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Some Reasons to visit our Tennis Academy
The Barcelona region of Spain has an international reputation for tennis instruction of the highest level as well as for some of the best tennis academies in the world developing numbers of Europe's and the world's best tennis players. Catalonia is also well-known for its tournaments attracting junior, ITF, WTA and ATP tennis players from around the world.
The Barcelona Tennis Academy as an international tennis school aims to provide the opportunity to both aspiring and professional tennis players to enjoy world-class training programmes in a beautiful Spanish setting, whether you are with us for one week or for a year.
COACHES
Training programmes at the Barcelona Tennis Academy are under the supervision and control of Raphael Maurer, a tennis coach and sports manager from Switzerland, who manages a team of professional and experienced tennis coaches, as well as fitness trainers, sport psychologists and a physiotherapist. A passionate team dedicated to help each tennis player reach their full potential.
PROGRAMMES
Our tennis academy offers tennis training programmes for all ages and levels. In addition to coaching future world-class tennis players, BTA has training programmes for individuals and groups looking to improve their game of tennis in a short period of time. The academy can design a personalised training programme for all players for any period of time, be it high-performance, intensive programmes or tennis instruction for beginner tennis players.
FACILITIES & LOCATION
Our tennis academy is located in Spain and has three main branches. The main one in Castelldefels, a vibrant coastal village, just 20 minutes outside Barcelona and 10 minutes from the international airport, another at Can Via Racket Club in Santa Coloma de Cervelló and one in Sitges, at the Club de Golf Terramar.
All our facilities have all the necessary structures to set up complete, tennis, fitness and mental training programmes for our tennis players.
Our Philosophy
PERSONAL
We are a small tennis academy and our coaching team specialises in offering the most personalised training for each tennis player. Our director is always on court to monitor each player’s development.
PROFESSIONAL
Our staff has many years of experience coaching tennis and running tennis programmes in all parts of the world. Our tennis academy provides its players with a professional environment, including great facilities and a dedicated team of coaches.
PASSIONATE
Within our tennis academy, the entire staff loves tennis and is very passionate about sharing their experience and knowledge with our tennis players. We care and will always do our best to ensure their well-being and success.
Mental Trainings at our Tennis Academy
What differentiates BTA tennis from other academies is the role which mental training plays at our tennis academy. First and foremost, mental training forms an essential part of our regular tennis training programme with our players participating in two mental sessions every week. Another significant feature of our tennis academy is that we cooperate with a team of sports psychologists, and most members of our team have an educational background in sports psychology. Developing mentally tough tennis players and strong individuals is the main priority at our tennis academy.
How our players view the impact of our mental training
Message from the team of our sports psychologists
Your Home Away From Home
BTA FAMILY
At BTA our main goal is to create for our tennis players a home-like setting, a family-like environment where they can feel emotionally secure and well taken care of. It is a place where coaches are not only authority figures, but also psychologists and friends, who know their players very well, understand them and thus can help them improve as both athletes and individuals.
NUTRITION
We allow for every aspect of our tennis players’ development - not only their tennis game, but also their mental approach, not only their fitness, but also their diet. Their well-being is our priority, that’s why our players have their meals prepared especially for them at a restaurant where high-quality and nutritious food is served every day. We are well aware that to perform at the optimal level and power through intensive tennis trainings and matches, our players need the correct fuel.
LOCATION
Our location enables our players to unwind in a unique way as our tennis academy is situated a 5-minute walk to the beach. The Castelldefels beach is our special place - not only is it a regular, breath-taking setting for our fitness workouts, but also a retreat where players can relax and recover after intense trainings.
BARCELONA
We train at the prestigious Andres Gimeno Tennis Club in Castelldefels, in Spain. The tennis club is located in the suburbs of Barcelona, one of the most amazing cities in the world.
Tennis training can be combined with sightseeing and cultural events as Barcelona is a major cultural centre in southwestern Europe.
You can get to the city by car (about a 20-minute drive), by train or by bus.
CASTELLDEFELS
Castelldefels is a popular and lively suburb of Barcelona, famous for its extremely long, wide, sandy beach and numerous, high-quality restaurants.
It is an incredible little Spanish village, south from Barcelona, approximately 20 minutes from the city centre and 10 minutes from the international airport.