MCA Learn and League

MCA is proud to kick off our inaugural LEARN AND LEAGUE!

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Learn and League is a new take on our Beginner’s Academy with the goal of helping new and experienced players get on the court together to foster growth at all skill levels. We will be running this program from 1 PM - 2:30 PM for 5 Sundays starting on September 21st with each session being split between instruction and gameplay. Our vision for this program looks something like this:

• Get new players in the gym and start getting their skills trained up by matching them with more experienced players. The goal is to get 20-24 players so we can form 4 teams.

• Each team will have 2-3 more experienced players as Junior Coaches.

• During the LEARN portion of the session (the first 45 minutes), the MCA head clinicians will teach the skills to the entire group and the player coaches will help their individual teams with the skills.

• During the LEAGUE portion, teams will square off in timed games with each game lasting 10 minutes. We will total up wins and losses each week and at the end of 5 weeks we will crown a champion.

• If a team is short players, no problem - the coaches will jump in to fill out the team!

So, why are we doing this? Simple - we want to grow the game and the only way we do that is by growing the connections between players. Older players have been where new players are. They get it and they bring a wealth of real game experience that new players can benefit from (not to mention some extra ball control). The Junior Coaches benefit by seeing the game through a coach’s eyes and learn to develop leadership skills they can take back to their high school and club teams. Both groups get to build relationships and that make our community even stronger. In the end, both groups get a chance to GROW!

That said, here are the details:

Player Limits:

• Players: We are limiting the number of players to 24 so everyone gets as much court time as possible.

• Junior Coaches*: We need 8-12 Junior Coaches who can commit to at least 4 out of the 5 sessions.

Duration:

• 5 sessions, 1.5 hours per session

Price (5 Week Session):

• $100

Head Clinicians:
- Bobbi McDowell, Danielle Spigler, and Steve Swann

Location:
All Sessions: Grace Classical Academy - 2416 Creswell Rd, Bel Air, MD 21015

*Junior Coaches -We will be happy to provide credit for community service hours, comps for MCA programs, or monetary compensation as appropriate.