I can't say enough about the National Junior Tennis League, a program founded in 1969, "as a way to gain and hold the attention of young people in the inner cities and other poor environments so that we can teach them about matters more important than tennis….Through tennis, lives can be changed and spirits reclaimed." Not being a tennis player...or previously having much interest in tennis...I had never heard of the program before. I strongly encourage other parents to check out the program, even if your kids have no tennis ability whatsoever.
We signed Omri up this summer for tennis lessons at the National Junior Tennis League of Indianapolis. I was looking for summer programs for Omri, and a friend of mine turned me onto the NJTL program. Luckily for me, she told me about the program about two days before the application deadline.
Omri is a complete tennis beginner. His only previous experience with tennis was running around on a public tennis court and trying to hit a tennis ball a couple of years ago with a racket I bought from Goodwill for about $2. However, Omri really enjoyed the program, and he did pretty well...for a beginning player. More importantly, it got him out of the house for about 2-4 hours per week interacting in the sunshine with other kids his age.
Even better...the program is very cheap. Depending on the location you choose, the cost is $25-$45 for an 8-week program.
So, depending on whether or not I can convince Omri to go to summer camp next year, we will most likely sign him up again. He loved playing tennis, we loved that he got some fresh air, and my wallet loved holding onto just a little more green stuff.
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