Second
Annual
Wounded, Ill, and Injured Military &
Veteran Tennis Camp
Information and FAQs
Dates
The camp will be held
June 12-15, 2013, with travel days on June 11
and 16.
Location
The camp will be held
at Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego, CA, named
the Best Public Tennis
Facility in America by the U.S. Tennis
Association. Website
www.balboatennis.com
.
Transportation
Will be arranged by
camp representatives once registration is
confirmed. Out-of-area
participants will fly into San Diego
International Airport. They will be
met by a camp representative and taken to the
hotel. Daily transportation
will be provided between the hotel and Balboa
Tennis Club, and to any group
evening events.
Lodging
Will be arranged by
camp representatives once registration is
confirmed. Participants will stay
at the Best Western in Mission Valley,
approximately 15 minutes from Balboa
Tennis Club. The hotel is ADA compliant.
Website
www.bw7seas.com .
Schedule
Details are being
developed, but the general routine will be
breakfast, a couple hours of
tennis with breaks, lunch, a few more hours of
tennis with breaks, then
evening opportunities to socialize with
program participants and members of
the San Diego tennis community.
FAQs
Who is eligible to
attend the camp?
Any wounded, ill, or
injured active duty service member or veteran,
regardless of type of
injury. Stand-up and wheelchair players
are welcome.
How much prior
tennis experience is required?
Some prior tennis
experience would be helpful, but beginners are
welcome.
What activities will
be included in the camp?
The camp will focus on
improving tennis skills through game-based
clinics and instruction in an
upbeat, fun-filled atmosphere. On the
last day, participants will be able
to compete in a low pressure round robin event
with other campers.
What equipment will
the camp provide?
The camp will provide a
racquet, balls, T-shirt & ballcap, all of
which the participants can take
with them at the end of the camp. Sport
wheelchairs will be available for
those who wish to use them.
Who will run the
camp?
The camp will be led by
Balboa Tennis Club’s Tennis Director, Geoff
Griffin, a USPTA-certified
teaching professional for over 25 years, and
other professional tennis
instructors from the club. All have been
involved in the club’s Wounded
Warrior Tennis Program since its inception in
2009. Support staff from
Naval Medical Center San Diego will assist.
Who can I contact
for more information?
Mary Alice (“M.A.”)
Hillier, Tennis Camp Coordinator,
tennisma@cox.net,
619-884-8911.
Geoff Griffin, Balboa Tennis Club Tennis
Director,
griffintennis@msn.com,
619-838-1533.
Steve Kappes,
President, San Diego District Tennis
Association,
stevekappes@hotmail.com,
619-948-4596.
The grant funding for this program is
awarded by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the
U.S. Olympic Committee,
through funding
provided by Veterans Affairs. The grants
are provided to
facilitate the growth of Paralympic sport
programming for disabled veterans
and disabled members of the Armed Forces.
Dear
Friends,
January 2013
We’re writing to inform you of a wonderful
opportunity for wounded, ill, and injured
service members and veterans with
an interest in tennis to attend a tennis camp
at Balboa Tennis Club in San
Diego, CA from June 12-15, 2013 (travel dates
June 11 & 16). Participants’
transportation, lodging, meals, instruction,
and equipment will be provided
through grants from the U.S. Olympic
Committee, United States Tennis
Association and other sponsors. The camp
will focus on improving tennis
skills through game-based clinics and
instruction in an upbeat, fun-filled
atmosphere. Beginners are welcome.
Since 2009, the Balboa Tennis Club, in
collaboration with Naval Medical
Center San Diego (NMCSD) and the San Diego
District Tennis Association, has
provided hundreds of free tennis clinics to
more than 400 wounded, ill, and
injured service members and veterans from all
the military services as part
of NMCSD’s Balboa Warrior Athlete Program
(BWAP). This camp will be the
second annual, run by tennis pros from Balboa
Tennis Club and staff from the
BWAP program.
The BWAP tennis program and tennis camp have
been recognized nationally, and are the model
for similar tennis programs
for wounded, ill, and injured service members
and veterans that have been
established at other major military medical
centers, Warrior Transition
Units, and VA hospitals across the country.
The BWAP tennis program has made a positive
impact in the lives of
wounded, ill, and injured service members and
veterans. Therapeutically,
tennis has helped them work on eye-hand
coordination, balance, endurance,
ability to transfer weight, etc. Besides
the physical benefits, tennis
enables them to learn a new sport, promotes
socialization, decreases stress
and anxiety, and helps with re-integration
into the community.
Please pass this information on our tennis
camp to those who may be
interested. Application information and other
details are located at
www.sandiegotennis.com.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Steve Kappes
Mary Alice (“M.A.”) Hillier
Geoff Griffin
Captain, U.S. Navy, Ret.;
Tennis Camp Coordinator
Tennis Director
President, San Diego
San Diego District Tennis Assoc.
Balboa Tennis Club
District Tennis Assoc.
"To apply for the Tennis Camp click here
to access the form!"
*Save a Copy of the
form to your computer, reopen and fill it in
and email the completed form
to M.A. Hillier, Tennis
Camp Coordinator, or print it out, fill it in
and fax it to the number
below.
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