Improve your tennis game, grace, hitting power and coordinated movement at the Art Carrington family- friendly tennis academy taught by highly qualified staff. Art Carrington believes that tennis lessons should be fun, accessible to a wide range of ages, and provide attendees with skills and routines that they can practice year-round on and off the court.

Art's routines will not only improve your tennis game but also golf, basketball, baseball or other sport. At Art Carrington's Tennis Academy parents learn skills alongside their children: how to move to the ball, maximize the effectiveness of their swing and how to draw full potential from their core muscles. Art's philosophy is that to improve one's tennis game, most individuals need to improve their rhythmic movement. Key to success in the game and any sport is the ability to be centered over one's body by enhancing core muscle groups, and maximizing muscle effectiveness by improving grace and coordination through dynamic movement. Players will get more power from their swing by remaining centered over their body, swinging in a natural fulcrum and by timing contact with the ball at the optimum moment in physics.

Does it work?

The Arthur Carrington Tennis Academy (ACTA) boasts some of the highest-ranked juniors in New England and in the nation. ACTA offers weekday afternoon and Saturday morning clinics for juniors and adults throughout the year. Art has successfully coached many young tennis players who went on to Junior rankings, college tennis scholarships, and high school teams.

By studying these fundamentals of rhythm and movement, students develop timing, confidence in movement and greater coordination on and off the court. Learning alongside parents ensures that after the lessons are over, parents can continue to teach with the Art Carrington Method thereby multiplying the effectiveness and maximizing the investment in the academy.

Where Is the Academy Located?

Located in beautiful Hampshire County in Amherst, Massachusetts on the Hampshire College campus, the Bay Road Tennis Club maintains 10 outdoor courts and 4 indoor courts for year-round tennis.

Working with Art is his son, Lex, himself a former junior tennis pro and world-class tennis player. Lex has coached on the Women's Tour and worked with the top 10 women in the world for 5 years. He was also a former practice partner of Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.

Tennis is a sport that can be enjoyed at all ages and all levels of play. Come, bring the whole family and meet other families and kids interested in learning or improving their skills.