Junior summer camps 2024 are abundant, but finding the right one can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. If you're seeking a blend of top-notch training and unforgettable experiences, you're in the right place. These camps are real tennis experiences for performance players, perfect for juniors who love the game and want to compete at higher levels. Let's dive into three exceptional junior tennis academies that promise not only real skill but also a rich & fun tennis lifestyle.
Read MoreAt Dobsha Tennis Academy, they emphasize match play. Players play ALL THE TIME. Eric Dobsha himself watches matches closely, identifying strengths and weaknesses, focusing on where players get stuck, lose focus, or get nervous. This personalized approach ensures that every player receives targeted coaching tailored to their individual needs. Based in Tampa, Florida THIS is the place for competition players.
Read MoreEric Dobsha moves from court to court at his humble junior tennis academy in Tampa Florida. He improves his players tournament results from constantly making his players play matches. From watching his players in pressure situations he easily pinpoints exactly where they need skill development at his very under the radar performance academy. In just 4 yrs. since he launched Dobsha Tennis he’s made incredible strides on his own in Tampa. How'd he develop his player pool academy so quickly? Word of mouth mainly. Followed by his own innate intensity, connection to his players & match play over technique training philosophy has clearly set Dobsha Academy apart.
Summer tennis camps in 2023 are here again parents! The difference this year is that you’ve been hearing about the travel slowing down due to the scary economy. Telling you no one would travel & flights would be too expensive. It’s true flights are expensive. But I can tell you writing from this from the island of Mallorca, Spain, European tennis is on the move! So much so that currently the top training academies are requesting playing videos because they’re that full for their annual programs. They likely won’t request playing videos for entry during Summer months but the academies have suggested Summer 2023 is proving to be one of their most promising Summers in decades. Accommodations for Summer tennis camps are filling fast! It’s surprising a lot of parents just how limited spaces are, as I write this in early March.
Read MoreTennis players love time on court hitting tennis balls likely as hard as possible! They get smacked over and over again at tennis classes, private lessons, tennis holidays, & tournaments all around the world. The moment the bounce threatens your game out goes the durable trio to the trash can. When we should all be recycling tennis balls. This international game you love so much is taking a massive toll on the planet. Problem is, most don’t have a clue. And with all DIY’ers out there, this should be right up a tennis players alley. Lucky for us, some have already taken initiatives to make it easy for us to recycle court side. Will you help take this on?
Read MoreWhen you're getting started in tennis, the goal is to have fun, obviously! The more you like it, the more you want from it. Enter the world of tennis competition, where things get a little fuzzy. Especially if you have a young player and you as the parent, don’t play tennis. It’s a complex world you’ll need to figure out. And Universal Tennis' UTR rating system is where you’ll want to start. A popular rating system that brings the tennis world together and levels the playing field of competition for both juniors and adult tennis.
To keep it simple. Imagine a new junior player, we’ll call her “Susie”. Little Susie is entering 12 & under tournaments in the USA for the first time. Her parents aren’t tennis parents and have no idea how this UTR rating system works. They just want little Susie happy and playing because she shows talent and wants to compete.
Read MoreIt´s no secret that not all high school tennis coaches come with a tennis background. And not all high school tennis programs rival this one. But for parents & players interested in what a proactive tennis culture can do for student-athletes, on & off court, we sit down with the Nations Coach of the Year (2021), Ryan Knarr.
Ryan gives us an inside look at how his team thrives. The positives of playing high school tennis, the right mindset and the team values he instills in his players. The right coach - player connection will always be of enormous value to a tennis player. Players will always remember that coach who cared to bring out their very best. And Ryan’s players are reaping the rewards alongside those blissful team moments they´ll have for a lifetime.
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