College tennis in the US is a fantastic opportunity for players to combine studying and playing tennis at a high level after they graduate from high school. But where to start? Which university do I have to approach? When must I start the College Tennis procedure? Can I arrange everything by myself? Do I need a recruiting company? How much money does it cost? Am I good enough for College Tennis? I advise everybody interested in College Tennis to collaborate with a reliable recruiting company. Hereby are 6 reasons to collaborate with a recruiting company: 1. Eligibility. The NCAA has str ..read more

College Tennis in the US is a fantastic opportunity for tennis players all over the world, who want to combine study and tennis at a high level. After graduating from high school, you can combine your favorite study with daily hours of tennis and physical training. But there are many myths surrounding College Tennis. Myth 1. You must be the number 1 player in your country to have a chance for a scholarship. Not everybody knows that College Tennis consists of different levels. The number 1 in your country will play at a higher level in College Tennis than lower-ranked players, but also the low ..read more

When junior players are talented, there are many dangers they must try to avoid. First, it's nice to see them picking up instructions from their tennis coach easily and enjoying the game of tennis very much. But as soon as they are better than their peers, everybody around these junior players wants to get involved with them and is promising them a golden future. Also, the pressure is going up, everybody is expecting a lot from the player. Below are 8 dangers for talented junior tennis players. 1. Too much focus on the results. Talented junior players are often focused only on results and ran ..read more

Every tennis coach has to deal with preparing his tennis lessons. It takes a lot of time and you don't know exactly what goals you have to practice. A lot of coaches just go on the court and during their practice, they think about the exercises. Your students have paid for the tennis lessons and they have the right to receive a good tennis education, which is prepared before their practice. Why is it important to have a lesson preparation system? 1. It saves time You just go into your lesson preparation system and pick up the right goals. No need to think endlessly about goals, they are alrea ..read more

The serve is one of the most difficult shots in tennis. You can hit a flat serve, a topspin serve or a slice serve. The flat and the topspin serve are very popular, I think the slice serve is a bit underrated. I want to talk about the advantages of a slice serve. 1. Opportunity to serve wide. For right-handed players, a slice wide from the right side is a huge advantage. The same for left-handed players from the left side. You can push your opponent outside the court and hit a winner with your second shot in the open court. When your opponent is running back like crazy after the return, of co ..read more

You see it everywhere: children are playing a tennis match and their parents are close to the fence; they don't want to miss a single shot of their child's tennis match. Most parents are not only clearly visible but also verbally they stand out. They are coaching their children at every point in order to let their children win. It happens everywhere, but is this behavior also preferable? Thanks to Tennis Northern (New Zealand) for the picture. Below are 6 reasons it's not smart for parents to coach their child during a tennis match. 1. It's against the rules. According to the rules it's not a ..read more

Most tennis instruction articles and videos on the internet are telling you how to master your strokes or give you general tactics for a tennis match. But every player is different and has his own game style. https://video.wixstatic.com/video/386b80_d592157b7a244bdaa490db4a402c81d4/480p/mp4/file.mp4 There are 4 different game styles: 1. Defensive Baseliner The defensive baseliner is patient and avoids unnecessary risk. He likes to use the opponent's speed and moves easily on the baseline, often enjoys running (hard work), has good passing shots and he only goes for a winner when there is a big ..read more

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/386b80_394f95afc5fc4f48a085fb35e79b9e9d/480p/mp4/file.mp4 Having a good warm-up before a practice or a match is very important, and also a good cooling down afterwards. Despite the fact that the pros on the ATP tour and WTA tour doing this, not all junior players are following their example. Below there are 5 reasons for this. 1. When you watch pro matches on television, you see often only the 5 minutes of warm-up on the court. You don't see the whole warm-up/cooling down they are doing outside the court. So many junior players are just copying only these 5 mi ..read more

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/386b80_af6711c37d4f45fda19bc62e50994f25/720p/mp4/file.mp4 It's the eternal question in tennis. What is better: a single-handed or a double-handed backhand? When talking about a single-handed backhand, most of us are thinking about the iconic single-handed backhand of Roger Federer. But there are also many top players with a double-handed backhand, like Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. It's difficult to choose between these two different backhands, both have pros and cons. Especially with young kids, the racket is at the beginning too heavy for one hand, so a ..read more

Some people say that when they hit the ball over the net and between the lines, everything is fine. But when you want to raise your level, you must pay attention to the three zones above the net. Every zone is related to a certain intention of your shot. Grey zone: This is the lowest zone. When you want to score, you must hit the ball low above the net, in the grey zone. Hitting the ball low above the net means that you take away the time of your opponent. A lot of players are afraid to hit the ball low above the net, because they don't want to hit the ball into the net and make a lot of mist ..read more