Rafael Nadal congratulated 15 year old Alex Eala (who lives and trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca) for winning her first professional title in the ITF Manacour Pro Tourney. Eala beat 28 year old Yvonne Cavalle- Reimers to win the title in 3 sets.
Nadal congratulates 15 year old RNA student Alex Eala for her first Pro Title
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beast of mallorca
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The question is, how much do these students pay in this Academy. Must ve humongous
FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
Most of the super prodigy elite get scholarships or get their fees paid for or are invited to train for free.
beast of mallorca
G.O.A.T.
In exchange for what ?
@stringertom She is a good messenger for the RNA.
stringertom will not get the mRNA pun. mRNA based vaccine is being used for COVID
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Eye got it sew kwickleigh dat ewer spoiler wuz phull uv dizappoint.
eye get my second mRNA dosa inn ate deighs.
FlamingCheeto
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Think Yoda training Luke, just like Agassi never had to pay at Boliterri's.
octobrina10
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Students at the RNA pay less than students at the IMG Academy in Florida founded by Nick Bollettieri that charges $75,900 for tennis training and private tuition at high school age. (Source: CNN, October 18, 2016)
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa visited Alex Eala's training session in summer:
www.philstar.com
LOOK: Alex Eala gets visit from Rafael Nadal in training
Currently enrolled at the Rafael Nadal Academy (RNA) in Spain as a scholar, Eala and other RNA players had the chance to share quality time with the 19-time Grand Slam Champion.
www.philstar.com
I don't imagine attending any tennis academy full-time is cheap. The parents either sacrifice a lot to be able to pay for it, or are wealthy to begin with, or are able to organise some sort of full or partial tuition scholarship with their local federation. For example, Alex Eala is from the Philippines. If the Philippines tennis federation were made aware of her talent, they may be helping pay the fees for Alex to attend Rafa Nadal Academy. It will benefit the Philippines in the long run if Alex goes on to be a top player in the women's game.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
In fairness, Nick's Academy (and Nick himself) groomed 10 future #1 players and many slams:
Agassi 8
Courier 4
Rios 1 final
Not to mention Hingis, Sharapova, Seles, the Williams sisters and helping Boris late in his career.
Yes, Rafa has won 20 slams but his Academy was founded after the bulk of those were won. So maybe Nick has a proven and long track record of producing world class tennis players. Maybe the Rafa Academy will someday get to that level, but for now, Nick's Academy remains the gold standard based on results.
Bartelby
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Bartelby
Bionic Poster
How much less? You must know the answer or you would draw the conclusion. So what is the RNA fee in American dollars?
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
So what?! I answered the question: "how much do these students pay in this Academy." (Post #2)
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
CNN says (on October 18, 2016):
Want your kid to become a tennis player? Prepare to spend big | CNN
Want your kid to become the next Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams? Prepare to spend big -- the total cost of developing a tennis pro is now well over $300,000.
edition.cnn.com
You were the one who first brought up the IMG comparison. BeatlesFan merely said the comparison does not make any sense as Nadal Academy has not produced any player of note yet. They could , in future and the comparison will be apt then.
Tshooter
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Tshooter
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Fixed.
Tshooter
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Iga Swiatek has trained at Rafa Nadal Academy on two seperate stints as a junior, before she won her first Professional Title (which was the French Open). She makes constant mention of this in interviews. Other coaches may have developed her as well (which is common in tennis), but it seems Swiatek herself does not mind crediting Nadal Academy for some of her progression.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
What do you mean, "so what?" You don't recognize that a greater service is more expensive? You're going to pay the same for a potato as you do a steak dinner in Monte Carlo? That was the salient point. Let's make it easier for you. Which car would you pay more for? The top is $300,000, the bottom is $35,000. Both great vehicles, but Nick Bollitierri is on top and Rafa is on bottom in terms of coaching academies. You pay more for the history and quality of the product you're purchasing. Simple economics lesson.
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What do you mean, "so what?" You don't recognize that a greater service is more expensive? You're going to pay the same for a potato as you do a steak dinner in Monte Carlo? That was the salient point. Let's make it easier for you. Which car would you pay more for? The top is $300,000, the bottom is $35,000. Both great vehicles, but Nick is on top and Rafa is on bottom in terms of coaching academies. You pay more for the history and quality of the product you're purchasing. Simple economics lesson.
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People pay for the value of the brand if we are going to make this an exercise in capitalism. The Head Coach Of Rafa Nadal Academy is Toni Nadal, who personally coached his nephew to something like 16 Grand Slam Titles.
The brand of Rafa (who is less hands on because of his active tennis career) and Toni (who is a hands on coach at the Academy) probably has far more value to prospective parents/students these days than Bolleteri, despite his illustrious roll call of alumni. The prospect of getting personal coaching from the man who coached the GOAT (as many believe Rafa is) is more enticing to many than spending 75 Grand to be coached by an old man in Florida. Times change.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Roger Federer FH by BARILLA Pasta.
octobrina10
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Dolgopolov85
G.O.A.T.
I'd take the B option. OK not that specific one but just a nice, midsize sedan with decent HP will do for most real world driving conditions. Unless you live in Germany and would like to regularly do 300 ks on the autobahn. For normal roads, luxury/sports cars are a sheer waste.What do you mean, "so what?" You don't recognize that a greater service is more expensive? You're going to pay the same for a potato as you do a steak dinner in Monte Carlo? That was the salient point. Let's make it easier for you. Which car would you pay more for? The top is $300,000, the bottom is $35,000. Both great vehicles, but Nick Bollitierri is on top and Rafa is on bottom in terms of coaching academies. You pay more for the history and quality of the product you're purchasing. Simple economics lesson.
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PS: Yeah, I know, car A is way more loaded and has more engineering in it than car B. The point I am making is it is nevertheless not worth what they make you pay for unless you intend to invest in vanity. Just as a Les Paul is better in some ways than a Tele, but it's also not worth double a Tele. And Stevie Ray Vaughan never needed a Les Paul anyway.
JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
Federer seems to have a different perception of Rafa's academy:
Roger Federer – “I Would Like To Teach Tennis at Rafa Nadal Academy”
Roger Federer - "I Would Like To Teach Tennis at Rafa Nadal Academy"
The 38-year-old, Roger Federer revealed his future plans once he sets aside his tennis racquets and he'll be engaged in giving tennis lessons to kids.
www.essentiallysports.com
Roger Federer: career after? "Would like to train in Rafael Nadal's Academy"
Roger Federer said in an interview about his plans for the active tennis career. The Swiss could imagine training young talents in the academy of his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal.
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JustMy2Cents
Hall of Fame
In Fed's recent commercial he sent the Italian teenagers to Rafa's academy's summer camp
www.ibtimes.co.in
Federer to send 'rooftop tennis' sensations to Nadal's academy
Tennis maestro Roger Federer was impressed with the two 'rooftop tennis' sensations during lockdown and has decided to send them for a summer camp at Rafael Nadal's academy.
www.ibtimes.co.in
