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We believe Winners . . .

Take chances. Like everyone else they fear failing, but refuse to let fear rule them.

Don’t give up. When life gets rough they hang in until the going gets better.

Are flexible.  They realize there is more than one way and are willing to try others.

Know they are not perfect. They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths.

Fall but they don’t stay down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing. They don’t blame fate for their failures, nor luck for their success. They accept responsibility for their lives. They are positive thinkers, who see good in all things, from the ordinary to the extraordinary. They believe in the path they have chosen even when it is hard, even when others can’t see where they are going.

Are patient. They know that a goal is only as worthy as the effort required to achieve it.

Are people like you.  They make the world a better place to be.

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“Injuries are never easy to handle especially in a sport like tennis which can get very lonely quickly.  Battling through the rehabilitation process day in and day out I constantly questioned myself and God as to why he was putting me through this struggle all over again. When I finally got back on court I was uncomfortable and filled with doubt. I came back to Inspiration Academy Tennis with the mindset of playing the sport I love a little bit longer and possibly coaching some of the kids but had no real expectations for myself as a player because of the pain I was in and the low level of tennis I was playing. Ashley Hobson and the coaching staff at IA Tennis honestly believed in me more than I believed in myself and motivated me to keep moving forward by trusting the process. Today I am playing the best tennis of my career and I am so grateful to IA and Ashley Hobson. Especially for motivating and believing in me when I was full of doubt. Thank you.” – Matthew Estwick-Foster, Barbados Davis Cup and Hampton University’s player. 

Matthew Estwick-Foster

Barbados Davis Cup & Hampton University Athlete.

“IA is a holistic tennis academy that builds players from the inside out. Character is often second fiddle to tennis in other academies, but Inspiration encompasses both aspects within the development of the COMPLETE tennis player. Their adept philosophy has produced many tremendous players and individuals throughout the years and will continue to do so. It was a pleasure working at Inspiration Academy Tennis!” 

Aquille Trotman

IA Coaching Alumni

IA TENNIS OFFERS WORLD CLASS COACHING

Our 7-Stage Blueprint for Development:

  1. Mind and the heart first.  Performance is a behavior. From the right behavior will come the right outcome. Compete from the INSIDE-OUT.
  2. Develop the athletic potential of a player.  This includes spatial awareness, balance, agility, proprioception, ball tracking, anticipation, running, jumping, and throwing skills.
  3. Perfect footwork, stances, stroke technique.  Grow your understanding of the game with “PAS and 5 dimensions” and “4 errors” .
  4. Repetition with innovative and overload drills.  Push players to the edge of their abilities.  Make sure all strokes have offense, defense, and neutral capabilities.
  5. Improve strategy and tactics.  Know the tactical court, player match ups, and personalized patterns.
  6. Develop mental toughness.  Understand the importance of routines and rituals, matchflow, momentum, stages of a match, and problem solving.
  7. Point play with coaching.  Be challenged with experience scheduling, competition, then evaluation and re –planning.

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Success happens from the Inside-Out.

Brooklyn Olson Won J4 San Jose Doubles

January 25, 2022  Bradenton, Florida Brooklyn Olson was on the road for her ITF tour in San Jose, Costa Rica. Despite her luck in Singles, she managed to win two consecutive weeks in Doubles with her partner.

Inspiration Academy $1000 UTR Tournament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2020  Bradenton, Florida The second to last $1000 UTR tournament at Inspiration Academy for the month of June has come to a close. Yet another weekend with completely full draws brought some tennis of the highest quality to IA. In the...

Marie Bouzkova and Andres Andrade Do The Double

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2020  Bradenton, Florida Another successful Inspiration Academy Tennis $1000 tournament has come to a close. This weekend had a change from past weekends’ whereas there was a third division for players with a UTR of 6 and under to go...

Inspiration Academy Tennis UTR Tournament (May 29th-June 1st 2020)

  June 1st, 2020  Bradenton, Florida The highly anticipated Inspiration Academy UTR tournament this past weekend was nothing but successful and did not disappoint. The weekend brought 96 great players from all around the state and outside the state to the...

Inspiration Academy Tennis Preparing For Biggest UTR To Date

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2020  Bradenton, Florida This coming weekend Inspiration Academy will be hosting its biggest UTR money tournament to date. A whopping 98 players will be participating at Inspiration from Friday at noon when the first rounds take place...

Inspiration Academy Tennis UTR Tournament (May 16-17, 2020)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2020  Bradenton, Florida Inspiration Academy held its first UTR tournament since the outbreak of the global pandemic this past weekend. The tournament had a different look from the ones in the past. No spectators were allowed inside the...

Inspiration Academy Tennis UTR Money Tournaments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2020  Bradenton, Florida Inspiration Academy as hosted two UTR tournaments since the turn of the new year. The first tournament held January on 25th-26th had a fantastic turnout bringing about 40 good players into the area. The...

Inspiration Academy Tennis Dominates at IMG

  February 19, 2020  Bradenton, Florida Over the weekend a group of Inspiration Academy tennis players competed in a UTR tournament at IMG Academy.  It was a great weekend for the IA athletes who played hard and came out with some outstanding results winning a...

IA Tennis player Cracks Top 100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2020  Bradenton, Florida After spending two outstanding weeks battling in South America, Sofia Rojas has broken into the top 100 juniors in the world, jumping almost 100 spots in the process. Beginning the year at 188 in the ITF...

Inspiration Academy Tennis Student Brooklyn Olson Takes Doubles Title In Biggest Tournament in the World

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2020  Bradenton, Florida Brooklyn Olson Wins doubles title in Les Petits As. The 13 year old Inspiration Academy student was chosen as one of four players to represent Team USA in France after qualifying in the USA Team playoffs...

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