Player Development & Training Tips

Your first year after juniors should not be guesswork. Compare an ITF M/W15–25 path with an NCAA or NAIA season, set match and fitness targets, plan travel blocks, and time prep weeks in Austin to peak for each swing.

A practical, age-banded guide to five singles patterns that win points. Learn constraints-led drills, target zones, parent-feed progressions, solo ball-machine settings, simple match charting, and a Gomez Tennis Academy case study.

A practical, hour-by-hour guide for juniors and adults to fuel, hydrate, warm up, cool down, and reset between back-to-back tennis matches. Includes a 48-hour template, printable checklists, and academy sidebars.

Turn your phone into a courtside lab. Learn exact camera angles, frame rates, and slow motion checklists for serve, forehand, backhand, and volley. Track simple metrics and follow a two week fix and retest plan.

A parent-first roadmap for the red, orange, green, yellow pathway in 2025. Clear skill and fitness benchmarks, at-home drills, phone-video checklists, and a sample Legend Tennis Academy pathway to move up with confidence.

A practical guide for juniors, parents, and adult players to track training with session RPE, minutes, and simple wearables. Build 2 to 1 load waves, set age appropriate weekly caps, taper before key events, and show coaches a clean log.

Start strong with a clear 90 day plan: day 1 fitness baselines, a stroke by stroke technique audit, three focused 4 week training blocks, sample school and work friendly schedules, coach communication routines, and milestone metrics.

Footwork wins rallies. Use this 30 day plan to build faster starts, cleaner stops, and smarter recovery on every surface. Clear drills, weekly schedules, and simple tests help players at any level move like pros.

A practical parent and player guide for 2025–26 recruiting. Learn grade-by-grade steps, coach email templates, highlight video specs, UTR and GPA targets by division, visit checklists, scholarship realities, and a 30‑day outreach plan.

A level-based guide to build a world-class return of serve in 2025. Learn pre-serve reads, split-step timing, contact-point windows, and simple target maps by UTR and NTRP, plus micro-doses, parent-fed drills, and small-sided clinic games.

A step-by-step serve guide for 10U, 11–14, 15–18, and adults. Technique checkpoints, mobility and strength add-ons, med-ball and cord drills, at-home radar and spin metrics, weekly microcycles, college coach criteria, and clear next steps.

A tournament-day playbook for hot conditions. Use heat-index tiers, age-specific fluid and sodium targets, proven cooling tactics, a travel-kit checklist, and emergency cramp triage. Includes a Florida case study and camp acclimation plan.

A practical 12‑month planner for juniors and adult comeback players. Learn how to stack UTR reps, add USTA Level 6→3 and ITF J30→J100 blocks, budget travel around school, and plug in academy tune‑ups.