Smrikve Tennis School
SMRIKVE TENNIS SCHOOL IS MOSTLY DEDICATED TO THE YOUNG TENNIS PLAYERS UP TO 14 YEARS OF AGE…
Thanks to the passion towards youngest players, that for sure Smrikva Bowl helped to grow in the last 15 years, the Smrikve Tennis Club is dedicating major attention to the youngest tennis players.
The Smrikve Tennis School aims to provide our school members with the best existing knowledge and methods developed for instructing younger tennis players in their overall growth.
Historically Smrikve Tennis Club was dedicated to the tennis players from 5 to 10 years of age. Currently we are expanding our dedication to the kids up to 14 years of age.
Usually, the kids that are involved in sports activities or in music learn to efficiently allocate their time. Kids learn to become responsible individuals and this is very important for any professional activity they may decide to pursue in the future.
In particular, in the tennis game there is a need to solve problems individually and it is a good way to develop good habits and also have fun.
Tennis is a lifetime sport from which all age groups find personal enjoyment, opportunities to mix with others socially, as well as the health benefits of vigorous exercise.
Smrikve coaching model is designed to introduce young children to the joys of playing tennis and to encourage them to fall in love with the game.
Munchkin tennis coaching model is designed for children between the ages of 4 to 10. This includes learning basis skills like throwing, catching the ball and other ball skills, hand-eye co-ordination tasks and tennis games for children. It is based on fun-filled movements and games, and not repetitive drills.
For the adults, the Smrikve Tennis School follows the PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) Standard Method developed by Dennis Van Der Meer – the PTR President and Founder. PTR Standard Method has been proved to be the most efficient method in allowing adults to start enjoying tennis after very few hours spent on the court.
For the high performing players, the Smrikve Tennis School follows the TT Method (Tennis Talents Method) developed by Luca Appino – the Tennis Talents Founder and Smrikva Bowl Golden Honorary Member. The four Pillars on which the method is based are: Sensation, Respiration, Timing and Hitting Point.
KIDS’ DEVELOPMENT IN THE SMRIKVE TENNIS SCHOOL ARE FOLLOWED BY…
Tomislav Bozovic and Miodrag Bozovic. They are currently dedicating most of their time to teach kids more about tennis and sport in general.
Tomo and Mimi are both members of the largest global organization of tennis teachers and coaches named PTR – Professional Tennis Registry.
The additional resources that can be leveraged in Smrikve include: Miro Hrvatin (coach) and Nenad Milisavljevic.
Tomislav Bozovic was outstanding in gymnastics when he was younger and has dedicated many years to teach generations of pilots how to fly supersonic planes.
Today he is dedicating his time with passion to the youngest players that are willing to learn the basics about tennis and, what is even more important, to learn the values that sports transmit to people in general.
Tomo is PTR Certified Associate Instructor.
Miodrag Bozovic was a successful musician before he decided to pursue the Business Administration university degree at Bocconi University in Milan. Later on he was a successful Investment Banker living in Italy, Spain and the US.
Today he is dedicating his time with passion to Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl organisation and to the youngest tennis players development.
Mimi is PTR Certified Professional.
CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE SMRIKVE TENNIS SCHOOL
CROATIAN TENNIS FEDERATION REGISTERED PLAYERS (HTS)
• Ariana Rabac (Ariana Rabac is currently the best player in her age group in Istria and among the top players in Croatia. Ariana plays with Wilson K Tour racquets.)
• Neven Krivokuca (Neven Krivokuca is currently training with Niki Pilic and is very talented and hard working player. Neven plays with Wilson K Blade racquets.)
JUNIOR PLAYERS
| • Jelena | • Ivan | • Zrinka |
YOUNG HOPES (above 6 years of age)
| • Ivan • Leon • Ana | • Anja • Chiara • Nora | • Paulina • Filip |
SMRIKVE KINDER SCHOOL (4 to 6 years of age)
| • Chiara • Dino • Ivona • Lorenco | • Lucija • Luka • Martina • Noel | • Stefan • Tara • Tesa |
SENIOR PLAYERS (RECREATION LEVEL):
| • Daria • Edi • Franko | • Goranka • Luciano • Marina | • Sanja • Zoki |
PERIODICAL INTERNS:
| • Jovan Jevtovic • Miomir Kecmanovic | • Nina Marijanovic • Matic Podlipnik | • Mia Pranjic • Lea Vukovic |
TENNIS TALENTS IN SMRIKVE by LUCA APPINO
The first Tennis Talents program with foccus on the Pillars (1. Sensation – 2. Respiration – 3. Timing – 4. Hitting point) for the Smrikva Bowl 2010 players, families and coaches was held in Smrikve on 28th and 29th of June 2010.
The Class was run by Luca Appino and assisted by Mio, Miro Hrvatin, Ariana Rabac.
The first Tennis Talents in Smrikve Alumni are:
| • Jovana Vukovic • Tamara Dlacic • Kosta Petrov | • Alexa Butera • Kiro Paul Barra • Andreja Petrovic | • Claire Liu • Kiran Dhull • Max Motlagh |
MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE SMRIKVE TENNIS SCHOOL FOR KIDS AND JUNIORS COULD BE SUMMARIZED IN THE FOLLOWING…
• teaching to become responsible individuals via tennis game,
• developing good habits via self respect, respect for others and respect for rules,
• focusing on the tennis players up to 14 years of age,
• leverage the Smrikva Bowl network to allow the growth of the potential professional tennis players.
Luca Appino is a long term Smrikva Bowl friend and Golden Honorary Member since this title was established. Luca was for many years Babolat Director Of Sports Marketing and contributed to built up Babolat from a string company to one of the largest racquet manufacturers in the World. He is also credited for signing contracts with players such as Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Carlos Moya, Dinara Safina, Nadia Petrova, Aravane Rezzai, etc.
In 2009 Luca Appino decided to start, in collaboration with Toni Nadal, to share his experience through TENNIS TALENTS advisory service. The main service is focused on helping junior talented players and their parents in building their professional tennis career. On his website www.tennis-talents.com you can learn more about it.
Professional Tennis Registry – PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teachers and coaches. One of PTR’s key objectives can be summarized in: Setting the Standard for Tennis Teaching Excellence. Professional Tennis Registry provides quality education, global certification, and unsurpassed service to tennis teaching professionals and coaches. With more than 14,000 members in 122 countries, PTR is an inclusive and diverse organization whose members strive to Make a World of Difference in growing the sport of tennis. Miodrag Bozovic and Tomislav Bozovic are both PTR members.
Wilson is #1 tennis racquets and accessories company in the World. Players such as Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Serena and Venus Williams are some of the famous tennis players currently using Wilson racquets and Wilson is one of the Smrikva Bowl sponsors.
Smrikva Bowl winners are honoured with Wilson International Contracts that are usually given to the most talented players of 14 years of age and older.
Mouratoglou Tennis Academy is #1 tennis Academy in Europe, and among the top Academies in the World, located nearby Paris. Marcos Baghdatis has grown in this Academy. Mouratoglou Tennis Academy provides Smrikva Bowl winners with one week training with their professionals.
Sergio Tacchini is an Italian sportswear brand founded in 1966, taking the name of its founder, Sergio Tacchini, international tennis champion. In 1970s and 1980s Sergio Tacchini becomes synonymous of style and elegance in the world of tennis thanks to endorsing the greatest tennis champions such as: Mc Enroe, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, Gabriela Sabatini, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Pete Sampras, Vitas Gerulaitis, Adriano Panata, Martina Higins, Goran Ivanisevic and today Novak Djokovic. Sergio Tacchini is the Smrikva Bowl sportswear sponsor
RECOMMENDED TENNIS READINGS…
A) TENNIS TECNIQUE, STRATEGY, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PREPARATION
ALFONSI STEFANO, Tennis, Giunti Editore, Milano, 2007.
APPLEWHAITE CHARLES, Imrpove your Tennis IQ, The off-court workout for on-court skills, Barron’s, New York, 2003.
APPLEWHAITE CHARLES, Tenis, usavršite svoju igru, Dušević & Kršovnik d.o.o., Rijeka, 2003.
BOLLETTIERI NICK, Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook – Learn from the game’s #1 caoch, Human Kinetics, Champaign, 2001.
BOLLETTIERI NICK, Tennis – un grande maestro di tennis vi insegna a giocare e a perfezionare il vostro stile, SIAD Edizioni, Milano, 1986.
CASALE LUIGI, Il preparatore dei tennisti, Modelli di preparazione fisica per giovani tennisti, Professional Tennis Registry, Merano, 2003.
DOUGLAS PAUL, Il manuale del tennis, Idealibri srl, Milano, 1992.
FRISCIC VJERAN, Tenis bez tajni, Tenis, Zagreb, 2004.
HIGHAM ALISTAR, Momentum: the hidden force in tennis, Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2000.
HOSKINS TINA, The Tennis Drill Book – 245 drills for technique, conditioning, and match tactics, Human Kinetiks, 2003.
JARAMILLO GABRIEL, Gabe Jaramillo Tennis Manual, 2009.
LOEHR JIM, Allenare la forza mentale, Professional Tennis Registry, Hilton Head Island, 2004.
MANFRED GROSSER and RICHARD SCHONBORN, Competitive tennis for young players, Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2001.
PALENI GIACOMO, Il gioco del tennis – benessere fisico e mentale, www.palenitenniscoach.com, Giugno 2009.
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY (PTR), Certification Workshop Teaching Essentials, Test Preparation Guide, PTR, 2008.
RUPIC SLOBODAN, Energizirana teniska loptica, RS-Nata d.o.o, Zagreb, 2008.
STEINHOFEL LUTZ, Competitive tennis, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, 1995.
YACUB JULIO, The Science & Art of Tennis, Hats Off, Tucson Arizona, 2004.
B) TENNIS FOR CHILDREN
BERTINO LUIGI, Munchkin Tennis, L’insegnamento del tennis ai bambini dai 4 ai 10 anni, PTR Professional Tennis Registry, Merano, 2005.
C) TENNIS STORIES
ADMAS TIM, Essere John McEnroe, Storia di un ribelle che ha rivoluzionato il tennis, Mondadori, Milano, 2005.
AGASSI ANDRE, Open, an autobiography, Harper Collins Publishers, London, 2009.
APPINO LUCA (in collaboration with NADAL TONI), The World of Rafael Nadal, secrets of his success, 30 ways to improve your game www.rafabook.com 2009.
BAGHDATIS MARCOS, Marcos Baghdatis, Pollina, Lucon, 2006.
CLERICI GIANNI, 500 anni di tennis, Mondadori, Milano, 2004.
DRUCKER JOEL, Jimmy Connors mi ha salvato la vita, una doppia biografia, Effepi Libri, Monte Porzio Catone, 2006.
FERRE’ VICTOR, Pato Alvarez, el guru del tenis, Viena Ediciones, 2003.
FOLLEY MALCOLM, Borg versus McEnroea, the greatest rivalry the greatest match, Headline book publishing, London, 2005.
KING DONNA, Game, set, meč, Dušević & Kršovnik d.o.o., Rijeka, 2008.
MOURATOGLOU PATRICK, Educate to win, Amphora sports, 2007.
PANATTA ADRIANO, Piu diritti che rovesci, Incontri, sogni e successi dentro e fuori campo, Rizzoli RCS Libri, Milano, 2009.
PERICOLI LEA, C’era una volta il tennis. Dolce vita, vittorie e sconfitte di Nicola Pietrangeli, Rizzoli RCS Libri, Milano, 2007.
STORACE ANGELANTONIO e LOBASSO MARCO, Potito Starace, Il padre Angelantonio racconta suo figlio da ragazzino prodigio a stella del tennis, Edisud Salerno, Salerno, 2009.
UZORINAC ZDENKO, Teniske legende i asovi, Prosvjeta d.d., Bjelovar, 1997.
RECOMMENDED TENNIS DVDs…
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, The strategy zone disc; Using the Program Disc (Control, Hurt and Finish), 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s core program “Control” Disc, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s core program “Hurt” with Margie Zesinger and Lance Luciani, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s core program “Finish” Disc, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s strategic tips – 12 Strategic tips for the modern game of tennis, 2004.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s strategic footwork moves with Jose Lambert – 10 moves of the modern tennis game, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s strategic serve placement and spins with Pat Dougherthy, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK and LUCIANI LANCE, Nick’s strategic coaches corner with Jose Lambert, 2005.
BOLLETTIERI NICK, Nick’s practice with a purpose – The Backboard, 2003.
BOLLETTIERI NICK, Nick’s perfect one hour workout, 2003.
DINOFFER JOE, Just for Kids, 200 Games & Skill Builders, ages 6-12.
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY (PTR), Preparation for Certification, 3rd Edition, 2007.
PROFESSIONAL TENNIS REGISTRY (PTR), Ken DeHart – Drills for Advanced Players, 2009.
SEVERAL TALENTED PLAYERS FROM PULA STARTED TO LOVE TENNIS ON OUR TENNIS COURTS…
I am pleased to recall only some talented tennis players that has started to play tennis in Smrikve with Nikola and few of them in their professional development where followed by Miro Hrvatin:
• Sandra Zmak
• Deni Zmak
• Nikolina Grbac
• Maja Plavsic
• Matija Tomljanovic
CONTACT ADRESS – Smrikve Tennis School
Stinjanska Cesta, 91
52100 Pula
Istra – Croatia
Tel/Fax: +385 (0)52 51 70 11
tomislav.bozovic@pu.t-com.hr
miodrag_bozovic@yahoo.it
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