We begin each session with an assessment of each player, based on ability, age and their personal goals. For 3-hours each weekday morning, we set out to challenge each player in order to maximise their individual potential. During the two-week session players may move between categories as they make progress.
Players are divided into three general categories:
Club – (age 10-17 years) Designed for beginner and intermediate levels, this category focuses on developing core tennis techniques and tactical skills, fitness, match play and a love for the game. Christine and her team are recognized nationally for their “Green” tennis programme that encourages younger campers to develop their love for the game of tennis!
Competition – (age 10-17 years) Designed for advanced players who are competing in tournaments in their home country. The programme is challenging with high-intensity tennis games, as well as physical conditioning and mental strength training. A highlight of this programme is a competitive match-play with some of Switzerland’s top junior players!
Green – (age 7-9 years) This is based on the award-winning Kids Tennis High School programme by Swiss Tennis, of which Christine Suard is a national representative. Using an adapted court, balls and materials, campers learn to play tennis through a fun, motivating and team-oriented programme.
Tennis & Language Camp
Language learning through sport is increasingly popular as it is proven that campers learn best when having fun. This programme combines classroom language practice with language immersion in the tennis programme. It is structured so that campers have three hours of language tuition (French or English) on weekday mornings and three hours of tennis instruction (in French or English) in the afternoons.
Please note that this option involves a supplementary charge.
Tennis & one other Programme
This programme combines three hours of a selected programme on weekday mornings and three hours of tennis instruction in the afternoons.
Selected programme available to chosen from are:
Dance
Sports
Film Academy
VC STEM-Robotics
Junior Adventure Camp
Please note that these options involve a supplementary charge.
Accommodation, Excursions & Activities
Campers stay at the Village Camps owned and managed Swiss Alpine Centre. The centre has spacious, mainly en-suite bedrooms for 3-4 campers as well as lounges and recreational areas and impressive dining facilities. The campus is well situated just above the main village and close to its excellent sport and leisure facilities.
There are exciting excursions to Geneva, the lakeside town of Lausanne, a chocolate factory and the Water-Park in nearby Aigle.
There is a variety of afternoon and evening activities both in Camp and outdoors, which campers from all programmes participate together. These all camp activities are organised and supervised by Village Camp counsellors.
Further details on the excursions and on the activities available at the Leysin camp can be found on the Switzerland Overview Page.
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