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Billings Tennis Association Activities This Month
High Performance Training for Youth and Adults
Coach Jerry Peach will be holding USTA High Performance Training classes at Central Park this summer. There will be separate daily youth classes for beginning, intermediate youth, advanced youth, and college prep all starting June 9 through August 15. Contact Coach Peach at 657-2111.
There will also be adult classes with separate classes for beginners, adult drills, men's drills, women's drills and a drop in stroke of the day. These are split into three summer sessions 5/26-6/19, 6/23-7/17, and 7/21-8/14, one evening per week except for the adult drills which will be two days a week in the mornings (M &W, 7:30-9:00 AM). Contact Coach Peach at 657-2111 to sign up or for additional information.
Summer Tennis Programs
A list of all the summer programs including youth programs, adult leagues, and the high performance training can be viewed and printed from the brochure available here.
Update on new indoor facility
With the closing of the Yellowstone Racquet Club, Billings now only has the four indoor courts located at the MSU Billings Tennis Center ("the bubble"). To alleviate our indoor court shortage, the BTA is in the midst of building a new six court indoor facility. Currently, the Community Tennis Center (CTC) Committee is working on a proposal to build on land next to the Elk's Lodge but its still in the early investigative stages.
If you are a registered user of this site, you can view more details including plans and committee meeting minutes by clicking the CTC tab or above or clicking the link here. Minutes have been updated to include all meetings through April with the next CTC (Community Tennis Center) meeting scheduled for May 5.
Coming Soon on this website
The Wall of Fame at Pioneer Park
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Adult Leagues
Outdoor summer leagues are forming for league play beginning in June. Outdoor play will be at Pioneer Park at 6 PM. Monday nights are for 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 rated men. Tuesday nights are for women playing at the 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 level. Wednesdays will be mixed doubles. Thursday night is for higher level players, both men and women league, rated 3.5 or higher.
Summer leagues are split into three sessions - 6/4-6-28, 7/2-7/26, and 7/30-8/23 and the cost is $9/session. There are also pre-session leagues during May, also outdoors weather permitting.
Printable registration form for summer leagues
Call Kenny Sheehan for league questions and space availability - 697-7472 or email him at kennethjordansheehan@gmail.com
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Junior Programs
USA Team tennis morning sessions will be held this summer for beginners age 5-9, 9-12, and 13-17 and intermediate players up to 10 years old and ages 11-14. Evening classes will also be held at Pioneer Park and Rose Park on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning in June. Call Diane Fitzgerald at 651-0658 for more information or email her at tennisball@bresnan.net
Printable registration form for summer youth programs
Open Email to Billings Junior Tennis Parents:
The BTA would like to make the tournaments more attractive to junior players. Would you take the time to send us an email with your suggestions? One parent has suggested better trophies, food at courtside, and more attention to kids needs. We would love to hear more, as our goal is to get better at running the tournaments. Without hearing from you, this is not easy.
Send all ideas to Coach Peach at jpeach@msubillings.edu
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Website Updates
The BTA website is undergoing changes and we are still tinkering with the overall format. Please send us your suggestions on what you would like to see on this site to:
dcouncil@imt.net
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Big Sky State Games
July 18-20, deadline to enter is July 11!
2008 Big Sky State Games Adult Registration
2008 Big Sky State Games Youth Registration
For additional regional tournaments, see our tournament page for links.
Open Email to Adult Players:
We would love to improve our tournaments. We are soliciting your ideas on how to do this; please do not hold anything back. Let us know what you think and be positive about suggestions to make things better. Please sign your name for your ideas and take ownership of your emails. Send your ideas to Coach Peach at jpeach@msubillings.edu.
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