What is Social Tennis?
Social Tennis is for everyone! Whether you are new to tennis, just coming back to playing, or for more experienced players who want to play tennis without the structure of USTA leagues.
Each week, intermediate & advanced sessions have an instructor on court to organize live match play, pick the best play structure, and provide tips to improve your game or strokes. Bring water & your own racquet.
The beginner New to Tennis sessions are taught by pros that teach players tennis from the ground up. Racquets are provided for the beginner sessions, just bring a water bottle.
Tennis balls are provided for all sessions. Come out and have fun!
For more information, including how to self-rate online without a USTA membership, contact Lori Griffel.
Lori Griffel
Social Tennis Coordinator
1-208-340-9140
Choose Your Social Scene
Beginner
For participants picking up a racquet for the first time or those who have played recreationally a few times but don't have shot selection, serves, understand the court and scoring or the "weird" rules of tennis. Equipment & balls are provided for this class. All classes are instructor led learning the great sport of tennis while creating a community.
Pre-Intermediate
For players who have limited playing experience or have taken the Beginner tennis class & are ready to move to a higher level of play. Participants will develop format knowledge for tennis, match play, serve and stroke development, & work towards consistent match play, etc. Considered a 2.5 or less NTRP rating.
Intermediate
For players who have played 1 year or more of tennis with consistent play, are fine-tuning their game with competition, have some match play experience and can fully keep score, understand basic doubles format, can hit consistent groundstrokes, serves, and volleys & rally 4 or more balls in point play. NTRP rating around 3.0 and higher.
Instructors may find that players are not quite ready for this level of play and may suggest a beginner/pre-intermediate course be taken prior to the intermediate level.
Whether you've never picked up a tennis racquet or you win trophies often, Cardio Tennis is for you. Cardio Tennis is a high energy fitness activity that combines the best features of tennis with cardiovascular exercise. Classes have a warm-up, drills, games and cooldown designed to encompass a full body workout with tennis. Classes are taught by licensed cardio tennis instructors.
CARDIO Tennis
Men's Intermediate/Advanced
For men who have played USTA leagues or are advanced social tennis players and are working to improve their play & strategy and looking for more opportunities to play in a social environment and meet other players. NTRP equivalent, 3.0 - 4.0
Women's Advanced
For women who have played USTA leagues or are advanced social tennis players and are working to improve their play & strategy and looking for more opportunities to play in a social environment and meet other players. NTRP equivalent, 3.0 - 4.0.
Beginner Parent/Child
For parents, guardians or adult siblings and a child or children who are new to tennis or with limited tennis experience to learn this fun, enjoyable, lifetime sport of tennis together. Instructor led classes are designed to engage children & adults alike. All equipment is provided. Children ages 6 & older with adult or adults 18 & older.
2025 Summer Session 4
4-week session
Registration is open for Session 3 which runs July 7 through August 2
We will reschedule any Social Tennis class cancelled for weather to another date during the session.
Cardio Tennis signs up for individual classes. Each cardio class is capped at 8 participants for an optimal workout and participants sign up one class at a time. You may sign up for as many classes as you'd like. Please ask to be on the waitlist for any Cardio class. Spots open up often. Any cardio classes cancelled for weather will be refunded.
WAITLIST for Social or Cardio
Class you want is full? Contact Lori Griffel to be placed on a waitlist.
Lgriffel@idtennis.com ; 208-340-9140
Cardio Tennis - Wednesday Evenings
Men & Women
Wednesday evenings from 6 to 7 pm
register per class
Location: Ann Morrison Park, Boise
Date: Every Wednesday evening through 7/2 and August 27 - October 22
Please ask to be put on the waitlist for any Cardio class. Spots open often and we prefer to keep the class size at 8.
Saturday Mixed Intermediate
Men & Women
Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11 am
Location: Winstead Park, Boise
Date: August 9, 16, 23 & Sept. 6
If class is full ask to be put on the waitlist.
Upcoming 2025 Sessions
schedule subject to change
Session 5: August 4 - September 6
Monday - Thursday classes held 8/4-8/28
Friday & Saturday classes held 8/4 - 9/6 - no class 8/29 & 8/30
Session 6: Sept. 8 - October 11
Saturday classes held 9/8 - 10/18 with no class on October 11
Year-End Tournament: Tentatively scheduled for October 11th.
Social Tennis Refund
Players may request and receive a refund for multi-week Social Tennis sessions. Refunds must be requested on or before the start date for the session a player is registered in. After that date, refund requests will not be honored. If social tennis is suspended, dates are changed, or the session is cancelled for any reason after the registration has opened, a player may request and receive a refund of their social tennis fee. We do not issue refunds for any single classes in a session that are missed by a participant due to their own schedule conflicts.
To receive a Cardio Tennis class refund the request must be submitted at least 2 days before the scheduled date of the class to allow time for your spot to be filled. If requested after this time period, if we are unable to fill your spot, a refund will not be issued.
To request a refund, please fill out the "Request a Refund" 'form below and submit.