OUR PHILOSOPHY

Understand and support the person first. This is linked to our club’s core values of Love, Openness, Valour and Empathy. As coaches we need to develop an understanding of the individuals and what they like.

Focus on empathy and encouragement of player’s strengths to build their confidence.

All lessons planned with safety of the players in mind and the club will follow the safeguarding policy.

Produce smart players with efficient strokes in attacking, rallying and defensive situations.

We will prioritise serve and return throughout the year, giving players the opportunity to practise the serve in every lesson. Players will be able to perform a variety of techniques effectively and efficiently using the ‘Technical Framework’.

We will teach muscle relaxation and positive self talk to all players.We will tactically develop smart players, who know how and why they are making decisions on court.

Develop focused, resilient competitors that play freely and can handle any situation.

We will train players in competitive situations, so they are used to playing at game speed under similar competitive environments.

We will instil belief in players by giving them the mental skills and tools to do this e.g. confidence, control of emotions, commitment, concentration and communication.

We will encourage players to problem solve and explore solutions when in the three phases of play i.e. attack, defence and rally.

Encourage the enjoyment of training and competition whilst developing relentless competitors.

Through our values of love and valour, we will embed a culture of hard work and love for tennis. Players will be motivated intrinsically to do this.

We will challenge players in lessons to be aspirational. They will set high expectations for themselves and each other.

Players will enjoy and thrive during competition, and we will give them competitive opportunities throughout the year.

Create great movers that are agile, powerful and robust.

Physical training will replicate the demands of tennis.

We will develop players that value strength and conditioning and other sports.

We encourage players to live healthy lifestyles.

Optimise development and performance through planning with a long term vision.

Training will be planned to allow players to peak during the most important competitions e.g. Nationals. We will use Individual Development Plans with each player to achieve this.

All coaches will reflect and take part in Love Tennis Academy and Lawn Tennis Association training.

We will agree and embed a shared vision of our Performance Programme: “at Love Tennis Academy we play positively and with an unrelenting passion for tennis.”