"Performance tennis is tough for all involved, lots of hard work, highs and lows! Halton HPC provides a high quality, friendly and calm atmosphere for the player to develop at their own pace. The real professionalism, enthusiasm and positive approach of the coaches and staff is what sets Halton apart." - Paul Dean, Feb '11

All our Performance Tennis programmes are provided by the EveryBall International (EBI) Academy.

Performance Sport is, we believe, perfectly captured by Ernest Shackleton - in his advert in The Times newspaper in 1914 for the expedition to Antarctic:

Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.

It presents a vivid image of the journey that lies ahead for our performance players.

The successful Great Britain Olympic cycling moto of 'benchmarking against the world, not the national standard' is exactly where we have set our sights & focus not only on TE & ITF tournaments & rankings, but every aspect of our performance organization.

Dominic King is our Head of Athlete Development for High Performance.

EUPSYCHIA

There is very little that separates the top sportsmen and women - in terms of technical/physical ability. Eupsychia – our unique Play to Win experiential learning  & skills programme that involves parents/players/coaches, utilising Green Park outdoor activities centre and a top class business facilitator.

Building a strong trusting relationships between a player/parents & the coach is, we believe, key to the success of promising juniors. Contact the club for more info on the programme.

Recent Tournament Success

• Girls NJCL 2008 U18 champions
• Girls NJCL 2007 U12 champions
• Last 16 Junior Wimbledon 2006
• Boys NJCL 2005 U14 champions
• Girls NJCL 2007 U18 champions

Recent Player Achievements

2011 highlights

• Katy Dunne ranked in top 100 in world juniors U18 and playing at Junior Wimbledon
• Barney Smith representing Great Britain
• Our Under 12 boys’ team won the Aegon Premier Team Tennis title. The team of Barney Smith, Michael Shaw, Sam Gough, Jack Molloy, Alex Chan, Oscar Glenister, Seb Harris and Jake Williams
• Alex Clarke achieving a sports scholarship to USA
• Highest ever number of children being funded by the LTA, up from 6 last year to 11, namely; Holly Hutchinson, Scarlett Hutchinson, Angus Whittam, Sebastian Harris, Lara Hill, Sam Gough, Michael Shaw, Jack Molloy, Indu Ragunather, Lauren Armstrong
• We have achieved NO 1 status in the Region & top 5 UK for regularly competing juniors with over 300 children playing more than 6 matches in the year and over 100 playing 20+ matches
• All our senior full time players passed their GCSE and A level exams successfully with many ‘A’ grades
• Strong Performances in Grade 2 National level events, notably Holly Hutchinson in Bournemouth semi-finals and Michael Shaw in Scotland semi- finals
• At the National championships we had 3 boys in the qualifying comp, Jake Williams, Oscar Glenister and Seb Harris and one girl in Holly Hutchinson. A further 4 boys in the 12 and under main draw Barney Smith, Michael Shaw, Jack Molloy and Sam Gough.

Previous highlights

• November 2010 - Katy Dunne, U16 National Champion
• February 2010 - Barney Smith selected to play for Great Britain Under 11 team
• August 2009 - Barney Smith  - 10&U Great Britain National Champion
• August 2009 - Katy Dunne - runner up 14&U Nationals
• August 2009 - Dean Kellegher & Claudia Marsala - last 16 U14 & U16 Nationals
• August 2009 - Sam Humphries & Millie Osborne  - sport scholarships to USA
• June 2009 - Katy Dunne ranked 8 in Europe U14
• February 2009 - Katy Dunne represents Great Britain in the Tennis Europe Winter Cup GB 14&U girls team in the Czech Republic
• July 2008 - Katy Dunne wins her 2nd Tennis Europe International U14 tournament in Ireland and jumps into top 50 Tennis Europe rankings U14 and top 10 U13
• June 2008 - Joe Tingey beats British No 4 ranked player U12 in superb JNCL match
• June 2008 - Katy Dunne wins her 1st Tennis Europe International U14 tournament in Iceland
• Katy Dunne selected to represent GB at Teen Tennis in Bolton January 20th - 25th
• Jan 2008 – Lereesa Easterbrook Last 16 Casablanca Cup, Mexico: world ranking has soared from 257 to 175
• Dec 2007- Lereesa Easterbrook (age 16) finalist in Mexico, lost in 3 sets to ITF World No 17
• Simon Childs 2007 & Matt Brown 2006 - scholarships to USA colleges

Katy Dunne

Lereesa Easterbrook (left) in Tunisia

Liberty Crawford

Girls U18 National Champions 2008
Kathryn Sharples, Lereesa Easterbrook, Sarah Spanswick, Grace Russell, Heather McNeill and Jemima Hayward

Girls U12 National Champions 2007
Alice Patch, Victoria Pisani, Claudia Marsala, Jemima Hayward, Liberty Crawford, Ruby Brady and Annabel Westermann

Boys U14 National Champions 2005 -
Benedict Calnan, Robert Mariconda, Anthony Parkin, Cameron Malik

TENNIS PROGRAMMES

• Personalised Tennis, Fitness & Mental Skills programmes
• Full time (3-4 hrs tennis & 1-2 hrs fitness per day) or part time
• Individual 1:1 sessions
• Video Analysis
• Tournament/Match analysis/support
• Access to Gym
• On site Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic
• Musculoskeletal Screening for injury prevention
• Specialist Fitness trainers
• Specialist Mental skills trainer
• Education - tutors and/or distance learning packages
• Accommodation support - via local families

TOURING PROGRAMME
Our core belief is that Elite Performance means our young players must regularly expose themselves to European travel/tournaments from an early age, and as soon as possible, to ITF events around the world. This has resulted in some fabulous experiences, a great reality check on the standard needed to achieve success and a Professional Career and of course a whole lot of fun for the players. Some of the countries we've visited include:

• Australia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Israel
• New Zealand
• Sweden
• Switzerland
  
• Thailand & Hong Kong
• Touring camps - regular trips to La Manga & Bruguera's, Spain

BELGIAN ALLIANCE
The Everyball International Academy has created a new alliance with the Carl Maes Academy, Macten, just outside Oostende in Belgium in the small rural town of Gistel.  Carl, former coach to Kim Clijsters and Head of Women's Tennis at the LTA has recently set up his new Academy which boasts 8 Red clay courts and 6 indoor hards.  This new alliance will enable us at Halton to run clay court training camps there and club visits whilst also taking our top players to work with Carl and make use of his substantial experience.  Macten is only a 45 minute drive up the coast from Calais and can be reached by Eurotunnel or Ferry.

EDUCATION & SCHOOL
Education and performance sport do not need to be mutually exclusive. To read our new prospectus - how you can combine education with your tennis, please click here. For most top players there will come a point when mainstream school education timetables/structure is no longer compatible with their ambition to play professional tennis. Usually this starts to become apparent in Year 7 or 8, and becomes a major frustration and potential blocker. We have a purpose built classroom, including relevant technology and internet within the Coaches Office Building, and provide a combination of Tutor Led and/or Distance Learning options.

TUTORING IN FRENCH/SPANISH
Prior to obtaining his Personal Training qualification, Core Strength team member Stef King completed a degree in European Studies and Languages. Stef is available to provide tutoring in French and Spanish for any children that may need assistance with their studies. To find out more, email stef@corestrengthgym.co.uk or call 07740 923461.

AYLESBURY GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
We now offer PE A level in partnership with Aylesbury Grammar School. Other subjects may also be taken either at GCSE or A-level. As such you can now have a unique flexible approach/combination of on site tutors/Oxford home schooling or local school access.

AASE (ADVANCE APPRENTICESHIP SPORTING EXCELLENCE) Currently we have 8 players on the scheme. Anyone aged 16+ wishing to join the scheme, please contact Mike James.

BUCKS NEW UNIVERSITY
The Halton Tennis Centre is delighted to support the Bucks New University foundation degrees in Applied Coaching Science and Sports Club Management.  Both degrees offer a strong practical option for students to gain a formal qualification with minimum disruption to their working life.  All Halton Tennis Centre coaches and students are encouraged to consider them.

Click the following for more specific course information:
FDA Applied Coaching Science
FDA Sports Club Management

VISITING PLAYERS
Visiting Players who want to either experience our offering, or “need a home” for irregular periods during the year are most welcome.