Athletics

FALL 2020 ADULT TENNIS

CLINICS Adult | Beginner/Intermediate Instruction and demonstration of the proper grips, strokes and positioning. Review drilling and games with point-situations and tennis rules and etiquette. F $20 per session F Monday, 10-11 a.m. F Sept. 14-oct. 26 Adult, Evening | Intermediate Meant to improve players’ singles and doubles match play at the 3.0 or 3.5 USTA level. Instruction on stroke techniques, singles and doubles strategies as well as doubles play. F $25 per session F Tuesday, 7:30-9 p.m. F Sept. 15-Oct. 27 CARDIO TENNIS Pro-led cardio tennis classes focusing aerobic drills to improve tennis skills and provide a good workout! F $18 per session F Begins Wednesday, Sept. 9 F Monday, 8:30-9:30 p.m. F Wednesday, 8:30-9:30 a.m. F Friday, 10-11 a.m. LADIES’ INTERCLUB MATCH PLAY Join our women’s interclub team to play doubles against other St. Louis area teams. Matches are on Friday mornings. Teams are set up on three levels. Contact: Scott Stutz, 314-539-4411 PRACTICES F $196 (All 7 weeks) F $128 (Any 4 weeks) F Women’s Gold: Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m. F Women’s Silver: Tuesday, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. F Women’s Red/Blue: Thursday, 9:30-11 a.m. F Women’s “B”: Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m. MEN’S 55+ TENNIS Players from this group then team up on Thursdays to compete in interclub matches against other teams in the St. Louis area. Contact: Patrick McNally, 314-539-4464 F $18 per time F Monday, 2:30-4 p.m. F Sept. 14-Dec. 14 INTERCLUB MATCH PLAY The afternoon workout gets players ready for the Gateway Interclub matches held on Thursday afternoons for men 55+. The MAC fields three doubles teams and matches are friendly and competitive. Matches are played both home and away. Contact: Patrick McNally, 314-539-4464 ADULT TENNIS LADDER The adult tennis ladder is a way for MAC members to meet and play matches with players of similar skill levels at a mutually convenient time. Contact: Scott Stutz, 314-539-4411

MEN’S SINGLES LEAGUE & LADDER PLAY Singles play for men wanting a game and for those participating on the Tennis Ladder. F $20 per person, per match F Wednesday, 8-9:30 p.m. and 8:30-10 p.m. start times MATCH-MAKER Life is busy and committing to a weekly tennis game is not easy. To accommodate Members’ schedules, tennis pro, Scott Stutz, works to pair players of all skill levels for singles and doubles

matches. Contact: Scott Stutz, 314-539-4411 USTA ADULT LEAGUES The MAC hosts men’s and women’s USTA teams that compete each week between September and April. The home teams are W3.0, W3.5, W4.0, M3.5, M4.0 and M4.5. Contact: Kim Steinmetz, 314-539-4413 PRIVATE LESSONS One person: $70/hr. Semi-private lessons: $70/hr. plus $4/hr. each additional person

Junior Tennis Fall Session One Sept. 8-Nov. 11

RED BALL 1 (AGES 6-8) AND RED BALL 2 (AGES 4-6) F $160 F Monday, 4-5 p.m. F Friday, 4-5 p.m. F Saturday, 9-10 a.m. F Sunday, 9-10 a.m. ORANGE BALL 1 AND 2 (AGES 8-11)* F $160 (Monday-Friday) F $240 (Saturday) F Monday, 4-5 p.m. F Wednesday, 4-5 p.m. F Friday, 4-5 p.m. F Saturday, 10-11:30 a.m. F Pro approval required GREEN BALL (AGES 8-11)* F $240 F Tuesday, 4:30-6 p.m. F Thursday, 4:30-6 p.m. F Must have completed orangeball UTSA. Pro approval required. HIGH PERFORMANCE (AGES 10-14)* F $320 F Monday, 5-7 p.m. F Wednesday, 5-7 p.m. F (UTR 1-2 Beginning

Tournament Player) F Pro approval required. PEAK PERFORMANCE (AGES 11-18)* F $320 F Monday, 5-7 p.m. F Thursday, 5-7 p.m. F Pro approval required. ELITE PERFORMANCE F $30 F Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. F Pro approval required. Half price if you participate in one day of

Peak Performance. INTERMEDIATE (AGES 11-14) F $160 F Tuesday, 6-7 p.m. F Friday, 5-6 p.m. F Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. F Sunday, 10-11 a.m. ELITE TEAM TRAINING(AGES 11-18)* F $240 F Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. F Thursday, 7-8:30 p.m. F Pro approval required. *Match play included if in class during the week. MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE F Saturdays F Peak Performance/Elite Team Training – 1:30-3 p.m. F High Performance – 3-4:30 p.m. F Orange Ball/Green Ball/Intermediate – 4:30-5:30 p.m.

athletics Racquet Sports: In Full Swing

TRY A NEW WAY TO SQUASH Introducing a new English racquet sport to try out at the courts — Squash 57, named that due to the diameter of the ball. This is a growing game in the UK. Players use a bigger, racket and a bigger, bouncier ball. The extra bounce means there’s more time to get to the ball, so expect a lot of fun as you get engrossed in a long rally. Squash 57 is a nice halfway house between squash and US racquetball. SQUASH SKILLS CHALLENGE Who has the skills to pay the bills? The MAC Squash juniors were set some racquet skills and fitness challenges. Racquet skills challenges included figure eights, target hitting and court sprints, which were all timed for a minute. The juniors all improved over the few weeks. Henry Byrne and Eli Paul were neck-and-neck in the competition, but Byrne topped the leader board by a few extra targets and running a quick 20 court sprints in 49.19 seconds (with sunburnt feet) to Paul’s 49.25 seconds (speculation on accuracy of the stopwatch). When the MAC returns to squash, a good alternative to gameplay, keeping distance, and honing in on your skills is solo practice. Solo is a great way of enhancing your racquet skills and can be combined with “ghosting,” which is where players practice movement patterns simulating a rally. There are solo drills written up by the courts, and Squash Director, Alex Ingham, would be happy to demonstrate and help you get started. Reach him by email at aingham@mac-stl.org or 314-539-4484.

Pick Up Pickleball Sept. 12-Oct. 29

BEGINNERS CLINIC Pickleball is fun and easy to learn! Come on your own or get a group together and come learn this popular social sport! Technique, basic strategies and scoring will be covered and practiced. F Tuesday, 9:30-11 a.m. F Sept. 15-Oct. 27 F $154

ADVANCED LEAGUE Organized play for advanced pickleball players. Pickleball pro will be on hand to fill in as needed. F Thursday, 1-2:30 p.m. F Sept. 17-Oct. 29 F $75 (all 7 weeks) F $15 (per time) IMPROVERS LEAGUE WITH INSTRUCTION This pro-led league is for players who have played pickleball and/or other racquet sports. Participants will play pickleball games and be given instruction on strategies and stroke technique. F Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m. F Sept. 16-Oct. 28 F $154

PICKLEBALL BASH F Saturdays, 6-8 p.m. (twice a month) F Sept. 12 and 26 F Oct. 10 and 24 F $15 (members) F $20 (guests