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The Problem With Most Tennis Coaching in Prague

Prague is not short of tennis coaches. You can book a private hour at almost any club in the city, often for less than a nice dinner out. That is exactly the trap: price and an open court slot tell you nothing about whether someone can make you better, and most players have no way to judge the coaching itself until they have already paid for a season of it.

What usually happens is this. You show up, you hit for an hour, you get told to bend your knees or finish your follow-through, and you leave sweaty and satisfied. Six months later your serve is still breaking down in the same spot it always has, because nobody ever stopped to ask why. That is effort being mistaken for progress, and it is the most common thing I see in players who come to me from somewhere else.

What Separates High-Performance Coaching

The line I draw is simple: does the coach work out what is actually wrong before they start fixing it? A hitting partner feeds you balls and reacts to whatever comes back. A performance coach watches you play, finds the one fault costing you the most points, and rebuilds that first - before touching anything else.

In Prague's private coaching market, this level of structured assessment is rare. Most coaching begins with a first session that doubles as an introduction - no formal evaluation, no written plan, and no defined objectives beyond "let's see what you've got."

How I Would Rank a Prague Coach

If you actually ranked Prague coaches - not by who is cheapest or friendliest, but by who moves the needle - four things would decide it: a verifiable professional playing background, a real assessment-and-plan system instead of ad-hoc lessons, the languages someone can genuinely coach in, and whether they can point to specific player results. I built my own practice around those four on purpose.

I would rather you verify those than take my word for any of it - my ATP record and my Czech federation player ID are both public, linked at the bottom of this page. I coach in four languages (English, Czech, Ukrainian, Russian) because serious players in Prague come from everywhere. And the results I point to run from complete beginners winning their first tournament to competitive adults adding real speed to their serve.

Professional Background as a Selection Criterion

Playing background is the one credential you cannot fake, and it quietly changes how someone coaches. Having competed on the ATP tour and in NCAA Division I, I have lived inside the training environments and the match pressure I am now preparing players for. When I tell a junior what a US college coach is really looking for, or what it feels like to serve at 4-5, 30-40 in a third set, none of it is secondhand.

I am a former ATP professional and an NCAA Division I player, and these days I coach in Prague across the whole range - from adults picking up a racket for the first time to juniors chasing tournament results and US college spots.

What Serious Players Need to Know

So before you commit to anyone - me included - do a few things. Ask what the first session actually involves, and be wary if the answer is just "we’ll hit and see." Ask to see a written plan from a real player. Check the playing background yourself instead of trusting a bio. And be honest about what you want: if you only want a relaxed weekly hit, almost any coach in the city will do, and you should not pay a premium for a diagnosis you are not going to act on.

The Assessment System

Every player who enters this coaching system begins with a 90-minute Performance Assessment. This is not an introductory lesson - it is a structured diagnostic evaluation covering stroke technique, movement patterns, match decision-making, and goal alignment.

The assessment costs 3,400 CZK and concludes with a written summary of technical findings and a prioritized development plan. If you proceed with ongoing coaching, the assessment fee is fully credited toward your training program.