With over 50 years of on-court experience and dual certification from PTR and USTA, I am your go-to coach for a transformative tennis journey. My specialization lies in refining footwork, high-performance drills, and mastering the art of serving. As an ambidextrous coach, I prioritize developing full dexterity from both wings, ensuring a well-rounded skill set. Let's embark on a journey to elevate your game to new heights through personalized and expert coaching!
Levels taught: Experts
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Teaches: Kids
📝PTR Certified
🔥6 Lessons
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Pierre Des Anges and Siobhan Cropper
Lessons taken: 1
Coach Jeff has had a profound impact on our son’s tennis journey, and I am privileged to share our appreciation for his exceptional coaching style and professional approach. His commitment to excellence and a genuine passion for the sport have not only elevated our son’s game but also fostered a deep love for tennis. As parents, we appreciated Coach Jeff's ability to tailor his coaching style to suit our son’s individual needs and learning preferences. He took the time to understand his strengths, weaknesses, crafting personalized training plans that addressed his specific areas for improvement. This individualized approach not only accelerated his skill development but also made each session engaging and rewarding. Coach Jeff demonstrated an eagerness to learn and grow alongside our tennis junior. His willingness to explore new coaching techniques, stay updated on the latest tennis strategies, and incorporate innovative training tools showcased a commitment to continuous improvement. This created a dynamic and evolving training environment that kept our tennis junior motivated and excited overcoming some initial apprehension about the sport. The integration of agility ladders, color dots, circles, and the TopSpin Pro in the training sessions showcased Coach Jeff's creativity and resourcefulness. These tools were seamlessly incorporated into drills and exercises, enhancing his agility, footwork, and racquet control. The use of technology, such as the TopSpin Pro, provided valuable insights into his stroke mechanics, enabling targeted improvements to our son’s technique. Under Coach Jeff's guidance, our son’s skill progression has been remarkable. Each coaching session has refined his strokes and fine- tuned his footwork thereby fueling his growth as a tennis player. The emphasis on consistent practice, coupled with constructive feedback, allowed us to see tangible improvements in his performance. In conclusion, Coach Jeff has not only been a coach but a mentor and a source of inspiration. His professionalism, flexible availability, personalized approach, and creative coaching techniques have left an indelible mark on our tennis junior’s tennis journey. I am grateful for the positive influence that he has had on our son’s skills, mindset, and love for the sport.
Suzanne Murphy.
Lessons taken: 1
Jefferey is an excellent tennis coach. He is someone when you come across him, you can tell he stands out as an amazing coach He has been coaching our two young children (8 and 6) for over a year now and they have learned far more with him than any other tennis coaches we have used in the past. Jefferey really cares about his players learning the correct technique and had a unique approach to teaching skills such as footwork through agility ladders and color dots that resonate with children. He also uses TopSpinPro equipment that teaches them how to hit with top spin. He is utterly professional, flexible, a phenomenal coach and overall just a really good person who cares about the development of his players. We cannot recommend Jefferey highly enough.
Amy Moore
Lessons taken: 1
My daughter has been taking lessons from Coach Jeff for over a year and her tennis game has greatly improved. Coach Jeff was able to assess her skills within the first couple of lessons and ensures each week she becomes a stronger player. My daughter looks forward to her lessons with Coach Jeff. At the beginning of each class, instead of having her “run around the court” to warm up and practice footwork, he has multiple different types of “ground tools” that help with her foot work, leg work and agility. Our schedule isn’t consist during the week and weekends, due to school commitments, however, he always finds a time and day that will work with our schedule. We are so lucky to have found Coach Jeff.
Locations
These are the locations I've set as being able to provide lessons:
3 courts available
Tolleson park
429.4 miles away
Outdoors
Bitsy Grant Tennis Center
431.8 miles away
Outdoors
Chastain Tennis Center
427.7 miles away
Outdoors
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Availability
These are the times I've set as being available for lessons.
sundays
1 PM - 4 PM
mondays
8 AM - 1 PM
tuesdays
8 AM - 3 PM
wednesdays
11 AM - 2 PM
thursdays
8 AM - 2 PM
fridays
9:30 AM - 2 PM
saturdays
8 AM - 9 AM
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonFootwork, agility ladders, volleying, training for early preparation
Lesson 11+Hitting wide angles balls and recovering back to the middle. Hitting forehands and backhands, approach shots on short balls finishing with hopping shots to the nets, finishing with volleys and overhead; serving and returning serve
Lesson 4-10Open and closed stance hitting
Lesson 2-3Introduction to light forehand and backhand hitting close
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonProper grips; Open stance and closed stance footwork recovering to the middle
Lesson 11+Strategies
Lesson 4-10, Proper serve and return, approach shots and volleying at the net
Lesson 2-3Recovering to the middle , open stance, semi open stance, and closed stance preparation and hitting with proper unit turn and racquet preparation
Youth players
Working with teenagersI observe their existing skillset and enhance or improve upon what they do not understand. I use footwork drills and build their tennis games from footwork that improve their ability to strike the ball.
What you need to bringPlease bring a tennis racket and shoes
What I can bringI provide tennis balls and tools to assist in movement and ball striking development
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