Welcome to Inspiration Academy Tennis! The IA Tennis Academy develops champions from “the inside-out” through a transformational program that recognizes how character and the right heart, drive accomplishment. Our international coaching staff, with over 30 years of experience coaching elite and national teams, provides world renown training and mentorship for tennis players at all ages and levels. Inspiration Academy coaches have proven results with a track record of developing champions from 6 years of age to pro-tournament winners, coaching both Davis Cup and Federation Cup Teams, and producing players who were awarded hundreds of college scholarships. From the time a player walks onto our courts, they experience something dramatically different. Our players experience real, quantifiable results. It is the intensive commitment to our “inside out training” that sets IA apart. Welcome to the difference. – Coach Ashley Hobson

Facilities
Inspiration Academy Tennis offers players a state-of-the-art facility located at the heart of competitive tennis in Bradenton, FL and only 20 minutes from the white beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Our facility features:
8 Hard Courts, 2 Clay Courts, 3 Serving Towers
Turf Training Field, Sand Training Area
Fully-Equipped Weight Room
Sunny Florida Weather

Summer Programs
Summer camps at Inspiration are challenging camps for tournament level players. Our daily six hour training includes mental, emotional, strategic, technical, and tactical components. Players are trained in groups of similar ability, while individualizing player experience with games and major competition. Our summer program focuses on three primary categories; Weapons, Weaknesses, & Winning. Our schedule is broken down between on court training, gym training, video analysis, and classroom training. Ingrained in our program is our character and leadership development programs which are woven in everything we do at the Academy.

Boarding
Inspiration Academy offers in-home style boarding for international and out-of-state students. All homes are inspected and approved by IA staff. Host Parents have cleared Local, State, and National background checks.

Junior
Dynamic Flexibility work and ladder / bands / hurdle work (lower and upper)
Lower Body Kinetics without ball / Medicine ball
Grips and more advanced upper-body mechanics
Soft feeds and multiple repetitions
Feeding with racket (1/4 ratio)
Live ball rally work (speed balls when needed)
Transition and volley work
Competitive training drills (live ball)
Overload drills and training (2 vs 1s, speed balls, med balls, ball machine etc)
Directional Training Tactical understanding and Tactics
Introduction to Tempo Drills (soft ball, mini tennis)
Momentum control introduction
Mental toughness and mental routines work
Serves and Returns daily (first strike work)
Weapon Identification and drills
Planning for events
Physical training with trainer and on court in session
Cross-training

Elite Junior/College
Dynamic Flexibility work (lower and upper body)
Lower Body Kinetics without ball / medicine ball / resistance band
Soft feeds
Feeding with racket (1/4 ratio)
Live ball rally work
Competitive training live ball drills
Overload drills (2 on 1s, pinch hitting, etc)
Transition Excellence (all aspects)
Directional Training, Tactics, player styles and shot selection
Advanced Tempo Drills, Pinch Drills etc.
Momentum Control, match flow training and tactics
Situational Match Training
Serve, Return and First Strike Emphasis
Weapon Drills Daily
Individual Specialization Advanced mental toughness
Match simulation for success and failure
Long term, intermediate and short term planning
Physical training with trainer, gym and on court in session
Cross-Training

Tour Professional
Dynamic Flexibility work (lower and upper body)
Lower Body Kinetics without ball / with resistance band and medicine ball
Soft feeds
Feeding with racket (1/2 ratio)
Live ball rally work
Competitive training live ball drills
Overload drill emphasis (2 on 1s, pinch hitting, etc)
Directional Training and advanced shot selection tactics
Advanced Tempo Training (tempo, 2 vs.1, pinch drills etc)
Transition Excellence (all aspects and individualization)
Advanced Momentum Control tactics and
Situational Match training
Serve, Return and First Strike (quick pressure) Emphasis
Weapon Drills daily
Individual Specialization
Specialized advanced mental toughness
Match Simulation for success and failure
Physical training with trainer – on and off court
Long term, intermediate and short term planning