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Adult Programs at the RCTA

Group lessons are a great way to improve your game and meet other tennis players. RCTA Membership is required to register for group programs at the clay courts. You will not be able to view program schedules if you are not a current member. Join the RCTA Here or at the Join the RCTA dropdown menu. Member dues are $60 per year and grant you access to all RCTA programs for 365 days regardless of when in the year you join.

Groups require committing to a full session, usually 6 to 8 weeks. If a group has space left, you may join midsession at a prorated price. There will be no group lessons Memorial Day Weekend. Groups coached by Todd will begin the week of May 5. Any groups listed at a lower price are 6 weeks, the rest are 7 weeks.

Up to 6 players per group.

If you can’t find an option that’s quite right at 96th Street, view our 119th St Groups!

All of the above does not apply to LiveBall, a partner of Riverside Tennis that handles registrations directly through their own website.

Spring 2025 - April 28 to June 22
Registration Opens March 21, 12pm

Beginner

For beginners and advanced-beginners looking to learn and improve. Participants will develop basic stroke technique and learn to keep a rally going.

No prior experience required.

Weekdays 6 and/or 7pm
Weds 8am
Sat 2 and 4pm
Sun 12 and 2pm

6 or 7 hourlong weekly lessons, $45 per lesson

Intermediate

This drill-oriented class is for players who can sustain a ten-ball rally, control and direct the ball.

Participants will refine their technique and play games to work on point construction.

Weekdays 6 and/or 7pm
Weds 7am
Sat 3 and 5pm
Sun 11am and 1pm

6 or 7 hourlong weekly lessons, $45 per lesson

Cardio Tennis

A high-energy program that combines cardiovascular exercise with tennis drills and point play to deliver the ultimate full-body, calorie-burning aerobic workout.

For advanced beginner to intermediate players who know stroke fundamentals and can play points. Please register for Beginner if you are below this level.

Mon, Tue, Thu and Fri mornings
Sat 9am and Sun 8am

7 hourlong weekly lessons, $45 per lesson

Stroke of the Week

Each week will focus on the details of specific shot: Forehand, backhand, volley and overhead, serve, then put it all together in the last two weeks!

Players must already be comfortable with the basics of all of these shots.

Weds 7pm
Sat 5pm
Sun 4pm

7 hourlong weekly lessons, $45 per lesson

Doubles

For the spring session, doubles will be offered at 119th Street – click below to see options at the Morningside Heights courts.

Check back later in the season for doubles on the red clay!

LiveBall

Experience the fast-paced, competitive, and social atmosphere of LVBL! Two hour of non-stop doubles action with rotating partners.

For intermediate and advanced players who are ready for quick, competitive doubles points without serve.

LVBL is a third party program, not run by RCTA.

Makeup Policy:
- If you miss a lesson, it may be possible to find a makeup. You may check online to see if there is an opening in another group of the same program at the same location as your group. When the lesson begins, ask the pro if there is a space available for a makeup player. If there is, you may join. No more than 6 players can be on court.
- If you are 20 minutes late to your group lesson, you are no longer guaranteed a spot that day. A player doing a makeup in your place may finish the hour with the group, and the late player may find a makeup on another day if six players are already on court 20 minutes or more into the lesson.
- There are no refunds for absences and makeups are not guaranteed. Makeups do not carry over from one session to another. If you are absent during Spring session you may not do a makeup with a Summer session group.

Rain Policy:
- The final week of the group schedule serves as the makeup date for rainouts, unless the specific registration page notes otherwise. This will always be on the usual day and time in the week. Players absent on the rain date are not eligible for a refund or credit.

Please call the RCTA Hotline at (212) 978-0277 to check if the clay courts are open for lessons.

RTA may remove any player from a group that does not fit the skill level of the program. This is for the benefit of both the player and the group. Please do not register for programs that do not match your level – contact us if you are not sure what group is best for you!

Please email info@riversidetennis.org if you have any questions.