
A series of themed master-class sessions for adult club players with Mike James (EBTA Director/Founder and LTA L5 Master Performance Coach) at Halton Tennis Centre. All sessions 1.5 hrs - guaranteed play with indoor back-up if necessary. Max 12 players per session so get your booking in!
Master-class 1: Anticipation! 10 June 2026
Understanding the different types of anticipation & developing your anticipation skills in all 5 game situations:
- Better control your own space
- Cover more court
- Give yourself more time
- Reduce uncertainty
- Frustrate your opponents!
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TennisMasterClass1:Anticipation: 10 June 10am-11.30am & 8pm-9.30pm
Master-class 2: BALLS 1-4! 17 June 2026
Start every point well with clarity, intention, and skill with serve and ball 3, and return and ball 4! Approximately 70% of all points are won in the first 4 shots of the rally - a universal 'truth' - so let's get better in these key areas!
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TennisMasterClass2: Balls1-4 17 June 10-11.30am & 8-9.30pm
Master-class 3: Develop your transition game 1 July 2026
Moving between phases of play (defend/rally/attack) and court zones:
- How best to control your own, and exploit your opponent's time and space
- Learn The Everyball SMART TENNIS traffic light system
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TennisMasterClass3: Develop Your TransitionGame 1July 8pm-9.30pm
Master-class 4: 7 Ways to move your opponent 8 & 15 July 2026
Keep your opponent off-balance and on the move with these 7 key ways to move your opponent.
Do you know them?
Can you execute all of them?
Here's your chance!
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TennisMasterClass4: 7 Ways to move your opponent 8/15July 8pm-9.30pm
Master-class 5: Key tactical patterns of play 22 July 2026 10am
Reduce 'over-thinking' and become a 'trained responder'.
- Train the key patterns of play within singles and doubles through which decision making becomes 'unconscious'
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P=V−I
Where:
P = Performance; V = Potential (capacity, capability); I = Interference (friction, obstacles, noise) - Let's get rid of that interfering brain!!
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TennisMasterClass5: Key tactical patterns of play 22 July 10am-11.30am
Master-class 6: Improve volley skills 22 July 2026 8pm
In offense, neutral and defense.
- Improve foot, body, and racket-work skills in all phases of play from the 3/4 court, the service line, wall position and hot-seat!
- One of the key components to volleying well is knowing where to be, when to be there, and how to get there!!
- Applicable to singles and doubles
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TennisMasterClass6: Improve volley skills 22 July 8pm-9.30pm