About Us

Coaching tennis for beginners to advanced players of all ages and levels at the following venues:

Wingate Park Country Club
539 Norval Street
Wingate Park
Pretoria

Lyttelton Tennis Club
Sports Road
Lyttelton Manor
Centurion
Pretoria

Laerskool Kruinsig
Veld Street
Glen Marais
Kempton Park

Tennis is a fun sport for all ages and is the basic foundation to a child’s ability to excel in all other sports.

A Sport for life that can be played anywhere and everywhere.

Tennis is an individual sport, but not just a sport but a lifelong learning exercise.  Lots of life lessons are learned in this sport, how to develop a winning mindset, how to struggle at each point, how to be passionate and many more.

A healthy body hosts a healthy mind.

Coaches

Charlie van Eck is a Professional Tennis Coach, registered with Tennis South Africa, hold the highest coaching qualification from Tennis Coaches South Africa.  He has 23 years tennis coaching experience and coached numerous provincial and tournament players from pre-school to international level.

The tennis academy has been going strong and has produced many provincial, tournament and South African ranked players.

Charlie van Eck studied Sports Marketing and Sports Psychology and successfully completed a Parent Effectiveness Training course.  He recently completed a Child Protection, First Aid and an updated Special Instructors course.

Charlie is focused on constantly developing his coaching skills and theoretical knowledge of the game to ensure he persistently delivers the latest techniques in the ever-evolving game of tennis.

Charlie’s love and passion for the game and motivation to deliver an excellent service has aided him over the years to be a successful and recognised tennis coach.

Charlie believes that anything is possible with dedication and commitment and ensures that all the players that he is coaching are having fun and reaching their goals, no matter what age or level.

Come for a session at Charlie van Eck Tennis Academy, and you’ll leave with a couple of aces up your sleeve.

Classes

Private lessons

Offered to individuals who would like to take their game to the next level focusing mainly on technique, mental toughness, shot selection and game plan.

Semi Private lessons

A maximum of four players in a class. This is a great format as singles and doubles can be learned with fun drills and competitiveness.

Groups

Suits beginners well as games are played that teaches kids how to play the game.

Lesson duration: 30 minutes

                               45 minutes

Contact Details

Charlie van Eck Tennis Academy

Contact number:
079 512 3137

Email address:
chokkievaneck@hotmail.com

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