We would like to welcome Petar D. from Bradenton, FL, to the MyTennisLessons team. We pride ourselves on bringing on not only quality coaches, but quality people as well, which is why we are so excited to have Petar on board. If you live in Bradenton, FL, review Petar’s qualifications, teaching experience and hobbies below to see if they would be the right pro for you. Again, we are happy to expand our tennis lesson services in Bradenton, FL, with the addition of Petar. Sign up with Petar D. today!
About Petar
I am graduate of Texas Tech University with degree in exercise and sports science. While at Texas Tech, I was the No. 1 player for the tennis team, and was the winningest player in university’s history. Since my graduation, I have been coaching professionally, and working with some of the best junior players in the world. I was the head coach at the IMG Bollettieri academy from 2000 to 2003 where I served as a traveling coach for the academy’s top players. In 2003, I became the assistant women’s tennis coach at the University of Arizona where I helped the team reach a top-25 ranking and coached the No. 1 doubles team in the country, Dianne Hollands and Maja Mlakar. In 2005, I started coaching at my alma mater, Texas Tech University, as men’s assistant coach and lead the team to two straight NCAA appearances and a top-25 ranking. After two years at the Texas Tech, I moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina and was coaching Europe’s No. 1 junior at the time, Mirza Basic (BIH). I was also a development coach for Tennis Europe, and was coaching more than 20 top 10 juniors in Europe during this time: Angelina Kalinina (UKR), Iryna Shymanovich (BLR), Bogdan Borza (ROU), Petros Chrysochos (CYP), Katarina Jokic (SRB), Denis Klok (UKR), Mathias Siimar (EST), Kenneth Raisma (EST), Juli Terziskaya (BUL), Bojan Jankulovski (MKD) and Natalya Malenko (UKR). I have been an ITF Level 2 certified coach since 2005. I was also an ITF tutor for the Tennis Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was in charge of ITF-based coaches’ education on the national level for five years.
Teaching Experience: 20 years
Teaching Style
When it comes to technique, players’ individuality needs to be taken into consideration more than anything else. Characteristics of the modern technique include simplicity, effectiveness and adoptability. Simple technique will prevent injuries. Effective technique results in consistency and power. Adoptable technique helps players play on different surfaces, different conditions and against different opponents. These are the things I am determined to teach, rather than spending countless hours of teaching players how to have “beautiful strokes.”These are the methods used by the best coaches in the world. Tennis is a complex sport, and it includes technical, tactical, physical and mental aspects. All of these need to be thought at the same time, and if one of them is neglected, players will not be able to reach their full potential. My training program is designed so that players develop in all of these aspects.
Hobbies
Soccer, basketball, gym
