Creating a successful junior coaching pathway is more than just teaching things like forehands, volleys and grips (although they're pretty important too). It's also about creating the right learning environment and developing each player individually so that they can reach their potential.  

 

A big part of that is developing a positive learning environment for players, and making them feel part of something. This has been the Yarra Tennis pathway for over 20 years of coaching at the Eaglemont Tennis Club  - a program that provides a comprehensive opportunity for children of any age and standard to start to learn the skills of the sport, and integrates a matchplay system where players can develop their competitive skills.

 

And the numbers speak for themselves - the number of junior players who represent the club, the number of players in our matchplay program, the number of players who go onto playing pennant at the highest level, and the players who have gone on to play at the international level. 

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And above all, players who have developed a love of the sport.

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SHANE SCRUTTON

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