With the help of the brand new TennisGate’s ParentsClub, parents can now find the answers they need to help their children thrive as they develop as players. Whether it's finding the perfect tennis coach, learning how to teach the basics or understanding the development process better, this portal has got you covered. So, grab your racquet and get ready to score some parenting points!
Tennis Gate’s philosophy is to get kids and beginners playing with each other from the first lesson, using modified courts, rackets and balls to aid interaction and tactical learning. This approach is shown to prevent dropouts and optimize long-term progress.
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Playing tennis with the right ball is crucial for children’s success and safety. Learn how to match the right ball to your child’s ability and size.
Choosing the right size tennis racket is crucial for your child’s success. Learn about the recommended sizes for different age groups in this guide.
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A forehand to the coach and off through the ladder! 3 girls u10 are playing with the coach (geeen ball).
This is a very popular drill for training racquet-head speed and footwork with competitive players. However, youngsters can also have fun with it too.
The coach and the players rally hitting only volleys. Ideally they want to keep the ball in play for at least 6 shots.
One big hurdle kids need to overcome is learning to hit the ball in the square with an underhand motion to start a point.
Players practice their serve. They hit serves to an open court without a returner and work on their technique.
The coach or the players if they can do it, serve 4 to six balls to one side of the court.
The children try to walk only on individual areas of their foot.
The children move like a frog. While hopping, they put their hands between their feet for support.
The children walk in a quadruped stance like a lion, with only their feet touching the ground and not their knees.
The children creep back and forth across the floor like a snake.
The children move forward, backward and sideways in the spider run.
One child has a bat in his hand, another child has a shopping bag.
The mountain climber throw is an important building block for the motor development of upper body rotation and shoulder tilt for the throw, and even later for the Serve.
The children run a course set up in a circle, throwing and playing at predetermined points.
The children throw and play balls over a small field net onto an opposing goa l and earn a reward.
The coach throws balls to the children over the mini tennis net. If they manage to catch a ball with the bag, they are allowed to throw the ball back into the ball cart from below.
We combine the motor component “jumping” with a stroke. The children jump onto a “Bosu-Balance-Trainer”, then land on both legs (split step) while playing a thrown ball back to the coach with different hitting devices. They then run through the coordination ladder, being careful not to step on the frogs (green cones).
As a player, TennisGate Tennis and Ball School in Villingen was my home from childhood until I went to college. There I developed the fundamentals that my college coach Marc Booras built on to help me become the player I am today. I still use many of the videos on the site and even appear on some of the clips.
Dominik Koepfer
#1 US College 2016, ATP Pro (ATP Tour 50 Career High 2021.05.10
TennisGate is a fantastic platform to help me develop my current players, like Dominik Koepfer, whose excellent foundation was created by these coaches. All the tools on TennisGate, with their attention to detail and variety of options, are perfect to help me shape my college practice.
Marc C. Booras
Head Coach, Tennis Team of Tulane University
TennisGate observes and analyses top player and uses this information to design age-appropriate training systems for the next generation of players. Their vast on-court experience working at all levels of the game coupled with their long-time involvement in coaching education makes TennisGate the perfect partner for any coach, player or parent.
Iñaki Balzola
Head of Development PTR
Congratulations on 35 years of providing holistic tennis education! Your commitment to serving players, coaches, and parents is a testament to your dedication and passion for the sport. Over these years, you have likely made a significant impact on countless lives and helped to improve the tennis community as a whole.
You help tennis!
Håkan Dahlbo
President and Founder of ESTESS Center, PTCA Vice-President
Bob and I travelled the world with Edgar when we were juniors and he helped coach us to become the players we are today. The input and advice he gave us during these crucial years was invaluable. Edgar is not only a technical and strategic genius, but is incredibly hard working and dedicated to his profession. And most importantly, he is one hell of a guy and a great friend!
Mike Bryan
WORLD NUMBER 1 DOUBLES PLAYER
For many years I played ice hockey and tennis in my youth. Although I did not become a tennis professional in the end, the coaches in the TennisGate tennis school provided me with important basics that were valuable for my career as a professional athlete.
Dennis Seidenberg
NHL-STANLEY CUP WINNER WITH THE BOSTON BRUINS (2011), APPEARED 859 TIMES IN THE NHL
For more than 35 years we have worked nationally and internationally for different tennis federations, served as talent scouts, been immersed in player development from the ground up, been involved in coaches education, coached teams, developed training concepts for clubs and teams, been presenters at several national and international coaches’ conventions and worked with parents and officials on a daily basis.
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TennisGate experts have trained over 25,000 coaches through education courses, seminars and personal trainings.
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Years of Visual Coaching. In 2004 TennisGate started with Blended Learning and Visual Coaching. With the first version of the Coaches Club in Germany.