WELCOME TO ABILITIES TENNIS!
Bringing health, friendship, and community to individuals with intellectual disabilities through the sport of tennis.
Serving adults and children ages 8 and up
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A LIFETIME SPORT FOR EVERYONE
WHY TENNIS?
Tennis can be modified in many ways to help athletes with intellectual disabilities stay active, get fit, and experience success.
Players get the exercise they need while meeting new friends and developing and reaching their own goals
Some players start by first observing or just participate in moving on the court. Every athlete’s progression is unique. One-on-one attention helps athletes achieve success.
Many of our players are highly competitive and some play in USTA leagues. Most of our athletes fall into every level in-between.
2019 IMPACT
SKILLS COURT
Athletes perform a variety of tennis-based skills with foam or red dot balls. Coaches will also feed the ball to the athlete on a QuickStart or shortened tennis court. At tournaments, points are given for successful skill completion.
SHORT COURT
Provides a transition for athletes who have been successful on Skills Court and want to start playing points. Downsized court boundaries allow athletes to be more successful as they work on developing their foot work and learning tennis strategy. Doubles and Unified Doubles play.
FULL COURT
Singles, Doubles, and Unified Doubles utilizing the full tennis court and regular tennis balls. Modifications are made to control the length of matches through no-ad scoring and options for short sets.
FIND A PROGRAM NEAR YOU
Click on a county to see what tennis opportunities are available to you. Come play or volunteer!
OUR SPONSORS
See a full list of our sponsors who make our programs possible.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
These partners provide year-long support through court time, equipment, on-court coaches, and volunteers
