JUNIOR TENNIS SCHOOL

JoTo is a professional structure geared towards high-level competitive tennis in a family setting, in order to foster the player’s sporting and personal development (educational value). This vision takes shape in several ways:

• The content:
  Annual courses following the school rhythm, various camps during the holidays and on public holidays, supervised delegations to competitions, internal and official tournaments, an international meeting on the club grounds, interclub matches, interactive activities between adults and children, “free” practice matches on Saturday mornings, and parent-pupil-coach meetings. The varied calendar offers pupils activities outside their lessons to build stronger motivation and a healthy competitive spirit.
• The quality of teaching:
  The success of the tennis school rests on the coaches’ abilities, but above all on their commitment and motivation. Teaching is planned with programmes and objectives set in advance and followed by all our coaches. They are adapted and set for every category of lesson, from mini-tennis to adults, including competition. The summer camps work the same way. For continuous development and better cohesion among the coaches, weekly “workshops” are organised.
• The setting:
  We believe that a high-performing tennis school develops within a decisive environment: the club. That is why, keen not to separate these two elements and to our great delight, we were quick to found the Tennis Club Chavannes-de-Bogis, where children and adults mix in interactive activities (see calendar). Within this social setting, we encourage our players to play one another in order to develop the enjoyment of the game, self-knowledge and independence. The player applies what they have learned during lessons and expresses themselves on the court without educational constraints.
• The common thread:
  The school is structured this way for one single purpose: to introduce the pupil to the game of tennis and lead them, step by step, to the pleasure of competition.
• The objective:
  We do everything we can so that our pupils can make full use of their potential through tennis coaching.

Joto Tennis’s teaching is carefully planned.

This method makes the coaches’ work easier, as they each choose different exercises suited to their personality and to the level of their groups, but with a common objective.

By giving the coach structure, this method strengthens their creativity, encourages teamwork and allows Joto Tennis to indirectly track each pupil’s progress.

Goals for the 2023-24 season (juniors and adults)

Men’s/Women’s Interclub, adult JoTo Trophy, regional and national championships:

• Tennis: Mastery of every shot
• Tactics: Develop power
• Mental: Self-knowledge and awareness of others
• Match: Rules of the game (match) mastered
• Fitness: Develop a sense of effort

Improvement
Mastery of an official match, junior Interclub, JoTo Cup, tennis school tournament:

• Technique: Knowledge of every shot
• Tactics: Varying pace, spin and zones
• Mental: Recognise emotions
• Match: Know the rules of the game, be able to umpire
• Fitness: Match preparation, warm-up and cool-down

Introduction
Mastering the game for a short match, JoTo Junior Challenge:

• Technique: Forehand, backhand, serve
• Tactics: Get the ball over the net and into the small court
• Mental: Enjoyment of the game
• Match: Introduction to the rules of the game
• Fitness: Introduction to the warm-up