Tenorio Tennis

09/05/2026

08/05/2026

TENORIO TENNIS Kids under 12s developing stage.
Since it’s raining a lot lately here in Florida and we got rained out bunch of our sessions I was told by my kids to write something.

Young kids needs freedom that allows them to express their best tennis. This game must be played and learn with joy, enthusiasm, and fun.

If kids feel loved by their parents only when they win or do well at practice they will end up playing and learning with the fear of losing and they will stop being creative and not having fun and stop learning at all.

If instead they feel that their parents are smiling and showing always a great vibes while watching their kids at training or competitions kids will discover the FREEDOM TO REALLY COMPETE FIERCELY AND FAIRLY and will love tennis more and more.
By the way, I was watching YouTube videos yesterday and it was about a little girl in Boca, I felt sad for her, she was trained by a prominent and very well known and expensive coach and this little girl parents were so much into her tennis it seemed as these parents were pushing way too much to her daughter and also by the coach who was telling the media at that time that she would be the next superstar, now that girl should be around in her early twenties and I never heard of her again. She was an extremely talented at her young age but I think in imho the process should be done differently for this kid.
I am not a superstar coach I just see tennis for kids should be learn in a easy, simple, practical, FUN FUN FUN format, no rushing, make a nice, healthy, and a safe environment for kids, if we do a great job at this critical stage in early development I am pretty sure this kid at around 13-15 will love and train with an intrinsic desire which I call PASSION and no one will stop them playing tennis. Having a happy, healthy, well rounded, and tennis passionate kids it’s my duty. Remember guys life is much bigger than the game.
Love,
Coach Jose
Team Tenorio
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY

08/05/2026

We got rained out today and Yoli and I decided to come to practice at our happy spot. My tennis journey started at the wall, the only teacher I had was the wall and it’s very special for me to always do this kind of practice. I have a dream that a lot of juniors can take advantage of practicing at the wall, the wall never miss it always will return ball to you, the wall will teach you footwork, spacing, intensity, repetition, extreme cardio, you can do a ton of different types of exercises and drills but most important at the wall your FOCUS must be 100% on every ball you hit and that’s a tremendous bonus for your game. If someone want to join us just lmk anytime.
Have a great night guys!!!!!
Coach Jose
Team Tenorio

07/18/2026

Congrats to our students Brianna and Isha for doing a great job on their first ever USTA tournament in Boca hosted by my friend the unique chief and best tennis director in Florida Lew Wolfe. Remember girls, you learn at practices and tournaments are just a testing for now. Also, I am proud of your good sportsmanship. See you soon at the courts.
Coach Jose
Team Tenorio
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY
Making a difference!

07/17/2026

TO BE GOOD IN TENNIS TRY THIS
I just want to say to build a great champion we need to establish a great yea a great environment where every adult parents and coaches need to give a great vibe a great energy and a healthy approach 100% all the time is a MUST, only then you will see your kids will start loving 🎾, they will be free to create and invent and use their infinite imagination and then they will get crazy passionate about their sport all these alongside teaching them to be great and honest human beings is my ultimate goal as a coach. I love working on this very important and key stage, under 12 training on kids tennis development. I just want to say thank you to the parents of these fabulous kids here on this pic, Clinton and Paula thank you for the trust and thank you for the beautiful moments we all spent on the tennis courts every day on these past 4 weeks of our intensive immersion family tennis training Tenorio Tennis special kids programs. Ty 🙏🎾
Sammy “ The Tiger”
Oliver “Cheerios forehand”
Benjamin “Continental serves first ever try “
Vamosssss!!!!!!
Coach Jose and staff
Team Tenorio
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY

07/11/2026

Another upcoming player, Sammy the tiger, he is exceptionally tough kid he trains at noon, any weather conditions no problem, super competitive, he loves tennis more than his teddy bears, he says he want to be a champion and i remind him@now it’s all about having fun, learn all types of tennis strokes not just the basic shots, he is even learning how to do tweeners. I am so fortunate to train just very passionate players any age kids, teens, young adults, seniors champs men and women only crazy passionate players that think tennis all the time some times very scary lol. I always believe that if as a coach you manage to make a crazy, healthy, respectful, and very passionate environment everything will just be natural and we can produce good players and better human beings that’s my goal and I will keep working so hard to keep this vibe. Love you guys !!!!
Coach Jose
Team Tenorio
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY
Now at the Canyons communities

07/11/2026

We just started a nice project of training with Brianna, she is 14, she used to play basquetball and now she is into tennis. She loves tennis, very hard work girl, she started with us Tenorio Tennis about a year ago just once or twice a week group sessions and little by little we noticed she was enjoying tennis more and more and we decided to train more intensively one on one now and she is even liking more her tennis. I always said if you train smarter, and with very specific goals, good foundation of the game and most importantly you do bc you love doing that it’s a great formula to became a great player. We are planning to start USTA juniors tournaments in the coming weeks so she can be tested and use these experiences to train even better. Let’s go girl, you never make excuses, very humble and coachable and I like that, and most important never stop having FUN at our trainings. Vamosssss!!!! esta el jalapeño.

07/03/2026

I am so glad to introduce these two students Oliver and Sammy that I am working with lately, I think good things it’s going to happen on this project, it fits our philosophy in coaching and training very young kids, firstable we managed that they love tennis first with our on way to introduce tennis to young kids, now also I make them train in very uncomfortable weather situations, this week was really hot, I let them being creative and free to play and learn, I have a total support from both parents they trust on our job, they are a very good family and very supportive and I need that for my players so they can feel a great environment and aura every time we step into the courts, also they are very consistent in terms of attendance for practice that’s a big thing for young players because they learn through repetitions and constant drills of coordination, movement, spacing, catching , releasing, etc are hidden in our vast repertory of games, remember also that the best ages to print and teach all sophisticated motor skills are between 5-13 years olds always keep in mind that. Keep having fun kiddos and after this summer we will upgrade your tennis programs slowly and remember always a smile because tennis is a beautiful game. # este humilde servidor Coach Jose
Team Tenorio.

06/30/2026

Here some memory pics of a kid who we started training at age 5 till about 12-13, he was trained with our TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY which is identical to The Norwegian philosophy in Sports system. often summarized as “Joy of Sport for All” (idrettsglede for alle), emphasizes inclusivity, lifelong participation, and child development over early specialization or elite performance. Centered on local club, volunteer-driven efforts, it delays ranking and scorekeeping until age 13, fostering enjoyment, social skills, and multi-sport engagement to reduce burnout and maximize talent development.
Key elements of the Norwegian model and Tenorio Tennis include:
Joy of Sport for All: The primary goal is that children enjoy their sport, fostering a, long-term love for physical activity rather than a, hyper-competitive environment that may lead to early burnout.

No Early Specialization: Children are encouraged to participate in multiple, often seasonal, sports, allowing them to develop, broader motor skills and, find their best fit as they mature.Now, this kid Jack is about to be 17 y/o and playing unbelievable good, he is a top Florida junior player with high UTR number and most importantly he is not a burnout from tennis , he even loves more and more his tennis which is my primary goal whenever I start building, training, and teaching a young kid from scratch.
Developing happy, great tennis players, respectful kids, and better human beings. Next post it will be about another great player we helped develop the amazing Max Small who is currently training at Chris Evert Tennis Academy junior programs and we are proud of him as well.

Coach Jose and my staff Coach Sofia V. Coach Ferraz, Coach Johan, Coach Michelle T. , Coach Yolanda, assistant Coach Jake Chavis for helping me developing this great talent and many more in the past.
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY
Now, serving Canyon communities.