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Star Island Resort & Club is home to the Vic Braden Tennis
College where you can learn Vic's scientific approach to the teaching
of tennis that has brought him worldwide fame and has produced a methodology
designed to achieve maximum playing performance improvement in the shortest
time. You will receive classroom instruction on how to achieve your goals
to improve your strokes. We’ll instruct you on Vic Braden’s methods
of the forehand, backhand, serve, overheads and strategy.
Training takes place in our high-tech facility that includes:
Nine world-class Plexi-pave hard courts including a stadium
court for championship and celebrity tournaments.
Six scientifically-constructed, Braden patented practice
lanes with automated ball machines that enable a player to hit up to 900
balls an hour
Video taping equipment for use as a teaching tool for personalized
instruction
The Vic Braden Tennis College and Star Island is proud to
have partnered with the USTA to hold the 10K USTA Pro Circuit tournament
for the next two years. The USTA Pro Circuit, the world’s largest professional
tennis development, is operated by the United States Tennis Association primarily
to provide young Americans with competitive playing opportunities on their
native soil. Reflecting the USTA’s ongoing commitment to help ensure
the position of the United States as the preeminent power in men’s and
women’s professional tennis, the USTA Pro Circuit is designed to help
up- and- coming players compete against each other from around the globe
and develop into champions.
And who else to have pulled all of this together but our
very own Director of Tennis and Head Pro at Star Island Resort & Club,
Luke Wickham. Luke is a very energetic trainer and he will bring new challenges
and tennis programs to the College and the Resort. We invite you to take
advantage of the wonderful tennis facilities that Star Island and The Vic
Braden Tennis College have to offer. Whether you would like to join in one
of our tennis camp programs or book a lesson we have something to offer every
player at every level.
For further information on program rates, dates and reservation
please contact Luke Wickham at 407-997-5155.
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