CE Tennis:: Competitve Edge USA

Full-Time Academy – August to May

This is a year around academy geared towards total development of the player/ individual.
Student / athletes attend regular public or private schools. Online schooling is an option as well.
Practice sessions are twice a day and last approximately 6 hours. This includes tennis as well as fitness training.
The Academy program focuses more on technique , strategy and match play and is developed for the constant improvement of the student / athlete Students are accompanied to tournaments on the weekends by Academy staff
Personal one on one training sessions are held along with video taping analysis of players to work on their weaknesses and incorporate strategy in their game that is built around their strengths
Student / athletes are subjected to sessions with our in house sports psychologist to develop their mental toughness which is so important for the game of tennis
Meals are monitored by our qualified Dietician as we work towards providing a gluten free diet to maximize growth and performance
All fitness is monitored and supervised by our Fitness Trainer who provides periodic charts of progress to the players.

USA College Prep Camp – August to October , January to March

This is a complete turn key program that takes the player through the complete process of University admission on scholarship in the USA.
Players are guided through the registration process
Players are presented several options for Universities of their eventual choice
Coaches are invited to the academy to visit with and meet the players
Players are taken to Universities on visits to decide what their final choice of University will be
Counseling is provided for the players to match the best University to their strengths and weaknesses
Tennis and fitness are done for approximately 6 hours a day
More emphasis is placed on strategy in these camps to enable the prospective college bound athlete to be better prepared for the requirements and rigors of College tennis

Summer Camps – April to August.

These camps are great opportunities for players to get a feel for what it is like to be a part of the year around academy
Training schedules are the same as the Full time Academy
Players are given the complete experience of being in America
These camps are geared more towards the player who has not decided yet if tennis is going to be their life time profession

Accommodations

Currently players are housed in independent houses with an adult chaperone who lives with them 24/7

Facilities

Currently the Academy operates out of the Ellendale Country Club located in Houma, Louisiana http://www.ellendalecountryclub.net
The club has two clay courts and two hard courts

Future Plans for the Academy

We are in the process of purchasing a 20 acre property which will eventually have a 12 court facility and housing arrangements for all the student / athletes. There will be a club house that houses the academy gym and cafeteria.