Net Pro
Tennis Coaching
Tennis is Easy, Fun and Healthy
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Net Pro
Tennis Coaching & Clinics
With so many possible options why choose Net Pro?
Net Pro is a highly professional tennis coaching business that offers lessons, tournaments, intramural and extramurals at all types of schools or privately.
- We teach from age 3 – adult.
- We teach from Beginner through to intermediate and advanced levels.
- Our staff are internationally certified with the ITF ( INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION)
- Our staff are highly experienced, gentle and kind.
- They have a very professional and caring way of working with children.
Play+Stay (we bring the court to you)
Age 3-6
Level 1 and Level 2
Age 6-9
Squad, school team tennis and non-team tennis
Age 9-16
What makes us different?
All our coaching staff are International Tennis Federation Qualified, and we are all passionate about children.
Provide your pupils with more than …
- Muscular development
- Latest international coaching methods
- ITF qualified coaches
- Indoor lessons in bad weather
- Fun
- Hand eye co-ordination
- Social interaction
- Fitness
- Progress reports
- Technique
- Basics to provincial level
- Ball skills
Give them the skills to play one of the most social games that can be played for the rest of their lives
Net Pro Features
all ages | all abilities | all areas
Serve Rally & Score
Serve, rally, score is the slogan the ITF uses to explain how tennis can best be introduced to starter players.
It is important that coaches make the first experience of the starter player positive. The ITF believes that getting starter players to play the game (serving, rallying and scoring) from the first lesson is vital in ensuring an enjoyable experience that they’ll want to continue.
Introduction taken from the ITF Play Tennis Manual
In modern day coaching one of the primary roles of the coach is to organise players to play tennis. In the case of starter players this means getting them to serve, rally and score from the first lesson. The coaches’ ability to teach technique is not as important in starter tennis as their ability to communicate, to entertain and to organise the lesson. It is important that the coach uses the appropriate ball, racket and court size to set up activities and practices that ensure players are serving, rallying and scoring and having fun. In many cases this will involve coaches introducing tennis to children and adults using one of the slower red orange and green balls on a reduced court with smaller rackets for young children.
The first lesson should be both active and entertaining for the players and whilst teaching technique remains important, the ITF recommends that coaches focus first on getting players playing the game and give the necessary and relevant technical and tactical instructions to help the players to play the game even better. Technique becomes the focus at a later stage in individual lessons.
Stay & Play
For ages 3-9 the internationally recognized Play & Stay equipment is used. Play & stay is a highly specialized program where the balls are appropriate for the different levels. They bounce at the correct height for the relevant ages. They are red, green and yellow.
Portable nets are used and for this program the lessons can be taught most successfully on grass and a driveway for example.
Play & Stay is the base of tennis in the International Tennis Federation. It has been established world wide as the best way to successfully introduce younger children to the game of tennis. All technical strokes are identical to tennis, but the slower ball, smaller racquet and court allow younger children to succeed at the sport. Famous players such as Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg came through this program in their formative years. As a balls skills program, it is unequaled for equipping youngsters for all associated ball games.
Sports stars such as Ernie Els (golf), Naas Botha (rugby) and Kepler Wessels (cricket) all come from a tennis background.
Times and costs
tailored to your requirements
Depending on your requirement we are available to coach from 07h00 to 19h00 on any day of the week. We will tailor a fee structure to suite your needs. This is normally based on whether the school is paying for the coaching or the individual parents are paying.
Where do we coach
We currently run programs all over Gauteng and have over 300 people in our programs.
- Private schools
- Nursery schools
- Tennis Clubs
- Daycare centers
- Charity programs
- Hotels
- Pre-primary schools
- Government schools
Benefits of tennis
Throwing
Catching
Striking
Running & Striking
Movement Rhythm
3-Step Movement Patterns
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Team-Building
The Sport for a Lifetime
About Us
Owner (& Coach)
Michele Joyce
Michele Joyce started playing tennis at the age of eight when she joined one of the largest tennis academies in South Africa. After playing and being coached for her whole school career, she was headhunted by the academy to train as a coach while she was a student at the University of Witwatersrand. She started working as a group coach with pupils ranging from age three to adults, for five hours per day from the tender age of nineteen and developed a passion for coaching groups and sharing her love for tennis with others. She went on to arrange three international tennis tours and train alongside one of the top tennis coaches in America who now runs Australian Tennis. Along the way, the was the manager of the USSASA Girls High School Provincial Team in Gauteng, and the chairlady of Girls High School Tennis in Gauteng. She also arranged for sponsorship of transport for teams in underprivileged areas to participate in school leagues. She went on to start her own coaching business, the International Tennis Academy, which she ran very successfully for 23 years. She then raised her qualification by obtaining her International Tennis Federation (ITF) instructor certification, and now she is offering to share her love and skills in tennis with beginner and intermediate players through the Maths and Tennis Tutor at various venues in Gauteng. She is a mother and a private school mathematics teacher and thus an educator at heart, and she is enthusiastic on the court. She coaches personally but also works alongside internationally certified coaches. Her friendly and bubbly personality makes it easy for her to interact with people of all backgrounds, and she is excited to meet you! She has been coaching since she was 19 years old and is now over 50 ! I am an ITF level one instructor and I specialize in teaching beginners how to play tennis. Our holiday clinic programs are a wonderful way to learn. We also do private house coaching where we come to you. Our coaches can also offer match play sessions which is a hitting lesson at a special price if you need to warm up for a tournament or a league game.
Netpro is sponsored by Wilson and we can arrange products for you. A tennis racquet and a pair of tennis shoes is required for lessons.
Michele is a level 1 ITF tennis coach
Coach
TK Phiri
Mthokozisi Phiri is a highly experienced tennis coach. Hes a father of two children. He holds a degree in Insurance and risk management and is a certified tennis coach.
He started playing tennis at the age of 9. He was coached by one of the most successful first black coaches in Zimbabwe at a young age until senior level. Played various tennis tournaments and tennis leagues and was the Insurance Institute tennis captain.
He started working as a group tennis coach at the age of 30 with pupils ranging from age 3 to adults. He coaches personally but also works alongside other certified tennis coaches.
His experience, passion and love for tennis makes it easy for him share his knowledge and is excited to meet and work with you.
Mthokozisi is known as coach TK to the pupils and runs the school tennis at Lonehill Crawford preparatory which includes the early morning program before school, the Grade 1-3 Play & stay program, the beginner and intermediate Grade 4-7 program and the team tennis.
TK is a level 2 ITF tennis coach
Coach
Artwell Mutape
My name is Artwell Kenneth Mutape. I am 36 years old was born and raised in Zimbabwe. I started playing tennis at the age of 5. I am a qualified Physcical Education and maths teacher. I started coaching tennis at the age of 20.
I am very passionate about coaching tennis and I spend my time researching on new coaching ideas. I am a ITF level 2 coach.
I have coaching experience at high school level were I was the head coach at falcon college for 8 years before moving to South Africa. I have also had experience of being the chief selector and had coach of the Zimbabwe schools tennis team for 3 years.
Artwell is a level 2 ITF tennis coach
Tennis equipment is on sale from our sponsors, The Golf Raquet, in Sunninghill. You can purchase the appropriate size raquet from us, as well as tennis shoes, socks, balls, ball hoppers and tennis clothing.
Our emphasis is on participation, success, growth and fun
All our lessons are based on structured lesson plans, which have been developed by the ITA. All of our activities are progressive ensuring that a 3 year old who starts with the ITA today will progress at his or her pace, and take the game to the level that they choose.
Progression and growth
Progressing from red, to orange, to green…
It is important that players only progress to the next stage when they are able to control the ball and implement tactics effectively at their current Tennis10s stage. If they move up too soon they may develop poor technique and lose confidence and interest. Parents and teachers should understand that learning to play the game of tennis / compete is a gradual process and as children progress through the 3 stages of Tennis10s, parents and teachers should encourage the child to become more independent. Parents and teachers should also try to focus on how the child is developing, on their performance and most importantly on their enjoyment.
ITA Philosophy - Tips for parents and teachers
Support
- Allow your child to play in the appropriate stage of Tennis10s so that they can gain confidence and better enjoy playing the game.
- It is best not to watch every match that your child plays as this can place pressure to them.
- Stick to your role as the parent and do not try to become the coach.
- Playing matches is an important part of a player’s development and your child should be encouraged by you to compete as well as have lessons.
- Be aware of your child’s capabilities and avoid comparing them with others players and their development.
- Be aware that at this age results are not so important. The most important aspect is that they like playing tennis and that they play lots of matches.
Encourage
- Encourage good behaviour in lessons and matches.
- Do not tolerate bad behaviour, cheating or bad manners.
- Encourage your child to learn independence.
- Avoid making them depend too much on you.
- Focus on effort instead of results. Never ask “Did you win?” It is better to ask “How did you play?” or “Did you have fun?” Make them realise you are more interested in them than the result.
Respect
- Help your child to understand that showing respect for the rules, opponents, and officials, is all part of tennis.
- Respect the opponents, their parents and coaches, and of course the competition officials.
- Always applaud both players.
- Your child’s coach has the expertise and they should be respected and appreciated by you.
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