Meet our Coaches:

 

Benjamin J v Rensburg- HEAD COACH  

COACH BEN, THE FOUNDER AND HEART OF BLESSED TENNIS ACADEMY. AS MANY WILL KNOW HIM A SPORT FANATIC.

BENJAMIN WAS RANKED #1 IN SA U18 AND ALSO ACHIEVED AN INTERNATIONAL RANKING OF #150 AS A JUNIOR.

HE HAS ALSO REPRESENTED S.A TWICE IN THE AFRICAN CUP 2006/2008 AND HELD A TOP RANKING IN S.A (OPEN) OF #7.

HAVING SPENT 2 YEARS IN EUROPE COMPETING ON THE ATP CIRCUIT AND REACHING A CAREER HIGH OF #1009 IN SINGLES AND #822 IN DOUBLES.

HE HAS PREVIOUSLY COACHED AT THE SUTTON TENNIS ACADEMY IN THE UK AS WELL AS AT THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTRE IN PRETORIA. WHEREAFTER HE TEAMED UP WITH THE DAVIS CUP CAPTAIN JOHN-LAFNIE DE JAGER TO COACH SOME OF THE TOP JUNIOR PLAYERS IN S.A

HE HAS BEEN TO THE US TO COACH THERE AND UPON HIS RETURN HE STARTED BLESSED TENNIS ACADEMY IN 2012.

BENJAMIN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOURING COACH FOR THE U16 SA TEAM FOR 2018 AND 2019.

HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE TO LOCAL JUNIORS AND YOUR GO TO PRO COACH.

BENJAMIN IS QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL COACH AND GPTCA LEVEL C INTERNATIONAL COACH

HIS LIFE PHILOSOPHY : I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHATEVER YOU SET YOUR MIND TO

" We walk by Faith, Not by Sight "

Tennis Rates for Coach Benjamin : 
45min Semi Private Lesson ( Max 3 kids)          R360 per lesson per player 
30min Private Lesson                                      R360 per lesson
45min Private Lesson                                      R495 per lesson 

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Theunis Janse van Rensburg - Head Coach

Theunis - aka Coach T, has been making a difference in young lives (and more matured lives alike) for BTA Tennis since 2015. As junior player, he achieved top 10 status in South Africa in 1998. A project manager by trade, he completed his SATA Coaching Course in 2015. Theunis firmly believes that to teach is to touch a life with the building blocks of encouragement, mentorship, praise, guidance, patience and motivation. He takes physical activity in young athletes seriously, acknowledging its importance in the formative years, during early childhood development by exercising and developing fundamental motor skills for sport readiness upon primary school entry. Playing sports not only leads to physical and (ultimately) mental health, bone and muscular development, cardiopulmonary endurance and increased aerobic capacity, but to integral behavioural/social skills sets as well. As the Novak Djokovic Foundation aptly emphasises:

The enhancement of physical and mental development of children is certainly the most important contribution of sports for children ... by playing sports, children develop physical skills, exercise, make new friends, have fun, learn to be a team member, learn about play[ing] fair, improve self-esteem, etc.

Coach T is here to assist in reaching these goals

Tennis Rates for Coach Theunis : 
30min Little Aces Group Lesson ( Max 6 kids )   R125 per lesson per player
30min Semi Private lesson ( Max 3 kids )          R235 per lesson per player 
45min Group Lesson ( Max 6 kids )                  R195 per lesson per player
45min Semi Private Lesson ( Max 3 kids)          R285 per lesson per player 
45min Private Lesson                                      R375 per lesson 

Adult Lessons in Off-Peak times ( 07:00 till 12:00 ) 
45min Private Lesson                                       R330 per lesson
1hour Private Lesson                                       R440 per lesson

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Johan Pretorius a.k.a Coach JP  - Assistant coach

Johan has achieved a ranking of no.70 in South Africa and played interprovinciaal tennis for Gauteng east for two years. 

He has been coaching for 5 years and has a passion for coaching both children and adults to improve their playing ability. Coach JP believes that coach’s have a responsibility to develop a relationship with each individual to ensure that they get a better understanding of what every individual wants to achieve on and off the court. 

Johan believes sport plays a vital role in the social, mental and physical development in children. It also teaches children routine, self-discipline, social skills and sportsmanship. 

Johan is not only here to help you achieve your goals but to surpass them.

 Tennis Rates for Coach JP : 
30min Little Aces Group Lesson ( Max 6 kids )   R125 per lesson per player
30min Semi Private lesson ( Max 3 kids )          R235 per lesson per player 
45min Group Lesson ( Max 6 kids )                  R195 per lesson per player
45min Semi Private Lesson ( Max 3 kids)          R285 per lesson per player 
45min Private Lesson                                      R375 per lesson 

Adult Lessons in Off-Peak times ( 07:00 till 12:00 ) 
45min Private Lesson                                       R330 per lesson
1hour Private Lesson                                       R440 per lesson

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