We’re for having fun while becoming players!
NEW WEEKLY CLASS OPPORTUNITIES
We are rocking the tennis this spring at the Winslow Tennis Academy and we are conveniently located in El Cerrito.
Mondays, 4-5:30pm, Harding Park — 14-17 yr old intermediate and advanced players, including rusty players wanting to come back and high school girls looking to move higher up their varsity team ladder.
Tuesdays 4-5:30pm, Arlington Park — 14-17 yr old intermediate and advanced players, including rusty players wanting to come back and high school girls looking to move higher up their varsity team ladder.
Wednesdays, Harding Park
- 3-4pm — 6-8 year olds;
- 4-5pm –- 8-11 year old newer and beginner players;
- 5-6pm – 8-11 year old more experienced intermediate players.
Thursdays, 4-5:30pm, Harding Park — 14-16 yr old intermediate and advanced players.
Saturday afternoons at Cerrito Vista Park, for newer and beginner players
- 12-1pm – 6-8 yr olds
- 1-2pm — 11-13 yr olds
- 2-3pm – 8-11 yr olds
- 3:30-5pm Clinic — Advanced 12-14 year olds.
Coach Alexander is starting a new Saturday clinic for Strong 3.5, 3.5+ and Lower 4.0 Adult Players
We will work rigorously on our shot-making and technique, Tennis IQ, competitive abilities, and quickness and footwork. 2 hours, 11am-1pm, every Saturday at Harding Park starting on Sat Feb 28. We have fun while getting after it!
Coming this Summer! Age Group Half-day Summer Camps and High Performance Camps for Competitive Players
Final schedules and pricing coming soon.
Spring 2026 Kids Classes and Clinics
We keep kids, moving, learning and having fun. We offer the following:
- Our active small group classes — organized by age group and skill range so that kids are in classes with their peers — on weekdays after school and on Saturday afternoons;
- Physically and mentally rigorous clinics for competitive players with Coach Alexander;
- Participation on our Junior Team and our Friday team matches and events;
- Outstanding student-teacher class ratios with our wonderful and highly trained coaches who know their stuff, are great with kids, and love tennis.
We are located in El Cerrito at Harding Park, Cerrito Vista, and Arlington Park. Please contact Coach Alexander Winslow for the schedule and more information. Email: alexander@winslowtennisacademy.com Cell: 510.220.0067
The Winslow Tennis Academy has been helping kids build their tennis journeys and providing outstanding instruction and coaching for years. Alexander Winslow is a deeply experienced instructor, junior team coach, and competitor with numerous academy players playing on their high school varsity teams. He is an expert in junior tennis development and competition and a former NCAA Division 1 varsity starting player, nationally ranked junior and head coach of Bishop O’Dowd High School’s boys and girls varsity teams.
Saturday Tennis: Kids Peer Group Classes for Newer and Younger Players; Clinics for High School Varsity Players; and, Clinics for 3.0 Women Players and 3.5/3.5+/4.0 Adult Players
Saturday Afternoon Peer Group Classes for Kids
- 12-1pm — Youngest Players, Ages 6-8.
- 1-2pm — Ages 11-13.
- 2-3pm — Ages 8-11.”
Clinics and more with Coach Alexander for Advanced, Competitive Junior Players
- Tuesdays 4-5:30pm, Arlington Park — Intermediate and Advanced players 11-13 years old;
- Wednesdays 3:30-5pm, Harding Park — Advanced Players 12-14 years old;
- Fridays 4-6pm — Junior Team Spring season matches and practices in March, April and early May;
- Saturdays 1-3pm, Harding Park — High School varsity players.
- Coming this Summer — one-week High Performance Camps for several different groups of advanced, competitive players
Adult Clinics with Coach Alexander on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays
Fall 2024 Update: I am fired up for our Academy high school players, each of whom is on their own exciting and fulfilling tennis journey. We have 6 current/recent Academy players now playing on the Berkeley High girls varsity team, let’s go! Congratulations Sophie, Cam, Ceci, Marilyn, Isa and Cid.
Congratulations also to Sabrina (Albany High) and Eleanor (El Cerrito High) for establishing their positions in the starting lineup in their second hs girls varsity campaigns.
Among our academy boy participants, we have almost 10 players who will be working hard on their games this fall as they anticipate returning as starters for their varsity teams at Albany, Berkeley, and El Cerrito high schools in January 2025. And we also have another 5-7 players who will be working this fall to make those hs varsity squads and/or starting lineups for the first time.
And congratulations to academy players Jack (El Cerrito High), Abe (El Cerrito High) and Nahele (Albany High) for having graduated from high school this past June and for now launching their promising new college careers.
Winslow Tennis Academy Players Grabbing Spots on High School Varsity Teams
- bi-weekly Wednesdays 7-8pm, Cerrito Vista — “Wimbledon” group;
- bi-weekly Wednesdays 7-8pm, Cerrito Vista — “US Open” group;
- bi-weekly Fridays 9:30-11am, Harding Park — 3.0+ and 3.5 Players;
- Saturdays 9:30-11am, Harding Park — Women 3.0 Players;
- Saturdays 11am-1pm, Harding Park — 3.5, 3.5+ and 4.0 Players.
Schedule & Pricing
Monday-Saturday. For our small group lessons with my assistant coaches: $30/hour; $35 for 1.5 hours. For Coach Alexander’s clinics: the cost is a sliding scale based upon # of players but usually comes to $40 or $45/player. For private lessons with either my coaches or with Coach Alexander, please inquire about our rates.
Location
Conveniently located in sunny, breezy El Cerrito. We are based at Harding Park, on Ashbury Ave approx 8 blocks north of Solano Ave. We also have some classes and clinics — including our Saturday afternoon kids classes with my assistant coaches — at Cerrito Vista, located at Moeser Lane and Avis Drive, a short distance uphill from the El Cerrito Rec Center and swimming pool. Coach Alexander also has two weekly clinics at Arlington Park, located on Arlington Blvd on top of the hill.
Alexander Winslow, owner, Winslow Tennis Academy; long-time USTPA-certified teaching professional and team coach; member, Wilson Gold Staff Advisory Program; former nationally ranked junior player and starting member, San Jose State University varsity men’s tennis team.
Berkeley- and El Cerrito-based Winslow Tennis Academy is for players of all ages and levels. We have fun while getting after it. Coach Alexander develops young kids, older kids, beginners, high school varsity and tournament players, and has an active junior development program and junior team. I also delight in working with adults, whether those learning for the first time, rediscovering their games, playing social doubles, or competing in U.S.T.A. league matches. I teach excellent mechanics, footwork and shot-making techniques; keep players moving, drilling and having fun; and strengthen players’ quickness and conditioning. With advanced competitive players, we also work on point tactics, shot selection, match strategies and management, and mental approaches; I help them win more points and become more confident competitors.