i will be traveling to las vegas for a conference at the end of this month, and i was wondering if anyone knows of some courts with drop in drills/clinics that are on the strip. i will not have a car with me, and i will be staying at the venetian. any advice would be appreciated.
tennis in las vegas?
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Bally's, The Las Vegas Hilton, The Flamingo all have courts and various programs. Might want to check out the brand new International Tennis Center...
http://www.internationaltenniscentre.com/
http://www.internationaltenniscentre.com/
Bally's had a couple of morning clinics last time I was there. I think there's a 3.0-3.5 early, and then a 3.5-4.0 around 9am. I did the 3.5-4.0 (which was a stretch in terms of ability, in my opinion), but I still enjoyed it. Mainly drills and doubles play. $40 for a couple of hours, I think, not too bad.
I've heard good things about the Hilton, but haven't tried it.
Darling center looked good when I was out there for the tennis channel open, but it's a ways off the strip.
the international tennis center looks pretty cool. It's also indoors, which would be key during warm summer months. Looks super spendy, though (like, $40/person-hour for singles)! There's a one hour clinic for $40. If you go there, would you post and let me know how it was?
I've heard good things about the Hilton, but haven't tried it.
Darling center looked good when I was out there for the tennis channel open, but it's a ways off the strip.
the international tennis center looks pretty cool. It's also indoors, which would be key during warm summer months. Looks super spendy, though (like, $40/person-hour for singles)! There's a one hour clinic for $40. If you go there, would you post and let me know how it was?
quick update
i ended up going to ballys and doing the 9-11 am clinic which was excellent. anne rockwell was the instructor, and she ran a thorough drill. i am a 3.5 player who plays mostly mens doubles, and mixed doubles. i found this to very appropriate to my level. cost was $50, which is on the expensive side, but it's a 2 hour drill and about on par for vegas.
the next day i ended up doing a private lesson which was also very helpful.
thanks for all the posts. if i had to do it again, i would definitely go back to ballys.
i ended up going to ballys and doing the 9-11 am clinic which was excellent. anne rockwell was the instructor, and she ran a thorough drill. i am a 3.5 player who plays mostly mens doubles, and mixed doubles. i found this to very appropriate to my level. cost was $50, which is on the expensive side, but it's a 2 hour drill and about on par for vegas.
the next day i ended up doing a private lesson which was also very helpful.
thanks for all the posts. if i had to do it again, i would definitely go back to ballys.
Cool, glad you had fun. I did that clinic earlier this year, in March. Seemed like that clinic was about ideal for a 3.5 player, but Anne knew some good drills to keep it challenging for a range of levels (there was a volleying drill that really evened it up by putting the net folks into a tough position from the first feed). Given what things cost at the strip hotels in Vegas, $50 for a couple of hours wasn't too bad... though the pro to player ratio was, like 12:1 when I was there.
I'd definitely go back to Bally's too - mainly because it does the job of getting me out on the courts, and it is mid-strip. The Hilton's program sounds good, but it's out of the way.
I'd definitely go back to Bally's too - mainly because it does the job of getting me out on the courts, and it is mid-strip. The Hilton's program sounds good, but it's out of the way.
