The pyramid
To describe how we view the whole for a tennis player, we use a pyramid. It has four parts where the base represents the largest and most important part of a sports education.
Mental Foundation
The foundation of sports consists of sports culture, athletic values, and the development of personal qualities. This includes, among other things, the attitude towards sports, the willingness to learn to train and compete, as well as the desire to participate in sports outside the club's activities. Here we also find thinking positively, learning to fight, and taking personal responsibility.
Physical Base
The Mental BaseThe foundation of sports consists of sports culture, athletic values, and the development of personal qualities. This includes, among other things, an attitude towards sports, a desire to learn to train and compete, as well as a passion for participating in sports outside of the club's activities. Here we also find the ability to think positively, learn to fight, and take personal responsibility.Physical Base
Tennis Base
The athlete learns the basics of tennis in terms of technique, tactics, physical fitness, and mental skills. The focus is on learning to train and compete in tennis and encompasses what is needed to play competitions at a higher level.
Tennis Specific
Here you will find the most advanced and specific moments of tennis. For example, a return on a hard first serve, a kick serve with a good angle, or defensive shots at high tempo in the corners of the tennis court. Here the focus is mainly on things that determine tennis matches and are needed to perform at the absolute top level in tennis.
Feel good & Get better
At the top of our list of important things to become really good is to feel good. Tennis should be a fun and developing journey during the time you play the most. When looking back on your career, it should be with a smile on your lips and the feeling that it was "worth it."
We want to create an environment where there are conditions for inner drive. The motivation should come from the player themselves and not from parents or coaches.
We believe that “more taste” is crucial. That there is a desire in the individual to want to come back next time and continue practicing and training outside of regular training.
A laugh extends life... and the sports career.
We want to educate both the person who will play tennis and the tennis that the person will play.
Early or late specialization? We believe in starting to specialize when the player is mentally, socially, physically, and tennis-wise ready for it.
Collaborations
We love and believe in the joy and power of working together. We believe that players, coaches, and parents should function as a team with the same goal. Collaboration with other environments, schools, and sports is also natural for us.
We collaborate with schools at both the lower secondary and upper secondary levels to enable a tennis commitment combined with studies.
We collaborate with other clubs, regions, and federations.
Our coaches collaborate with other coaches and regularly participate in various development and cooperation projects.
Last but not least, we believe in daily collaboration at the club, both on and off the tennis court. By listening, respecting, and trying to make each other better, we create a common foundation for a pleasant and successful environment.
15-30-40
First, we want our competitive players to understand what it takes to conduct a tennis match at a high level. Then we practice that. Afterwards, we focus on being able to perform at a high level.
Match and competition games are stimulating and are in our DNA
The foundation of our education is game- and match-based training where the goal is to develop the skills used during matches
We strive for our players to enjoy the "tingling in the stomach" and that positive nervousness that helps them get pumped up
Tennis at the highest level is a close sport where the best players win a few percent more points than they lose. Therefore, it is important to learn to handle both successes and failures
Our experience is that those who develop and perform best over time spend at least as much time on competition as on training.
Balance
Our ambition is to create the conditions for long-term and sustainable player development. We believe in a good balance between different aspects and a healthy attitude towards tennis.
Of the total annual volume in tennis, we aim for 50% competition and 50% training
One should win more than 50% of their competition matches during the year
Of a player's tennis commitment, the club is responsible for 50% and the family for 50%. We believe that the player takes great personal responsibility for their tennis and is essentially in the "driver's seat"
We believe in physical and mental versatility, where 50% of your annual sports volume is specifically tennis and 50% other sports and/or specific and general physical training
We believe in creating thinking players, which means a balance between training with a coach and training on their own
