All Programs Include 7-8 hours a day of Tennis with 3 - 4 hours of personalized Tennis instruction daily
We have access to 20 courts on three different surfaces:
Clay, Indoor, and Hard Courts, At Three different locations

• Rules, Etiquette and Situation Training
• Fitness, Range of Motion, and Strength Training
• Tennis Skills, Backhand Forehand, Top Spin, Serves, Grip, Foot Movement, Strategy and Tactics
• Personalized Achievement Workbook
• Tennis Tournament "Kennebec Cup" to bring together all elements of the tennis training
• Video Sports Analysis: as used by the Boston Celtics and New England Patriots
  

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Facilities:

• 16 Camper Cabins (8-10 campers and two counselors)
• 8 Staff Housing Buildings
• 2 Shower Houses (male and female)
• 2 Office Buildings Infirmary/Health CenterBuilding
• Dining Hall (capacity 140)
• Waterfront: 800 Ft on Lake Salmon in Belgrade Lakes Region
• 2 Ski Boats, 4 Sailboats, 6 Kayaks, 6 canoes, 3 Floats, 8 miscellaneous boats
• Campfire Circle with Totem Poles
• Theater
• Video Analysis Station
• Ping Pong Pavilion
• Club Making Building
• Pottery and Ceramics Building
• Lounge, Library and Fireplace (19th Hole)
• Lobster Shack
• 3 High Elements Ropes Course
• Climbing Wall
• Volleyball Court
• Basketball Court
• 3 Lighted Red Clay Tennis Courts plus 4 local indoor courts and 14 hard courts
• Pro Shop
• Bag Room (Capacity 125 Bags)
• Ball Picker (Yeaaahh!)
• Caddy Shack, Maintenance Buildings
• 6Tournament quality Greens
• 5 fairways
• 4 bunkers
• 9 Tees
• 5 Target Greens
• Double Decker Lighted 300 Yard Driving Range ( 26 Stations)
• Video Building

A Typical Day

Tennis Instruction

Basic Tennis Program:

Morning

Instruction Required (Instruction also offered PM, and Evenings)
Training Stations Include:
Grip, Stance, Swing, Alignment
Foot Drills and Tempo Short Game
Backhand, Forehand, Serve, Volley, Offense, Defense, Strategy
Sports Psychology
Strength and Flexibility
Technical, Tactical, Physical, and Psychological Training
Rules and Etiquette
Tournament Play
Video Analysis

"The student becomes the adult he sees"

Afternoon

Daily supervised match play, games and competition offered on away courts

Golf and Tennis combination ( Serve and Turf) or afternoon
lessons on the course with Scott Brogan

PLUS Afternoon and Evening Alternative Activities to the Basic Tennis Program (Offered each afternoon as a diversion from the rigors of the intensive tennis program.)
Maine GOLF Academy Golf Instruction and Play (see us at www.golfcamp.com)
Waterfront Activities: Water-skiing, Sailing, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing
The Arts Arts & Crafts, Pottery & Ceramics Theater
Ropes Course, Climbing Wall, Crows Nest and High Ropes Elements
Basketball, Volleyball
Pick up games of: Soccer, FOLF (Frisbee Golf which was invented Here),
Badminton, Basketball Slip and Slide
Color War Competition

Evening Programs (After dark)

Juniors ages 9-12
Game Shows
Skits
Movies
Carnival and Casino Nights
Miniature Golf
Lip Synch Contest
Trivia Contest
Midnight Golf
Camp Fires
Maroon & Green Competition

Seniors ages 13- 17

Same as above plus:
|Special privileges and trips
Socials
Midnight Golf (Played in complete darkness except for the lighted balls, flag sticks and safety light sticks worn as hats )
Late night golf and tennis play on our lighted driving range, putting green, and tennis courts
Movies
19th Hole After Hours Lounge

Weekends :

The weekends are devoted to exploring the wonders of Maine and the magical 3,700 miles of coast line (You have to come back for a few years to see it all)

Our goal is that every camper who comes to Maine should do all the following: climb a mountain, go on a river, see the coast, eat a lobster ( or some Maine Fare that is a suitable substitute), play as many golf courses as possible, go whitewater rafting, hear a loon, start a camp fire, eat smores, and see an eagle soaring over one of the 4,000 islands off the coast of Maine.

Trips include:
Bar Harbor (4 weekers only)
Whitewater Rafting
Whale Watching (4 weekers only)
Mountain Climbing
Rock Climbing (4 weekers only)
Lobster Feast and going to the Coast Camping Outings

On weekends extra instruction and limited play is available for those who absolutely refuse to leave camp (not hard to imagine when you see all that is here). Golf play in the afternoon for those advanced golfers who do not go on any trips and who insist that trying for a Birdie is more important than seeing an Eagle soaring over Mt. Desert Island

Relaxing- hanging, chilling, and basically taking it easy back at camp as a much needed break from
the fast paced program.

Certifications Achievement Books:

our own 5 achievement levels that require passing tests of skill, knowledge,
and accomplishments in each level before moving on to the next.

Every other FRIDAY Tournaments
Campers play an all camp tournament as a culmination to that session or section of our program.

Hot News! There is limited space for Parents to play with their child in the golf tournament,
if your child is enrolled in our combination program for both golf and tennis. There is an extra fee ($150) and 1 month reservation notice is required. Based on availability.

Afterwards we have a Bar-b-que at the camp

Combination Tennis and Golf Program
(Limited to 20 campers per session)

SERVE & TURF

Combine The Maine TENNIS & The Maine GOLF Academies....

....for Campers who want to split their summer session's focus on instruction in both Golf and Tennis.

Each camper will be given a schedule when they arrive at camp devoting half their time to Tennis and half to Golf. They will either be scheduled to take one week of tennis instruction and play, then one week of golf instruction and play; or vice versa, one week of Golf and then one week of Tennis. The Directors of Instruction will arrange the best schedule for all concerned. (See our Maine Tennis Academy website: www.tenniscamp.org for more details on the the Tennis Program.)

The Serve and Turf Combination Program is limited by spaces available, 20 campers per session. Campers receive 3 hours of the highest level of instruction during our regular morning training periods and top quality play every afternoon. The schedule of activities and events are the same as the single focus session of either golf or tennis with Serve and Turf campers participating in a full week of golf instruction and course play and a full week of tennis instruction, competition and play.

We require campers in this program to wear uniform shirts appropriate for each activity. Therefore, the only added expense for this program is the uniform costs since campers will need to have 6 collared golf shirts, 6 tennis T shirts, one collared Tennis shirt and one wind breaker. ( Please refer to our Clothing Catalog you will receive upon enrolling, for uniform ordering) Tennis players need to bring their own tennis racquet and golfers can rent clubs frrom the Maine Golf Acaemy or bring their own.

Campers are guaranteed to have fun and enjoy the best of both worlds!

Medical

Our wonderful Nurse lives here at camp and our fantastic Pediatrician on-call Doctor lives only 4 minutes away. The Mid Maine Medical Hospital is an excellent facility only 13 minutes away. We have the most modern equipment hospital in Maine with all the specialties and disciplines of a major city. Medical Insurance is required, so that when our Nurse and Doctor need to prescribe treatment and/or medical attention it is covered by the camper1s policy. Administering prescription medicine is done as needed or after each meal.

Phone Calls and Emails

Campers are permitted to make only one phone call per week , after the first week, and emails may be sent after the first Thursday that the campers arrive. This policy helps the camper better adjust to camp and begin to establish the bond with the us here at the camp that is so important for them, so that they can take full advantage of all the great experiences camp life has to offer. Parents of course can call as often as they like to check with us on how their camper is doing.

Transportation

We encourage parents and families to drive to camp when possible to drop their child off and tuck them into their bunk. This way they can see this little rustic country club for kids and meet the other bunk mates. Plus seeing Maine and staying few days for a vacation is about as nice a treat as you can give yourselves.

If that is not possible or practical we are pleased to pick up campers at the gate, with an extra charge, as long as it is at Portland International Airport on arriving Sundays and we are glad to take them to the gate on departure Saturdays, both between the hours of 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM Transportation outside those times or from Logan International Airport can be arranged for an extra fee.( Based on time of day and distance from the camp.) Arrangements must be confirmed no later than May 31st.

Escort Service (From the departure city)

We will provide a counselor to pick up your child at their departing airport and escort them to camp or escort them from camp to their destination airport, with a minimum of 5 campers from the same flight. The extra fee is based on time of day and distance from camp. Reservations and confirmations must be made no later than April 30th. Subject to availability of airline tickets and sufficient time to organzie properly.

Paid Registration Includes:

The above instruction, tournament play, most trips and activities, course fees for golf, club making, plus lodging in a supervised traditional rustic Maine cabin, three delicious home-made meals a day, daily snacks, transportation to and from Maine's Portland Airport on specified days and times, a personal Maine Tennis Academy Achievement Book as a testimony to campers' unique experience, accomplishments and acquired knowledge, and numerous positive memories to last a lifetime. Medical insurance, a non refundable canteen fee of $200 for four weeks, linens and bedding, and special programs are not included.

White Water Rafting, Water Skiing, Sailing, Swimming, Basketball, Theater & Arts, Golf, Canoeing, Ropes Course, Mountain Climbing, Trips, Lobster, Etc.

Cabin Life is the center of every child's experience here at Kennebec Camps Maine Tennis and Golf Academy.Most campers make lifetime friends as it is their first roommate situation they have ever had, and as such it will always be special.Here is a typical rustic cabin that has running water, toilet, sink and electricity.Looks cozy doesn't it?