Junior Tennis Training
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Rhonda Costa & Jofre Porta, Spain’s toughest junior coach speaks junior results to parents.
Junior Tennis Academies
3 Outstanding Junior Tennis Academies, 3 unique goals
Hi parents!
Indie TENIS junior tennis academies in Spain & Florida are the place for that young player dying to compete better - especially on the mental side of the game. We're all about making your goals a reality. Every player's game is unique, like a puzzle piece, fitting together personality, learning style, and the academy’s approach. Let's pick the perfect fit and make a smart choice for your wallet and their dreams.
Junior tennis is an investment in skills, growth, and maybe some trophies. We've done the research personally – the junior tennis academies we have are top-notch. If you have questions? I've got answers.
Post-COVID good tennis academies have changed. Academies are buzzing with solid talent from all ages. Be ready to show off your player's skills in a playing video to join their top player pools from September to May.
Summers of course, are prime time for tournaments. A time when annual players head out to compete for ranking points. No playing videos needed for Summer camps. But spots fill up fast, so I've got tricks to help you snag a spot for Summer 2023 - 2024. To give you an idea, junior academies are filling spots now for Summer 2024.
Serious about this long, arduous and confusing junior journey? Let's chat - for free. I specialize in coaching adults, but know the junior and college tennis world from personal experience & have the scoop on the leading coaches.
Parents, if your junior player dreams of ITF, UTR events, college or even pro tennis, our junior page is the place to be.
Our training programs in Spain and Florida are serious. They're not easy, but they're real and effective. I use them myself for adult coaching tune-ups.
Indie TENIS helps you cut through the noise and guides your next move. Trust your instinct – you're a player, after all!
Have a question, write me~
Rhonda@indietenis.com
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Rafa Nadal Academy, Mallorca Spain
1 week Summer camp boarding at RNA – 2167,86€
Annual program - 56,000€
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Rafa’s no stranger to the world of tennis. He´s an extraordinary tennis phenom with a character larger than life and humility at the helm. You can bet his academy is run exactly the same.
Typically large scale academies lack intimacy, organization and professionalism because the academies optics are the real focus.
After spending real time here I knew Nadal’s academy was imprinted with Rafa´s personal direction. Understandable, since he spends so much time here and his word means a lot.
The coaching staff is the power house of the academy. Led by Toni Nadal, Marc Gorriz, Gabriel Urpi, Tomeu Salva, Joan Bosh and of course, Carlos Moya together run a progressive tennis academy.
The annual program at RNA is the sweet spot for professional training. Kids study, train & travel with coaches and players to national & international annual tournaments. Keep in mind full-time players have the highest levels & goals of turning pro or entering the US on a college tennis scholarship.
Summer tennis camps at the Rafa Nadal Academy is a total sensory experience for high school and short term players. Juniors find the very best facilities, train with other international players and make new friendships together. A real life experience for sure.
Kids love a visit to the Rafa Nadal Museum to Xperience Rafa virtually. Or shopping for gear at the Rafa Nadal store. There’s multi-sport activities offered on-site or chaperoned off-site to Mallorca’s beaches. Not really sure kids can do it better?
Accommodations are modern & comfortable. The food quality & selection, solid. And a stacked day of tennis, physical training, mental, off-court yet on site things to do keep players highly motivated and engaged.
Juan Carlos Ferrero Equelite Training Center 2023
1 week boarding= June or August € 1, 260 ( 3 weeks €2,970)
1 week boarding = July €1,450 (3 weeks € 3,320)
1 month boarding €3,860
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Juan Carlos Ferrero couldn’t walk away from tennis after taking the ATP #1 spot in 2003. What a focused and humble human!
He literally returned to the place that prepared him to be an elite junior player and took him to the professional game. He invested in his other dream which was to design this space perfectly with professional tennis in mind. He included a 4star rural hotel on the property and built himself a home here to be closer to the players.
It’s also in the middle of nowhere! Zero distractions exist for players outside of tennis.
The academy hosts top tier junior & senior tournament events year round.
This place is great for players 12 - 21 with a focus on professional tennis.
This serious, simple & very professional academy has activities off-court for kids like; swimming pools, foosball tables, miniature golf, futbol field and padel courts.
Equelite has all court surfaces, 1 indoor court and uses playsight technology to gauge players stats.
The fun part is the revolving door of top ATP & WTA pros using the facility for seasonal training. Impressive when you’re cruising the academy grounds!
eric dobsha tennis academy
Tampa, Florida
Tennis only: $850/mth.
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There's no question Florida tennis retains the best junior talent in the US.
Meet Eric Dobsha Tennis Academy, a newer academy (4 yrs. old) making waves in Tampa Florida thanks to its coaching staff led by Eric Dobsha personally. Performance players find Dobsha tennis via word of mouth & settle in based on his positive training environment and fresh style.
Dobsha had an impressive junior career taking a gold or silver ball for each junior age category he played. Eric’s a big, athletic guy who learned to outcompete his competitors when things got tight. His attitude is refreshing because he loves coaching & knew when he was young he wanted to be a great coach because so many of his own coaches made such big impacts on his life.
He's also clear that it's not easy to get into Dobsha Academy. It's important players have the level he’s training there now through Summer. His playing levels for boys & girls age 14 - 20 run from 6.6 - 11.5 UTR.
He wants a playing video for sure. Preferably a performance video during a match - not a training session. He's instantly clear training sessions aren't good gauges of a players real level - not like viewing them in matches.
Dobsha’s coaching style steers clear of incessant drilling & hand feed practice sessions perfecting a player’s technique. He finds holes in a player's game & mental attitudes by watching them play matches! From there he can accurately drill down what a player needs technically. Not the other way around.
He's interested in tactics, shot selection & mind set. A perfect place for kids looking to play college tennis on scholarship. Dobsha runs his academy like a college team. Getting inside a player’s psyche & learning what they’re thinking in pivotal moments in a match are what drive Eric. It’s literally his super power.
His motto is clear here. At Dobsha tennis you play to learn not learn to play. If your player doesn't like to compete this isn't the place for you.
His coaching staff's been with him since the beginning. Always a good sign! And his coaches come with a laundry list of competition backgrounds. With Eric Dobsha at the helm, his pool of players and his coaching staff - feel good about a move here.
You gotta love the price :)
