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Tennis Science in Normal English
At the Thirty Love Academy, we aim to help tennis coaches, players, and parents with science-based education and a structured approach.
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Erik Faneker
My name is Erik. I have spent the last 14 years trying to help players unlock their potential through smarter training.
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★★★★★
I couldn’t have asked for a better coach than Erik. I started as a complete beginner, and he taught me not only the fundamentals of tennis but also how to understand and enjoy the game. From technique and stance to positioning on the court, he always made things easy to understand and gave me advice that has stuck with me every time I play.
Bjorn Hoxha
Tennis player
★★★★★
Erik is a great tennis coach! When I started, I couldn’t even properly hit the ball with my racket, but after just a few lessons, I was already able to return the balls. He has a personal approach to each student, and every lesson we focused on the specific things I struggled with. I made great progress in a short time and really enjoyed his lessons!
Aru Akbayeva
Tennis player
★★★★★
The Skill Transfers training taught me how to apply the best movements and techniques from other sports to tennis. The teachers’ examples and experience were highly relevant and provided great inspiration for implementing these ideas in tennis lessons. The diversity of skills — like those of Jannik Sinner, who was also an excellent skier — shows how abilities from other sports can effectively enhance performance on the tennis court.
Frank Hoens
Tennis coach
★★★★★
The private lesson with Erik was really great and genuinely helped me improve. By the end of the hour I already noticed a big difference in my technique, much more than with other lessons I've had before.
Faye Dijkstra
Tennis player
★★★★★
Learning tennis with Eric is a quite nice experience! Eric is very passionate about tennis and also a very responsible teacher as well. I learned with him for almost two years, and I really find the joy and fun in tennis in his courses!
Yan Meng
Tennis player
★★★★★
A very useful training, because in my tennis lessons with children I focus a lot on movement education and coordination. The training included many examples of donor sports that can be easily implemented in a warm-up.
Jurgen Ensing
Tennis coach
★★★★★
Erik is simply the best tennis coach I've ever had. I've been taking tennis lessons for a dozen years, and I find his teaching approach to be the perfect blend of technique, evidence-based principles, clarity, enthusiasm, and fun. When I train with him, tennis lessons are by far my favorite part of the week. Super highly recommended!
Sandro Pezzelle
Tennis player
★★★★★
I had never played tennis before I started personal lessons with Erik. Now I can hit forehands, backhands and slices, I'm steadily progressing towards level 8, and I really enjoy playing with my friends. He's attentive, fun and clearly experienced, and his lessons follow a smooth, logical path that builds step by step. He notices your mistakes right away, keeps the session focused, and listens to what you want to work on. Most of all, he makes you believe in your progress, and you really see it. Highly recommended!
Eric Azhgaliyev
Tennis player
★★★★★
I think everything is explained very clearly and in great detail. It’s also helpful to follow along with the video, and having a quiz after each section for review is great, super!
Cas van de Kamp
Tennis coach
★★★★★
I play tennis competition at a modest level, but I'd mostly picked up my own self-taught "technique" and had never really had lessons. Erik immediately gave me a much firmer grasp of the fundamentals and clear points to keep working on. On top of that, he's simply a great guy, which made the lesson relaxed and a lot of fun.
Andy Vons
Tennis player
★★★★★
Erik is a great tennis coach who takes a personal approach to every lesson. Using video recordings, he helps you understand exactly what’s holding you back and what you can do to improve. In just one hour, I came away with two practical tips that have already made me more confident and helped me improve my serve. He’s friendly, patient and genuinely passionate about helping you improve your game.
Sanne Zijlstra
Tennis player
★★★★★
The course is clearly structured and easy to follow. The intermediate quiz questions are helpful for checking whether the key points have stuck. The use of donor sports made me think about how to design parts of a training session, such as a warm-up, but also about the use of feedback or feedforward during explanations or exercises.
Bjorn Luitink
Tennis coach
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