Tennis World High Performance Program and Pathways
Introduction and Overview Tennis World offers players from both Australia and throughout the world a year round High Performance Tennis Program with part-time and fulltime options. On and off court training sessions are available and Tennis World will tailor a tennis training program that suits each individual. Tennis World has recently formed a partnership with Auburn High School to offer a full time High Performance Program that enables players to combine their tennis training with a high quality secondary education. Along with providing players access to world class facilities used by Australian Open Players, the Tennis World High Performance program will assist young players by creating opportunities for them to pursue and excel in tennis. Our commitment is to excellence and to provide all young talented players with the best training environment, to assist them to reaching their maximum potential and to advise them in the best choices to make according to their skills and personality. John McCurdy TENNIS WORLD HEAD COACH
Melbourne Park, Home of the Australian Open, and the prime training venue of the Tennis World Coaching Program Melbourne Park/National Tennis Centre: Home of the Australian Open Grand Slam Regular training venue of National Academy and Professional Players Facilities include: 25 Outdoor (including 2 show courts) and 12 Indoor high-quality Plexi cushion Courts 8 European Clay Courts 2 fully equipped gymnasium and recovery zones Member s lounge, Pro Shop and Cafe Change rooms (the same used by the Australian Open players)
Tennis World Coaching The Tennis World coaching program offers the highest quality tennis coaching and provides a development pathway for all players to get the most out of their tennis. Group Coaching Private Coaching Coaching Pathway Hot Shots Junior Development Squad High Performance Program
High Performance Program The Tennis World High Performance program has a proven track record in developing successful nationally and internationally ranked players transitioning into National and State programs, full athlete scholarships at US colleges, and on to the professional tour. Full time Part time Our commitment is to excellence and to provide all young talented players with the best training environment, to assist them to reaching their maximum potential and to advise them in the best choices to make according to their skills and personality. John McCurdy Head Coach
High Performance Program The Tennis World High Performance program features: Highly intensive on court training sessions based on best practices worldwide utilising both Outdoor and Indoor Plexicushion Courts and Outdoor European Clay Courts. Personalised coaching focusing on individual weaknesses Cutting edge video analysis including comprehensive biomechanical appraisal Tactical awareness and development Off-court physical conditioning Psychological profiling Technical aids including data analysis and radar gun Local competitions and tournaments Educational workshops
Full-time Program is inclusive of Schooling Players have the option to further their education by attending Tennis World affiliate Auburn High School, in conjunction with the tennis program. Auburn High School has a strong international and Chinese program as part of their overall education. AHS is in close proximity to the National Tennis Centre with easy access by public transport. Players will participate in regular Secondary School classes with select classes on offer in Mandarin. International students in government schools have the option of living with their parents or an approved relative, a school sourced home stay or living with a third party ie. family friend who is visited and interviewed by the school. If students are under 18 they cannot live independently or in dormitories, etc. Short term stays and a more tailored education component ie. specific English courses are also available through the international Tennis World High Performance program.
A full-time week in the High Performance Program
Tennis World will equip each player with the tools to succeed Technical shot analysis is performed on all full time High performance players to assist in technique development
Competition/Tournament Pathway Tennis Victorian Pennant Competition ATP Seniors Tournaments Bayside Competition Australian Money Tournaments Hot Shots League ITF Juniors Tournaments
Tournament Calendar Tennis World will devise a Tournament Calendar that is suitable to each individual player. Some tournaments will be played at Melbourne Park and others throughout Victoria and Australia.
Melbourne Tournament Calendar Tournament # Start Date Finish Date Name School Holidays Wed 1/01/2014 Tue 28/01/2014 AMT White Fri, 07 Feb 14 Mon, 10 Feb 14 Boroondara Summer AMT Series #1 AMT White Fri, 14 Feb 14 Mon, 17 Feb 14 Boroondara Summer AMT Series #2 AMT White (MP) Sat, 22 Feb 14 Wed, 26 Feb 14 Tennis World AMT White February 2014 AMT Sliver Tue, 04 Mar 14 Thu, 06 Mar 14 Mildura Pro Tour AMT Various Labour Day AMT's Fri, 07 Mar 14 Mon, 10 Mar 14 Various Labour Day AMT's AMT Platinum Tue, 11 Mar 14 Sat, 15 Mar 14 Victorian Claycourt Championships AMT White Fri, 14 Mar 14 Mon, 17 Mar 14 Boroondara Summer AMT Series #3 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 14 Mar 14 Sun, 16 Mar 14 Tennis World Junior Classic March 2014 AMT Platinum Mon, 17 Mar 14 Fri, 21 Mar 14 Waverley Tennis Platinum AMT AMT White (MP) Sat, 22 Mar 14 Wed, 26 Mar 14 Tennis World AMT White March 2014 Pro Tour $15,000 Sat, 29 Mar 14 Sun, 06 Apr 14 Claycourt Pro Tour AMT White (MP) #1 Fri, 04 Apr 14 Tue, 08 Apr 14 Tennis World AMT White April #1 2014 School Holidays Sat 5/04/2014 Mon 21/04/2014 Pro Tour $15,000 Sat, 05 Apr 14 Sun, 13 Apr 14 Claycourt Pro Tour AMT Gold Sat 5/04/2014 Wed 9/04/2014 McDonalds Classic Gold Bendigo Junior Tour Silver Sun 6/04/2014 Wed 9/04/2014 Eastern Region Tennis 16th Annual Junior Tournament AMT White Tue, 08 Apr 14 Fri, 11 Apr 14 Boroondara Summer AMT Series #4 Junior Tour Platinum Thu, 10 Apr 14 Mon, 14 Apr 14 Victorian Junior State Championships AMT White (MP) #2 Sun, 13 Apr 14 Thu, 17 Apr 14 Tennis World AMT White April #2 2014 ITF Junior 4 Mon, 14 Apr 14 Sun, 20 Apr 14 Victorian Junior Claycourt International Various Easter AMT's Fri, 18 Apr 14 Mon, 21 Apr 14 Various Easter AMT's ITF Junior 4 Mon, 21 Apr 14 Sun, 27 Apr 14 Gallipoli Youth Cup Melbourne Park GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 25 Apr 14 Sun, 27 Apr 14 Tennis World Junior Classic April 2014 GT - Open (MP) Fri, 09 May 14 Fri, 16 May 14 Tennis World Open May 2014 AMT White Wed, 14 May 14 Mon, 12 May 14 Ringwood Winter AMT Series #2 AMT White (MP) Mon, 19 May 14 Fri, 23 May 14 Tennis World AMT White May 2014 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 23 May 14 Sun, 25 May 14 Tennis World Junior Classic May 2014 AMT Gold Thu, 05 Jun 14 Mon, 09 Jun 14 Waverley Queen's Birthday Gold AMT AMT White (MP) Sat, 07 Jun 14 Wed, 11 Jun 14 Tennis World AMT White June 2014 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 20 Jun 14 Sun, 22 Jun 14 Tennis World Junior Classic June 2014 School Holidays Sat 28/06/2014 Sun 13/07/2014 Junior Tour Silver Mon 30/06/2014 Fri 4/07/2014 28th Annual Junior North Ringwood Championships JT 16s Gold Clay/Hard (MP) Mon, 30 Jun 14 Fri, 04 Jul 14 Tennis World JT 16s Gold Clay/Hard June 2014 Junior Tour Gold Mon, 07 Jul 14 Fri, 11 Jul 14 81st Glen Iris Underage Championships JT 14s 16s Bronze (MP) Mon, 07 Jul 14 Fri, 11 Jul 14 Tennis World JT 14s 16s Bronze July 2014 AMT White Tue, 08 Jul 14 Fri, 11 Jul 14 Boroondara Winter AMT Series #4 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 18 Jul 14 Sun, 20 Jul 14 Tennis World Junior Classic July 2014 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 08 Aug 14 Sun, 10 Aug 14 Tennis World Junior Classic August 2014 GT - Open (MP) Fri, 22 Aug 14 Sun, 24 Aug 14 Tennis World Open August 2014 AMT Platinum Fri, 29 Aug 14 Sat, 30 Aug 14 TCAV Platinum AMT AMT Bronze Wed, 27 Aug 14 Mon, 01 Sep 14 Boroondara September Shoot Out #1 AMT Platinum Sun, 31 Aug 14 Thu, 04 Sep 14 Bendigo Tennis Platinum AMT GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 12 Sep 14 Sun, 14 Sep 14 Tennis World Junior Classic September 2014 AMT Bronze Fri, 12 Sep 14 Mon, 15 Sep 14 Boroondara September Shoot Out #2 Tennis World Tournaments Other Major Junior Tournaments Melbourne ITF Junior Tournaments Melbourne Other Major Senior Money Tournaments Melbourne Pro Tour Tournaments Melbourne Snapshot of the yearly Calendar JT Vic Jnr Hardcourt Gold (MP&AR) Fri, 19 Sep 14 Tue, 23 Sep 14 Vic Jnr Hardcourt Gold September 2014 School Holidays Sat 20/09/2014 Sun 5/10/2014 AMT Bronze Sat, 20 Sep 14 Mon, 29 Sep 14 Boroondara September Shoot Out #3 Junior Tour Silver Thu, 25 Sep 14 Mon, 29 Sep 14 Frankston Junior Claycourts AMT Gold (MP) Sat, 27 Sep 14 Wed, 01 Oct 14 Tennis World AMT Gold September 2014 Junior Tour Gold Wed, 01 Oct 14 Sun, 05 Oct 14 TCAV Jnr Tournamnet AMT White Fri, 03 Oct 14 Mon, 06 Oct 14 Boroondara Vic Metro AMT Series #1 GT - Open (MP) Fri, 10 Oct 14 Sun, 12 Oct 14 Tennis World Open October 2014 GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 17 Oct 14 Sun, 19 Oct 14 Tennis World Junior Classic October 2014 AMT Silver (MP) Sat, 18 Oct 14 Wed, 22 Oct 14 Tennis World AMT Silver October 2014 AMT White Fri, 24 Oct 14 Mon, 27 Oct 14 Boroondara Vic Metro AMT Series #2 Junior Tour Gold Fri, 31 Oct 14 Tue, 04 Nov 14 Hudson Bond 19th Manningham Championships AMT White (MP) Sat, 01 Nov 14 Wed, 05 Nov 14 Tennis World AMT White November 2014 Pro Tour $50,000 Sat, 01 Nov 14 Sun, 09 Nov 14 Pro Tour AMT Silver Wed, 05 Nov 14 Sat, 08 Nov 14 Bendigo International Pro Tour AMT AMT Bronze Fri, 07 Nov 14 Mon, 10 Nov 14 Boroondara Vic Metro AMT Series #3 Pro Tour $50,000 Sun, 09 Nov 14 Sun, 16 Nov 14 Pro Tour GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 14 Nov 14 Sun, 16 Nov 14 Tennis World Junior Classic November 2014 AMT Platinum Mon, 17 Nov 14 Fri, 21 Nov 14 Victorian Hardcourt Championships AMT Platinum (MP) Mon, 24 Nov 14 Fri, 28 Nov 14 Tennis World AMT Platinum November 2014 AMT White Fri, 05 Dec 14 Mon, 08 Dec 14 Boroondara December Masters Series #1 Junior Tour Nationals Sat, 06 Dec 14 Sun, 21 Dec 14 National 12 14 16 18 AO Playoff Junior Tour Silver Mon, 15 Dec 14 Fri, 19 Dec 14 ANZ Victorian Schoolboys & Schoolgirls Championships GT - Jnr (MP) Fri, 19 Dec 14 Sun, 21 Dec 14 Tennis World Junior Classic December 2014 AMT Gold Sat, 20 Dec 14 Tue, 23 Dec 14 Ballarat Open Gold AMT AMT Platinum Fri, 26 Dec 14 Tue, 30 Dec 14 Geelong City Motors VIC Grass Court Championships School Holidays Sat 20/12/2014 Wed 31/12/2014 MJDS (AR) Sat, 08 Mar 14 Sun, 09 Mar 14 Tennis World MJDS March 2014 MJDS (AR) Thu, 10 Apr 14 Fri, 11 Apr 14 Tennis World MJDS April 2014 MJDS (AR) Mon, 30 Jun 14 Tue, 01 Jul 14 Tennis World MJDS June 2014 MJDS (AR) Thu, 25 Sep 14 Fri, 26 Sep 14 Tennis World MJDS September 2014 MJDS (AR) Sat, 01 Nov 14 Sun, 02 Nov 14 Tennis World MJDS November 2014 MJDS (AR) Mon, 22 Dec 14 Tue, 23 Dec 14 Tennis World MJDS December 2014 Total of 74 Events
Other Opportunities Each Year Tennis World provides players from the High Performance Program with the opportunity to gain tennis and life experience overseas competing against, and training alongside players from around the world. 2013 China Tour
Coaching Programs & Pathways Summary Tennis World aims to assist young players by creating playing and training opportunities for them at one of the best facilities in the world. Tennis World can assist up and coming junior players and give them the tools and opportunities to reach their full potential through a program that can be tailored to each individual.