ABOUT US
DEVELOPING GREAT PLAYERS,
AND GOOD PEOPLE
AT Hobson Performance Tennis Academy WE ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING GREAT PLAYERS, AND GOOD PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT WITHOUT THE RIGHT HEART AND MIND CHAMPIONS CAN NEVER BE MADE.
Character strengths are paramount in today’s society of information overload. We use the vehicle of demanding tennis training and competition to enhance and develop players character traits of resilience, integrity, self control, passion, goals, delayed gratification, commitment, responsibility, motivation, discipline self reliance, courage and self confidence. No matter how far you go as a player, if you use tennis to strengthen character, tennis will always be a priceless gift.
Players train in small groups with strong one-on-one attention. All coaches go through a HPT coach education process. Training is supplemented with state-of-the-art equipment, training on clay and hard, focus on “overload” training, use of video analysis and video comparison with the pros in technique and strategy, and very fit, strong players.
Hobson Performance Tennis Coaches
“Character drives talent towards
greatness.”
Ashley Hobson, Director
Ashley Hobson has thirty-two years of coaching and playing experience, which includes coaching at the Van Der Meer Academy as the country’s National Coach, coaching Davis Cup and Federation Cup teams, on the ATP, WTA, and ITF International Junior tours in over 60 countries. Ashley has coached two top twenty WTA players and as a National Coach, coached and captained teams competing in World Youth Cup, World Junior Tennis, Asian Games, and the All China Games.
Hobson’s players have won National Titles, ITF Titles and Professional Tournaments and he has sent hundreds of player to play college tennis in the USA. Ashley Hobson has conducted coaching seminars in Japan, Hong Kong, China Singapore and USA, as well as seminars for the JPTR and ITF. College educated as a lawyer, Ashley has completed his BA and LLB degrees. Ashley Hobson is fluent in 3 languages and has competed in 5 Ironman triathlons. Associations include PTR, NSCA and the USTA High Performance Coaching Program.
- Thirty three year coaching experience in 60 + countries
- Worked with some of the worlds best coaches starting out: Dennis Van Der Meer, Peter Burwash
- Coaching wins over #1 player on ATP and WTA tours – Sampras and Capriati
- Worked with many top 100 players on men’s and women’s tours
- Developed 15- 20 US National champions
- Developed two players boy and 1 girl – 2017/2020 who played at “La Petit As” for the USA (Top 3 in USA)
- Grand Slam junior champion 1996 – developed from age 6
- National Coach for Hong Kong, China 1996-2001
- Hong Kong – Davis Cup Coach and Captain – 5 years
- Federation Cup Coach and Captain – 5 years
- Developed two teams (6 boys) to world group of Junior Davis Cup and World junior Tennis in 2001 for Hong Kong, China
- Coaching seminar speaker – Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Hong Kong, US High Schools Assoc, GA High Schools Assoc, Florida Coaches Association
- Speaker ITF regional coaches conference Guangzhou China, 2016 Produced videos – “Movement for Tennis” and “Tennis Technique – Player Development”
- Educated as a lawyer with BA and LLB degrees
- Tennis education: PTR – 1989 National Tester, USTA High Performance coach 2002, ITF Worldwide coaches conferences – 1997 – Mexico, 1999 – Morocco, 2002 – Thailand, 2004 – Portugal
- NSCA – strength and conditioning coach – CSCS
- AIS – Active Isolated Stretching – certified coach
- Completed 5 Ironman triathlons, multiple marathons and 2 ultra marathons
- Married to Dawn, with two children, Michael, Sophia
Our coaching process - STEP BY STEP, BUILDING CHAMPIONS
- Character and personality observations
- Video analysis of your strokes, and corrections/additions
- Check movement and agility / Strength and power (fitness)
- Assess consistency / rally tolerance
- Test average ball speed on serve and groundstrokes
- Understanding of your game and why you win and how you lose
- Tactical understanding then advanced tennis IQ
- Teach mental and emotional toughness
- Tournament periodization and scheduling
- Match analysis from stats and watching match video together – Evaluation and re-planning
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At Hobson Performance Tennis we are committed to developing great players and good people! We believe that without the right heart and mind champions can never be made.
“Character and experienced coaching drives talent towards greatness”
– Hobson Philosophy
Coaching team - Ashley, Federico and Vannasak
Hobson Player Collegiate Scholarship Recipients
- Katherine White – Notre Dame
- Michael Sinha – Wisconsin
- Calvin Kemp – GA State
- Kir Kemp – GA State
- Christian Gochnauer – GA State
- Trenton Spinks – GA State
- Jon Crist – Samford
- Robert Nunnery – Samford
- Evangeline Crist – Liberty
- Alison Mills – U. S Carolina
- Matt Harvie – Covenant
- Henrik Almstrom – U Rhode Island
- Sonia Anand – Wofford
- Matt Shemanski – Wofford
- Tinus Van Wyk – Wofford
- Zach Landy – Wofford
- Ryan Cheung – U California, Irvine
- Taylor Davis – Flagler
- Sofia Rojas - Oklahoma state
- Leilani Sanchez - Belmont Abbey
- Julia Longpre - Whitman
- Meecah Bigun - Princeton
- Kaylan Bigun - UCLA
- Chris Eastwood – Georgia Southwestern
- Randy Phillips – UNC-Greensboro
- Dana Guentert – Michigan State
- Josh Finkelstein – U California, SB
- Jack Hui – U California, SB
- Mark Guentert – US Coast Guard Academy
- Taylor Hamala – Young Harris
- Heather Heusel – Presbyterian
- James Zaher – Presbyterian
- Grayson Mills – Presbyterian
- William O Connell – Presbyterian
- Nick Hudson – Hampton
- Ricky Hui – Rollins College
- Brian Hung – Michigan
- Morgan Klieber – Austin Peay
- Alexis Lee – North Georgia
- Courtney McLane – Alabama
- Erin Mills – Tusculum College
- Katie North – Lee
- Leo Du Plooy - The Citadel
- Genesis Whitlock - FAMU
- Gabriella Leslie - Troy State
- Emily Orist – Lee
- Brian Oldfield – MIT
- Anastasia Opata – Washington State
- Taylor Place – St Marys
- Terry Richardson – Xavier
- Jack Schoeman – Bethany
- Katherine Shaw – U North Greenville
- Leah Pridgeon – GCSU
- Ronald Chow – Azuza
- Sam Yates – Mercer University
- Drew Wendel – UT Chattanooga
- Matt Jones – Oglethorpe
- Daniel Blanchard – Point
- Kevin Dong – Case Western
- Ryan Duncan – GA Perimeter
- Ataman Billor – Case Western
- Wayne Wong – UC Berkeley
- Freja Zacho – Coastal Carolina
- Mary Brumfield - Maryland
- Zvonko Bencedic - The Citadel
- Anaya Singh - UT - Permian Basin
- Rhea Singh - UT - Permian Basin
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