Academy

The Region’s Best Tennis Facility and home to Kansas City’s Premier Junior Tennis Program.

Features

  • Collegiate Tennis Hopefuls
  • Potential College Scholarship Earners
  • High School State Champions
  • USTA Missouri Valley champions
  • National Tournament Participants

Academy focuses on developing advanced techniques and establishing individual game styles to become
High Performance Players!

OPRC Academy Features Dartfish

A state of the art computer software program that allows Academy Coaches to provide video analysis to better communicate, analyze, and share game improvement information to their students.

Click Dartfish to learn more.

 

Academy Curriculum Includes –

  • Tennis Specific Training & Conditioning: (on & off court) –
    Developed by Bret Waltz, Dr. of Physical Therapy & former State Champion Tennis Player
  • College / Scholarship Workshops
  • Tournament Travel and Coaching
  • Mental Toughness Meetings
  • Video Analysis

Winter Schedule – Academy

Clinic Times:     Monday – Thursday 4:00-6:00pm
Fitness Times:   Monday & Wednesday 6:00-6:30pm

Summer Schedule – Academy

Clinic Times:     Monday 3:00-5:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 1:00-3:00pm
Fitness Times:   Monday 5:00-5:30pm, Wednesday 3:00-3:30pm



More Information -

Contact the Director for more information regarding class times, pricing, tournament coaching, private lessons, etc… Call the front desk at OPRC 913-642-6880.

OPRC Academy Coaching Staff

 

  • OPRC Academy Director
  • NCAA All American Virginia Tech – 2009 Inductee – Virginia Tech Hall of Fame
  • 2007 Heart of America “Junior High Performance Coach of the Year”
  • Holds 3 National Title Gold Tennis Balls
  • NCAA Rankings as high as #2
  • Certified USTA Regional Training Center Coach

Aaron Marchetti

 

  • 15 years teaching experience
  • USPTA certified
  • OPRC: Marco works with the Academy and Futures programs and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Marco Rodriguez

 

  • 10 years teaching experience
  • USPTA certified
  • Former high school coach (Norman North H.S., Oklahoma)
  • OPRC: Kevin directs USTA tournaments, works with the Academy, teaches private/semi private lessons and strings racquets

Kevin Hammell

 

  • Tennis Instructor – Genesis Health Club in Wichita, KS
  • Former coach – MB Sports Camps in Boston, MA
  • Former college player – Northwest Missouri State University
  • NMSU – All-conference team 4 years consecutively, ranked Top 50 in the nation
  • Native of Brazil
  • OPRC: Academy coach and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Felipe Gennari

 

  • West Virginia Wesleyan scholarship
  • West Virginia 3A #1 Doubles Champion
  • OPRC: Academy, Futures, & Quickstart coach and teaches private and semi-private lessons

Steve Wahl