Tennis is an
excellent sport for active people, and Camp Timberlane is benefited
by having a very good program in this field. Beginners find it very
easy to learn the basics of the sport at camp, with the help of
teachers Steve Lebau and Tom Easthouse. This Timberlife reporter
talked to Steve about the program.
TIMBERLIFE: How long have you been
teaching Tennis?
LEBAU: Ive been teaching for four years, and have had a lot of
experience with kids.
TIMBERLIFE: Tell me about the history of Tennis at Timberlane?
LEBAU: Before myself, there were only two tennis courts. The other
two courts were put in in 1965. Some of my predecessors were Terry
Golden, Andy Mintz, and Steve Burke.
TIMBERLIFE: What is your approach to teaching tennis?
LEBAU: First, I like to start out with ground strokes, then forehand
and backhand strokes. Next we work on our serves. This is about the
time the student can start playing games, and we try to encourage
them to play as many as possible.
TIMBERLIFE: How many people in camp take tennis?
LEBAU: About forty-five to fifty boys took tennis last session. This
was about one third of the whole camp.
TIMBERLIFE: Tell me about the different tournaments at camp.
LEBAU: There is usually one tournament with a different camp each
session. Last session we had one with Camp Kawaga. We won the
intermediate division title and lost the junior title. Recently, we
had our own in-camp tourney. Kevin Palans emerged as the best in the
senior division, beating Mike Wilson 8-5. In the Intermediate bout,
David Goldstein and Tony Elman fought it out, and Elman came out
victorious, with a score of 6-3.
TIMBERLIFE: What else is planned for the Tennis program?
LEBAU: Well, Mark tells me that all four courts will be resurfaced
next year and Im sure that that will greatly benefit our
program.