Coach John (photo With Grandaughter)

50 years of playing, studying, teaching/coaching the game of tennis. It is a wonderful life time sport not as injury prone as some of the contact sports are.

I have 3 sons who played high school tennis in Naperville, 2 played college tennis, one who achieved an ATP pro doubles ranking, and a grandaughter who was a scholraship college tennis player.. Being a part of those developmental processes has resulted in me being involved in years of lessons, some at a very high level.

Assisting coaching high school boys and girls tennis teams at Neuqua Valley, Naperville North, and Downers Grove South has also been a privelege I have enjoyed.

I teach fundamentals for you build your game upon and match play tactics as you advance.

Teaching involves explanations that are understandable, breaking the task down into smaller parts to enable learning, demonstrations of the correct way, critique and feedback, and praise when there is success. Learning to play tennis requires a lot of repetitions, training the muscle memory system to execute the many different shots in a good players repertoire. And then there is building the tennis IQ as the player achieves success in executing the various shots. It is a fun process.

It is very important that you choose an instructor that will help you achieve your goals. Not all are capable of doing that. The worst thing you or your child can do is to get off to a bad start. Learning the correct fundamentals is critical. Just like learning the piano or building a house, success requires a solid foundation.

It is possible you may not know enough about tennis to make an accurate judgement of the teaching quality, but I suggest you sit thru the first couple of lessons, observe and ask questions. Then you will be better able to judge the quality of the instruction.

I really enjoy seeing the progress my students make. It is rewarding for both of us!

Let's do it!