Ready Set Rackets is our tennis, pickleball and padel program for the littlest players, taught through games. Thirty-minute parent and child classes: Ready Tots (1.5 to 3) and Ready Athletes (3 to 5) across the Philadelphia suburbs, and ages 2 to 5 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
A grown-up on court with every child. Balloon rallies and chase games that build coordination, balance and the first swing.
About Ready Tots
Kid-sized paddles and rackets, foam balls and mini nets. Kids learn to aim and swing through quick games.
About Ready Athletes
Weekday classes inside partner preschools and daycares. Send us your school's name.
For Schools
Junior tennis and junior pickleball clinics pick up where Ready Set Rackets leaves off.
Junior ClinicsBecause the window for hand-eye coordination opens early, and because it is fun.
Kids learn to track a ball and swing on time using balloons, foam balls, mini nets and targets. Every class is 30 minutes: a warm-up, quick games and a big finish. Parent/guardian must accompany children on court.
At 7, kids move into our junior tennis or junior pickleball clinics.
Find a Ready Set Rackets ClassWeekend township classes run in Radnor (Sulpizio Gym, Sundays and Tuesdays), Wynnewood at the Kaiserman JCC (Saturdays), Lower Merion (Saturdays), Limerick (Monday mornings), Upper Dublin (Wednesday mornings) and Lakewood Ranch, Florida (Saturdays, Morning and Midday classes, starting January 2027). Weekday classes run inside partner preschools and daycares. The full schedule, pricing and registration are on readysetrackets.com.
Sessions are five weeks of 30-minute classes. Prices vary by town and are listed on each program; Lakewood Ranch, Florida is $135 per five-week session. All equipment is provided. Bring sneakers, comfy clothes and a water bottle.
Junior clinics for ages 7 and up run in every town listed here.
Limerick, Lower Providence, Lower Gwynedd, Plymouth Meeting, Upper Dublin, Upper Merion, Conshohocken, Springfield, Whitemarsh, Whitpain, Wynnewood (Kaiserman JCC)
Phoenixville, West Chester, Tredyffrin, Concord Township, Radnor, Lower Merion
La Salle University, Fox Chase, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Parrish, FL, Windsong Ranch, TX, Florida & Texas communities
Yes, with the right setup. A two-year-old in Ready Tots bats balloons, chases foam balls, aims at hula hoops and swings a kid-sized paddle with a grown-up beside them. It is coordination and confidence, built through games.
In Pennsylvania, Ready Tots is 1.5 to 3 and Ready Athletes is 3 to 5. In Lakewood Ranch, Florida, one class covers ages 2 to 5. Junior tennis and pickleball clinics start at 7.
Yes. Classes use foam balls, balloons, lightweight kid-sized paddles and knee-high nets, and a coach runs every game. It is closer to a movement class than to adult pickleball.
Padel is a racket sport played on a small enclosed court with walls, like tennis crossed with squash. Kids play a toddler version in Ready Set Rackets with short rackets and soft balls. It builds the same tracking and swing skills as tennis and pickleball.
Yes. Parent/guardian must accompany children on court. Classes held inside a preschool or daycare run with the school's own staff.
Thirty minutes, once a week, for five weeks. Prices vary by town and are listed on each program. In Lakewood Ranch, Florida, a session is $135. All equipment is provided.
Radnor, Wynnewood (Kaiserman JCC), Lower Merion, Limerick and Upper Dublin, plus partner preschools. In Florida, Lakewood Ranch. See readysetrackets.com for the schedule.
Yes. Ready Set Rackets classes for ages 2 to 5 run Saturdays at Lakewood Ranch Park, Morning (8:30) and Midday (12:00), starting January 2027. Parent/guardian must accompany children on court.