The #1 Academy in the Ottawa Gatineau Area. 2024/2025
Contact us to find out more when tryouts will be taking place.
Please email to book your time with Geoff Pearce
at info@nationaltennisschool.com
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.
We work hard as a team to establish goals and accomplish them, 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
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 your tennis pro any symptoms or sickness and stay in touch with NTS and TCWO management.
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 that will prepare them for life.
Achieving results is our priority.
***As with all our NTS/NTA programs, if any disruptions or any reasons occur due to COVID-19, no refunds will be given, only credits towards spring or summer programs***
Join the Team!
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 Aug 15th
Our school is for students who are serious about their studies and who can manage to travel while maintaining their marks at 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 by 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
Each player receives customized training. 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 bring world-class clinics to Ottawa. Our goal is to engage the kids with inspiring insights about high-performance athletics.
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
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
Take home Fitness plans for each player
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 coaching 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
+ Coaching in tournaments
PHASE 2 NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY
+ Modify the techniques
+ Develop strengths
+ Mental reinforcement
+ Coaching at tournaments
PHASE 3 MARCH – JUNE
+ Work on strategy and tactics
+ Simulate match sequences
+ Approach competition on a mental level
+ Take home customized fitness training workout package
+ 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 the 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 on to 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 is he a Tennis Canada Pro Level 1 and USPTA Pro 1, but Geoff has also trained with Evert Tennis Academy’s John Evert and at the Bruguera Tennis Academy in Spain
Grant Gibson is a 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.
2024/2025
PHASE 1 SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER
+ Work on the Basics
+ Work Technique Analysis
+ Mental “Profiling” Analysis
+ Physical Test + Goals report & yearly training plan
PHASE 2 NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY
+ Modify the techniques
+ Develop strengths
+ Mental Reinforcement
+ Customized Fitness Training + 1st Repor
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
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 $4398.90
- Program included group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 3 Days a week $6158.90
- Program including group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 4 days per week $7698.90
- Program included group tennis & physical training, tournament follow-up 5 Days a week $9458.90
Uniform: package $150
2-T-shirts
1-long sleeve shirt
1-hat
1-sweatshirt