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ABOUT US
I. How do we understand the game?
Integrated
Tennis consists of a sequence of work of eyes, legs, brain and hands.
The 4 steps of tennis
(1) Recognize the trajectory of the ball, (2) move the body to position itself, (3) select the stroke and (4) activate feet and hands for its final execution.
''Speed is king''
It is the differential element that separates the best players from the rest.
The fast game
The real beauty of this sport is at the speed in which players are able to combine the actions of the game sequence.
In competition
The essence of tennis, as in sport in general, is competition
Learning by competing
Mastering all the aspects mentioned above at a high speed and being able to do so in competition is the biggest challenge a player will have.
II. The 10 principles of our method
Educatennis Sports DNA
Comprehensive teaching
The integration of technical, coordinating, tactical and competitive concepts from the start is essential for the optimal development of the players.
Player development
Players don't spend years practicing technically complicated gestures before starting to work on the tactics or competing. Players naturally learn all the technical needs looking for solutions to tactical problems during the competition.
The power of curiosity
Cultivating curiosity and interest develops and promotes player autonomy
Motivation and interest
Reciprocal teaching between players, guided discovery, methods on questions for players to reflect and think, propose ''motivating challenges'' that work to overcome the proposed activities
Mix of methods
The combination of various training methods is key to harnessing the potential of players.
From guided discovery to reciprocal teaching
The mix of methodologies increases the cognitive participation of the student and promotes the autonomy and confidence of the players.
Fun is essential
A fun teaching method with many games and challenges makes it easy to keep our players motivated at any age.
The creative player
Competition against others and against oneself creates a level of intensity and concentration that causes players to raise their level.
The learning chain
Our teaching philosophy is based on the development of players through the chaining of the concepts necessary to achieve effective, complete and modern tennis players
About Teaching
Throughout their development stages, players must continue to evolve, and learn, but above all, coaches shall prioritize the improvement of their innate abilities.
Developing speed as a key factor
Reducing game space and hitting time, we accelerate decision-making and motor response from our players
Shortening players' reaction times
EducaTennis methodoogy is new and disruptive, as it creates the conditions that favor work on specific and necessary neurotransmitter stimuli in the teaching of tennis
Learning by competing
From an early age we teach through games to start confronting the player to the reality of the sport.
Let's play!
Competition against others and against oneself creates a level of intensity and concentration that is the essence that makes players raise their level. It also starts to face players with real problems and difficulties that arise in the competition.
Challenges as a work tool
With challenges systems, we support the coach and the player, through ''motivational challenges'' that help them evolve and progress naturally
Challenges
The feeling of developing skills is vital to the continuity of players in the sport.
Educa tennis recreates specific game situations for players to learn through experimentation
Organization of players
To develop the proposed goals, involving players in the organization and management of the space
III. What we offer
Educatennis as a business tool
“Life is like a tennis game. Yoy can’t win without serving”
– Arthur Ashe
OUR VISION
“Mentoring the local coach”. Empowering the local people”.
Born in 2001, our tennis teaching model has more than 20 years of experience. The Educatennis method has helped coaches and clubs around the world develop players of any age in their tennis career. Educatennis has a community of international professionals who want to accompany the growth of the next generation of coaches with the support of 21st century technology and the strength of networking.
OUR TEAM
“#Sportstech and #sportspassion”.
Educatennis has a group of professionals united for their passion for athletic performance and new technologies. From diverse origin and training, we have come together to redesign a successful educational project and create an instrument that will help bring sport closer to all layers of society. Our origin is tennis, but sport has no borders.
OUR FOUNDER
Joel Figueras Torras
Born in Barcelona on September 7, 1964, Joel has been dedicated to the world of tennis. After his time as a professional tennis player, he began his career as coach of professional tennis players at the age of 25, arriving in a short time to be coach of the Mexican team of the Davis Cup (elimination world group Spain – Mexico, Marbella 1989, ). Today, after a long career, he serves as a consultant advising Tennis Schools, High Performance Academies and Internationally Renowned Federations such as the USTA of the United States (2013-2015). Father of three children, Noah, Ian and Genís, Joel is a “natural-born-leader”, charismatic, generous and optimistic. He shares his love for sport to those around him with the exact dose of passion and knowledge.
