| Fearnside Tennis Academy |
| At Fearnside Tennis Academy, our philosophy is to create a positive and competitive enviroment where the individual tennis player can learn to cultivate the right attitude, take responsibility for their play, develop discipline and rigorous commitment to their efforts and potential. Our specialized coaches understand that the formula for success needs to be adapted for all of our different juniors. Our role as coaches is critical and we will focus on integrating the tactical, physical, mental and emotional aspects to suit individual players requirements. By tapping into our knowledge and experiences we will creatively tune in to a players needs, potential and capabilities. |
| Our Mission We at the Fearnside Tennis Academy teach and train our high performance juniors to learn to succeed by providing individual players with the tools, techniques and strategies needed to attain personal; mastery in tennis and life. |
| Academy Director, Andrew Fearnside Director of Tennis Andrew has an extensive background in training and teaching high performance junior tennis players. He holds a USTA High Performance teaching certification and is a USPTA junior development specialist. While in Chicago, he was formally a USTA National coach for the Mid-West section. Andrew has trained over 180 nationaly ranked, and over 300 sectionally ranked junior players- four players with ITF rankings (including a former #1 ranking) and 6 former and current tour professionals (3 players ranked in the top 100). Andrew holds a level 1 certification with the USPTA and PTCA. He also hold a level 1 certification with the USTA for Sport Science. Andrew is an Australian teaching professional who has held ATP world rankings in singles and doubles. Currently he is top-five ranked player for singles and doubles in the NorCal section. He also holds USTA National and ITF World senior division rankings. |
| Dream it, Believe it, Achieve it |
| Testimonials Andrew Fearnside and the Fearnside Tennis Academy at Livermore Valley Tennis Club have guided my son Logan Staggs to #1 in the USTA rankings. Andrew's tennis clinics provide an excellent balance of skillls development, strategy, and physical fitness. Andrew supplements his clinics with books, DVDs, and articles on mental toughness and game preparation. He is constantly looking for ways to help his students improve their game. Best of all, Andrew's passion for the game is contagious. His students develop a life-long love of the sport thanks to his enthusiasm and support. Thank you, Fearnside Tennis Academy and Livermore Valley Tennis Club! Mike Staggs, father of Logan Staggs NorCal USTA Former #1 ranked boys 10's & 12's and nationally ranked 12's & 14's |
| Andrew has done a wonderful job guiding Alex's tennis to the next level. He is great at passing on the knowledge needed at the right times. We are very to be training at the Fearnside Tennis Academy. Gina Keyser, mother of Alex Keyser NorCal USTA Former #1 boys 10's and nationally ranked 12's |
| I am proud to attest that Andrew has been very instrumental in transforming Rachel from a beginner to a highly ranked sectional and national player in a two-year period. He has brilliant leadership skills in guiding Rachel and myself, as a tennis parent through this process. I am always impressed by Andrew's creative and effective teaching styles, and I truly value his knowledge of modern tennis techniques. He is a great communicator in coaching with all his students. And most importantly, Rachel is always excited for her private and group lessons with Andrew and his academy. Ken Chong, father of Rachel Chong NorCal & nationally ranked girl's 12's |
Livermore Valley Tennis Club 2000 Arroyo Road Livermore, CA 94550 Andrew Fearnside Director of Tennis (925) 443-7700 Fearnside@lvtc.com Fearnsidetennisacademy@yahoo.com |
| Learn to Play the Australian Way |
| Links to Important websites |
| Meet The Tennis Staff Akshay Arora Head Professional / Conditioning expert Director of Fitness / USPTA Level 1 Marilyn Morrel-Kristal Former Tennis Director/ USPTA Level 1 Allysa Hilgen #1 Singles College player Jenifer Tubbs Sports Physical Therapist |
| Meet The Tennis Staff Akshay Arora Head Professional / Conditioning expert Director of Fitness / USPTA Level 1 Marilyn Morrel-Kristal Former Tennis Director/ USPTA Level 1 Alyssa Hilgen #1 Singles College player Jenifer Tubbs Sports Physical Therapist |
| We Train Hard, Compete Tough and Fight to the end |
| Links to Junior Tennis Flyer's for Winter & Spring 2010 |
