National Tennis Academy

The #1 Academy in the Ottawa Gatineau Area. 2020/2021

My goal has always been to enable every player to maximize his or her potential while building all the right techniques and allowing the player to develop their own style. My goal is to provide our juniors with world-class coaching and training which will allow them to get the most out of their tennis. Become a city, provincial or national champion, get a tennis scholarship to the US and play with the best in the world.

Our Philosophy is to Respect ALL!! Fear None!!
Players respect our coaches; coaches respect our players.
Love tennis, be passionate.
Work as a team to establish goals, work hard, accomplish goals, all in a positive, nurturing environment.

Our vision is to build a true lifetime sport and education project for student-athletes. Our tennis-study program will enable our students to combine intensive training sessions and tournaments with an adapted school curriculum.

National Tennis School

our Daily Covid-19 Online Screening Checkin :

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Online Covid-19 Online Information Guidelines: will be sent to you once you register.

Students will need to wash or disinfect their hands before and after each lessons.

- All our ball hoppers and touch points will be sprayed by our top of the line products that kill the COVID-19 virus within 5 min of spraying it with our electric spraying machine.
- We will be using the 6:1 ratio given to us by the Tennis Canada guidelines and practicing 6 feet apart distancing at all time. Masks do NOT have to be worn during tennis lessons. If students cannot keep to a 2m/6 foot separation, then they will have to wear a mask while on court or they will be asked to leave.
- Once the tennis lesson is finished and students are still on court, all students must put on their masks and continue to wear them until outside the TCWO gate.
- Students are not to be dropped off early or stay late.
- Parents, friends and family are NOT allowed in the clubhouse or on the tennis courts.
- All students who enter TCWO main gate must wear a mask indoors and outdoors until they have arrived on their assigned court. On court Tennis pro’s will take studentstemperature before each lesson with a touchless temperature thermometer (Normal Temp 36.1-37.2). Covid health questions will be asked on court if students have not completed online health check.
Tennis pro’s and TCWO will clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and will disinfect tennis balls and baskets between different lessons.
Cover cough and sneezes in your elbow

We will require all sick children and staff to stay home.

Parents must understand the importance of keeping children home when they are sick. If they arrive to lessons sick (fail our daily health test or temperature), then they will be sent home.
Communicate to tennis pro’s any symptoms and stay in touch with NTS and TCWO management if or when they start to feel sick.

MISSION & VALUES

Intensive tennis training without compromising your education. Whether you dream of becoming a professional tennis player or whether you wish to reach your full potential in tennis and studies, we will equip you with all of the necessary skills.

Your success is our mission. There are no shortcuts to success; working hard in a consistent way pays off.

Determination, passion, integrity, perseverance, constantly seeking improvement, being daring and ambitious – these are our driving forces.

National Tennis Academy is much more than a simple school or a training facility.

The strength of character that our Student-athletes develop are skills which will prepare them for life.

Achieving results is our priority

Join the Team!

Mandatory Selection Tryouts:

Being selected to join our Academy is dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, motivation, general attitude, tennis level.

FOLLOW THE SELECTION PROCESS

We will consider the following in assessing your profile:

Tennis tests (technical, tactical and mental)
Fitness tests
Academic (finding out if eligible)
Interview with student + Meeting with parents

ELIGIBILITY

Students must maintain C+ average
Ability to withstand significant physical training
School & Sports level allowing the student to target entrance (grade 5+)
Personal motivation and dedication to the project

All applications must be received no later than September 1, 2019. The number of spots in the Academy is limited to 18

We also have options that will allow children to work with online school for High School Students and working with your existing school.

Only for those who are serious with their studies and can manage to travel and maintain their marks and the same time.

WHY NTA?

And why you will succeed here:

QUALIFIED AND PROFESSIONAL TENNIS STAFF

Passionate and methodical coaches give players the ideal setting for a full training program. Students are supervised on caring staff.

The welfare of each and every student is our priority.

To excel in both academics and athletics we invest in quality time for the well-being of our students.

METHOD & TAILORED SESSIONS

Customized training for each player. The Academy’s method focuses on reinforcing the individual’s strengths. Armed with self-confidence the player can work on improving the weak aspects of his/her game. Trust is a very important factor and we absolutely need to create and maintain a trusting environment between the coaches and players. Customized training is the only way one can progress. Coaches rely on their technical, tactical and mental skills to adapt to the player’s needs.

PHYSICAL PREPARATION & RECOVERY

From injury prevention to focusing on specific physical attributes and exercises, we test and analyze the profile of each player to activate a working plan which answers the needs of each player.

HIGH-LEVEL PERFORMANCE

NTA will be working on a partnership with Daniel Nestor and Jesse Levine to bring world-class clinics to Ottawa which will not only help them gain much knowledge for the game, but give the kids a source of inspiration by being immersed in a unique world of high performance.

TOURNAMENT SUPERVISION

Supervision is provided to our student-athletes at tournaments throughout the season. Our coaches observe and encourage our players in every match, which enables a better understanding of the player and therefore a better follow-up of the goals set for the season. A precise debrief pre- and post-match is provided by the coach.

We will also travel as a team to many tournaments. We will also have fundraisers to reduce some of the costs that are associated with travelling out of town.

SCHOLARSHIP USA

With NTA experience, we will help with US scholarship placement service. This is a successful pathway for our students who get to live and study for at least 4 years in the USA and play in a very high level championship (the NCAA, NAIA, junior college). Without a doubt, the scholarship USA program is the best way to pursue a high level sports project while benefiting from an intensive training structure and a top level education.

SPORT AND STUDY NATIONAL TENNIS ACADEMY BREAK DOWN

PORT AND STUDY NATIONAL TENNIS ACADEMY BREAK DOWN

TENNIS TRAINING 3:30-5:30 pm Monday-Friday at Tennis Centre West Ottawa. Choose from 2-5 practices per week.

Work on techniques and practice consistency with our state-of-the-art Ball Machine

Master strategic tactics

Learn “Attitude & Mental strength “

Replay video screening and analysis + Individual training: optional

PHYSICAL

This year due to Covid19, we will not be able to use TCWO for our fitness program.

Fitness will take place during practice and also by following our online home fitness routine.

Physical tests 3 times per year

Individual preparation: proper warm up, cool down, stretching

TOURNAMENTS

Preparing for matches

Individualized Tournament planning and scheduling

Play 10 + tournaments per year

Online and/or onsite regular debriefing

MENTAL

Periodic Mental coach Workshops

PHASE 1 SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER

Every player is personally accessed and will begin the season having a plan to reduce the risk of injury.

+ Work on the Basics

+ Work Technique Analysis

+ Customized Fitness Training assessment + 1^st report

+ Coaching in tournaments

PHASE 2 NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY

+ Modify the techniques

+ Develop strengths

+ Mental Reinforcement

+ Customized Fitness Training + 2^nd Report

+ Coaching at tournaments

PHASE 3 MARCH – JUNE

+ Work on strategy and tactics

+ Simulate match sequences

+ Approach competition on a mental level

+ Fitness training workout

+ Customized Fitness Training + 3^rd Report

+ Coaching at tournaments

For more information please feel free to call Geoff Pearce at 613-720-1101

Thank you,

Team NTS/NTA

Our Team:
Geoff Pearce, President National Tennis School

Geoff Pearce has been involved in the field of tennis in Canada, and US, for over 40 years. He began playing tennis when he was 10 years old, reaching the national level of competition at the tender age of 12, and becoming one of the top juniors in the country in both singles and doubles throughout his junior career. Coaching in Canada, the USA, Australia, and the Caribbean.
After receiving a tennis scholarship to the University of Akron, Ohio (NCAA Div. I), Geoff went onto become the Tennis Team Captain and one of the top players in university history. Mr. Pearce was also a Dean’s List recipient. Not only Tennis Canada Pro level 1 & USPTA Pro 1 But Geoff Trained by Evert Academy John Evert & by Bruguera tennis academy Spain

Grant Gibson, Canada Club Pro 1 Coach. He has taught in the Ottawa area over the last 12 years at locations including Tennis Centre West Ottawa, Barrhaven Tennis Club, Amberwood Village Golf & Country Club and Carleton University.

Jordan Sweeney, has been playing and coaching tennis for over 15 years. He played competitively as a junior and trained in both Ottawa under Sean Sweeney and as well as with ATP certified coach Heath Waters based in Atlanta. He was able to achieve a (ITF Junior) high ranking of 1086 in the world, as well as reach top 20 in U18 in Ontario. He successfully signed with the National champion (NCJAA) “ASA Avengers” in 2015. He also reached a doubles high of #5 in the Men’s Ontario Doubles, as well as #11 in Canada. He has won the Ottawa City championships twice (2017, 2018). He has since coached both high performance juniors as well as adults at the national and international levels. He is certified through tennis canada (Coach 1) as well as a registered “Alliance for Coaching Excellence”(ACE) tactical and technical specialist. He avidly learns and spends over 120 hours per year with Heath Waters in Atlanta to continue mastering the “Winning patterns”.

2019/2020

Sport and Study Training Year Plan in Phases

PHASE 1 SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER

+ Work on the Basics

+ Work Technique Analysis

+ Mental “Profiling” Analysis

+ Biomechanics Analysis

+ Physical Test + Goals report & yearly training plan

PHASE 2 NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY

+ Modify the techniques

+ Develop strengths

+ Mental Reinforcement

+ Customized Fitness Training + 1st Report

PHASE 3 MARCH – JUNE

+ Work on strategy and tactics

+ Simulate match sequences

+ Approach competition on a mental level

+ Fitness training workout

+ Coaching in tournaments + 2nd & 3rd Report

Partnerships with Evert Academy, , Bruguera Academy

We will be travelling to Florida for UTR + Orange Bowl tournaments + ITF events.

We are also planning on European UTR Events.

Special outings… Socials + TEAM EVENTS

Our Team

Pricing

CORE Program (September-June): Monday to Friday 3:30pm-5:30pm |

Program including group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 2 days per week $3499
Program included Group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 3 Days a week $4999
Program including group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 4 days per week $6499
Program included Group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 5 Days a week $7999

Uniform: package $150
2-T-Shirts
1-long sleeve Shirt
1-hat
1-sweatshirt