Empire Tennis Academy. A tennis academy and summer camp. Located in Trnava, Slovakia.
Tennis training
Our approach’s common denominator is the emphasis on training, the sufficient intensity, and the player’s maximum concentration. They should put up a comparable performance in training and under pressure during the match. The players have to control the tactical handling of individuals in the game positions and situations individually. We try to make them never lack the motivation to improve, work on themselves, achieve the results, and win.
We aim to provide training at a high level, so the players can learn the basics of good techniques, game strategy, fitness, and mental preparation (including organizing training camps and proper nutrition that would help them not only on the court but also off the court.
Vladimir Platenik, the head coach of the EMPIRE Tennis Academy. He is a former coach of Dominika Cibulkova, Nadia Petrova, Yanina Wickmayer, and other top WTA players. Tennis training is under his supervision. He is joined by renowned Slovak coaches Miloslav Grolmus, Kamil Capkovic & Martin Durdik.
Fitness training
Renowned and respected coach Kristian Cupak guarantees the quality of the fitness training in the EMPIRE Tennis Academy. The fitness training of elite athletes is very complex in contemporary sport.
It includes testing, evaluation, and incorporation of test results in the training process. Our tennis coaches do this. Such detailed motion analysis and testing are essential for players, leading to the optimization of their preparation. They will learn how to perform each exercise in a technically correct way, and then they learn how to do it correctly at the tournament, before and after the matches, to prevent injuries. It is important for us that the academy members have a professional fitness, tennis, and physiotherapy approach. When we really care about someone, we want one hundred percent commitment.
Physiotherapy
In today’s tennis, physiotherapy or rehabilitation is essential for the regeneration of players. Tennis players have a very demanding training program and match schedule at tournaments where they must cope with a heavy burden. It is an unbelievable strain on the body—an asymmetric load on the body segments. The body suffers, and it’s being destroyed. Physiotherapy is here to help young players and professionals to regenerate. However, it also serves as a precaution when we find out that a tennis player can have health problems. And last but not least, it helps players return on the court after health problems.
“My job here at the EMPIRE Tennis Academy is the diagnosis and treatment of each player’s issue – a weak stomach, poor posture, scoliosis, injuries of ankles, wrists, arms, elbows, knees, and the spine. The problem areas of the body I can release, massage, and tape. I teach the players to practice during their free time,” says Andrej Horvath, the physiotherapist. Horvath emphasizes care to practice proper posture, create muscle balance in the main stabilizing muscles of the spine, and maintain elasticity. Which usually the players don’t have because they solidify. Individual findings are also consulted with fitness coaches of the EMPIRE Tennis Academy.
The four-star Hotel EMPIRE creates a dominant feature of the complex. It offers players great conditions during the tournaments and the preparation in the EMPIRE Tennis Academy. The hotel and the other clients can find everything they need for fitness training (fitness center), regeneration (wellness center), and the restaurant Strawberries with top quality food. The restaurant and the hotel rooms have direct views of the clay courts. Even children can have a lot of fun using a mini-court, reflective wall with and jungle gyms. The complex includes green areas, rest areas, and a petanque field.
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