With over 31 years of experience the NYTA has become the leader in junior development in Canada. The NYTA atmosphere is fun filled yet goal oriented. With over 500 kids participating in the academy the program has won awards from Tennis Canada and OTA for every level of tennis. During the spring, summer and fall the students train at our North location which is centrally located at Don Mills and Sheppard. The Advanced, Pre-national and National students will have access to outdoor facilities as well as indoor. During the winter months the NYTA has three bubbled locations to choose from for your convenience. The NYTA offers tennis programming year round to our students with after school programs for winter, fall and spring and half day and full day programs for the summer. All tennis lessons will be held in a climate-controlled bubble, therefore extreme heat, cold temperatures, sun, rain and wind will no longer be a factor. The program director is Tyler Prescott. Tyler has been teaching tennis for over 16 years and has worked with juniors from the international level, to tots without any tennis experience. Tyler will be on court and on site for consultation throughout all programs.

To maximize your Child’s development it is imperative that we place your student in the proper class. The NYTA has divided its junior programs into six categories Tots, Beginners, Intermediates, Advanced, Pre-national and National group. All students who registered for the Tots, Beginner and Intermediate programs will be tested the first day of each session. Advanced, Pre-national and National groups must contact Tyler Prescott to book a testing time.

The NYTA Tots Program provides quality tennis instruction to youngsters between the ages of 6 and 8 years old with little or no tennis experience. The objective in this phase is fun, fitness, safety, skill development and talent identification. The objective is also to establish the biomechanics of stroke production in an environment that is both stimulating and fun. The key features of this program include:

• Acquiring the fundamentals of stroke production
• Learning ball control and the ability to self rally
• Learning court etiquette and sportsmanship
• Gaining an appreciation of the game and the merits of physical activities and sports, in general
• Developing self esteem and leadership skills through small achievable steps
• Increasing flexibility, speed and power
• Goal setting
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment

The NYTA Beginners Program is geared to youngsters with one or two years tennis experience. Like the Tots Program, the emphasis in this phase of development is on acquiring the fundamentals of stroke production through repetitive drills. Since the participants are a little older, the basics of match play and scoring are introduced. The key features of this program can be summarized as follows:

• Improving the fundamentals of stroke production
• Imroving ball control and the abilities to self rally and micro-rally
• Emphasis on muscular and cardiovascular development
• Understanding the scoring system and fundamentals of match play
• Fine-tuning all of the on-court and off-court skills as a prerequisite for the competitive phase
• Developing self esteem and leadership skills through small achievable steps
• Increasing flexibility, speed and power
• Goal setting
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment

The NYTA Intermediates Program addresses youngsters with two to four years tennis experience. In this phase of development, the intensity of drills is stepped up to reinforce solid mechanics as well as fine-tune the player for competition. The key features of this program include:

• Improving the fundamentals of stroke production
• Imroving ball control and the abilities to self rally and micro-rally
• Increasing emphasis placed on tactics and strategy
• Emphasis on muscular and cardiovascular development
• Reinforcing court etiquette and sportsmanship
• Understanding the scoring systems
• Fine-tuning all of the on-court and off-court skills as a prerequisite for the competitive phase
• Developing self esteem and leadership skills through small achievable steps
• Increasing flexibility, speed and power
• Goal setting
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment

At this point in the student's training, many decisions must be made before going forward. The streamlining begins and we map out through student's goals and skill level what is the best program for his or her needs. It would be best for the student, parents and the tennis coach as a group to make the necessary decsion on how to proceed.

The NYTA Advanced Program caters to students with over four years tennis experience as well as some exposure to tournaments and league play. The objective in this phase of development is to help students develop the winning edge through comprehensive, rigorous training in the technical, physical and mental aspects of the game. The key features of this program include:

• Increasing and fine-tuning the speed, power, rhythm and timing of strokes
• Increasing emphasis on shot selection and ball placement
• Recognition of offensive opportunities as well as recovery from defensive positions
• Increasing emphasis placed on tactics and strategy
• Reinforcing dicipline, motivation, concentration, confidence and overall conditioning.
• Emphasis on muscular and cardiovascular development
• Reinforcing court etiquette and sportsmanship
• Developing self esteem and leadership skills through small achievable steps
• Increasing flexibility, speed and power
• Goal setting
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment
• Tournaments will be held at the north location at which students are expected to participate
• Outdoor training facilities

The NYTA Pre-National Program is geared towards students who have earned a top 25 OTA Provincial ranking. This program is to prepare students for university scholarships and international tennis tournaments. This program is conducted by Tyler Prescott. The key features of this program include:

• Physical fitness, tennis strategy, athletic development, tennis psychology, technical development, nutritional awareness, and match play
• OTA tournament visits
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment
• Goal setting
• Outdoor training facilities

The NYTA National Program is geared towards students who have earned a national ranking, ITF ranking or ETA ranking. This program is to prepare students for university scholarships and international tennis tournaments. Tyler Prescott will be on court for the duration of the program. The key features of this program include:

• Physical fitness, tennis strategy, athletic development, tennis psychology, technical development, nutritional awareness, and match play
• OTA tournament visits
• Lesson plans, written evaluation, specialized equipment, goal setting
• Trip to Florida (November-December)
• 2:00PM start time for students attenmding sports schools
• Guest hitting partner for students
• Outdoor training facilities (spring, summer and fall)

This is an overview of the programs offered at the NYTA. The flyer has been divided into 2 session’s spring and summer the fall and winter flyer will be available in early August. Each session has characteristics that are exclusive to that session, for that reason please read each session carefully fully knowing all its components.

This year we have offered early bird discount to students that register early. With limited spaces available register now to avoid disappointment.