ROYAL TUFF KIDZ
How Tuff are you? Are you Tuff Enuff?
At Tuffkidz we beleive that every student athalete that we train has talents and abilities far beyond what we may see. We beieve each student has been uniquely and wonderfully created .We believe that we should never limit thier potential and we are here to accentuate and celebrate their talent and pupose.
TUFFKIDZ training environment is a
fail safe zone where kidz and adult students are free to make mistakes and learn from failure. WE will struggle with them ,believing in them and working with them,
TEACHING STYLE
ABOUT ME
Jonathan Newman:. I played USTA tournaments (singles, doubles, mixed), men's 4.0 team tennis, and one ATP singles tournament. I was recruited to play soccer and tennis at Flagler College where the tennis team was in the top 10 in the nation and the soccer team was in the top 20. . I taught as an assistant professional, head professional, and have served as a USTA tennis league coordinator for adult and junior team tennis. I have also coached 10 USTA team tennis teams, seven of which were undefeated league champions. I have coached two seasons of high school, both of which were undefeated league champions. I am currently the head tennis professional at Royal T tuffkidz Tennis School in Bryn Mawr, PA. My last school tennis team coaching assignment was at the Haverford School where in 2015 they finished the season with 54 consecutive wins . I assisted all the tennis teams there and coached the middle school team that completed the season undefeated . I also direct and act as the head tennis professional at Valley Forge Community Tennis Association, a USTA CTA. In 2012 I was nominated as Tennis Professional of the Year. I have been mentored by several world class tennis teachers and players such as Alex Mayer and Pauline Betz and Oscar Wegner Nadal's coach. As of this year I have developed 12 local tennis players to receive rankings in the PATA. I have a certification as a tennis teaching professional from MTMCA . I have a masters in education from Arizona Global University in teaching ESL, and a Masters in Coaching Education at Ohio University . I am an honors undergraduate in Psychology with significant study in sports psychology at Arizona Global University , I am currently doing a Doctorate in Education at Regent University. I as well will be starting the USPTR leadership course and the Racquet Director course at University of Florida this November . I am finishing the Coerver Coaching Soccer Youth Diploma 1 and hope to complete 2 . Soccer playing and coaching My soccer experience includes playing for 3 College teams ,10 club teams, 4 championship teams ,2 High school teams , 1 National level youth team, 2 select national level teams , and an invitation to play on a National Championship over 40 club team . I was selected to play for the Md Virg. DC ,all star u18 team, The United States Regional Olympic East Coast Soccer team, Some of my club teams : Bella Donna Eastern Shore Md Championship team, Greek American ,Hungarian Americans ,Washington Internationals ,Zodiac Football Team, Eastern College Football Club Team. Morningstar Indoor Football Team, Soccer Coaching I have gone to the FFF level I coaching school in Lyon France , and attended the AJAX soccer academy in Holland, I have been coached as a coach to train goalkeepers personally by Gordon Banks of Man United and England, I was coached also as a player by Hans Scharne of Bayern Munich and I was scouted by the Head Coach of the New York Cosmos and invited to go to New York and train with them, I have coached 10 school teams , 4 Travel teams, 4 national teams . 5 tournament teams 5 championship teams ,1 futsal team , 2 mens teams , including college and high school teams and middle school . I am currently doing coerver youth diploma 1 ,and the AYSO advanced coaching certification ,FFF level 1 , I am currently training a 13 yr old player who is in a professional apprentice program as well as has been invited to train with the US u15 National team. Also trained a German player to reach the German u15 team in Germany, I am currently the Head Soccer Trainer and Coach at Royal T soccer and tennis school in Bryn Mawr ,Pa, My vision and lifetime dream is to create a word class soccer and tennis school where many young players will find their dreams to be players of distinction with HONOR AND RESPECT.
THE ENJOYMENT / INTENSITY FACTOR
We believe that sports, especially Tennis and Soccer are sports which challenge the mind ,spirit ,and emotions as much if not more than the body .
We believe after much experience learning martial arts that soccer and tennis can be taught in a similar methodology .I have studied soccer and tennis for 45 years and believe that the two methods we teach are very sound and based upon sound research and development . The MTM transformational tennis learning method and the Ajax / Coerver training methodology as well as transformations coaching used by the Johan Cruyff Sports training institute in the Netherlands has produced amazing results . We believe that children are not little adults and should not be pressured to win at all costs and that become the motivation for sports participation.
We believe sports should be played at the highest level of competition to enjoy,and honor others ,make friends and work together to produce great individual and team skills. Enjoyment is essential to develop athletes. Our programs try to balance fun with intensity and skill building.
