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Otis

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Number of students Otis has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (1 review)

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Tennis

Experienced tutor in Tennis in Houston, Otis offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Tennis

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- At Otis's house: Houston
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- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Houston

About Otis

I have over 25 years experience of teaching the joy of playing tennis to people of all ages and levels. The first thing I emphasize is to have fun. If you have a particular need, I will do my best to accommodate you, whether it is about a shot, technique or strategy. I offer private, semi-private and group lessons. I have played tennis for 45 years in numerous tournaments at the amateur level and competed in leagues and challenge ladders.

I get a thrill out of solving a person's problem(s) with their game and seeing their enthusiasm. I have taught many people of different ages and abilities over the years from different "walks of life" and it never gets old for me.

My Manager/mentor Jim Schmidt told me I should start getting students for lessons before he retires so I might get his position. It wasn't long before I had a good amount of new students, a number of them that became regulars for quite awhile. I kept a lesson journal for every student so I got to know their style of play and chart their progress. Teaching tennis has been very fufilling for me as I see my students and former students on the court having fun.

I have played tennis for 45 years in leagues, tournaments (amateur) and for fun. I am a USPTA certified instructor that has taught tennis for the last 25 years to people of all ages and ablities from 6 year olds to 90 years old. I have done mostly private lessons, but also have done quite a few semi-private and group lessons. I have also been trained for tennis instruction for people in wheelchairs and junior development.

About the lesson

Usually I spend a coiuple of minutes getting to know the student's tennis background and then I ask them what is their goal for the day. Once that is established, I observe their technique and see what they are doing right and what they need to change (if anything). At the half way mark, we take a water break (sooner if it is warm) and get their feedback on how they are progressing before continuing or moving on to something else. At the conclusion of the lesson, I summarize what we have done and offer suggestions on how to maintain what we have covered.

I have had beginners of all ages,elementary, junior high and high school students, college players, ex-pro players in tennis and soccer, housewives on league teams and senior players. A lot of beginners that never had lessons before and quite a few players that had laid off for a number of years that missed the game and wanted to get back on the court.

I would advise them to take the time to practice between lessons so they have more time to establish their timing, depth perception and consistancy. This will give them a chance to evaluate their ability and develop more confidence while playing.

I had a six year old girl that was going from hitting as a two-handed left handed backhand to switching to a two-handed right backhand and if that wasn't enough, she hit some one-handed forehands and backhands on both sides! I asked her "Franchesca, are you right-handed or left-handed'? She just shrugged her shoulders and said "I don't know"! That girl got a lot of shots back by the way.

A few things worth thinking about before reaching out
The first question is "Am I having fun?". If the student is having fun, then they are going to be more willing to take the time to get better. The next question is "What am I going to do with my game?". Do I want to get enough basics to hit every once in awhile or do I want to see how far I can go? Once that is figured out, they should ask themselves "Will I make time for this?".

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Cecilia
- 5
Perfect! Otis is an excellent instructor. He has helped my tennis game greatly and is fun to work with. Otis is extremely flexible too. I look forward to our upcoming lesson.
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Cecilia

Perfect! Otis is an excellent instructor. He has helped my tennis game greatly and is fun to work with. Otis is extremely flexible too. I look forward to our upcoming lesson.
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10h: $500

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This first lesson offered with Otis will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

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I teach private lessons for $60.00 per hour, semi-private lessons for $70.00 per hour and group lessons for $80.00 per person for four one hour sessions. I have also done drop-in drills for $20.00 per person for one hour.

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Experienced tutor in Tennis in Houston, Otis offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

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About Otis

About the lesson

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Pack rates

free lessons

online

Details

Other tutors in Tennis

Eugenio

Regi

Eugenio bernardo

NIKHILESH

Richy

Guido

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Kat

Gerardo

John

Linus

Nora

Jerry

Oyku

Fabrizio

Emanuel

Stanka

Niazali

Kaemon

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