All In Academy

A purposeful academy built by competitors

All In Academy is a two-site French project with a clear promise: make high performance tennis and serious schooling live under one roof, day after day, with no wasted steps. Former world No. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and renowned coach Thierry Ascione set the tone. They want a place where the habits of the tour are taught early, where training is organized and measurable, and where young players grow up inside a professional routine rather than visiting one for a week at a time.

The idea began as Ascione’s development platform and accelerated when Tsonga joined the project. Together they chose to grow on two complementary canvases. One is a modern, high-density campus in Lyon-Decines that operates like a compact performance village. The other is a green coastal base in Villeneuve-Loubet on the French Riviera, built around outdoor volume and Mediterranean rhythm. The pairing matters. It lets players switch surfaces, climates, and match scenarios without breaking continuity in coaching, care, and school.

Why the setting matters

Lyon-Decines: reliability and rhythm

Lyon-Decines sits inside a larger sports district that hums all year. Winters are cool, summers warm, and the campus offers indoor and outdoor options so sessions do not depend on the forecast. For juniors who need a predictable school and training cadence, reliability is everything. Courts, classrooms, gym, treatment rooms, dining, and dorms form a short walking loop. That proximity turns a long commute into three extra drills, a stretch block, or ten more minutes of feedback with a coach.

Villeneuve-Loubet: coastal continuity

On the Riviera, the climate invites outdoor tennis most of the year. Sea breezes cool long hitting blocks. Clay teaches movement efficiency and patience. Hard courts keep tempo high and ball speed honest. The setting is calm but connected, close to an international airport and a broad tournament calendar. For players preparing a clay run or looking for a confidence-building stretch of matches, this location makes sense.

Facilities built for performance

Courts and surfaces

Across the two sites, players cycle between clay and hard, indoor and outdoor. Lyon-Decines includes a large bank of courts suitable for both periodized practice and match simulations on short notice. A show court lifts the stakes when coaches want to rehearse tournament energy. The Riviera site leans outdoor, with a spread of clay and hard courts that allow full days of volume.

Gyms, recovery, and flow

The Lyon-Decines fitness suite is structured for strength, conditioning, and mobility in adjacent zones so squads rotate without bottlenecks. The pool supports low impact aerobic work and recovery. Treatment rooms sit near the gym and courts so players move quickly from diagnostics to intervention to monitored return-to-play. In Villeneuve-Loubet, the gym is direct and functional, designed to back up the outdoor-first model. The pool and simple recovery stations help players manage load across longer hitting days.

Technology without theater

Data is used to support decisions rather than put on a show. Coaches track objective markers on footwork, spacing, and patterns. Video is used for short, targeted reviews rather than marathon sessions. Radiofrequency and manual therapy protocols are applied under physiotherapist direction for tissue recovery where appropriate, and strength testing informs when to push and when to consolidate.

Boarding and daily life

Lyon-Decines houses dorm rooms and classrooms inside the performance footprint so students live the same schedule they will one day meet on tour: short walks, tight handoffs, early starts, and clear nighttime routines. On the Riviera, accommodation is intentionally simple, with single and double rooms a short walk from courts and dining. Both sites plan meals around training blocks and encourage sleep as a performance skill, not an afterthought.

Coaching staff and philosophy

All In combines on-court staff coaches with strategic input from Ascione and cultural leadership from Tsonga. The principle is simple: small training groups, clear intentions for every session, and constant feedback loops that turn good habits into default behaviors. Staff backgrounds span federation experience, tour coaching, college placement navigation, and sport-science-informed physical preparation.

The coaching language is consistent across the two sites. Players hear the same cues for spacing, see the same progressions for patterns, and learn to connect technique with tactics under pressure. Ratios are kept tight during school terms and expand a little during holiday camps to accommodate visiting players without eroding standards.

Programs and pathways

Tennis-Studies

A year-round track that balances school and tennis inside one schedule. Lyon-Decines integrates classrooms into the campus so students move from first-period lessons to the morning session in minutes. Afternoon classes are scheduled around the second hit and strength work. On the Riviera, the tennis load is similar, supported by partner schooling and boarding. Entry is selective, training is individualized, and academic supervision is proactive.

Training Center and High Performance blocks

For ambitious juniors and transition pros, the academy offers full-time or block training with periodized goals. Coaches use these windows to address technical bottlenecks, sharpen patterns on clay and hard, and build match toughness with constraint-based sets. Blocks are often aligned with national and European calendar peaks so players can train, travel, and return for targeted resets.

Seasonal camps for juniors and adults

Weeklong camps run at both sites with a consistent curriculum: technical modules, tactical decision-making, physical preparation, and basic mental routines. Lyon-Decines leans into mixed-surface work with winter indoor continuity. The Riviera camps lean into clay footwork and day-long outdoor volume. Adult weeks borrow the same progressions that juniors use, which keeps staff sharp and strengthens the wider club community.

College pathway to the United States

The academy supports players who target American university tennis. That includes academic file building, realistic scholarship targeting, video packages, and guidance during the first seasons on campus. It is a practical exit route for many profiles and a way to align long-term finances with development goals.

How training is structured

Technical foundations

The staff spends real time on the feet: first steps, repositioning, and recovery. Spacing is taught as a habit. Players drill to hit from the correct distance, learn to create linear and lateral shapes, and rehearse finishing distances around the ball that match their identity. Racket-head speed is built with progressive overload and monitored so gains are precise rather than cosmetic.

Tactical clarity

Sessions emphasize patterns with clear triggers. Juniors learn to recognize neutral, advantage, and danger moments, then connect them to their A-plan and B-plan. On clay, that might mean a wide serve to set the inside-out forehand and then string a depth-to-height progression. On hard, it might mean flattening the backhand early in the rally to open space for a forehand finish. Scrimmages are constrained to force decisions, not just endurance.

Physical preparation

Strength and power work are treated as development pillars, not optional extras. Younger athletes learn movement literacy and basic lifting. Late teens build force and rate of force under supervision. Mobility blocks bookend the day. Heart-rate and wellness checks flag load risks early. The pool gives a non-impact option when volume needs to be high but joints need a break.

Mental skills

Players rehearse routines for between points, changeovers, and momentum swings. They build self-talk scripts and learn to switch from planning to execution when they step behind the baseline. Coaches frame competitive weeks as experiments so failure becomes information, not identity.

Educational support

School is built into the day rather than squeezed around it. Teachers coordinate with coaching to avoid conflict between exams and heaviest load weeks. Study halls are supervised, and staff track academic progress with the same honesty they use on court. The message is straightforward: both tracks matter, and the habits for one help the other.

Alumni and outcomes

All In has attracted active tour players for training blocks and supported rising French professionals during momentum runs on the international circuit. One example is Mathys Erhard, who trained in the south of France during a season that included multiple titles on the ITF pathway. The group also organizes preseason camps for pros and invites top players to specific blocks, which keeps junior sessions anchored to real tour demands rather than abstract theory.

For families comparing models, it helps to look at peer environments. The intensity and structure will feel familiar to players who have sampled Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, the college-savvy approach echoes elements at Emilio Sánchez Academy Barcelona, and the Riviera rhythm will resonate with those who have experienced preseason blocks at Piatti Tennis Center.

Culture and community

The day is structured without being rigid. Mornings often start with a short activation, then a themed technical session in small groups. Midday is for recovery, school, and lunch. Afternoons feature match play with constraints and scenario sets. Evenings are quieter by design, with study time followed by sleep routines that are treated like training units.

Because the sites also welcome adult players and camp guests, juniors learn basic professionalism in a real-world environment. That means punctuality, court care, focus, and kindness to staff and peers. Coaches enforce standards without building a bubble that bursts the first time a junior travels alone.

Access, costs, and scholarships

Tuition varies by program, season, and boarding status. The academy communicates rates directly to families during admissions and encourages a stepwise commitment. Many start with a holiday camp, return for a short training block, and then decide on tennis-studies if the fit is right. Scholarships exist but are limited and competitive. For the right profile, a U.S. college pathway can change the long-term financial equation.

International families will find both sites accessible. Lyon-Decines connects easily to high-speed rail and air travel. The Riviera campus sits near a major airport and a deep tournament calendar across southern Europe.

What makes All In Academy different

• Two complementary sites. Lyon-Decines supplies indoor reliability, a dense facility footprint, and on-site school and boarding. Villeneuve-Loubet offers outdoor volume, Mediterranean weather, and clay blocks without changing staff or training language.
• In-house schooling at scale. Having classrooms and dorms inside the performance loop keeps momentum. Less time in transit means more time for review, mobility, or recovery.
• Infrastructure density. Lyon-Decines stacks courts, a large fitness suite, a pool, recovery spaces, and a show court into one compact map so periodization is not theoretical. The Riviera mirrors the logic in an outdoor-first format.
• Tour expertise at the top. Tsonga and Ascione shape culture and methods. Visiting pros and preseason blocks pull real tour demands into daily coaching.
• Practical exit routes. The college placement service is honest and supported. Adult camps keep coaches fluent at teaching fundamentals, which also helps juniors.

Looking ahead

Lyon-Decines is still growing into its full capacity. Expect the show court to host more events and for racket-sport neighbors to keep the campus busy year round. On the Riviera, the partnership ecosystem and tourism-friendly location position the site as a hub for preseason work and junior clay development. The broader All In group is active in French event management, which keeps the academy networked with tournaments and visiting coaches.

Who thrives here

Choose All In if you want a French performance culture delivered across two different but connected settings, if you value a campus where school is truly part of the training day, and if you want staff whose language tracks with what you will hear on the tour. Lyon-Decines suits juniors who need indoor reliability, one-footprint boarding, and a clear weekly rhythm. Villeneuve-Loubet suits players who want outdoor volume, clay time, and a calmer green setting near a major airport.

Families who prefer to test the waters can start with a camp week, advance to a short block, and then commit to tennis-studies once the fit is proven. Ambitious juniors with college goals can use the placement pathway without losing sight of day-to-day development. Players targeting the pro circuit will find a staff that respects the grind and a schedule that turns good intentions into daily habits.

Bottom line

All In Academy blends tour-minded coaching, dense and efficient facilities, and integrated schooling across two strong French locations. The model is simple and demanding: train with purpose, study with structure, recover on site, repeat. For the right athlete, that simplicity is a competitive advantage.