2026 GHSTCA Annual Conference

The GHSTCA will host a one-day high school tennis coaches workshop in Metro Atlanta on Saturday, January 23, 2026. The cost will be $40 and will include a membership to the U.S. High School Tennis Association and a copy of the USHSTA Coaching Workbook.

Details to follow soon.

The tentative curriculum is as follows:

• Pre- and post-practice warmup, cooldown, conditioning and stretching
• Model practice plan
• Common coaching mistakes
• How to run Game-Based drills
• USTA resources for schools (proposed)
• Court Rotations: 12 Kids, 2 Courts, 1 Coach
• Correcting common stroke problems
• Teaching girls to serve
• Attacking return of serve
• Re-launching the GHSTCA (board member volunteers wanted!)

Pre-workshop video modules include:

• High school tennis program administration
• Quick pedagogy and motor learning overview
• Average HS kids can play on college tennis teams
• Teaching private lessons