PTR tennis coach symposium with parent seminar took place in Reutte on September 28, 2019 . A great event with inspiring speakers, interesting topics and a wonderful supporting program at the LechLife tennis hotel . In short, an extremely good event that host Andreas Gerstgrasser from the Pro Tennis School in Reutte and his team put together. I'm more than happy to tell you TennisTraveller n about my short trip to Tyrol.
TennisTraveller started on Friday afternoon , as a speakers' dinner was planned in the evening at the host Hotel LechLife. Before we went to the hotel, we quickly set up our lounge and various advertising material in the Reutte tennis center. From the hall it was really a stone's throw to the LechLife tennis hotel in the idyllic location of Wängle. We had a huge room - a very successful mix of traditional Alpine furnishing style and modern accessories and furnishing elements. The dinner was very tasty and it became clear to us straight away after the first conversation: there was a totally open and warm atmosphere - usual for the "PTR family", as we were able to find out in the next few days.
The symposium started on Saturday at 9 a.m. sharp with the welcome by Andreas Gerstgrasser and the introduction of the speakers. For me it was very nice to see that the vice president of the Austrian Tennis Association was also present - so things are going wonderfully together.
Dagmar and Sepp Spreitzer from the Powerbrain Institute started their lecture "Flow state and peak performance in tennis with brain frequency technology". Dagmar had us complete various exercises that were intended to activate both hemispheres of our brains. Not so easy early in the morning! Sepp Spreitzer then introduced the theory of brain frequency technology - an extremely exciting area that we should all concern ourselves with.
Kerim Sijericic showed exercises in the area of serve training , with which the often rather boring training can be made varied and exciting. I incorporated the exercises into my training with my kids - they worked wonderfully!
Ruben Neyens is always a highlight : with an incomparable passion he showed the “Tennis Playground” for 4-5 year old tennis kids . Even though the children didn't understand English, they were glued to Rubens' lips and enthusiastically took part in the varied exercises. In the afternoon Rubens had another slot with the focus on "Motor skill development - coordination" .
parents' seminar took place on the floor below , in which 25 interested tennis parents took part. Here Herbert Schnaubelt the triangular relationship between coach, child and parents . Kai-Uwe Gerber presented in a workshop format what cooperation with parents in general and in the area of Swiss Tennis in particular can look like and is practiced. David Botti ’s lecture was very interesting for the future of tennis kids In his lecture, he presented the opportunities and advantages that college tennis in the USA offers tennis kids after they finish school. Andreas Gerstgrasser parents
with his lecture "Burnout among children and young people in tennis" After the parent seminar ended, the tennis parents had the opportunity to take part in the coaching seminar in the afternoon, which most parents did.
"The role of the tennis teacher then and now" - that was the topic of Herbert Schnaubelt's lecture.
To the point, forceful, very good rhetoric and without mincing words, he showed crystal clear how a tennis coach should understand his job, his profession and ideally his calling today. And reminded us that the profession of “tennis coach” is a gift. Speaking of gifts: Herbert recently celebrated his 65th birthday and as a PTR veteran and the person responsible for the DACH region, he was celebrated and surprised again and again throughout the day. Funny, but also very serious and touching moments. For me as an "outsider" I could feel the spirit Herbert has passed on to his coaching colleagues for many years in his work and through his personality. We could literally “feel” the respect and gratitude of the participants, fellow trainers and friends.
In his lecture,
Gerry Blum modern competition coaching can look like in theory and practice . The practical part in particular was very interesting, peppered with many exercises from the warm-up to the serve. A firework of tips and tricks.
The last lecture was also lively and colorful: Kai-Uwe Gerber showed how the “High School Tennis” format in the red learning level in Swiss Tennis is structured and how this format can be used to get more children into tournament tennis.
I was very pleased to be able to introduce our TennisTraveller to the tennis coaches and tennis parents. Our platform was exciting and new, especially for the tennis coaches, and I was able to have many conversations afterwards. Although not in our cozy TennisTraveller Lounge, which invites you to take a short break throughout the day. 
At 7 p.m. the official part of the packed symposium ended and we went back to the LechLife tennis hotel for the congress party. With live music, delicious food and a great atmosphere, the party continued late into the night.
Some of the speakers then set off on Sunday in the best weather towards Highline179 , the 406 meter long suspension bridge that spans the valley at a height of 114 meters. A great experience with admittedly a bit shaky legs. After a delicious spare-rips meal at the beautifully situated Frauensee, we were “grounded” again and the TennisTraveller was able to drive back home in a relaxed manner.
Not only are we taking home a lot of new training inspiration, but we are also very happy to have met such open and warm people in such a beautiful environment. THANK YOU FOR THAT!
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