The college tennis program is designed for our players who have the desire to continue their education and tennis career at one of the universities in the United States of America by receiving an athletic scholarship. Our Academy is dedicated to providing the right sources of information and knowledge to players who are interested in continuing their athletic journey at the college level. This program has been successful for many years in helping players get into universities in the United States while continuing their tennis careers.
We are proud of our cooperation with the College Star agency, which deals with finding universities for all athletes. With the appropriate level of training, as well as academic preparation for the SAT and TOEFL exams, our players have the opportunity to reach their highest potential and achieve their goals.
We make sure that all our student-athletes have the proper preparation to succeed in their further education and tennis career.
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It is desirable for the candidate to contact us at least 12 months ahead of planned departure to the United States so that the search for the appropriate university and adequate athletic scholarship could be performed at the highest level. After an initial assessment of the player’s tennis ability, a detailed plan for training and tournaments is made together with former college players and current experienced coaches in order to achieve the desired level of play necessary for obtaining the athletic scholarship in the United States.
The full package program includes tennis and fitness preparation of players, thorough preparation for the TOEFL (English) and SAT (English and math) tests with English and math professors, writing a short tennis biography, shooting and editing a video (presentation of a tennis player and his tennis skills) and contacting all potential universities in the United States, promoting a player in order to obtain the athletic (tennis) scholarship.
Although the services can be taken separately, we strongly recommend the full package program because the experience of former college tennis players and the experience of current college coaches whom we are in contact with, tells us that in addition to tennis skills, the results of TOEFL and SAT tests are also very important for receiving a tennis scholarship, as well as the quality of the video promoting the player’s tennis abilities.
The price of this program depends on the scope of services that the tennis player wants to get from the Academy until he/she signs the scholarship contract with one of the universities in the United States. The price of tennis practices and fitness, as a part of the preparation for college tennis, is the same as it applies to the individual programs in the Academy. Tennis players who are interested in this program should email us at: office@tennisacademyelite.com, with all the questions they have and/or request a proposal customized to their needs.
As we take care of our players and make sure everything is on the top level, we make an evaluation of each and every one of them upon their arrival. We do this in order to draw attention to the players’ tennis strengths and weaknesses, and at the same time monitor their progress during their stay at our Academy. Every 3 months, a re-evaluation is done, and based on that, a further training and competition plan is made.
It is important to note that this program is run by our coaches who graduated from the NCAA 1st division colleges in the U.S. (the strongest sports division in the U.S.) while having tennis scholarships. Unlike other programs, the tennis college program focuses a lot on doubles, which, in addition to singles, plays a very important role in college tennis and, therefore, in obtaining a satisfactory tennis scholarship.
Other relevant information related to tennis college scholarships:
Universities whose athletic teams belong to the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division 1 and 2 provide a certain number of scholarships for their athletic teams, while those in the NCAA Division 3 do not provide financial benefits to their athletes. If desired, the player can be promoted to all three divisions.
Universities whose athletic teams belong to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division also offer a certain number of athletic scholarships to their teams. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is an English language test that all prospective international students (foreigners) have to take. SAT test is an admission test for the U.S. universities, which is taken by all students, including domestic and international students. The test consists of taking the English language and mathematics.
