The Tennis Academy Programme

Tour Players
Tennis Scotland has developed a full tennis programme for the Academy Tour Players.  As a new programme they are looking to emulate the established academy programmes and to match the opportunities through long-term commitment to training and competition.  The programme is based around a player’s formal education where Merchiston and St George’s offer a range of academic subjects to meet individual needs and preferences.  Flexible timetables ensure a comprehensive tennis schedule including individual technical work, squad technical work, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, performance analysis, psychology, and nutrition.  Each player has an annual competition schedule and attendance at tournaments with coach support and sports medicine backup.  Tour players will be supported by the East of Scotland, and Scottish Institute of Sport, as well as being mentored by the Scottish National Coach.  There will also be opportunities to access overseas academy programmes for specialist training.

Challenger Players
The Challenger Players (while following a full academic timetable) have a high-level tennis programme incorporating all the areas listed above.  This takes place before school and in the afternoon and evenings.  They join the Tour Players in Stirling at the National Tennis Centre one day a week for a six hour intensive programme, including analysis, technique and match-play.