Welcome to your club newsletter from Rackets Academy! This week we introduce you to our Full Time Eite Program for outstanding junior players who show potential to excel at tennis (whilst still attending school- on a modified schedule or online when traveling and competing) and share how your child can be considered for this amazing program. We share the results of how our kids are doing at various tournaments in the region and overseas, and share some news about our upcoming summer season and Ladies League,
Also, make sure you take a look at our wonderful sponsor offers for our Rackets Academy members.
Elite Full Time Program
Rackets Academy has the largest Junior High Performance Program in the Middle East with 35+ of the region’s top players choosing Rackets as their preferred training facility. We have given these players access to the highest level of Tennis coaching and facilities this region can offer. Our team regularly travels to compete in ITF, Tennis Europe, Ten-Pro, and Asian Tour Events. This essential part of our program allows for these athletes to achieve their optimum potential and showcase our academy and their skills around the world.
Rackets Academy has an established, full time tennis program, enabling our players to compete with the very best in the world. The players have a flexible, closely monitored, blended education program that give them the unique ability to train, travel and play against the world’s most talented juniors .
Please note this is a highly selective program. For any questions, please consult our brochure FULL TIME PROGRAM and contact us for consideration for the 2023/24 squad.
Elite and Performance Program Player Updates:
Our Elite and Performance players have been busy overseas and locally. A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our Elite player Laurits who has had a gerat week at the IMG Future Stars.
Congrats is also due to Ralph Farah ! Ralph that had a great tournament at the Tennis Emirates U18 at Hubb finishing as runnerup. Well done Ralph.
For info about the Elite program click HERE
Results of Rackets U12 Tournament at Rackets Academy
Congrats to Winners: Stephania Kormysh (girls) and Rafa Aldemita (boys)
Runners up: Aadhya Choksi (girls) and Matteo Livi (boys)
Junior Development Program: We are super proud to hear that one of our JDP- Orange Ball players: Vedasya Sanket won 1st place at his school, Gems New Millennium Schools Interhouse competiton. Great to see such progress in our development progress.
School Tennis Program: Our school tennis program is well under way for the new term! If your child is at Repton School Al Barsha, Gems Wellington Dubai or Raffles World Academy and would like to begin their tennis journey, please get in touch with Coach Alana – 050 674 5081 or email schools@racketsacademy.ae
Did someone say “Why doesn’t Dubai have more indoor courts?’
The weather is definitely getting hot, hot, HOTTER! But don’t despair that your tennis days are numbered until after the summer as we have BIG NEWS …. HUGE NEWS coming soon that may solve this issue. STAY TUNED!!
European Travel in July
Exciting news!!! Rackets Academy intends to travel as a team through Europe in July! The first week we will be attending a training camp in Barcelona and then onto play Tournaments in either France or Spain at Tennis Europe events . This will be an exciting opportunity to train in an amazing facility in Spain and compete against the worlds best throughout Europe!. For more info on this exciting event, click HERE
Viva la France!!
Raise your Game is an agency which organises customised Tennis tours to France for players of all levels who want to develop their match experience and be part of a unique and wonderful experience.
Players will have the opportunity this summer to play two tournaments per week on the stunning French coast of
Normandy to play a high volume of good quality matches.
When: From the 8th of July to the 29th of July 2023
Where: Normady, France
For more info please click: ICI
Upcoming Events
There are lots of tournaments coming up! For all details and entry please go to our website HERE
5th-14th May U16 Boys & Girls Tennis Emirates Event
08 May – 14 May 2023 Rackets Academy Tournament Travel – Tennis Europe – U14,U16 Heydar Aliyev, Baku, Azerbaijan (WK2)
22 May – 27 May 2023 Rackets Academy Tournament Travel – Tennis Europe – U14 Aphrodite Hills G3, Kouklia Paphos, Cyprus
The Royal Atlantis- The Palm
A huge well done to the team at The Royal Atlantis on the Palm. Whilst the courts and coaches are only available to hotel guests (at this point), it is a huge honor for Rackets Academy to win this hotly contested contract and provide lessons and hitting partners at the most prestigious hotel in the Middle East.
MATCHPLAY
Each week at both the Taj Hotel on the Palm, and at Al Barari, we offer match play practice for any of our Rackets players. Each week, please register for the Taj with jdp@racketsacademy.ae or 0506745081 For the schedule for TAj Hotel (which also includes pool and beach passes for parents- how awesome is that?!) click here: TAJ SCHEDULE MATCH PLAY For the Al Barari schedule click here: AL BARARI MATCH PLAY SCHEDULE
And a word from our wonderful sponsors……
Reloved Furniture DXB: A special promo for Rackets Members – 20% off all pieces available and for all commissioned projects (valid until 30 June 2023) www.relovedfurnituredxb.com or whatsapp 0563887789 for more info.
Media One and Studio One are delighted to offer a fabulous deal to our Rackets Members. If any Rackets Academy members book for the Coronation before Thursday, they will enjoy an additional discount! Don your best Red, White and Blue and come along to watch King Charles become…. well King Charles! Rumour has it there will be Coronation Quiche on the menu. Details below:
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