LCRAC Guide - Winter/Spring 2021
Activities, programs, and events in Lexington County, SC.
Activities, programs, and events in Lexington County, SC.
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Tennis Player Development Programs – Ages 4-17
R.O.G.Y. – Red, Orange, Green and Yellow: What does it mean?
Tennis has, for years, been lagging behind other sports when it comes to coaching young children and newcomers to the
game. Other sports, such as baseball, football and soccer, have used age-appropriate equipment such as smaller playing
fields and smaller goals. Tennis has not. Things have changed and finally tennis is catching up with the other sports!
Red Ball
(Ages up to 7)
36 ft. court
Up to 21” racquet
Orange Ball
(Ages 8-10)
60 ft. court
Up to 25” racquet
Green Ball
(Ages 10+)
Full court (78 ft.)
Regular size racquet
Yellow Ball
(Ages 10+)
Full court (78 ft.)
Regular size racquet
10 and Under 10 and Over
This has all changed in the last 6 years or so with the introduction of Red, Orange, Green and Yellow tennis balls (R.O.G.Y.).
Red balls, which are 25% the compression of a full-compression ball (yellow) are used by young children on a 36’ court.
Orange balls are 50% compression and are used on a 60’ court.
Green dot balls have 75% compression and are used on a full size (78’) court.
Yellow balls are 100% compression and they are the ultimate step for the total development.
The result? Children can very quickly learn to rally with each other and start to play games and matches from a very young
age. This is in contrast to what used to happen, which was: children spending hours learning the game on a court that was too
big for them with a ball that bounced too high. This resulted in bad technique, low success rates and led to kids not enjoying
tennis as much as they should.
At LCRAC’s tennis facilities we offer a complete pathway of R.O.G.Y. tennis programs, designed by our professionals to offer
maximum success and enjoyment for your children to fall in love with the sport of a lifetime.
To inquire about our comprehensive R.O.G.Y. program, please contact:
Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center (CTFC) - 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033 803-227-3030
Lexington County Tennis Complex (LCTC) - 425 Oak Drive, Lexington, SC 29207 803-957-7676
For schedule of classes available at CTFC & LCTC, please refer to the previous pages (4-5)
Athletics - Sports League Directory
Football League
Soccer
Dixie Youth Baseball
Batesburg-Leesville
Marcus Chestnut
Cell: 803-730-6967
marcuschestnut@aol.com
Gilbert
Gene Hunter
Cell: 803-546-2677
genergunter@hotmail.com
Lexington
Michus Bridges
Cell: 803-571-0556
Michus_bridges@msn.com
Midlands
Andrew Shuler
Cell: 803-800-1603
Drewshuler21@yahoo.com
Pelion
Clay Stalnaker
Cell: 803-422-4518
Clay.Stalnaker@linde.com
Swansea
Zach Smith
Cell: 803-513-9536
mrzacharysmith@yahoo.com
White Knoll
Tracy Rushing
Cell: 803-404-9670
rushingfamily6@yahoo.com
Lexington County
Soccer
Brian Paulen
Cell: 803-603-6229
Lexington County Girls
Soccer Association
Greg Collins
Cell: 803-917-0201
mrexisting@yahoo.com
Sandhills United Soccer
Club
Kevin Forsythe
Cell: 803-386-4935
tforsythe@pbtcomm.net
West Metro Soccer Club
Chris Hooker
Cell: 803-760-8956
Chooker18@hotmail.com
Kevin Heise
Cell: 803-447-6496
Batesburg-Leesville
Matt Buzhart
Cell: 803-917-9207
mhbuzharte@gmail.com
Cayce-
West Columbia
Tina Bullis
803-446-3299
Carolinagirl4cmb@yahoo.com
Gaston
Jason Smith
Cell: 803-542-6943
gastondyb@gmail.com
Gilbert
Benji Hallman
Cell: 803-318-8532
Bh6289@att.com
Lexington
Tommy Frazier
Cell: 803-331-8084
Midlands
Stephen Knight
Cell:803-767-6321
Cockysc82@yahoo.com
Pelion
Clay Stalnaker
Cell:803-422-4518
Clay.stalnaker@linde.com
Pineview
Grant Gouveia
Cell: 803-331-8728
ggouveia@gmail.com
Swansea
PJ Calvert
803-730-7265
pjcalvert@lexington4.net
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