Coaching Method
We use a variant of Spanish style teaching methodology blended with biomechanics, proper kinetic chains of stroke production, taught and/or restructured in a very uniform step-by-step process to understand WHY a player would do what they’re doing. We do this for EVERY STROKE in the game and go inside the use of tactics, court geography and shot selections
Lastly, ALL of this is related and compared to what you see when observing the best players on the ATP/WTA tours. There is NO question left unanswered regarding development. We’ve encountered many players who think they’ve maximized what they know about tennis because they have played their whole lives only to realize what they’re missing along with realizing the long-time misconceptions they’ve carried.
Framework
Technique
Frame & Base, every motion and different strike points for:
- Offensive/Neutral/Defensive Forehands
- Backhands
- Proper Approach Technique
- Volley Forms
- High/Low/Drop Recovery Shots
- Routine Shots
- Serve & Return Development Techniques
- Footwork
- Proper stepping
- weight transfer
- loading steps
- recovery steps to court position related to your chosen shot off the ball movement
Tactics
- Basic Selections (for offense, neutral, defense)
- Patterns out of Basic Selections
- Point Construction
- Serve & Return Patterns
- Defining style of play (4 possibilities)
- Construction of up to 60 patterns of play subdividing & reducing to maximize player style & match ups.
Mentality
- Controlled concentration
- Behavior modification
- Breathing & imagery
- Training & playing approach
- Positive & negative energy use in productive development
What is the Tennis Professionals Alliance?
The alliance operates under specific criteria and any coach or instructor that is part of the alliance must fit most of the criteria. TPA instructors and affiliates generally work with TPA as well as other clubs and are involved with tennis on different levels. The standards for TPA work are as follows:
1) Coaches must have a minimum of 4 years' experience coaching in a Technical/Kinetic and tactical methodology as well as a commitment to build a person's game within the parameters of those biomechanics
OR
2) Have had a minimum of 5 years working at an established tennis facility
3) MUST maintain a commitment to be on court 100% for the development of the person(s) they are working with at all times in all places regardless of lesson style, whether or not they are working inside methodology or simply giving hourly lessons.
4) Have had a playing level of at least 5.0 or competed at minimum of the level of Div. II NCAA (this is required as instructors and assistants who are unfamiliar with Kinetic Methodology will grasp concepts faster as well as be able to hit as needed)
5) Maintain their own level of fitness and intellectual growth in the game. This is due to the belief of "practicing the coaching we coach and representing with integrity"
