Our indoor tennis season is scheduled to begin with seasonally contracted court time starting on Thursday, Sept. 30. Our instructional program will begin on Thursday, Oct. 14.

Once again, we are offering a wide range of programs, from Pee Wee lessons for ages 5 and up, to senior citizen lessons. Registration for these programs will be held on Monday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Saint Paul's Field House. Registration will only be accepted in person - no mail or phone registration will be accepted. Our Teaching Professionals will be present at the registration to answer any questions you may have regarding levels of instruction, experience and background, etc.

As we did last season, we are again offering three sessions of lessons, which maximizes the number of students we can accommodate in the programs.

Sessions will be held according to the following dates:

Session I - Oct. 14 through Dec. 8

Session II - Dec. 12 through Feb. 12

Session III - Feb. 27 through April 15

No classes on:

Nov. 25, 26, 27 (Thanksgiving)

Dec. 24-Jan. 2 (holiday recess)

Feb. 20-26 (mid-winter recess)

Sessions I and II are both eight week long programs. Due to the spring holidays, Session III will be a seven week long program.

The following programs will be offered in each of these sessions:

Pee Wee Tennis Program - Ages 5 to 7. The major goal of this program is to introduce the young child into the fun and rewarding world of tennis. The equipment and size of the playing area is tailored down to a comfortable size for young children. Emphasis is placed on learning basic movement and striking skills. All sessions are conducted in a creative, accepting and fun environment where individual effort and improvement are the primary objectives. All equipment will be provided for this course.

Pee Wee level classes are held as follows:

Course Codes

SessI Sess II Sess III

Mon. 4:30-5:30 p.m. PWM 2PWM 3PWM

Wed. 4:30-5:30 p.m. PWW 2PWW 3PWW

Thur. 4:30-5:30 p.m. PWTH 2PWTH 3PWTH

Fri. 5:30-6:30 p.m. PWF 2PWF 3PWF

Sat. 12:30-1:30 p.m. PWS 2PWS 3PWS

Cost: $100 per eight week session; $87.50 per seven week session.

Novice Tennis Program - Ages 6 and 7 years old. The Novice Level Program is designed for children who have taken two or more sessions of Pee Wee lessons, and who have mastered the basic movement and striking skills.

This program is an extension of the Pee Wee curriculum. The children will be introduced to a full size tennis court, but emphasis continues to be on the fun world of tennis, while reinforcing the basic movement and striking skills.

Novice Level classes are held as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
Tues. 3:30-4:30 p.m.	NVTU	2NVTU	3NVTU
Thur. 3:30-4:30 p.m.	NVTH1	2NVTH1	3NVTH1
Thur. 4:30-5:30 p.m.	NVTH2	2NVTH2	3NVTH2
Thurs. 5:30-6:30 p.m.	NVTH3	2NVTH3	3NVTH3
Fri. 3:30-4:30 p.m.	NVFR	2NVFR	3NVFR
Sat. 12:30-1:30 p.m.	NVS	2NVS	3NVS

Cost: $140 per eight week session. $122.50 per seven week session.

Junior Tennis Program - Ages 8 to 11. The Junior Tennis Program is an extension of the Novice Level Program. Emphasis continues to be on efficient movement and striking concepts, and skills related to tennis play. The concept of having fun, trying hard, and improving remains at the heart of the lessons. Cooperative learning experiences are employed and an introduction of the benefits of competitive fair play and respect for opponents is provided.

Junior Level classes are held as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
Mon. 3:30-4:30 p.m.	JRM3	2JRM3	3JRM3
Mon. 4:30-5:30 p.m.	JRM4	2JRM4	3JRM4
Mon. 5:30-6:30	JRM5	2JRM5	3JRM5
Tues. 4:30-5:30 p.m.	JRTU4	2JRTU4	3JRTU4
Tues. 5:30-6:30 p.m.	JRTU5	2JRTU5	3JRTU5
Wed. 3:30-4:30	JRW3	2JRW3	3JRW3
Wed. 4:30-5:30 p.m.	JRW4	2JRW4	3JRW4
Wed. 5:30-6:30 p.m.	JRW5	2JRW5	3JRW5
Thur. 3:30-4:30 p.m.	JRTH3	2JRTH3	3JRTH3
Thur. 5:30-6:30 p.m.	JRTH5	2JRTH5	3JRTH5
Thur. 6:30-7:30 p.m.	JRTH6	2JRTH6	3JRTH6
Sat. 10-11 a.m.	JRSA	2JRSA	3JRSA
Sat. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	JRSA2	2JRSA2	3JRSA2
Sat. 1:30-2:30 p.m.	JRSA3	2JRSA3	3JRSA3
Sun. 11 a.m.-noon	JRSU	2JRSU	3JRSU

Cost: $140 per eight week session; $122.50 per seven week session.

Advanced Level Classes - Ages 8 to 11. The Advanced Level classes are for the more serious, more advanced student. These lessons are offered in 1 1/2 hour time slots during the week.

Advanced Level classes are held as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
Mon. 5:30-7 p.m.	JRADM	2JRADM	3JRADM
Wed., 3:30-5 p.m.	JRADW	2JRADW	3JRADW
Thur. 3:30-5 p.m.	JRADTH	2JRADTH	3JRADTH
Fri. 5:30-7 p.m.	JRADFR	2JRADFR	3JRADFR

Cost: One and one half hour classes, $200 per eight week session; one and one half hour classes, $175 per seven week session.

Senior Tennis Program - Ages 12 and older. The Senior Programs are focused on the fundamentals of recreational and competitive play, including tennis fitness, stroke mechanics, positional play movement, and strategies. All strokes are introduced and/or reviewed in the first several sessions, with drills and integration of strokes and strategies built into subsequent lessons.

Students are taught how to practice effectively, and coached play is used to provide ongoing feedback regarding each player's progress. Effort and improvement are stressed.

Senior level classes are offered as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I Sess II Sess III

Tues. 4:30-5:30 p.m. SRTU45 2SRTU4 3SRTU4

Tues. 5:30-6:30 p.m. SRTU5 2SRTU5 3SRTU5

Wed. 3:30-4:30 p.m. SRW4 2SRW4 3SRW4

Wed. 5:30-6:30 p.m. SRW5 2SRW5 3SRW5

Fri. 4:30-5:30 p.m. SRF4 2SRF4 3SRF4

Fri. 5:30-6:30 p.m. SRF5 2SRF5 3SRF5

Sun. 12:30-1:30 p.m. SRSU 2SRSU 3SRSU

Cost: $140 per eight week session. $122.50 per seven week session.

Senior Advanced Level classes are offered as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
Mon. 5:30-7 p.m.	SRADM5	2SRADM5	3SRADM5
Wed. 5-6:30 p.m.	SRADW5	2SRADW5	3SRADW5
Fri. 5:30-7 p.m.	SRAF5	2SRAF5	3SRAF5
Sat. 11:30-12:30 p.m.	SRADSA1	2SRADSA1	3SRADSA1
Sat. 2:30-3:30 p.m.	SRADSA2	2SRADSA2	3SRADSA2
Sun. 1:30-2:30 p.m.	SRADSU	2SRADSU	3SRADSU

Cost: One and one half hour classes $200 per eight week session; One and one half hour classes $175 per seven week session; One hour classes $140 per eight week session; One hour classes $122.50 per seven week session.

The Ultimate Workout - For high school varsity and junior varsity level tennis players. Improve your game through an enjoyable but intense and demanding 1 1/2 hours of tennis drills. The ultimate workout will be held on seven Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m., beginning Saturday, March 4 and continuing to April 15. Course Code UW3. Cost: $140 for the seven week session.

Adult and Senior Citizen Program - The goal of our Adult Program is to provide a sound basis for recreational play and to develop the love of tennis as a lifetime sport. Instruction focuses on the fundamentals of movement, ground strokes, serve, volley and overhand strokes with concurrent instruction in the principles of singles and doubles play. Input from the adult student is encouraged in order to maximize the relevance of the instruction to their individual goals or needs. The objective is to provide a framework of instruction which helps build a clear understanding of functional stroke techniques as well as insights into effective play strategies.

Adult classes are offered as follows:

Course Codes

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
Mon. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Intermediate Lessons	MADINT	2MADINT	3MADINT
Mon. 6:30-7:30 p.m.Beginner Lessons	MBEG	2MBEG	3MBEG
Mon. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Adv. Beginner Lessons	MADBEG	2MADBEG	3MADBEG
Mon. 9:30-11 p.m. Women's Coach and Play	MWCPL	2MWCPL	3MWCPL
Tues. 9:30-11 p.m. Men's Coach and Play	TUMCPL	2TUMCPL	3TUMCPL
Wed. 7-9 p.m. Beginner Lessons	WADBEG	2WADBEG	3WADBEG
Wed. 9:30-11 p.m. Women's Coach and Play	WWCPL	2WWCPL	3WWCPL
Thur. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Men's Learn and Play	THMLPLY	2THMLPLY	3THMLPLY
Thur. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Women's Learn and Play	THWLPLY	2THWLPLY	3THWLPLY
Thur. 9:30-11 p.m. Mixed Coached Doubles	THMDBL	2THMDBL	3THMDBL
Sun. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Intermediate Lessons	SUADINT	2SUADINT	3SUADINT

Cost: One hour classes $140 per eight week session; One hour classes $122.50 per seven week session; One and one half hour classes $200 per eight week session; One and one half hour classes $175 per seven week session.

Senior Citizen Classes are offered as follows:

Monday - Basic Instruction, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Thursday - Basic Instruction, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Sess I	Sess II	Sess III
SCM	2SCM	3SCM
SCTH	2SCTH	3SCTH

Cost of these senior classes is $100 per eight week session; $87.50 per seven week session.

Adult Ultimate Workout - Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on five consecutive Saturdays during Session I and Session II. The first five week class will begin on Oct. 16 through Nov. 13 and the second five week class will begin on Jan. 8 through Feb. 5. There is a minimum of six students per class needed to conduct this program. The cost for each five week class is $100.

Sess I	Sess II
UW1	UW2

These parties have become extremely popular over the past several seasons, and we are pleased to continue them for the 1999-2000 season. For a fee of just $30 per couple, you'll enjoy court time, tennis balls, refreshments, and snacks. Games are Round Robin - just for fun, and are a great way to enjoy an evening out right here in Garden City.

Saturday, Nov. 6; Saturday, Dec. 4; Saturday, Jan. 8; Saturday, Feb. 5; Saturday, March 4.

Sign up for these parties at the Community Tennis Center.

For additional information on any of these programs please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075 or the Community Tennis Center at 483-2525.

Oct. 19 - Help and Hope for Your Arthritis Condition. Speaker: Miguel Cima, MD, Rheumatologist.

Nov. 9 - Wholistic Health - to Promote Wellness and Natural Healing. Speaker: Ginnette Groome, faculty, NY College for Wholistic Health Education and Research.

March 21 - Celebrating the Tenth Year Anniversary of Senior Connections at the Garden City Public Library - A Senior Welcome to Y2K! Program: Changing Roles in Families with Older Family Members.

April 18 - Don't be Conned - Frauds, Scams, and Safety Tips for Seniors. Speaker: Maureen Burford - Senior Consumer Frauds Representative-NYS.

May 9 - New Choices in Senior Housing - Seniors on the Move! Speakers: Francine Siegel, Fern Karbu and Bart Cafarella.

All programs are held on Tuesday afternoons - 1:30 to 3 p.m. For further information, please call Martin Bowe at the Garden City Public Library, 742-8405.