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Building Self Confidence at Sports Camps

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A Summer of Growth — The Self-Confidence and Sports Camp Connection

Parents and their kids love camp for all kinds of reasons. Camp keeps kids engaged all day, helps them make new friends, learn new skills, enjoy games and have fun. But it turns out there are even more benefits.

New skills. New confidence.

With all the optional activities camps offer — everything from swimming to rock climbing to basketball and tennis – girls and boys learn to focus on technique, strategy, and individual and team development. Counselors create a fun, friendly atmosphere where it feels safe to try new things, find new talents, push to master new skills and make new connections with other campers. So it’s no surprise that kids stay active and stretch in new ways!

Because camp takes place away from parents’ supervision, kids feel more independent. This freedom helps them discover room to grow and build resilience and confidence. At Advantage Day Camps, we always teach the fundamentals of good sportsmanship while we help each boy or girl improve individual skills. Our low camper-to-counselor ratio ensures that participants have the opportunity to achieve their full potential on the court, in the pool – everywhere camp takes place.

It’s all available at a camp near you!

Sports help campers learn how to work together and achieve experiences, memories and friendships that can last a lifetime. And have a fantastic time doing it. So we are excited to tell you that Advantage Day Camps are conveniently located in the heart of midtown Manhattan as well as on green and spacious Roosevelt Island.

Your camper can enjoy a full range of activities – from tennis to rock climbing and swimming to numerous art projects. Our three camps offer different mixes of action and activity, so there’s a perfect choice for every camper. We’re looking forward to a great fun-filled summer. Here’s to camp!

For Your Own Good – The Tennis-Health Connection

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You’ve probably heard tennis referred to as “the sport for a lifetime” more times than you can count. But what, exactly, does it mean?

It means there’s a proven connection between enjoying time on the court and enjoying many years of good health! Let’s explore the physical benefits of tennis — another big reason to get in the game!

Fantastic Facts

Tennis players benefit from…

      • Lower risk of death from any cause just for playing 3 hours of moderately vigorous tennis each week
      • Possible continuing brain development throughout players’ lifetimes, driven by staying alert and thinking tactically
      • Improved cardiovascular fitness and ability to keep energy levels up
      • Strong leg muscles, thanks to starts and stops, plus jumping, running and lunging
      • Burning more calories than they would through aerobics, inline skating, or cycling
      • Aerobic and anaerobic fitness – plus agility — from a single sport
      • Better gross and fine motor control and overall coordination
      • Higher self-esteem and optimism, less anxiety and tension
      • Improved bone strength and bone density
      • Stronger immune systems
      • More healthful eating habits, from eating properly to gain more energy for the game
      • Flexibility from all the stretching and maneuvering needed to return the ball back over the net

 

Better health starts today!

If you haven’t been playing tennis lately, now you have even more reasons to get back into it. And if you’re a regular player, you have even more incentive to stick with it. So in both cases, we hope to see you on the courts very soon!

Tennis Drills for Kids

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We all know that skills on the court come from consistent practice – and that’s especially true of junior players. Here are some fun activities you can share with your kids at home, in a park … wherever! And watch how their control of the racquet and the ball improve!

Play with just a tennis ball
Applause – 1+ players. Player tosses a ball up, claps their hands twice, and catches the ball after one bounce.

Ball Drop – 2+ players. With partners standing several feet apart, one player has a ball in each hand and arms extended at shoulder height. The player holding the balls drops one at a time and the partner runs to catch it after one bounce. After several attempts, switch roles.

Roll N’ Shuffle – 2+ players. Partners stand several feet apart, and both begin to shuffle side to side and then roll a ball back and forth to each other between their feet.

Play with a ball and tennis racquet
Call My Name – 2+ players. Children are in pairs, one partner holding a ball and the other holding a racquet. The partner with the racquet stands with his/her back to the player with the ball. The player with the ball tosses it up and calls out the partner’s name. The partner has to turn around, react, and trap the ball against the racquet face after one bounce.

Round-a-Bout – 1+ players. Each child places a ball on a racquet and rolls the ball around the edge (palm up), without allowing it to fall off the racquet face.

Bungee Jump – 1+ players. Each player balances a ball on the racquet strings. The player lets the ball drop off the racquet and bounce once, then catches it back on the racquet strings.

Bumps-Ups – 1+ players. Each child bounces a ball lightly (about 12 inches high), on the racquet strings with one hand, palm up or down.

Tap-Downs – 1+ players. Each child “dribbles” the ball with the racquet at waist level.

Invent-a-Bounce – 1+ players. The player(s) taps a ball in various combinations without stopping. Use tap-downs, bump-ups, alternating each side of the racquet head, etc. Be creative!

These games make practice engaging and stimulating, so your player can build skills, improve coordination, gain confidence and most of all – have fun! We wish you the same!

The Surprising Connection between Burpees & Tennis!

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Connection between Burpees and Tennis

It turns out that the Burpee exercise you disliked (maybe hated?) in elementary school should still be part of your workout routine – especially if you play tennis. That’s because playing great tennis requires great stamina, flexibility, coordination and explosive power.


The Burpee delivers everything you need to step up your game.

Burpees engage your cardiovascular system and almost all of the body’s major muscle groups.  They work your arms, shoulders and chest as well as the legs and core – all key components of the strength you need on the courts. And if you remember them as a sweaty, burning, achy experience…you’re right!  But that’s what it takes to condition you for tennis.


A Quick Burpee How-To

Here’s what you need to know about doing Burpees and how to get the most out of your efforts.  And if you’re really pressed for time, Burpees are the answer!  This one exercise will give you tremendous benefits, even in a short workout. Using your own body weight provides plenty of resistance – and requires a lot of effort.

Stand up straight to begin.

Sink into a deep squat.  Bring your glutes to your calves and your hands to the floor in front of you.  Shift your body weight to your arms and press the floor away with your hands.  Then either jump back with both feet or step back one leg at a time.

Come into Plank. Firm your core, keep your hips almost as high as your shoulders and energize back through your inner heels.

Do one low push-up, working to reach a maximum low.  Then jump or step your feet up to your hands, and bring your glutes near your heels again. 

Leap up as high as possible, working to reach a maximum height, and land into the squat position again, softly and quietly.  Resist with your quads (thigh muscles) so the movement stays controlled.

Work your way up to 15-20 repetitions. Whew!

Once you’ve mastered that, here are some variations to play with.

try jumping forward instead of jumping straight up

bring your feet into a wide straddle while you jump up

do the push-ups one-handed

swap in a double push-up or a double jump

Improve your game with Burpees.

Warm up before tennis with a few sets of Burpees to raise your heart rate and prepare your body for further movement. The more Burpees you can work into your routine, the more power, strength and stamina you’ll develop.  And you’ll bring those physical advantages with you, every time you step onto the court!