Youth Activities
The Country Club of Missouri offers many Youth Programs including Junior Golf, Junior Tennis, Swim Team, Swimming Lessons and other various activies throughout the year.
Junior Golf
The CCMO Junior Golf Program has something for juniors of all ability levels, ages 5 - 16. All Member children may paricipate in Junior Golf, even if you have a Bath & Tennis or Social membership. June 10th - July 29th, Tuesday morning sessions include putting, chipping and driving as well as limited course play.
Advanced Juniors meet Tuesday afternoons and play 9 holes. This group is designed for the junior who wants to play competitive golf in high school and/or college. We recommend that juniors be at least 12 years old before playing in this group.
Our parent-child tournaments have been a big success. Events will be in June, July and August with play formats that include alternate shot and best ball.
Find out more about Junior Golf.
Junior Tennis
The Junior Program's aim is to provide a structured and fun framework for learning from which the student will foster a lasting enjoyment for the game of tennis and a willingness and desire to improve. The curriculum seeks to develop and improve stroke technique, movement, court sense, knowledge of the rules, positioning and basic tactics.
Read about our Tennis Program in the Missourian
Fall Session Information and enrollment form.
Enrollment forms are also available in the Tennis Proshop and in the Main Office.
Summer Session II July 14th - August 8th, 2008
Fall Session I August 25th - September 21st (No classes Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 - Labor Day)
Fall Session II September 29 - October 26
All classes meet once a week for 4 weeks unless otherwise noted. Children may participate 1 or multiple days each week.
Lil' Slammers (ages 4-6):
Your child will learn the basic elements of tennis with specially designed equipment and professional instruction to assure a positive, successful and fun experience. Your child will love it even more with a friend!
Slammers (ages 7-10):
Introduce your child to tennis in CCMO's beginner level program. Learn the proper technique for groundstrokes, volleys, and serves. Your child will learn basic body movement and footwork, learning to track and judge the bounce of the ball.
Futures 1 (ages 11-13):
This class will focus on development, control, and consistency on serve and groundsroke along with movement on the court. This class is geared toward introduction to competitive play.
Futures 2 (ages 14-18 or meets skill requirements):
This class will improve match play performance. Players will learn consistency through drills and point situations.
Elite Junior Program
The Elite Junior Program is for the serious player that has high goals and expectations for themselves on the high school level, Missouri Valley level and National level. The player must be committed to playing a consistent tournament schedule, which includes Missouri District Endorsement Tournaments, and Missouri Valley Tournaments, which includes Futures and Supers Events. This class is to give the opportunity for committed players to improve their games to compete with the best tennis players in the country. All new participants must be pre-approved for entry into the program by Phil Baillos, Tennis Director.
Gators Swim Team
The CCMO Gators Swim Team practices and competes against other local swim teams throughout the summer.
Find out more about Swim Team
Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons for Beginners, Advanced Beginners and Intermediates are held in the mornings from Mid June – Mid August.
Find out more about Swimming Lessons
Winter Youth Activities
All activities are interest-based and require no skill level to participate. They range from video games to recreation athletics to arts and crafts. Your child will be able to choose the activities in which they want to participate. Programs are scheduled in the indoor multi-purpose basketball/racquetball courts from January – March.
Mom's Night Out
Drop off your child at CCMO for fun and exciting activities while you enjoy a delicious dinner in the dining room. Located at the CCMO indoor basketball courts. Children are served their choice of dinner from the Kid's Menu. Activities include Tennis, Basketball, movies, games and arts & crafts. Ages 4 and up. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting November 11th, 2008.
5:30-7:30 pm Reservations Required.
Contact the Tennis Pro Shop for more information or to sign up, 442-1412 or pbaillos@ccmo.net.
