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Stephen Diaz
        Tennis Academy
Marietta & Woodstock, GA
Voice: 404.786.8039
Email:
stephen.diaz@comcast.net
sdtatennis@hotmail.com
jrpatti@comcast.net

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Proud sponsor of SDTA

New program - starting January 2010!

SDTA Peak Performance Group

Early Release/Home School Program

Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy offers a well designed high performance training program for players that are looking for more hours of overall tennis training. Similar to our High Performance Premier & Championship levels, this group stresses a strong work ethic, solid discipline, and each student must have aspirations of playing high level junior tennis that will eventually lead them to playing college tennis. Over the years SDTA has developed many state & southern champions as well as nationally recognized players that have gone to play to top division 1 level schools. This program is designed for players that are highly self motivated, that are currently playing high level state & southern tournaments and are looking to excel at the national level. By adding more hours of training during the week, players will spend many hours working heavily on all aspects of the game from the technical to the mental, physical & tactical in order to take their game to a higher level.

Players in this group get their education from either a home-school program or an early release program at their current schools. Players that are looking for more training must petition their school in order to be allowed to participate in this program. This program will ensure that each student is well prepared for high level tournament competition. The Peak Performance Group involves small groups training, personalized coaching, strength & conditioning, tournament advice and training. It requires commitment and each student will be expected and be responsible for meeting all requirements.

SDTA PPG Coaches

Stephen Diaz

PPG Director

Stephen, a native of Dorado, Puerto Rico, is the founder of the Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy which started in 1996. Through hard work, dedication and commitment to his students, he's been building junior tennis champions at one of the most respected junior tennis academies in the region.

He began coaching in the Atlanta area in 1991. He is a USPTA certified instructor with a rating of Professional 1 for the past 16 years. Stephen currently focuses on the overall development of highly competitive players that are looking to maximize their potential and become successful tennis players.

He is a USTA High Performance certified coach and a USPTA specialist in competitive player development. With over 17 years of coaching experience with advance players, Stephen wealth of knowledge for 30 years as a player and coach has helped many juniors become some of the best players in the nation. Stephen has been selected by the Georgia Tennis Association to be the coach for the Georgia junior Southern Cup winning team in 07, 08 and 2009. In the past he has also coached top national junior and collegiate players like:

Ryan Smith (Georgia Tech)
Jennifer Meredith (Tennessee)
Jaime Cox (Penn State)
John Watts (Washington U.)
Lauren Meier (Kentucky)
Carl Abalos (Sanford)
Nathan Pasha (USTA National Team)

As a player, Stephen spent his junior career in Puerto Rico where he was a top player. He went on to play #1 singles & doubles for NAIA powerhouse Auburn Montgomery, where he became a singles and doubles All-American and reached a top 5 national ranking in 1989. After college, Stephen went on to play tournaments in Europe and also played Davis Cup for his native Puerto Rico in 1993-94 & 2000. In 1992 he was Puerto Rico National Professional Singles Champion and honored as Puerto Rico Tennis Federation Player of the year and P.R. Olympic Committee Athlete of the year. Now in his 40's, Stephen still competes randomly in Atlanta Pro & AA-1 Alta leagues. Stephen has been married to his wife Wendy for 6 years and father to three rookies, Dominic, Derek & Isabelle.

Jason Patti

PPG Co-director

Jason has been with SDTA for 9 years, coaching students at all levels and is the co-director of the academy. He founded the Woodstock location, and is currently working alongside with Stephen with many of our top players. He played on the DeKalb College tennis team during their 1997-98 championship seasons and was a highly ranked junior in Georgia.

He has been a USPTA-Certified instructor with a rating of Professional 1 for 6 years, and also certified by the American Sport Education Program. Jason has also been a USTA High Performance certified coach for 3 years. Jason is highly knowledgeable in strength and conditioning and incorporates the latest fitness trends and techniques used to develop world class athletes in our high level students.  

Jason's many years of coaching at SDTA and experience at the junior and collegiate level has helped Stephen Develop many top National and Collegiate players. Jason has been married now for 4 years to his wonderful wife Lee.

SDTA Strength & Conditioning

Our strength and conditioning program will be directed by Jason Patti who has extensive knowledge and experience in this field. We will use the Lassiter High School Track site on most days and during days of inclement weather we will head to a nearby state of the art Gold’s Gym fitness facility. This is an area where every single player needs improvement as we work on many areas of fitness.

SDTA PPG Training Schedule

Starting January 2010

All weekdays training sessions will be directed by our USTA High Performance Certified Coaches Stephen Diaz & Jason Patti
Mondays:    1:30-3:30pm Tennis Training
                   3:30-4:30pm Strength & Conditioning Training
                
Tuesdays:    1:30-3:30pm Tennis Training
                    3:30-4:30pm Strength & Conditioning Training
                    4:30-7:00pm Tennis Training with Premier Level

Wednesdays: 1:30-3:30pm Tennis Training
                      3:30-4:30pm Strength & Conditioning Training
                      4:30-7:00pm Tennis Training with Select Group

Thursdays:   1:30-3:30pm Tennis Training
                     3:30-4:30pm Strength & Conditioning Training
                     4:30-7:00pm Tennis Training with Premier Level

Fridays:       1:30-3:30     We will be saving Fridays for 2 hours of tennis training in order to make up a rainout from earlier in the week, playing matches or for any student that would like to have a private lesson (optional) with one of our coaches.

Saturdays:  11:00am-1:00pm Match Play (Free to come if not competing at a tournament)

SDTA PPG Fees

One of our goals at SDTA has always been to give everyone the best coaching in town while keeping our fees much more affordable than other places in the area. The fee will be your monthly dues and a membership to the nearby state of the art Gold’s Gym is included. We will have two different schedules & price ranges in order to meet your needs & affordability. You will be getting many more hours of training with top coaching than any other academy in the area.


Full Time Monthly PPG Dues: $700 for Monday through Friday workouts.  This program will go from January through May and August through December. In total you will get:

10 Hours of Tennis Training with Stephen & Jason

4 hours of Strength & Conditioning

11.5 hours of training with High performance Premier Level and Match Play

You will be getting up to 25.5 hours of overall tennis training on a weekly basis. It is also important to randomly schedule a private lesson in order to complete your tennis training.

Part Time Monthly PPG Dues: $520 for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday workouts.

This program will also go from January through May and August through December. In total you will get:

8 hours of Tennis Training with Stephen & Jason

3 hours of Strength & Conditioning

9 hours of training with High Performance Premier Level and Match Play

You will be getting up to 20 hours of overall training on a weekly basis.

It is also important to randomly schedule a private lesson in order to complete your tennis training. Private Lessons: check with coaches for availability and rate
During inclement weather we will be training at the state of the art Gold’s Gym facility for several hours. There are no refunds for missed days and it is important to bring payment the first week of each month.

STEPHEN DIAZ TENNIS ACADEMY
PEAK PERFORMANCE GROUP
HARRISON TENNIS CENTER
2653 SHALLOWFORD RD.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30066
(404)786-8039
(404)483-8429