| Tennis
Camps - June 5 - 10
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| Camp Staff : LaRon Pressnell, third-year tennis coach at Freed-Hardeman University, will direct the university’s three weeks of tennis camp.
With Pressnell at the helm, the FHU tennis program has risen to national prominence. Pressnell has fifteen years of experience in tennis management and instruction. In addition, he started the tennis program at Athens Bible School and coached their team to consecutive state berths. He is also a former member of the Lion tennis team.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting
from FHU and has twelve years of federal law enforcement
experience and three as a financial advisor.
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| Features
• Drill station
• Live ball station
• Movement station
• Strength station
• Two-on-one station
• Serve-and-return station
• Tie-break station
• Match-play station
• High-tech station
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| Eligibility
The tennis camp is open to all boys and girls
ages 10 to 18. Instruction, activities and supervision
will be classified according to ability level.
High school teams are welcome.
Boys and girls are expected to conform to proper
behavior and to follow the instruction of the
camp. Those who are unwilling to meet these standards
will be dismissed.
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| What
to Bring
Each camper will need six practice outfits (six
tops and six pairs of shorts), one good pair of
tennis shoes and a tennis racket. When eating
in the dining hall before 4 p.m., campers will
be required to wear skirts, jeans or warm-ups.
Campers will also need to bring bed linens, towels,
personal clothing, toilet articles, a cap and
sunscreen. Incidental money may be used for snacks,
beverages and the campus game room.
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| Check
in
Campers will check in between 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday
at the Sports Center. Check out will be Friday
at 11:30 a.m.
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Camp Date |
Camp |
Boarding |
Team Rate |
Non-Boarding |
June 5-10 |
Tennis Camps |
$300 |
$275 |
$225 |
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| For
more information and to request a brochure, contact
the athletics department at 731-989-6900.
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