Tennis for 14 - 17s

The Complete Tennis Experience

This programme is for young children aged between 14 and 17 years. It is a residential intensive tennis course with a range of extracurricular activities. Full board accommodation is included, along with all teaching and evening social events. Students will be coached on the University of Oxford grass courts.  Should the weather be unsuitable for playing on grass students will be taught on our clay courts. Students may choose between a two week course and a four week course in the month of July.

Tennis Level: Tennis Academy students will be beginner, intermediate or upper intermediate level

Length of Programme: 2 or 4 weeks

Tennis Academy Capacity: 30 students maximum

Further Details - Tennis: Students taking the Tennis Academy programme will focus on three main areas during their stay:

• (1) Contact,

• (2) Balance and

• (3) Raquet Head Control.

Each day has a central theme around which the teaching, drills, games and competitions are centred.

Classes and Coaching: Students receive 21 hours of tennis coaching and lessons per week.  This is broken down into 3 hours every morning (Monday – Friday), and 2 hours every other afternoon (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).  Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, as well as weekend are free.

Individual Attention: On-court coaching and lessons are taken in small groups so each student receives individual attention for their needs.

Support Every Step of the Way: ORA students are supported every step of the way, from the moment they make the  initial enquiry, to the moment they graduate. Students will also be supported after leaving their programme, through our Alumni network.Accommodation

College Grounds

Students live in Fulford House, St. Hilda’s College, a part of the University situated just away from the city centre on the banks of the river Cherwell, and with wonderful views of Christ Church Meadows.

Fulford House (5 minutes walk from the main campus at St. Hilda’s) is ideally located, away from the noise and distraction of the city centre but well within walking distance of the local amenities. The College is also within short walking distance of the University sports grounds.

Accommodation: Students stay in single or twin rooms on staircases in the main college building or on corridors in Fulford House. All rooms are nicely furnished, most with shared bathroom facilities.

Full Board Meals: The College dining hall is on site and students sit down together each day to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. If students are taking part in field trips, packed lunches are provided by the College, to allow a quick boarding of the coach. When out for dinner (for example if watching a play) students will enjoy a restaurant meal.

Laundry: Coin-operated washing machines and tumble dryers are available in various parts of the College. Every laundry room is supplied with an iron.

College History: Dorothea Beale, the eminent Victorian pioneer of women's education, founded the College in 1893. It expanded over the years from the initial intake of six women and now has over 500 undergraduate and graduate students.  In 2006, the Governing Body of the College voted to change its statutes so that men as well as women can be Fellows and students. The first male students will arrive at the College in October 2008.

St. Hilda’s Students: St. Hilda’s students pride themselves on their outstanding academic record; routinely obtaining the highest number of first-class degrees in English within Oxford.

Television and Film: The English television show ‘College Girls’ was filmed here in 2002.

Alumni: Many nationally acclaimed academics, politicians and poets have studied at Hilda’s and Jacqueline Du Pres is an honorary fellow. The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, built in 1995, is situated in the College grounds and is used for the welcome reception and the graduation events.

For more information on St Hilda’s, see their website on www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk.

Application

You can either book online or you can download a paper application form and send it back to us.

Deposit

There is a booking deposit of £395.00 to accompany your application. Confirmation of your place will be sent to you once your application form has been processed.

Further Information

If you require any support, please either email us or give us a call on +44 (0) 845 130 60 21.

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