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LifeTime Tennis is one of Australia’s leading tennis companies. Our coaches are regarded as the best in country and our programs have changed the way that the sport of tennis is played. We work closely with Tennis Australia, its state bodies and local clubs and coaches to ensure that tennis remains one of Australia’s favourite sports.

These days, people expect faster results in shorter time frames. They also want to play sports that are entertaining and interactive. And they prefer activities that suit the demands of their lifestyle.

That means that tennis should be fun, easy to learn, and require minimal skill to play.

In 1997, we launched a new range of world class tennis programs in Queensland to help people get started or improve their game, and to assist players who were serious about making tennis a career.

LifeTime Tennis programs have been developed by Gary Stickler, the former resident coach of Pat Rafter and Australian Tennis Coach of the Year, and our team of LifeTime Coaches.

Our programs are based on the concept that people come to play tennis - not learn about it. Traditionally, people have learned to play tennis through formal instruction that involved a series of lessons before a person achieved a skill level sufficient to enjoy playing socially or in competitions. We decided that LifeTime Tennis programs would use playing formats that allowed people to begin playing tennis at any level. We also decided that these playing formats would change as the skill level of the person increases. And most importantly, we structured our programs so that players were actively involved throughout the entire session.

As you progress through our tennis programs, we increase your level of self-learning so that you begin to become responsible for your own development as a player. This is best demonstrated in our ProTennis high performance development program that gives players responsibility and ownership for their own development and success.

The ProTennis program is an individualised program of intense training, stroke development, tactical and psychological awareness for players serious about their tennis. It teaches players self-evaluation skills, which allow them to grow from every tennis experience, not just the one provided by the coach.

It is this philosophy that has been the key to the success of some of Australia's leading players, most notably Pat Rafter and John Millman.

Our coaching team has coached in Academy of Sport Programs, Australia Institute of Sport programs and headed up National High Performance Academy programs. A number of LifeTime’s coaches also have international playing and coaching experience.