Steve’s Turkey Initiative
Giving back. Doing our part for those less fortunate during Turkeys earthquake disaster.
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: 2018 Highlights
First off, a quick introduction: my name is James and earlier this year I joined Active Away on a 12 month internship after graduating from the University of Nottingham. During my time at Uni I was fortunate to spend a large portion of time training alongside, playing with and observing some of the top talents […]
Active Away Tennis Blog: Corporate Launch
This Wednesday marked an important date in the Active Away diary for several reasons. Firstly, it was the launch of our Corporate Tennis Events, an occasion attended by a variety of highly regarded figures from a wealth of professional backgrounds. Secondly, the launch coincided with our filming with the BBC for Pitches to Riches, their […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 12
Did you manage to read part 11 last week? We looked at improving you impact on the game from the servers partners perspective. I had some great feedback from that blog post. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. In this part we are going to look at the hot […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 11
Did you manage to read part 10 last? We looked at improving your smash, I had some great feedback from that blog post. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. In this post we are going to look at the player who is the servers partner. Picture the scene, your […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Grass Court Tips
The first thing to know about grass courts is that they’re fast – much faster than clay and hard courts. When the ball hits the surface, blades of grass are flattened and the ball skids off the court fast and low. By late summer, when the grass has been worn down, you’ll also find the […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 10
Did you manage to read part 9 last week based on improving your volley technique, I had some great feedback from that blog post. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. In the part we are going to look at simple ways to improve your smash, specifically at the arm […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog : Tennis Crimes part 5
YOURS, YOURS !!!!! Hi everyone and welcome to part 5 of our tennis crimes series, todays crime is again one we see all the time on our tennis holidays and focuses within the doubles game and really highlights the importance of communication. So here’s the scenario, you and your doubles partner have attacked the net. […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 9
Did you manage to read part 8 last week based on improving your smash we focused on talking about the importance of the unit turn. People seemed to really like it. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. In the part we are going to look at the next key […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog : Tennis Crimes part 4
GET READY !!!!! Hi everyone and welcome to part four of our tennis crimes blog. At active away cannot stress enough how strongly we feel about today’s blog. Nothing frustrates me more as a tennis coach than seeing one of our players on our tennis holidays about to return a serve but actually looks like […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog : Tennis Crimes part 3
The ‘EASY’ Smash !!!! Hi everyone and welcome to part three of our Tennis crimes Blog, I hope you are all enjoying them and getting the chance to practice guarding against committing the crimes!! We are going to start this weeks tennis crime by painting a really clear picture. You’ve hit a crushing forehand down […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 7
If you have been away with us before, you are almost certainly going to have heard us talk about this. Steve’s family used to run a very successful double glazing factory in his home county of Staffordshire. We developed this technique to help improve your volleys while Steve was attempting to upsell some double glazing […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Matchplay
Using the skills you learn in practice and implementing them into a match situation is the toughest thing to achieve in tennis. A variety of factors can hinder your performance such as nerves, tactics or lack of confidence. To combat this we have put together our top five tips to help you unlock your […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog : Tennis Crimes Part 2
Having A Plan Hi everyone and welcome again to part 2 on our ‘tennis crimes’ series. On our tennis holidays I think back to what the most common request to improve people’s tennis is, while occasionally people would like to be able to send down a 150 mph rocket 1st serve or learn to craft […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 6
In the last blog post we talked about our 80/20 rule and ho it helps you maintain a good position, if you haven’t read it yet you can read it by clicking here. In this blog we are going to give you a few tips on how to move better at the net. This might […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog : Tennis Crimes part 1
The Second Serve Hi everyone and welcome to our Blog. If you have been on one of our tennis holidays you will have heard our coaches mention the dreaded ‘tennis crimes’! There are a few simple reminders that can help us all in our quest for a more consistent game. The first one we are […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: Guide to Improving Your Doubles Part 5
Carrying on from part 4 last week where we looked at the three basic doubles position if you haven’t read part 4 please click here to have a read. This week I want to have a look at the one up one back situation.I think we all know that in an ideal world we wouldn’t […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: KIS Coaching – Improve your doubles Part 4
Did you manage to read part 3? We focused on the importance of finding the right partner. People seemed to really like it. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. Now that you have found the right partner and worked on the first ball (serve and return), it’s time to […]
Active AWay Tennis Holidays Blog: KIS Coaching – Improve your doubles Part 3
Did you manage to read part 2 last week based on improving your slice serve? People seemed to really like it. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. In the Blog we are going to talking about the importance of finding the right partner. Now we might not all be […]
Active Away Tennis Holidays Blog: KIS Coaching – Improve your doubles Part 2
Did you manage to read part 1 last week based all about the first ball we focused on talking about the importance of the serve and return. People seemed to really like it. If you haven’t read it yet, click here to have a read. Learning to hit an effective slice tennis serve may be […]
