Guides from the academy
Resources for tennis families
Honest answers to the questions families actually ask — which academies are best, what they cost, how the college pathway works, and how serious juniors combine training with school. Written by the Saviano coaching staff.
Rankings & guides
Rankings & Guides
Honest rankings of academies and camps — competitors included, our own entries disclosed.
The best tennis academies in FloridaThe best tennis academies in Florida in 2026 — Saviano, IMG, Evert, Mouratoglou, Macci and more, compared by coaching model, academics and published cost.Read the guide →The best tennis academies in the USAThe best tennis academies in the USA in 2026 — Saviano, IMG, Evert, Mouratoglou, Macci, JTCC and more, compared by model, coaching and track record.Read the guide →The best tennis academies in Miami and South FloridaThe best tennis academies in Miami and South Florida — who trains where across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, with real drive times for Miami families.Read the guide →Florida's famous tennis academies — and who trained whereFlorida's famous tennis academies and the players they produced — Bollettieri and IMG, Macci and the Williams sisters, Evert, and Nick Saviano's lineage.Read the guide →The best tennis camps in FloridaThe best tennis camps in Florida for 2026 — Saviano, IMG, Evert and college-campus camps compared by training model, hours on court and published pricing.Read the guide →Tennis boarding schools in Florida — and the day-academy alternativeFlorida's tennis boarding schools — IMG, Evert and Saddlebrook compared — plus the day-academy model that pairs full-time training with a real home life.Read the guide →The best tennis academies for college placementWhich tennis academies actually place players on college teams — what real placement support looks like, and the questions to ask before you enroll anywhere.Read the guide →
Comparisons & decisions
Comparisons & Decisions
Honest trade-offs for families deciding between academies and models.
IMG Academy alternatives for serious junior playersWhy families look past IMG — cost, scale, or boarding — and the real alternatives for each reason, from smaller boarding academies to coach-led day programs.Read the guide →Is a tennis academy worth it? An honest answerAn honest answer from coaches: when an academy is worth the money, when it isn't, what 'worth it' should mean, and cheaper ways to find out before committing.Read the guide →Tennis boarding school vs day academy: which model fits your family?Boarding school or day academy for a serious junior tennis player? What each model offers, the honest fit questions, and how to test one before committing.Read the guide →How to choose a tennis academy for your childA parent's guide to choosing a tennis academy — the questions that separate serious programs, the red flags to watch for, and why to train before deciding.Read the guide →
College pathway
College Tennis Pathway
Recruiting, scholarships and UTR benchmarks — from a staff with a 100% placement rate for college-track players.
How to get a college tennis scholarshipHow college tennis scholarships actually work — D1 to D3 numbers, what coaches recruit on, and the four things a player controls, from academy coaches.Read the guide →What UTR do you need for college tennis?The UTR ranges college coaches commonly cite — D1 men 13+, D1 women 10+, D3 benchmarks — plus what the numbers hide and how to raise yours for real.Read the guide →The college tennis recruiting timeline, grade by gradeThe college tennis recruiting timeline, grade by grade — what to do from 8th grade to senior year, the June 15 rule, and why most families start too late.Read the guide →What an academy actually does for college placementWhat a tennis academy actually does for college placement — daily development, UTR strategy, coach-to-coach advocacy, film, and the questions to ask.Read the guide →
Full-time training
Full-Time Training & School
How serious juniors combine real academics with full-time training in Florida.
How high school and full-time tennis training fit together in FloridaHow serious juniors handle high school in Florida: accredited online school with a day academy, private school partnerships, or boarding school — compared.Read the guide →The tennis academy + online school model, explainedHow the tennis academy plus online school model works day to day, how to choose an accredited school, and who actually thrives in it — from coaches who run one.Read the guide →Tennis and academic programs in Florida: every model comparedDay academy + online school, partner private school, boarding, or after-school training with regular school — every Florida model compared in one table.Read the guide →
Camps
Tennis Camps
High performance weeks, kids' camps, and how to choose one.
High performance tennis camps: what serious training weeks look likeWhat separates a high performance tennis camp from a recreational one — training hours, group level, ratios, video and match play — and how to vet any camp.Read the guide →Tennis camps for kids in Florida: a parent's guideA parent's guide to tennis camps for kids in Florida — age-appropriate grouping, heat and hydration, day vs overnight, red flags, and how to pick a week.Read the guide →
Player development
Player Development
The development library — anticipation, athleticism and the pro pathway, from the author of Maximum Tennis.
Anticipation in tennis: the skill that separates levelsWhat anticipation in tennis actually is, the four types — positional, pattern, technical, situational — and the drills that train each one, by Nick Saviano.Read the guide →What makes a good tennis playerThe real answer from 45 years in world-class tennis: technique that holds under pressure, an athletic base, game identity, competitive skills, intangibles.Read the guide →The physical qualities good tennis players needThe physical qualities tennis really demands — first-step quickness, deceleration, agility, aerobic base, rotational power, balance — and how to build them.Read the guide →How to become a professional tennis player — the honest versionThe realistic pathway to professional tennis from a coach who played nine years on the ATP Tour and has helped train 50+ players who reached the pro tours.Read the guide →
International families
International Families
Visas, school and housing for families bringing a junior to train in the USA.
Tennis academies in the USA for international studentsWhy international families train juniors in the US, the models available — boarding vs day academy with host family — and what to arrange before you fly.Read the guide →Student visas for junior tennis training in the USAHow visas work for junior tennis training in the USA — visitor visits vs F-1 enrollment, the Form I-20, who sponsors what, and the mistakes families make.Read the guide →
South Florida
South Florida
Junior tennis training around Broward County.
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