Junior Academy

The Region’s Best Tennis Facility and home to Kansas City’s Premier Junior Tennis Program.

Features

  • JV and Varsity High School Players
  • High School State Championship Qualifiers
  • USTA Missouri Valley Tournament Participants
  • Goal Oriented / Aspiring Academy Participants
Junior Academy builds on the fundamental techniques established in Futures. A step up in commitment and intensity. Junior Academy serves as a great class for aspiring young players and for the more mature high school players who wish to secure a spot on their high school team or qualify for state championship.

OPRC Junior Academy Features Dartfish

A state of the art computer software program that allows Academy Coaches to provide video analysis to better communicate, analyze, and share game improvement information to their students. Click Dartfish to learn more.  

CLASS EMPHASIS -

  • Stroke development & modern footwork
  • Introduction of winning strategies & tactics
  • Sportsmanship & Teamwork
  • Challenging combination of situational live ball drills & dead ball feeding
  • Fun games that foster independent thinking
 

Winter Schedule – Junior Academy

Clinic Times:     Monday – Friday 4:00-6:00pm

Summer Schedule – Junior Academy

Clinic Times:     Monday 3:00-5:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1:00-3:00pm  

 

More Information -

Contact the Director for more information regarding class times, pricing, tournament coaching, private lessons, etc… Call the front desk at OPRC 913-642-6880.

 

OPRC Junior Academy Coaching Staff

 

  • OPRC Academy Director
  • NCAA All American Virginia Tech – 2009 Inductee – Virginia Tech Hall of Fame
  • 2007 Heart of America “Junior High Performance Coach of the Year”
  • Holds 3 National Title Gold Tennis Balls
  • NCAA Rankings as high as #2
  • Certified USTA Regional Training Center Coach

Aaron Marchetti

 

  • 15 years teaching experience
  • USPTA certified
  • OPRC: Marco works with the Academy and Futures programs and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Marco Rodriguez

 

  • 10 years teaching experience
  • USPTA certified
  • Former high school coach (Norman North H.S., Oklahoma)
  • OPRC: Kevin directs USTA tournaments, works with the Academy, teaches private/semi private lessons and strings racquets

Kevin Hammell

 

  • Tennis Instructor – Genesis Health Club in Wichita, KS
  • Former coach – MB Sports Camps in Boston, MA
  • Former college player – Northwest Missouri State University
  • NMSU – All-conference team 4 years consecutively, ranked Top 50 in the nation
  • Native of Brazil
  • OPRC: Academy coach and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Felipe Gennari

 

  • West Virginia Wesleyan scholarship
  • West Virginia 3A #1 Doubles Champion
  • OPRC: Academy, Futures, & Quickstart coach and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Steve Wahl