After School Tennis Programs

The Hamilton County Community Tennis Association® is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization founded in 1990. The HCCTA provides tennis and educational programs throughout Hamilton County, Indiana, for players of all ages, abilities and socio-economic backgrounds.

The After School Tennis Program was established in 1995 and has grown to over 500 children participating each year. These programs teach children basic tennis strokes and knowledge about tennis, but it goes much further than just tennis.  In 2000 a tutoring component was added to assist with the children's learning and a "Character Counts" theme was added in 2002. The Character Counts coalition is a nonpartisan, nonprofit partnership of schools, communities and human service organizations dedicated to developing the “Six Pillars” of good character.  The goal of the HCCTA After School Tennis Program is to incorporate character building skills into our existing program.  As instructors for the After School Tennis Program, our job is to teach basic tennis skills and lay a solid foundation for character development by implementing the six pillars of character.

The After School Tennis Program consists of 6 hours of basic tennis instruction, equipment, certificates, t-shirts, lesson plans, and a free tennis celebration for all participants at Carmel Racquet Club every December. 

Participating Schools - 2008

More schools will be added shortly.

Lindsey Guest
West Clay Elementary (Carmel)
K-2 program on the following dates:
Before school from 7:00 – 8:00am on the following days:

1. Monday, April 14th

2. Friday, April 18th

3. Monday, April 21st

4. Friday, April 25th

5. Monday, April 28th

6. Friday, May 2nd

How to join

We welcome new children to our tennis programs. To join, please contact our program coordinator Shannyn Miller at smiller@hccta.org.

December 2006 After School Tennis Celebration

Kids learned about valuable life lessons from Tim Clark, the Director of Youth Sports Outreach for the Indianapolis based National Youth Sports Corporation.

Jack Robinson and Jared Jimenez, both of Hoosier Road Elementary, team up with Conor Corken, at right, of Prairie Trace Elementary, in a game of "Tennis Sandwich."

Girls from a variety of Hamilton County schools are all smiles about tennis.

Steven Maler builds his tennis skills in a fun way by hitting balls through a hula hoop for points.

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