4:45 pm
    Saturdays 2:45 - 4:00 pm
Big Hitters:
    Thursdays 5:45-7:00 pm
    Saturdays 4:00-5:00 pm
Future Champs:
    Thursdays 4:45-5:45 pm
Junior Stars:
    Thursdays 3:45-4:45 pm

Cost & Billing
Cost for J.D. is $18.00 per hour. Billing is done monthly based on attendance. Role is taken at every J.D. session. All charges are placed on the Racquet Club account. You must be a member of The Racquet Club of Memphis to participate in J.D.
 

Other Junior Events!

Racquet Club Junior Indoor Championships
This fun members-only event held in October allows all of the juniors at The Racquet Club of Memphis to compete in their age groups as they vie for the title of Club Champion. 

Memphis Junior Indoor Circuit Championships
The Racquet Club is proud to offer a series of sanctioned Tournaments to all age groups from all over the Mid-South.  Play will be held on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings.  The top 24 boys and 24 girls in each age group will be accepted into the event.  There is a modified consolation draw and all matches will be two sets with a tiebreak for the third set.  With all the changes in the  USTA and STA ranking systems, this will be a fabulous & convenient new event to play to help the juniors to improve their Southern and state rankings.

Coach Rob’s Summer Clinics (brochure download)
Every summer Coach Rob Cadwallader offers young children the opportunity to learn to love the game of tennis.  From age 4 to age 14, children of all ages who are just beginning to play or who have never picked up a racquet can step into one of Coach Rob’s clinics and learn the basics that will form the foundation of their games, as well as have a great time! 

USTA Girls’ 18 National Clay Court Championships
The Racquet Club has been host to this national championships event for twenty-three years.  Every July, 200 players, over 150 college coaches and assistant coaches, hundreds of parents and numerous spectators flood the clay courts at our Club to participate in and to see some of the best “rising stars” of tennis in the world. (http://www.rcofmemphis.com/girls18)

Phil Chamberlain Tennis Camp (brochure download)
This is an extremely successful camp for players who have had some continual form of supervised instruction, such as private lessons or participation in a junior program.  It is a comprehensive camp running 8:30 am - 1:00 pm that includes drills, personal instruction, match play analysis, video replay of matches, singles and doubles strategy, conditioning, tournament preparation and mental toughness.

Spring Break Tennis Camp
Though many are traveling, for all of our juniors that choose to stay in town over Spring Break, our Tennis Professionals offer a Tennis Camp for the entire week.  The Camp consists of fun games, high level drills, a mini-tournament, match play work and much more.

Junior Clinics & Traveling
Our juniors have many opportunities at The Racquet Club as well as away from the Club.  Our Tennis Professionals have committed to traveling to various tournaments with the juniors as well as providing workshops and camps here that help them improve their games and prepare for upcoming tournaments such as State Qualifying, State Closed, Southerns, Nationals, Bullfrog Super Circuits, etc.  The clinics, which prepare the juniors for the events scheduled throughout the summer, consist of high-level drill work and focused match play.

Our Tennis Professionals (brochure download)
The Racquet Club is home to one of the top coaching staffs in the nation.  We have six full-time Tennis Professionals on staff (five of which are certified by the USPTA and one of which is certified by the USPTR).   From private lessons to Adult Development Clinics to coaching all levels of juniors in the Junior Development Program, our Tennis Pros are all qualified and excited to teach any level and any age.

Junior Development (brochure download)
Junior Development, which has been in existence for 28 years, is the program begun at The Racquet Club to develop the games of juniors of all ages and ability levels.  Each year nearly 200 juniors participate in the program, from five year olds who are just learning to play, to seniors in high school who are preparing for the Nationals.  Juniors are separated according to their ability levels and ages.  Maintaining a one-to-four ratio, the Tennis Professionals and the Junior Development staff strive to give the juniors the best instruction, drills and practice available.

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If you have any questions or need assistance, please
email the Tennis Office or call 901.765.4458 directly!

TENNIS OFFICE:
Keri Davis, Coordinator
5111 Sanderlin Avenue
Memphis, TN 38117
PHONE: (901) 765-4458
FAX: (901) 682-4229
e-mail:  Keri Davis