lessons and birthday parties; see Parties and Skateboarding under Sports. See ad on page 55.
• Southern California Tennis Academy
2800 Studebaker Road, Long Beach
(562) 704-2241
www.sctennisacademy.com
Weekly tennis camps (ages 5-16) are offered during
winter, spring and summer vacation. Instruction is
provided by USPTA-certified teaching professionals
with college-playing experience. All kids are taught
competitive technical and mental skills while training in a fun and challenging environment. For their
year-round program, see Tennis under Sports. See
ad on page 57.
• Sylvan Learning Centers
Downey
(562) 622-9210
Huntington Beach
(714) 848-6072
Laguna Niguel
(949) 349-1835
Long Beach
(562) 429-8320
www.sylvanlearning.com
At Sylvan Camps kids have fun! Campers learn robotics and game design while strengthening their
math, reading and writing skills. Call today for details! See ads on page 5 and 17.
• Tom Hicks Baseball Camps, LLC
(562) 425-2446
www.tomhicksbaseballcamps.com
The 27th annual THBC prides itself on being the
area’s best fundamental baseball camp. Camps,
offered during Christmas and summer vacations,
focus on individual instruction and improvement.
Camps
Camps are available in Long Beach and the surrounding areas. For more information, see their listing in Baseball and Softball under Sports, or visit
their website.
• Valter Paiva Junior Tennis Camps 2016/17
Billie Jean King Tennis Center
1040 Park Ave., Long Beach
(562) 266-8882
www.valtertennis.com
The Junior Tennis Camp program offers training
sessions for beginners to college-level players
(ages 5-18). All coaches are USPTA-certified! This
is the opportunity for kids to have loads of fun
while discovering and enjoying the game of tennis
and learning valuable skills. Full-day and half-day
camps! Early drop-off and late-pick available upon
request. Call for upcoming sessions: Thanksgiving Camp, November 21-25; Winter Camp, two
sessions, December 26-30 and January 2-6; and
Spring Camp, April 17-21. Sign-up now; weekly
and daily drop-ins available! See ad on page 57.
• Vans Skatepark Clinics
20 City Blvd. West, Orange
(714) 769-3800
www.vans.com
Vans Skatepark in Orange offers skate camps and
clinics yearly. Instruction is offered for beginner to
advanced street skateboarders, ages 6-16. Space
is limited and preregistration is required. All participants must have a waiver signed on-site by a
parent or legal guardian. A Holiday Skate Clinic is
offered December 10 and 17; see Calendar for details. Also see Skateboarding under Sports, and ad
on page 33.
YMCAs
www.ymcaoc.org,www.lbymca.org,
www.campoakes.org, www.camp.ymca.org
Individual branches offer day camp (5-15) during traditional and year-round school vacations.
Overnight camp (7-18) may be offered throughout the school year. Family Camp is held Mother’s
Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. Fi-
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