Player Development & Training Tips

Two smart 45 minute sessions per week keep juniors, teens, and adults fast, powerful, and durable in season. Use simple gear, court friendly drills, and quick progress checks. On court or at home options included.

A practical, age-banded guide to doubles. Learn roles, I-formation and Australian setups, clear signals, poach timing, serve plus one patterns, and 60–90 minute practice templates. Includes partner matching, adult fitness blocks, and clinic signposts.

A practical, step by step guide for juniors, parents, and adult players to film, tag, and turn tennis video into better technique and more wins in 2025–26, with smart court and smartphone setups, drills, and checklists.

Master the split step, first-step acceleration, crossover, drop-step, and lateral shuffle with equipment-light drills, indoor and outdoor tweaks, age-specific 15-minute add-ons, and clear benchmarks. Book a Sarasota assessment today.

A practical 12-week winter plan to rebuild fitness, sharpen technique with easy video checkpoints, and dose match play smartly. Age-banded templates, at-home gear, and a December–February example from Tenacity Tennis Academy.

A 10-minute, equipment-light plan for juniors, teens, and adults to protect shoulders and elbows. Includes weekly serve-volume caps, readiness checks, red-flag guidance, and an academy touchpoint for baseline screens and progress checks.

A step-by-step roadmap for U.S. and international families. Learn when to email coaches, target UTR and WTN ranges by division, build a 90-second video, plan visits, do scholarship math, and stay on track month by month.

A step by step playbook for juniors, parents, and adult players. Learn to read the toss and contact, time the split step, choose the right stance, and build neutralizing and aggressive return patterns with a four week plan.

A practical, evidence-based playbook for juniors, parents, and adults. Use clear carb, fluid, and sodium targets, adjust for heat or indoor events, and follow simple menus, pack lists, and timelines.

A practical, skill-based roadmap for parents and coaches to move juniors from red to orange to green to yellow. Get rally and serve benchmarks, at-home fitness screens, weekly practice templates, gear tips, and a smart match-play plan.

A step-by-step October to November plan for juniors, parents, and adult players to nail the move indoors. Technique tweaks, faster-footwork drills, a 3-week fitness ramp, string tension changes, lighting awareness, and smart scheduling.

A clear, non-recruiting guide to use UTR and WTN as development tools in 2025. Learn rating bands, 4–6 week training blocks, age and level checklists, sample calendars, and simple worksheets to plan competitive matches.

A practical guide to spot growth-spurt windows and adapt court time, footwork, serve and jump loads, and strength work for players ages 10 to 16. Includes at-home PHV screening, red flags, sample weeks, and a coach–parent checklist.

An actionable, evidence-based guide that helps parents and coaches plan fitness loads, on-court intensity, and tournament calendars around the menstrual cycle. Includes phase checklists and GAC Academy templates.

A practical guide to master split-step timing, first-step acceleration, safe sliding, and efficient recoveries on clay and U.S. hard courts. Includes age-banded drills, 10-minute circuits, and simple benchmarks with parent coaching cues.

A practical, age-smart guide to building a reliable second serve without rewriting your motion. Learn continental grip and pronation progressions, safe shoulder mechanics, bullseye target maps, and match-like pressure games for juniors and adults.

A practical, month‑by‑month roadmap for juniors and parents. Learn when coaches can contact you, how to email them, how to film a standout phone‑shot highlight reel, the difference between unofficial and official visits, and what scholarships look like.