Nadal Academy Shot Down In Boca

[octobrina10]

I think they could have fit his name on the plaque at least a couple more times. Nobody makes an effort anymore.

I have no idea what you mean. I repeat: Rafa's foundation is funding the Educational & Sports School in Anantapur.

https://www.fundacionrafanadal.org/en/proyectos/1_centro-educativo-anantapur
https://www.fundacionrafanadal.org/...tro-antanpur-vicente-ferrer-fundacion-64b.jpg

 

[ChaelAZ]

The existing Nadal academy is basically a recreational facility with a focus on rich parents with disposable income and a dubious claim for providing a good education for their kids.

Creating a facility where top training staff and location are available is their plan to justify the exorbitant prices that the Nadal clan charges, and the severely underfunded public infrastructure is the economical way to twist some hands to do it efficiently.

Them damn rich people!

All kinds of public facilities use corporate or other financial partners to improve the success of their facilities.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

Them damn rich people!

All kinds of public facilities use corporate or other financial partners to improve the success of their facilities.

 

[sureshs]

Them damn rich people!

All kinds of public facilities use corporate or other financial partners to improve the success of their facilities.

And many don't.

 

[sureshs]

The business of America is business and few Americans even could pick Rafa out of a police lineup. That's no rip at Nadal, almost no American could recognize Fed either (or Isner or Ryan Harrison, etc). Tennis is dead in the USA since there are no great American players. The jingoism in this country is severe, always has been. Nadal will never make any inroads in America and should have known this before this latest venture.

Wrong. Sanchez-Casal Academy in Florida exists even though few Americans have heard of them. It only matters if the parents of juniors want to send their children there, not some country-wide knowledge of something.

 

[ChaelAZ]

And many don't.

And many do.

 

[tennis24x7]

The existing Nadal academy is basically a recreational facility with a focus on rich parents with disposable income and a dubious claim for providing a good education for their kids.

Creating a facility where top training staff and location are available is their plan to justify the exorbitant prices that the Nadal clan charges, and the severely underfunded public infrastructure is the economical way to twist some hands to do it efficiently.

Ditto though I have never understood why tennis is so expensive in the US when there are public courts everywhere?

 

[sureshs]

Ditto though I have never understood why tennis is so expensive in the US when there are public courts everywhere?

That is because it is not expensive.

Public courts and moderately priced clubs are available.

Are you seriously comparing public courts with tennis academies which provide tennis coaching, food, lodging, and a school on premises? Of course academies will be expensive.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Ditto though I have never understood why tennis is so expensive in the US when there are public courts everywhere?

It really isn't as expensive to get started and find good classes/programs to develop solid juniors. It does get more expensive when it starts becoming something of value for the player, as in possible college funds, sponsorship, prize money, etc.. But even there, there are great values out there for developing those players. Too many parents don't have the time and do have the money, so they just buy what is most commonly known and marketed, which is the big names and big places. But my son's main coach is a head coach for a D1 college, past ATP player, and a veteran, credentialed coach, and his juniors program is ridiculously reasonable, while turning out some of the states top juniors and plenty of college recruits, as well as some that compete at the pro level. You can do their after school clinics for 12 session for $189, and that is a solid, structured 2 hours of play/practice.

And there are plenty of programs like this through out Arizona. I doubt that isn't replicated in other states.

 

[Tennis_Hands]

That is because it is not expensive.

Public courts and moderately priced clubs are available.

Are you seriously comparing public courts with tennis academies which provide tennis coaching, food, lodging, and a school on premises? Of course academies will be expensive.

There are tennis academies and "tennis academies".

For now the Nadal academy is of the second variety and like I said the Nadal clan might be attempting to become the first by removing the phony philosophy and coaches from the equation.

 

[tennis24x7]

That is because it is not expensive.

Public courts and moderately priced clubs are available.

Are you seriously comparing public courts with tennis academies which provide tennis coaching, food, lodging, and a school on premises? Of course academies will be expensive.

What is moderately priced in your opinion. Any group coaching where I live is useless and the cheapest one on one is $50 an hour which in my opinion is pricey for someone trying to learn tennis as an adult. Forget tennis academies in Florida charging $40 to 50k.

 

[tennis24x7]

It really isn't as expensive to get started and find good classes/programs to develop solid juniors. It does get more expensive when it starts becoming something of value for the player, as in possible college funds, sponsorship, prize money, etc.. But even there, there are great values out there for developing those players. Too many parents don't have the time and do have the money, so they just buy what is most commonly known and marketed, which is the big names and big places. But my son's main coach is a head coach for a D1 college, past ATP player, and a veteran, credentialed coach, and his juniors program is ridiculously reasonable, while turning out some of the states top juniors and plenty of college recruits, as well as some that compete at the pro level. You can do their after school clinics for 12 session for $189, and that is a solid, structured 2 hours of play/practice.

And there are plenty of programs like this through out Arizona. I doubt that isn't replicated in other states.

Wow looks like I need to move to Arizona, 12 sessions for $189 for top junior training. I heard in my neck of the woods coaches charging $300 per session for top juniors, hence the expensive complaint. In my opinion if you are charging $50 then you need to bring your own ball machine to coach.

 

[Harry_Wild]

If I were the local government and were seeking funding since 2014 and some business want to help out make improvements and give 60% free access to the public, I would at least hear them out! Sad

 

[ChaelAZ]

Wow looks like I need to move to Arizona, 12 sessions for $189 for top junior training. I heard in my neck of the woods coaches charging $300 per session for top juniors, hence the expensive complaint. In my opinion if you are charging $50 then you need to bring your own ball machine to coach.

That is just after school clinics, but even privates, if you can get in with Greg, is around $100, so still VERY reasonable for the quality of coach.

 

[sureshs]

What is moderately priced in your opinion. Any group coaching where I live is useless and the cheapest one on one is $50 an hour which in my opinion is pricey for someone trying to learn tennis as an adult. Forget tennis academies in Florida charging $40 to 50k.

Adult lessons are quite useless

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