LONG TERM ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

CCT PERFORMANCE TENNIS

“I fear noone but respect everyone”

— Roger Federer

A chart titled 'Player Development Matrix' with principles from base to top, emphasizing constant application, values include respect, education, overcoming challenges, commitment, capacity for sacrifice, team spirit, humility, with corresponding principles like consistent work, emotional balance, injury prevention, nutrition, mental training, maintenance of intensity, and a competitive calendar. The background features a popping image of a tennis player in white gear swinging a racquet.

Why Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Matters

Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a structured approach that helps children grow in sport at the right pace, at the right time. Instead of focusing on short-term results, LTAD prioritizes healthy, sustainable development by respecting each child’s age, maturity, and individual needs.

By following an LTAD model, training and competition are adapted to support technical skills, physical development, mental well-being, and enjoyment of the game. This reduces the risk of injury and burnout, while helping young athletes build confidence, motivation, and a positive relationship with sport.

LTAD provides a clear pathway from early participation to high performance or lifelong enjoyment of tennis — always placing the child’s well-being, education, and personal growth at the center of the journey.

Infographic titled 'Player Development Matrix' with a dance pose of a woman in athletic wear on the right, and key objectives and training structure for tennis development on the left; includes Wilson and Luxilon logos at the bottom.
A poster titled 'Player Development Matrix' for children aged 7 to 9, focusing on learning tennis with key objectives and training structure, featuring a girl playing tennis with a racket and tennis ball.
Poster outlining phase 3 development focusing on strong technical foundations for young tennis players, ages 9 to 11. Includes key objectives like technical skills, court positioning, directional control, spin, contact points, secondary strokes, emot
Graphic titled 'Player Development Matrix' with a young boy playing tennis, listing key objectives for tennis player development including consolidation, efficient energy use, tactical patterns, management of variations, creating and responding to ga
A poster titled 'Player Development Matrix' focusing on tactics and match situations for ages 13 to 14. It lists key objectives including tactical combinations, match analysis skills, opponent scouting, serve and return phases, footwork, transitions,
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Performance training guide for players aged 17 and older, focusing on individualization and strategy, with objectives including technical, tactical, physical, and mental performance, and training structure involving over 20 hours weekly.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

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    COACHING

    Maximizing potencial through high performance coaching - individual approach in team environment

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    U14 DEVELOPMENT & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    Expert guidance for tennis excelence from one of the world top development experts

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    CAMPS AND STAGES

    Intensive training for next level performance - both in Portugal and in Belgium - get the best of both worlds

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    TOURS AND PLANNING

    Cutting edge experience in all gender tournaments. Competing smart. Winning big. Improving amazing

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    WORKSHOPS AND WEBMINARS

    Learn from the best, anytime and anywhere. A clear and strctured model from begginers level to high performance

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    ONLINE COURSES

    Your game at your own pace with a strcutured and compreensive model for every level

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    BOOKS

    Knowledge for continuous tennis improvement - learn from a mix of high level cutting experience with the most updated knowledge

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    YOUTUBE CHANNEL (SOON)

    Have a taste of what we do - the start of your journey to tennis development

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