{"137631":{"#nid":"137631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Camp Combines Tennis Skills with a Little Fun","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Tennis Camp is \u201ca step up from other tennis camps,\u201d according to Bert Bras. And he should know. Bras\u2019 14-year-old son, Jackson, has participated in the camp for three years.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cJackson tried the Emory camp twice but prefers Tech\u2019s camp,\u201d said Bras, a professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering. \u201cThe coaching is at a higher level. He learns stuff at the Tech camp versus just hitting a ball on a court.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example, one year, the camp staff filmed Jackson and then discussed his strengths and weaknesses while they watched the footage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe unique part about our camp is that our coaches direct it,\u201d said Georgia Tech Tennis Coach Kenny Thorne, who has helped run the camp for 14 years. \u201cWe also have many of our team members working as staff. So it\u2019s a great opportunity to get the highest level of coaching.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe camp runs Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for three to four weeks in June and is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 18. This year, due to construction on the Tech tennis facility, the camp was held at Piedmont Park. As a result, only two weeks of camp were offered. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn groups of six, campers do various tennis drills during the morning hours; they play matches half the time and go to the pool the other half during the afternoon. When the camp is held on campus, it can usually accept up to 100 children and teens per week. Many of the attendees enjoy the camp so much, they sign up for multiple weeks, added Ethan Shapiro, director of team operations for Tech softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter whether you actually play in high school or college \u2014 the important thing is learning the correct technique and developing a love for the game,\u201d Thorne said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration for the 2013 camp opens in January at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.yellowjackettenniscamp.com\u0022\u003Ewww.yellowjackettenniscamp.com\u003C\/a\u003E. The cost for each week is $325, and there is a $25 discount for return campers or groups of four or more. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:EShapiro@gtaa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EShapiro\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Tennis Camp is \u201ca step up from other tennis camps,\u201d according to Bert Bras. And he should know. Bras\u2019 14-year-old son, Jackson, has participated in the camp for three years.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Tennis Camp is \u201ca step up from other tennis camps,\u201d according to Bert Bras. And he should know. Bras\u2019 14-year-old son, Jackson, has participated in the camp for three years."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-06-25 15:36:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"137591":{"id":"137591","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Tennis Camp","body":null,"created":"1449178698","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:18","changed":"1475894769","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:09","alt":"Georgia Tech Tennis Camp","file":{"fid":"194849","name":"tennis_ii.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tennis_ii_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tennis_ii_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4499430,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tennis_ii_0.jpg?itok=iGFrMr0N"}}},"media_ids":["137591"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.yellowjackettenniscamp.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Tennis Camp"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"37151","name":"Georgia Tech Tennis Camp"},{"id":"167014","name":"Sports"},{"id":"171193","name":"summer camps for kids"},{"id":"1626","name":"tennis"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:EShapiro@gtaa.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEthan Shapiro\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeorgia Tech Athletic Association\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}