Austin Tennis Academy has hired veteran junior coach Chad Loup to become the latest addition to its all-star coaching staff, CEO Jack Newman announced last week. “ATA is fortunate to have been able to hire Chad Loup, whose experiences include being a head tennis professional, a highly ranked player, as well as someone who is…
Next Tuesday evening, ATA CEO Jack Newman and ATA College Prep Director Carol Hagar will present an introduction to the college process for the student-athlete and parent. The presentation will begin at 6 pm, finishing with an open Q&A session. “If you are the parent of a sophomore or junior who would like to play…
The Austin Tennis Academy community came together last Wednesday evening to celebrate three ATA College Prep seniors: Abigail Chiu, Alejandro Rodriguez and Wilson Hamilton. “This is one of ATA’s most important rituals,” ATA CEO Jack Newman said. Newman explained that these rituals serve many purposes: they help make big changes – like transitioning to college…
This weekend, the Austin Tennis Academy will serve it up against the Lakes Tennis Academy in a Texas Cup style match on the ATA courts. ATA’s top 4 players will compete against the Lakes’ top 4 in a round robin, ATA’s 2nd 4 vs. Lakes’ 2nd 4 and ATA’s third 4 vs Lakes’ third 4,…
Today, ATACP students toured the University of Texas campus to view a few public art installations recently procured by the newly developed Landmarks Division. “I really enjoyed getting to see pieces of modern art on campus this morning,” said Alejandro Rodriguez, a senior at CP headed to UChicago in the Fall. “It was very interesting to…
The Austin Tennis Academy (ATA) and A Glimmer of Hope Foundation (Glimmer) recently completed a project that provides the largest solar powered water supply development in the entire region of Tigray. The project, unfolding over about 3 years, delivers 9 water points and 3 cattle troughs to the Ethiopian villagers of Gonok who previously spent…
Yesterday during Academy practice, ATA’s Josh Rifkin discussed the basics of how nutrition, hydration, and sleep give players the energy needed for training and recovery to be able to reach peak performance more consistently. “It’s simple, if the physical and mental demands of your body are not met with the proper fuel, hydration and recovery to support what…
Mikaila Smith, a former homeschool student of ATA College Prep Director Carol Hagar, member of ATA College Prep in 7th and 8th grade, and a lifetime Austinite, recently earned her spot as a Rhodes Scholar. “I have been working with (and been a fan of) Mikaila since she was about 8 years old and it didn’t take me long to determine she was my vote for a…
The rain washed away any hope of hitting a ball this afternoon, but the Academy students and coaches were still hard at work in the fitness center. The coaches led the group through 1 hour of fitness, followed by two 30 minute presentations from ATA College Prep Psychology students Alejandro Rodriguez and Bailey Forgus. The…
2016 Winter Tennis Training Camps This Winter, your child can take advantage of the Austin Tennis Academy’s Winter Camps to progress at a rapid rate. The camps are designed to provide the greatest development of your child’s physical, mental, technical, and tactical performance levels. [button url=”https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=3707875&RF=2559377″ style=”normal”]Register Now![/button] Dates: December 26th, 2016 – December 30th,…