Toptenn Coaching Programmes

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Toptenn Tennis Academy Philosophy

Our philosophy is to teach a love of the game. We strive to be the fun and friendly family tennis school. We develop and present programs to to help every student optimise their ability and attain a skill level to enjoy tennis as a lifetime pursuit.

Our motto is:

'Putting the FUN back into FUNdamentals'

 

The Toptenn Tennis Academy is a full-time professional Tennis Academy employing carefully chosen staff who meet very specific criteria. Our Senior Coaches are required to be Tennis Australia "Advanced"  or "Club Professional" accreditation coaches and all assistants must complete their Tennis Australia "Junior Development" coach qualifications. Teaching tennis at Toptenn is not a hobby...it is a lifelong passion and commitment to provide quality coaching and unlimited opportunities to our students. Please study our website carefully to discover all of the services, extras, and added value we offer.

Click here to see our Coach Bios.

 

   

 

TOPTENN JUNIOR PROGRAMMES

Junior Coaching Programmes

• Toptenn Pathways
• 1. Aussie Mozzie Tennis (4-7yrs)
• 2. Hot Shots Tennis Lessons
• 3. Team Toptenn Acceleration Squads
• 4. Hot Shots Social Round Robin
• 5. Prestige + Advanced Coaching
• 6. Private Individual Coaching
• Learning Equipment and Teaching Aids

 

Toptenn Pathways / Talent Optimisation

Many parents ask what is the next level of my child's development. Our pathways document, available below, explains the progressions and opportunities available at Toptenn. We understand that everyone's involvement in tennis is different. That's why we aim to offer a extensive range of opportunities and activities to cater for the needs and wants of all students.

Click here to download the document.

 

1. Aussie Mozzie Tennis

Click here or the picture below to download the Aussie Mozzie Enrolment Form with times and venues.

What is "Aussie Mozzie" Head Start Tennis?

Aussie Mozzie is Australia’s latest modified Tennis programme for kids aged 4 to 7 years. It is exciting, challenging, success orientated, and above all – FUN!

Aussie Mozzie is a skill acquisition programme to develop physical skills such as hand-eye coordination, balance, movement, and spatial awareness. It promotes and fosters camaraderie and develops social and interpersonal skills.

Mozzie follows many aspects of the Milo Ace Program which has been developed by Tennis Australia in conjunction with the Australian Sports Commission and will guarentee all participants a wonderful "Head Start" in Tennis.

Visit Aussie Mozzie website

 

2. HOT SHOTS - Junior Tennis Program

Click here or the picture below to download the Hot Shots Junior Tennis Program Enrolment Form with times and venues.

 

Hot Shots Junior Tennis involve weekly 45 minute 'coach-driven' sessions.

There are 4 levels of Hot Shots Junior Tennis. Students are matched to the most appropriate Hot Shots Level according to a combination of age, ability, experience and ITN (International Tennis Number).

Toptenn Tennis Academy has designed a comprehensive and progressive program for each Hot Shots Junior Tennis level. This is based on TA’s player development matrix which is both challenging and fun.

 

The 4 Levels of Hotshots Junior Tennis are:   

 

• Hot Shots Radical - 7-9 years / Development Stage / Hot Shots Orange Ball Competition. Students with 0 to 2 years experience. Students learning and applying the skills and the introduction of basic tactical concepts.  Toptenn Champ and Super Champ Award holders.

• Hot Shots Extreme - 10-12 years / Encouragement Stage / Hot Shots Green Ball Competition. Students who are consolidating technical and tactical concepts and gaining competency in point-play. Introduction of advanced technique and tactics. Toptenn Mega and Ultra Champ Holders

• Hot Shots Prestige - 13+ years / Enhancement Stage. Players become more heavily involved and educated in competition and point-play.

• Hot Shots Prestige + - 15+ years / Cultivation Stage. Specially targeted program to capture the interest of teenagers and advanced groups. It is a balanced program incorporating advanced tactical and technical content.

 

     

Hot Shots lessons are the foundation to every student’s development. They teach the correct grips, footwork, swing shapes and patterns, biomechanics, etc. Depending on the level, progressive and relevant tactical elements will be introduced and explained.

 

If a student is serious about maximising their improvement, these sessions MUST remain an on-going component of their learning. There are always corrections to be made and new shots to be learned. Some of our coaches sat down together and we came up with approximately 8000 different shots and concepts that need to be learned before you can call yourself a complete player. World #1 Lleyton Hewitt still has a coach as he tries to improve his game! This process can be supplemented and accelerated through our squads and match-play programmes, and through our holiday clinics and tournaments.

Toptenn uses a hybrid approach to coaching. Combining the strong elements of the "Game Based Approach" to learning or learning through rallying with the most productive elements of the "Traditional Approach".

 

 

3 Team Toptenn - Acceleration Squads

Click here or the picture below to download the Team Toptenn Enrolment Form with times and venues.

 

Team Toptenn Acceleration Squads are matched to the 3 levels of Toptenn's Junior Coaching Program:

1. Team Radical (7-9yrs)
2. Team Extreme (10-12yrs)
3. Team Prestige  (12-15yrs)

TEAM Toptenn Acceleration Squads and Representative teams are invitation only squads which target young players from our Hot Shots coaching programs who demonstrate aptitude and clearly wish to progress to the next level. The focus in these squads is to teach players “how to win” by consolidating their technical skills being developed in lessons and integrating these into tactical situations. Players participating in Hot Shots Comp automatically qualify and take priority in selection of Hot Shots Acceleration and Performance Squads. Note “TEAM Toptenn” squad places are strictly limited and are chosen on a first in basis for those that qualify and/or are invited by their coach.

Squad is designed to provide quality structured practice, and to teach students activities and drills they can use

when they practise with a parent, a friend, or their

team. It is an opportunity to practice the technical skills explored in the technical sessions. Above all we teach students how to think their way through a match and

how to begin analysing and correcting their mistakes

as they happen. In other words helping students to

figure out reasons rather than excuses for their

mistakes! Students can be "over-coached" and are

unable to think for themselves in a pressure or

competitive situation. Skill is executing correct technique and making correct decisions under pressure. Often the measure of a champion is having the ability to manufacture a win when things are not going to plan.

The emphasis in squad is more on tactics. However tactics are pretty useless if their is no technical foundation to support them. In other words it is difficult to hit a short angle if you don't have the shot in your skills repertoire. This is why we strongly recommend students continue with their technical lessons.

Other squad bonuses are the maintenance of a computerised challenge system, fitness development and our end of semester parties and movie nights. A written report and video/computer analysis are provided at least once a year or when the coach thinks it appropriate.

When should I be doing squad ?

Many students choose to do their squad training directly after their lesson. The benefit of that is that the lesson theme and concepts are fresh in the student's mind. Other students prefer to do their lesson and squad on seperate days particularly if they find the double session too demanding.

 

4. Hot Shots Social Comp / After School Matchplay

Click here or the picture below to download the Hot Shots Social Comp Enrolment Form with times and venues.

 

This is an excellent and cost-effective way for kids to practise their skills with their peers under supervision in fun-filled 2 hour session. They will develop a love for the game and begin to understand and appreciate the tactical elements of tennis along with the social aspect of club tennis.

It is an excellent stepping stone or preparation for inter-club competition.

Students have a Tennis Australia coach at their disposal to help with tactics, habits, positioning, rules, and scoring.

Toptenn Social Comp's are a Tennis Australia Hotshots endorsed

and sponsored program. They adhere to Toptenn's Junior Hot Shots groups, using ITN number, age, standard and past experience to match and challenge participants.

 

5. Prestige + Advanced Coaching

 

Click here or the picture below to download the Prestige + Enrolment Form with times and venues.

 

Hot Shots Prestige + is a specially targeted program to capture the interest of teenagers 15 years and over and advanced groups in the Cultivation stage. It is a balanced program incorporating advanced tactical and technical content.

 

 

6. Private & Semi-Private Coaching

Click here or the picture below to download the Private Lesson Enrolment Form.

Toptenn encourages all students to experience 1 on 1 coaching at some stage during their learning. Although we are very confident that each student will improve steadily through our group coaching, private tuition presents an opportunity to:

• Address specific weaknesses
• Tailor a winning strategy
• Develop a weapon
• Accelerate progress
• Do an ITN rating

 

 

Trophies, Incentives and Rewards

Program

Toptenn CHAMP Card - Participation Awards Card.

Each student at the Toptenn Tennis

Academy has a CHAMP card.

CHAMP is an acronym for

Commitment, Hard-work, Attitude, Motivation and Participation.

       

Students earn CHAMP points for all of their Toptenn lessons, clinics and activities.

CHAMP points are recorded on your CHAMP  Card. 1 ticked box on the CHAMP card signifies 1 CHAMP point.

CHAMP points = TROPHIES. Once students have collected 4 CHAMP points (4 ticked boxes) they receive a trophy. Students collect a BIGGER trophy for every 4 points they earn.

Coaches will also award CHAMP points according to students who demonstrate the 5 pilars of CHAMP - Commitment, Hard-work, Attitude, Motivation and Participation.

To see the Toptenn trophies CLICK HERE

To see all the ways you can collect CHAMP

Points CLICK HERE

 

 

 

Holiday Clinics

Click here or the picture below to download the latest Holiday Clinic Enrolment Form with times and venues.

Toptenn holds 4 Mini Grand Slam Holiday Clinics & Tournaments a year:

• Mini Aussie Open        Jan 2010
• Mini French Open        Apr 2010
• Mini Wimbledon          Jun/Jul 2010
• Mini Us Open              Sept/Oct 2010

Programs run over the full duration of the holidays at many of Toptenn's venues. For more information click and donwload the Enrolment form for the Jan 2010 Holiday Clinic.

 

Mini GRAND SLAM CLINICS

TOPTENN MINI GRAND SLAM HOLIDAY CLINICS are 3 hour intensive holiday clinics helping students to imrpove dramatically over a short period of time. They include high activity, trophies, certificates, Tennis Australia and USPTA coaching teams, video analysis, radar speed check, Boris the Ball Machine, the Sofast Fast Feet programme and much much more! Each clinic caters for all levels - Aussie Mozzie, Radicals, Extremes, Prestige and Prestige +.

All clinics contribute towards your CHAMP Card and CHAMP Points. Students receive a 1/4 point for each day of attendance or 1 point for attending the entire week.  

 

Mini GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENTS

THE TOPTENN GRAND SLAM SERIES is an on-going tournament series for tennis players aged 7-14 years. It has become a significant part of our junior development programme and we encourage all of our students to participate.

HOW GOOD DO YOU HAVE TO BE?
The tournament is graded to accomodate all levels of play from "entry level" (less than two years of coaching) up to kids participating in "club-level" competition. Clinics and tournaments

also follow our Hotshots categories - Radical, Extreme, Prestige and Prestige +.

HOW CAN IT BENEFIT YOU?
The tournaments offer a wonderful, healthy environment and vehicle to develop match-skills and enjoy the fun of competitive tennis. It is structured so that it is a challenging and positive experience for all participants. It is unique for a tournament in that it combines

the following aspects :

1) Coach Supervision and assistance
2) A variety of tournament formats each day to maximise participation

3) Lots of matches

4) Lots of oppponents

WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP WITH LESSONS?
Lessons are designed to develop each child's skills, self-esteem, and love for the game. Our graded programmes are on-going, carefully planned, and sequential with unlimited opportunities. Match-play in our various formats presents the student with an opportunity to practice these skills under match conditions.

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP. Beyond this kids can progress to club competition, regional tournaments, state tournaments and perhaps the real Wimbledon ! . If you would like us to fax or e-mail a copy of our "Pathways Document" we can, however it would be ideal to make an appointment at the Pro-Shop to speak to one of our senior coaches. Our system will now identify and inform all students as to when they are ready to progress.

 

 

Ladies Programs

Click here or the picture below to download the Ladies Tennis Programs Enrolment Form.

Ladies Social Round Robin:  

 

Ladies Mornings

Private Coaching

30min, 45min or 60min private or semi-private session by appointment with any member of Toptenn's coaching team. Click here to see coach bios. 

• The best way to start or refresh your game
• Accelerate your progress
• Address a weakness
• Learn with a freind
• Learn new shots and strategies
• Gain some confidence
• Spoil yourself

Special Offer

Enjoy 1 hour of professional coaching during any off peak time for just $50. Share it with a friend and that's just $25 each.

* Off Peak Times: Weekdays 11:00am - 3:00pm.

 

Learning Equipment

Toptenn uses all of the latest teaching and learning equipment and apparatus including:

Tennis Playstation (pictured below) is a wonderful skill development work station. One of its excellent features is to accelerate a students understanding and skill progression in developing topsin and underspin.

Ball machines. The Academy has three different levels of Ball Machines starting with our "Aussie Mozzie" spiral machine right up to Boris who is a high-tech 400 ball capacity computerised machine that can fire balls at up to 160 kph and at 3 balls per second.

Radar "Speed Chek" Guns

The Toptenn Coaches will measure your service speed to monitor how it increases over time!

Airzone and Ropezone.

Excellent rope target systems to improve your accuracy, develop your depth and sharpen up your angles!

Dennis Vandermeer "Target Trainers will help you pinpoint your shots and assist in some very clever technical development tools these trainers incorporate.

 

School Coaching

Toptenn coordinates and conducts the coaching programmes at three of Melbourne's leading Private Schools. Our team of professional coaches also train and prepare the School teams for inter-school competition.

          

Toptenn Coach and State Grade and former world-ranked player Vicky Lee giving some valuable tips to some aspiring Ivanhoe Grammar School girls.

Current schools where Toptenn provides quality programmes:

Scotch College

Camberwell Grammar Boys

Canterbury Primary

School Yard Programme

This is a fantastic way to get young kids started, develop their confidence, and encourage them to move into the club coaching situation.

 

Schools currently participating

Scotch College

Canterbury Primary School

Wattle Park Primary

Surrey Hills Primary School

East Kew Primary School

Camberwell South Primary

Hartwell Primary School

Ashburton Primary School

Deepdene Primary School