Tennis Camp Curriculum
Amy Sun, Alex Palladino, and Tom Daglis have drawn upon their many years of combined experience in developing a curriculum that combines stroke analysis, stroke production, drill progressions, match play strategy, and sport science.
The successful training methods used at our camps are also used to train Ferris State’s nationally ranked Varsity Tennis Teams that have produced six national champions, 14 All-Americans, and scores of conference and regional championships.
The tennis camps at Ferris also serve as a learning laboratory for Ferris State’s Professional Tennis Management (PTM) students. This ensures enthusiastic and cutting edge instruction by people who are formally educated about the sport and are here because they love the game of tennis.
A typical day at Ferris includes six hours of on-court instruction followed by your choice of two or more hours of instruction or evening activities. No students will be forced to play beyond their limits or go home feeling that they have not played enough tennis.
Typical Daily Schedule for Adult Campers:
| Friday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 | – | 4:00 p.m. | -- Check- in at the Holiday Inn |
| 4:00 | – | 7:00 p.m. | -- On-Court (Racquet Facility) |
| 7:45 | – | 9:00 p.m. | -- Dinner at the Holiday Inn |
| Saturday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | – | 9:00 a.m. | -- Breakfast |
| 9:00 | – | 12:00 p.m. | -- On-Court |
| 12:00 | – | 2:00 p.m. | -- Lunch |
| 2:00 | – | 6:00 p.m. | -- On-Court |
| 7:30 | – | 9:00 p.m. | -- Dinner |
| Sunday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | – | 9:00 a.m. | -- Breakfast |
| 9:00 | – | 12:00 p.m. | -- On-Court |
| 12:00 | – | 2:00 p.m. | -- Lunch |
| 1:00 | – | 2:00 p.m. | -- Check Out of Holiday Inn |
| 2:00 | – | 4:00 p.m. | -- Optional – Supervised Match play w/coaching |
Typical Daily Schedule – Juniors
(Mon-Thurs.)
| 7:30 | – | 8:30 a.m. | -- Wake-up/Breakfast |
| 8:30 | – | 12:00 p.m. | -- On-Court Instruction/Point play/Conditioning |
| 12:00 | – | 1:30 p.m. | -- Lunch |
| 1:30 | – | 4:45 p.m. | -- On-Court Team tennis |
| 4:45 | – | 6:30 p.m. | -- Dinner / *Private Lessons Available. |
| 7:00 | – | 9:00 p.m. | -- Evening activity |
| 9:00 | – | 10:00 p.m. | -- Activities with dorm staff |
| 10:30 p.m. | -- In your own rooms | ||
| 11:00 p.m. | -- Lights out! | ||
| * Denotes Additional Fee | |||
Typical Daily Schedule - Juniors: Friday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 | – | 8:30 a.m. | -- Wake-up/Breakfast |
| 8:30 | – | 12:00 p.m. | -- On-Court Team Tennis/Carnival/Awards |
| – | 12:00 p.m. | -- End of camp, parents can pick up campers at the Racquet Facility | |