ITT Jr. Program 

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​Please note that cancellations require at least 48 hour notice without a valid emergency in order to get a refund and a membership ($75) for Fox Creek Racket Club is required for Indoor Group Training Sessions. Please call or text 970-373-4687 if you have any further questions.

weekly school year schedule Aug 2020- jUNE 2021 

itt jr. clinic levels
ITT has 7 different program levels that it offers for Jr. players(3-18). Our program levels are based on a player's playing level. We have certain pre-requisites to ensure all players receive an awesome experience during our training sessions.  
If you are interested in joining an ITT training session either call/text 970-363-4697 or click the button below to sign up. 

 itt TINY TOTS level (1) - FOAM BALL

The ITT Tiny Tots level is designed to introduce the youngest player (4 - 5 years old) to the basic skills and techniques of tennis in a fun environment.
​The classes include:  
  • Basic anatomy of the court and tennis stroke
  • Game based instruction
  • Tennis based footwork and agility drills focused on developing the player’s feet-hand-eye coordination
  • Lighter and color coordinated foam balls will be used to give the players more time to make contact and helps develop better fundamentals
  • Rackets used for this class vary from 19” – 26” and weigh anywhere from 8 oz. – 9 oz.
  • ITT will supply rackets for the players that do not have one
​Days and Time Offered
Cost
Location
TBA
TBA
TBA
Pre-Requisites :
  • ​None really! 

itt futures level (2) - Red ball

The ITT Futures Level is designed for players who are just starting to learn to play tennis, usually ages 6-8. The goal of the future  level is to help players develop a love for the game through game based instruction, but also learn excellent tennis fundamentals.  These classes use red dot decompression balls and follow the USTA net-generation guidelines. The tennis court will be split into 4 mini courts for these classes. 
These classes include:
  • Tennis based footwork and agility drills focused on developing the player’s feet, hand, and eye coordination
  • Emphasis on the forehand and backhand ground stroke grips as well as proper footwork while moving to the ball
  • Use of hand-feeding, racket feeding, and some co-operative rallying and point play to help develop skills
  • In order to engage players, we do many games and competitions with a reward system to help motivate and give young players a great experience on court. 
  • Usage of the USTA Netgen tennis program guidelines
  • Rackets used for this class vary from 25” – 27” and weigh anywhere from 9 oz – 10 oz
  • ITT will supply rackets for the players that do not have one
​Days and Time Offered
Cost
Location
TBA
TBA
​​​TBA
Pre-Requisites :
  • None! 

itt challenger level (3) - Orange ball 

The ITT Challenger Level is the next step up from the Futures Level program. The focus in this program is teaching students how to hit all the shots required in tennis (i.e. forehand, backhand, serve, volley, slice, and overhead) from their correct spots in the court; while maintaining an extremely engaging and fun environment. 
These classes include:
  • More specialized agility, strength, and speed drills
  • Functional movement and hitting drills
  • Specialized feeding drills to teach multi-directional tennis movement, focus on what we call the forward and backwards V. (i.e. moving back and forward for the ball in a diagonal manner) 
  • Baseline hitting 
  • Co-operative baseline rallying with coaches and peers
  • Point play and games
  • This level uses only yellow ball 
  • Serve progressions
  • Volley and overhead progressions
​Days and Time Offered
​Cost
Location
Saturday
​1:30-3:00pm
$30
​Fox Creek Racket Club 
Pre-Requisites :
  • ​​Basic Tennis Concepts like grips
  • Basic Tennis footwork
  • Can consistently make contact with the ball

itt 100 level (4) - Green/yellow
​​Days and Time Offered
Cost
​Location
Wednesday 5:30-7:00pm
$35
​Fox Creek Racket Club 
Friday 5:00-6:30pm
$35
​Fox Creek Racket Club 
Pre-Requisites :
  • ​​Can hold a 5 ball rally from the baseline
  • Good footwork and technical fundamentals

itt 250 level (5) 

The ITT 250 Level is the next step up from the Tour Level program. The focus in this program is to now develop strokes with more power, placement, consistency, and spin. The drills used are more intense and require more physical stamina. 
These classes include:
  • Advanced technical analysis 
  • topspin and slice development 
  • Focus on racket head speed develop
  • Specialized agility, strength, and speed drills
  • Functional movement and hitting drills
  • Specialized feeding drills to teach multi-directional tennis movement, focus on what we call the forward and backwards V. (i.e. moving back and forward for the ball in a diagonal manner​) 
  • Diagonal and forward volley movement fundamentals
  • Big focus on recovery development and athletic stances
​​Days and Time Offered
​Cost
​Location
Mon/Wed
​​5:00-7:00pm
$40 Indoors
​Fox Creek Racket Club 
Pre-Requisites :
  • ​​Can hold an 8 ball rally from the baseline 
  • Can control the direction of the ball
  • Sound footwork and technical fundamentals
  • UTR of 2 or higher

itt 500 level (6) 

The ITT 500 Level Program is the next step up from the 250 Level program. This is the second highest level we offer in our program. The focus in this program is to now develop strokes with more power, placement, consistency, and spin. The drills used are more intense and require more physical stamina. 
These classes include:
  • Advanced technical analysis 
  • Heavy topspin and slice development 
  • Focus on racket head speed develop
  • Specialized agility, strength, and speed drills
  • Functional movement and hitting drills
  • Specialized feeding drills to teach multi-directional tennis movement, focus on what we call the forward and backwards V. (i.e. moving back and forward for the ball in a diagonal manner​) 
  • Diagonal and forward volley movement fundamentals
  • Big focus on recovery development and athletic stances
​​Days and Time Offered
​Cost
​Location
Mon/Wed
​​5:00-7:00pm
​$40 
​Fox Creek Racket Club/LCCC Based on weather
Pre-Requisites :​​
  • UTR of 3 or higher

itt masters 1000 level (7)

Our ITT Masters Level is our highest level of training we offer. It is by invitation only and features some of the best players in Northeast Ohio. It is a more serious drill compared to our others, but we still manage to have a great time by enjoying hard work and personal game improvement. 
These drills focus on , pattern/tactical awareness, weapon development, and game-style development. This drill is two and a half hours of high intensity tennis with very few breaks. 
These classes include: ​
  • Advanced technical analysis 
  • Heavy topspin and slice development 
  • Focus on weapon development
  • Specialized agility, strength, and speed drills
  • Functional movement and hitting drills
  • Specialized feeding drills to teach multi-directional tennis movement, focus on what we call the forward and backwards V. (i.e. moving back and forward for the ball in a diagonal manner​) 
  • Diagonal and forward volley movement fundamentals
  • Overhead movement 
  • Approach shots/put away ball practice
  • Big focus on recovery development and athletic stances
​​Days and Time Offered
Value
Tues/Thurs
​​5:00-7:00pm

$40 

​Fox Creek Racket Club/LCCC BASED ON WEATHER
Pre-Requisites :
  • ​​UTR of 5 or higher 

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