Rafael Nadal Tennis Academy Holds Camp in Florida
Tennis - The Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy has been conducting its well-known high-performance training program for juniors from the ages of 7 to 18 in one-week camp session Boca Raton, Florida. The sessions are for juniors in the ages of 7 to 18 for four separate one-week camp sessions.
The coaching philosophy has been developed by Nadal and his uncle Toni Nadal. Lead coach Aitor Reparez commented, “This was great. The kids learned a lot. The intensity was up and it was a great experience for the coaches to be here. For us, this is a great opportunity to show the new generation what made Rafa such a great player. The values are effort, intensity, discipline and respect. They get to see the high level and put intensity into every practice.”
Reid Rafter, the head tennis coach at Saint Andrew’s Schooll, "The Saint Andrew’s School partnership with the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy was an amazing and unique opportunity for children and tennis athletes to get hands-on experience and learn from the best. This is the first time the academy will be in the state of Florida, and I believe it was a truly gratifying and rewarding experience for the children involved. They wanted to get an intro to the area with the hopes of building the program for next year. There may be more components and a whole year of lead time. This has been a really positive thing. We are looking to keep the four weeks in the summer and just grow it and expand it. They love being in the area and they like the facility. What they do on the court with these kids is amazing. The Rafa methodology is very unique and the making of a champion program. The way they motivate kids on the court is very unique. I know I learned quite a lot in the month they were here and I have been around tennis a lot of years.”
Grace Vaughn, one of the 14-year-olds, who was at the camp, commented, “I was used to being on the court for 2 1/2 hours a day. This (camp) is a lot of hard work. You spend five to six hours on the court and also work on your mental discipline. The coaches make it a lot of fun. It is really entertaining. It is really serious, but at the same time, you can definitely have a lot of fun. It’s been good for me because I want to play tennis professionally.”
Another 8-year-old Mathias Mendez said, "This is pretty big. He is one of the best players in the world and I am in their camp. There are coaches here who have worked with him and that is even bigger than I thought it would be. I want to play professionally. I learned at the camp that it is not all about the technique you have, it is also about mental things. If you have a good attitude, you can come back. It doesn’t seem like five hours. It’s fun, so it seems like one minute.”
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