These days, people expect faster results in shorter time frames.
They also want to play sports that are entertaining and interactive.
And they prefer activities that suit the demands of their lifestyle.
Tennis should be fun, easy to learn, and require minimal skill
to play.
In 1997, LifeTime Tennis launched a new range of world class
tennis programs for people who just wanted to play tennis or improve
their game as well as players who were serious about making tennis
a career.
LifeTime Tennis now operates from over 20 locations throughout
Australia and trains the majority of Queensland's top ranked juniors
and future tennis stars. We also have agents and coaches based
in countries across the Asia Pacific region.
LifeTime Tennis programs have been developed by Gary Stickler,
the former Queensland Director of Coaching and resident coach
of former world number one Pat Rafter.
Our programs are based on the concept that people come to play
tennis not to learn about it. Traditionally, people have learned
to play tennis through formal instruction that involved a series
of lessons before a person achieved a skill level sufficient to
enjoy playing socially or in competitions. We decided that LifeTime
Tennis programs would use playing formats that allowed people
to begin playing tennis at any level. We also decided that these
playing formats would change as the skill level of the person
increases. And most importantly, we structured our programs so
that players were actively involved throughout the entire session.
As you progress through our tennis programs, we increase your
level of self-learning so that you begin to become responsible
for your own development as a player. This is best demonstrated
in our ProTennis high performance development program that gives
players responsibility and ownership for their own development
and success.
The ProTennis program is an individualised program of intense
training, stroke development, tactical and psychological awareness
for players serious about their tennis. It teaches players self-evaluation
skills, which allow them to grow from every tennis experience,
not just the one provided by the coach.
It is this philosophy that has been the key to the success of
some of Australia’s leading players, most notably Pat Rafter.
