Wilmington
Join the fun and learn to play tennis. All levels from beginner to advanced. Practice includes drills, lessons, and match play. Clinics are given by specially trained coaches and are open for all persons ages 8 and up with intellectual disabilities.
2026 Fall Schedule
Abilities Tennis offers weekly tennis clinics at the Althea Gibson Tennis Complex in Wilmington. In the fall, we are pleased to offer Special Olympics/Abilities Tennis clinics in partnership with Special Olympics New Hanover County.
Fall Clinics will take place every Thursday:
Sept 3 - Nov 5.
Full, Short, and Skills Court Athletes - 4:30-5:30 PM
Match play for yellow and green ball athletes available 5:30-6:00 PM
Interested in Volunteering?
Please sign up using this Special Olympics registration link if you are interested in volunteering.
Special Olympics has the following training requirements:
Training Requirements:
-Background screening form (only needs to be filled out once and then is ran every 3 years automatically)-https://secure.na4.adobesign.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhA_xXJarXJTPRVptAezC24vxlDC3NMP7-MKJEDClrW5RG-gal5GMcFjZmB-jDSvV00*&hosted=false
-Protective Behaviors Training, General Orientation Training, Concussion Training- total time takes around 1 hour-https://sonc.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SONC-Coaches-Education-and-Development-Grid-2026-1.pdf
Location
Atlhea Gibson Tennis Complex
3405 Park Ave, Wilmington, NC
