TPA Video Resources Hub

May 2013 - TPA Workshop, Victoria BC
Workshop Overview - Christophe Lambert

August 2011 - TPA/PTR Club Owners, Managers & Tennis Directors' Conference 
Doug Cash
Age cycle of clubs 
Membership court fees programming
Different kinds of exchanges and relationships with members
Revenue, expenses and profit at a club
Jeff McCarrol
Revenue from dues and non-dues of a club 
The benefits of club programming

February 2013 - TPA Conference, Toronto
Conference Overview
Brad Gilbert - Morning Session Part 1
Brad Gilbert - Morning Session Part 2
Brad Gilbert - Afternoon Session

February 2014 - TPA Conference, Toronto
Paul Annacone - Morning Session Part 1
Paul Annacone - Morning Session Part 2
Paul Annacone - Afternoon Session
Paul Annacone - Afternoon Session Q&A

February 2015 - TPA Conference, Toronto
Judy Murray - Morning Session on court
Judy Murray - Morning Session off court
Judy Murray - Afternoon Session on court
Judy Muray - Afternoon Session off court
Judy Murray - Afternoon Session Q&A

February 2016 - TPA Conference, Toronto
Andre Parent - Tips on how to maximize your physical warmup
Sylvain Bruneau - Technical and tactical skills for female players, developing stage LTAD
Nathalie Tauziat - Drills and tips to improve an aggressive baseline game both technically and physically
Nathalie Tauziat - Drills and tips to improve an attacking game at the net
Nathalie Tauziat - Coaching female players to transition from junior success to pro/college success

March 2017 - TPA Conference, Toronto
Jose Higueras - The Essential Keys for the High Performance Coach
Jose Higueras - Creating a High Performance Training Environment
Jose Higueras - Improving the Player Technically and Tactically
Jose Higueras - Key Fundamentals of Footwork

July 2016 - TPA/PTR Days at Rogers Cup
Andy Sutton - The Benefits of team play
Brian Parkkonen - Competitive games for all ages
Adreanne Martin - Les avantages du tennis par équipe (French)

March 2018 - TPA Conference, Toronto
2018 TPA Conference Highlights
Sam Sumyk - Maximizing the Potential of Your Player
Sam Sumyk - Examples of Typical High Performance Training in the off season
Sam Sumyk - Key Priorities for Technical Development
Sam Sumyk - Tactical Essentials in Today's Game
Sam Sumyk - Q & A

August 2019 - One-Day Seminar with Louis Cayer
Afternoon Session Part 2
Afternoon Session Part 1
Morning Session Part 2
Morning Session Part 1

February 2020 - Regional Seminar, Toronto
Why Inclusivity is Important for Tennis - Alex Grey
How to Build a Strong Foundation - Severine Tamborero & Paul Cairns
Safesport - Ilan Yamposlky
Practical On Court Training - Kristaps Petrovs
Best Practices to a Successful Serve - Andre Labelle
Feb 2020 - Best Practices to a Successful Serve - Andre Labelle (Summary)

March 2023 - OTA Symposium in partnership with TPA
OTA Symposium in partnership with TPA - Off-Court 
OTA Symposium in partnership with TPA - On-Court 

February 2024 - OTA Symposium in partnership with TPA
Off Court
Geoff Bower - Adding Value to Special Events
Ryan Schroffel - Hosting a Special Professional Event
Women Leaders in Coaching
Carl Maes - Motivation & Leadership of Coaches and Managers 
On-Court
Kristaps Petrovs - Physical Preparations in Competition
Carl Maes - Tactical Solutions for Neutralizing and Defending
Uros Budimac - Doubles Patterns

February 2025 - OTA Symposium in partnership with TPA
On-Court
Andre Labelle - Learnings from Italy
Katy Shulaeva - Critical Role of Creating Pressure Situations in Training
Andy Sutton - Quickly Engaging Adult Players and Managing Large Groups
Andre Labelle - Developing doubles skills and tactical priorities with U12
Off-Court
WTN Presentation
Honsberger Physio - Helping Athletes Perform Their Best and Avoid Injury

May 2025 - Tennis Quebec Conference in partnership with TPA
Off-Court
Ariane Lavigne - Integrating nutritional strategies into training (in French)
On-Court
Jocelyn Robichaud - Developing playing skills in confined spaces (in French)
Virginie Tremblay - Competitive physical training (in French)

Cardio Tennis
Are push-ups and sit-ups fun
What are the 6 components of Cardio Tennis
How else would you describe Cardio Tennis
What makes it Cardio Tennis
What are the benefits of Cardio Tennis
What makes Cardio Tennis a healthy curriculum
Is Cardio Tennis drill based or play based
What are things you do to ensure that Cardio Tennis is safe
Name some important things to keep in mind during the cool down
How much time should you spend on one activity
What are the benefits of music and which music should I use
Can you speak about the heart rate monitor
Cardio Warm Up 1
Cardio Warm Up 2 reflex volleys
Approach and volley
Baseline to net 10 in a row
Terminator 3 vs 3
Cool down the non-dominant hand
Cool down the dominant hand
Cool down mini tennis touches
Beginners might struggle with some of the drills How would you adapt to different ability levels
Can you speak more about using the different balls
Michelle Interview

April 2018 - Club Leaders Workshop
The Model Professional
Employee vs Contractor
Deliberate Digital
The Art of the Interview
Knowing your Membership

Kids Tennis
Progressive Tennis
Intro to progressive tennis
Five technical fundamentals
Half Court Curriculum - Bronze
1 Bronze intro
1.1 Underhand throw and catch
1.2 Underhand rally
1.3 Underhand direction
1.4 Underhand beat the bounce
1.5 Overhead throw and serve
2.1 Roll the ball along a line
2.2 Push the ball to a target
2.3 Centre the ball on the racquet
3.1 Medicine ball
3.2 Tube twists
4.1 Drop and catch on racquet
4.2 Self rally
4.3 Partner rally mutual target
4.4 Partner rally over the net
Half Court Curriculum - Silver
Silver intro
1 Groundstroke drills intro
1.1 Basic groundstroke rally
1.2 FH crosscourt rally
1.3 BH crosscourt rally
1.4 Rally with movement
1.5 Direction control in a rally
1.6 Height control in a rally
1.7 Using the FH from the centre
2 Net play intro
2.1 Volley self rally
2.2 Volley precision
2.3 Volley consistency
3 Serve and return intro
3.1 1st serve direction
3.2 2nd serve direction
3.3 Return direction
4 Tactical decision making intro
4.1 When to use CC or DTL's
4.2 When to use the FH in a centre rally
4.3 When to play to the open FH
4.4 Play the point (4 Shots)
Half Court Curriculum - Gold
Gold intro
1 Groundstroke drills intro
1.1 Basic groundstroke rally
1.2 Forehand crosscourt rally
1.3 Backhand crosscourt rally
1.4 Rally with movement
1.5 Direction control in a rally
1.6a Height control in a rally
1.6b Height control in a rally
1.7 Using the forehand in the centre
2 Net play intro
2.1 Volley consistency
2.2 Approach and volley
2.3 Overhead smash
Serve and return intro
3.1 Serve direction
3.2 Return direction
4 Tactical decision making intro
4.1 When to take a CC and redirect it DTL
4.2 When to use FH inside outs and inside ins
4.3 When to approach and finish at the net
4.4 When to volley or smash
4.5 Observing point play
 

Footwork and Court Coverage
Introduction
Specific Situations of Play
Introduction
Starting the Point - 1st Serve
1st Serve and Volley
1st Serve and move over to hit attacking forehand
1st Serve and Recovery, then moving into attack
1st Serve and either a Lateral movement or a small back-up movement to initiate a rally (Neutral Situation)
1st Serve and a quick movement to the sidelines or Backward (counter attack and defend)
Starting the Point - 2nd Serve
2nd Serve and Recovery
Starting the Point - Return of 1st Serve
Lunging when the serve is fast and to the corner
Step out and stroke when the serve is within hitting area
Step out and crossover when the serve is outside of hitting area
Step out and shuffle when slightly outside of hitting area on a slower serve
Getting out of the way of a Jam serve
Recovery after a wide 1st serve
Recovery after returning a serve towards the T
Starting the Point - Return of 2nd Serve
Run around to hit a Forehand
Drive and Charge
Recovery after a neutral return
Back-up to Return
Transition Footwork
Drive Approaches - Double Hop Step
Drive Approaches - Pivot on Front Foot
Drive Approaches - Running Step
Baseline Attack, then approach (Move in after recognizing the opportunity following the attack)
Backhand Approach Shot
Backhand Underspin approach shot  Cross in front Step (Run through)
Intercepting Approach Volley
Approach Volley  Athleticism for serve and volley
Approach Volley  Getting low and balanced on a low first volley
Location Where Most Volleys take place from After a Player Approaches the Net
Net Footwork
Overhead Athletic Smash for Challenging balls
Overhead Shuffle Steps for easy Lobs
Step out and Crossover - Drop step on fast balls
Passing Shots
Recovery and Balance Challenge

General Logic for Positioning and Court Coverage
Introduction to General Logic for Positioning and Court Coverage
Lateral Positioning at the Net
Lateral Positioning at the backcourt
Up-Back Positioning from the backcourt
Up-Back Positioning at the Net
 

General Footwork Skills/Fundamentals
Fundamentals and Attitude
Fundamentals and Attitude
Footwork Cycle
Footwork Cycle
Lively Feet and Split Step
Lively Feet and Split Step
Moving to the Ball
Introduction to Moving to the Ball
Initial movement -  up/back
Initial movement -  Lateral
Shuffle Steps
Running Steps
Crossover Steps for balls requiring quick movement backwards
Cross behind or shuffle steps to run around to hit a forehand
Running Steps when in defence and or when scrambling after the ball
Placement
Introduction to Placement
When Hitting on the Run
While Moving Backwards
Lateral Movement - Pivoting off Front Foot
Lateral Movement - Running through the shot
Lateral Movement - Open and Semi Open Stance
When Set Up is Possible
Variation of Stances for Backhand Slice
Closed Stance
Neutral Stance
Semi-Open Stance
Open Stance
Wide Balanced Base
Recovery
Introduction to Recovery
Combination of Steps
Full Run
Cross behind Step
Crossover Steps
Double Hop Laterally
Shuffle Steps
 

Winning Tennis Tactics
Building the Point
Introduction to Building the Point
Moving the Opponent
When Receiving Balls Down the Middle
Intro to crosscourt
Use of strong crosscourt to set-up a down-the-line
Use of sharp angle crosscourt to set-up and attack deep into the opposite corner
Use of a strong crosscourt to set-up a wrong foot shot
Use of inside-out forehand
Change of Rhythm
Introduction to change of rhythm
Use of high loopy topspin
Use of slice
High tempo exchanges
Finishing the Point
Introduction to finishing the point
Attack
Approaching the net
Attacking groundstroke followed by intercept
Drop shot
Staying in the point
Turning the Point Around - Counter Attacking
Introduction to turning the point around
Both back situations
Passing situations
Credits

Physical Development
U10 Development tools

Tennis Canada Fitness Testing
Med Ball throw
20m sprint
Vertical Jump
Ball Throw
Changes of Direction
Standing Broad Jump
Fundamental Movements Training Exercises
Introduction
Acceleration/Deceleration
Change of Direction
Jump
Throws

Fundamentals - Warmup
U12 Daily Warm Up
U16 Daily Warm Up
 

Doubles
Approaching the net after a deep moonball
Chasing a lob when serve and volleying
Servers partner pressuring the returner
Controlling the middle
Return of 2nd serve and taking control of the point

Programming
On court school program for grades 8 and up