For private or semi-private lessons, please contact Scott Tucker at 864-934-5069.  Cost is $50 per hour or $30 per half hour.  Dates and times are flexible.

PLEASE NOTE:
  No refunds will be given once program has started.  Class/session credit can be worked out on an individual basis.  Weather or holiday-related make-up days will be on Fridays.  For weather information please contact the Town of Cornelius Weather Hotline at 704-896-2460, extension 300.

Due to limited class size, students may only attend the days selected.  Please remember that strudents are only permitted to come to class on alternate days if specific details are arranged with an instructor prior to class.


JUNIOR PROGRAMS - FALL SEMESTER 2009:

August 24 - November 20

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS PREFERRED.  To register, please visit www.randypatetennis.com or call Elizabeth Pate at 704-806-4530.
Registration will be based on a first come, first served basis. Payment will be due at the first class.  All Junior Programs will be held at Jetton Park in Cornelius.

Quickstart        Ages 4-10
This format allows juniors to be more successful PLAYING the game of tennis.  We will utilize foam balls and a 36-foot court for 8 and under groups.  We will utilize low compression balls and a 60-foot court for 10 and under groups.  This format, along with the proper equipment, will get your junior playing tennis and will feed them into team and tournament play.  The RPTA has been utilizing  Quickstart with amazing results!

3:30-4:15pm    Mon-Thurs  $120 per month or $200 for two months
4:15-5:00pm    Mon-Thurs  $120 per month or $200 for two months


Development Academy     
This group is the Academy program for the player that is not quite to the elite tournament level.  Players will drill and refine technique to advance to the National Academy level.  Strategies (including directionals) will be covered on a daily basis along with match play.  This is the group to get you ready for a high state, Southern and national level.

3:30-5:00pm    Mon-Thurs  $200 per month
5:00-6:30pm    Mon-Thurs  $200 per month


Academy Group

This group will consist of palyes that often compete at the Southern or National level.  Players will need to verify acceptance to this program.  This is the group to take your junior to the highest level.  Typically juniors will have a state or sectional ranking (many with a national ranking).  Juniors should come ready to train each day and will work on technique, point construction, fitness and match play.  Randy Pate will be running this program on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Scott Tucker will be running this program on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 

3:30-6:30pm    Mon-Thurs  $350 per month or $600 per semester


ADULT PROGRAMS

To register, please call Elizabeth Pate at 704-806-4530, Scott Tucker at 864-934-5069 or visit www.randypatetennis.com  
Registration will be based on a first come, first served basis. Payment will be due at the first class.  All sessions must be completed during the season for which they were purchased.  Any sessions not completed before the season ends will be forfeited.
 
Beginner & Intermediate Clinics
Bailey Road Park
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9:30-11:00 am        
$25 per session; $80/ 4 sessions; or $120/ 8 sessions

Evening Clinic - Beginners
Jetton Park
Tuesdays
6:30-7:30 pm        
$15 per session or $40/ 4 sessions

We are excited to announce a new Director for the Cornelius Adult and Junior programs.  Scott Tucker is the former Director of the Sports Club of Greenville in Greenville, SC.  Scott and his family have re-located to the Lake Norman area to run our lake programs.  We are excited to have Scott's experience and leadership as part of the RPTA.

Established in 1986 and headquartered in Statesville, the RPTA has produced six national titles and 86 state titles. Meanwhile, their beginner programs get players of all ages started with proper mechanics and sportsmanship training. They are committed to providing opportunities for children of all socio-economic conditions to learn and play tennis. On-court stroke instruction, combined with strategy drills and fitness training, makes the RPTA a unique training program for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players.

To register or obtain more information, please visit www.randypatetennis.com or contact the Randy Pate Tennis Academy at 704-806-4530.

For more information please contact the Cornelius Parks and Recreation Department at
704-896-2460 ext.160.