Tennis Academy
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The tennis academy is an invitational high performance programme for committed players pursuing serious playing careers. Academy players are from the West Midlands region of the UK, competing at a regional, national and international standard.
The LTA Performance Coaching Principles (Person, Heart, Head, Athlete, Skills & Journey) will be at the core of the day-to-day programme to support players on their journey to becoming smart, skilled and athletic competitors of the game.
High Performance Programme
- Academy Training Squads: Develop your game in a team environment with intensive training squads in the afternoons and evenings
- Performance Holiday Camps: Sharpen your game between tournaments with intensive training camps during the Easter and Summer holidays
- Private Coaching: Fast-track improvement of most importance to your game with individual and shared on-court lessons
- Slinger Ball Machine: Practice solo without the need of a hitting partner, developing your game at your convenience
- Overseas Training Trip: End of year training trip to La Manga in Spain for invited competition players
- Video Analysis: SwingVision A.I. tennis app for automated player and ball tracking stats, video analysis, smart coaching and match analysis
- Performance Mindset: Enhance mindset to unlock peak performance under pressure and achieve your best with Red2Blue
- Individual Planning: Plan and review process and outcome goals along with an individual weekly training and annual competition schedule
- Competition Support: Recieve coaching support, guidance, analysis and charting with supervised tournament visits
- Premier Team Matches: Build match confidence and enjoyment competing with your peers in team singles and doubles leagues during the winter and summer seasons
- Singles Ranking Ladder: Arrange regular singles matchplay to test and develop your game and create a positive internal competition between peers
- Strength & Conditioning: Tennis specific strength and conditioning to improve athletic performance and prevent injury. Soumeya Anane - S&C Fitness Coach
- Percussive Therapy: Massage Gun Discount with Hydragun
- Performance Therapy: Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation
- Professional Racket Service: Receive expert advice to optimise racket playing sensations and performance with a convenient on-site stringing and racket accessory service
- Equipment Sponsorship: Receive equipment sponsorship discounts on performance tennis rackets and bags
- US College Placement: Receive a clear pathway and guidance to gaining the opportunity for a US college placement or scholarship in tennis or academics
Contact
If you feel you meet the performance player criteria and aspire to be part of the performance programme as a full-time or access player, please get in contact...