Trick Shot Tennis Academy
Trick Shot Tennis Academy
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Location is the Duluth High School tennis courts, just up the street from Downtown Duluth.
For boys and girls ages 12-18 (with some exceptions). Players are matched with others of their level in the academy, and many go on to practice with the friends they make after the academy is finished.
Personalized coaching by one of the most experienced coaches in the state.
Work on technique, conditioning, advanced strategy, and matchplay.
Days are fun, and strategy is made easy to understand.
TST Academy kids have gone one to be at the top of their high school teams, play college tennis, and some have played pro tournaments.
Each day of each session is 9am-12pm
The cost for each session is $220 ($55/day)
Flexible schedule. Only sign up for the weeks you can make it to:
Weekly Sessions for Summer 2025
Weekly Sessions for Summer 2025
June 2 - 5
June 9 - 12
June 16 - 19
June 23 - 26
June 30 - July 3
July 7 - 10
July 14 - 17
July 21 - 24
July 28 - 31
Daily Schedule
Daily Schedule
Each session includes 4 days 9am-12pm:
Day 1 (Monday): Volleys, Overheads, and Doubles Strategy
Day 2 (Tuesday): Groundstrokes and Singles Strategy
Day 3 (Wednesday): Serving, Specialty Shots, Doubles Signals
Day 4 (Thursday): Review and Tournament
Each day will start with warm-up and conditioning. Next will be Technique drills, Strategy drills, Matchplay-based drills, and a game. The last day will start as usual, but the drills will cover all the strokes, and then there will be a tournament for all the players.
Coach Ben
Coach Information
Coach Information
Benjamin Hirsch has been playing tennis for 28 years and has been coaching for 18 years. He played for Duluth High School (2008-2011) and played college tennis at Oglethorpe University (2011-2015). Ben coaches the Duluth High School varsity and JV teams, coaches the adult classes for the Duluth City Parks, and is the owner of Trick Shot Tennis, which he started in 2021.
Ben has the following USTA Open rankings as of March 2025:
-- #5 in the US in Doubles (#1 in the South, and #1 in Georgia)Â
-- #42 in the US in Singles (#3 in the South, and #2 in Georgia).
As of March 2025, Ben is playing on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour.
For full information, please fill out the form below or send an email to Coach Ben at benhirschtennis@gmail.com.Â
For full information, please fill out the form below or send an email to Coach Ben at benhirschtennis@gmail.com.Â
In order to see photos of academy from previous years, scroll down past the form.
In order to see photos of academy from previous years, scroll down past the form.
Location
Location
Academy is held at the Duluth High School tennis courts
Academy June-July 2024
Serving Practice June/July Academy 2024
Drills 1 June/July Academy 2024
Drills 2 June/July Academy 2024
Academy March-April 2024
Academy January-February 2024
Academy October 2023
Academy Summer 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of July 24th-27th 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of July 24th-27th 2023 (Last Day of Summer Academy, Final Photo)
Intermediate Academy Week of July 24th-27th 2023 (Volley day, Groundstroke Day, & Serving Day) Video
Intermediate Academy Week of July 24th-27th 2023 (Tournament Day) Video
Intermediate Academy Week of July 17th-20th 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of July 17th-20th 2023 Video
Intermediate Academy week of July 10th-13th 2023
Intermediate Academy week of July 10th-13th 2023 Match Day Video
Intermediate Academy Week of June 26th-29th 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of June 26th-29th 2023 Video
Intermediate Academy Week of June 5th-8th 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of June 5th-8th 2023
Intermediate Academy Week of June 5th-8th 2023 Video part 1
Intermediate Academy Week of June 5th-8th 2023 Video part 2
Intermediate Academy January 2023 Final Day
Intermediate Academy January 2023 Final Day
Academy 2022
July & August
Intermediate Academy August 2022
Intermediate Academy August 2022
Advanced Academy August Final Day 2022
Advanced Academy August 2022
Intermediate Academy July 2022Â
Advanced Academy Final Day July 2022
Intermediate Academy July 2022 part 1
Intermediate Academy July 2022 part 2
Advanced Academy July 2022
Advanced Academy August 2022 Photos
June
Intermediate Academy Final Day June 2022
Advanced Academy Final Day June 2022
Intermediate Academy June 2022
Advanced Academy June 2022
Academy 2021
Advanced Academy 2021
Intermediate Academy 2021
Intermediate Practice 2021 part 1
Intermediate Matchplay 2021
Intermediate Practice 2021 part 2
Advanced Matchplay 2021 part 1
Advanced Practice 2021
Advanced Matchplay 2021 part 2
Academy Photos 2021
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