In every young Tennis players life comes the point where you gotta make a decision, usually when you are about to finish high school. Am I going to turn my hobby and passion for tennis into a job, will I go to University and focus fully on another field, Am I going to stop Tennis or am I going to play College Tennis. There are many options. When I was a Teenager I dreamed of becoming a professional Tennis Player but I didn't really know what it takes and what is required. Through a few lucky coincidences and some help I ended up going to College at the San Diego State University. In hindsight this was one of the best decisions of my life. In the Video I will cover my journey from teenager to college and to the pros. I will talk about what College Tennis is like and what I think is a good option for Young Players. I will look at the topic from different perspectives and hopefully help some of you. To be clear Im not trying to influence anyone in their decision, but I hope you gain some insights through this video in order to be able to make a better decision for yourself. Or if you've been through it all already, you can be a bit nostalgic and relive some of your college experiences through my stories. Enjoy the Video :)
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0:34 Young Player Mindset Mistake
5:51 The College Story
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Wow! AMAZING VIDEO! It felt like this video was made for me. I am a sophomore in high school. I want to play pro tennis. But every day I think about whether I should play college or play futures when I finish high school. This really helped me a lot. Thanks man 🙌
Glad to hear that!! Got more videos on the topic coming. All the best 💪
Im in the same position and wondering the same
Great and wise thoughts! Nobody should forget how competitive tennis is! Same accounts for soccer by the way. Playing young in selection teams at highest level or elite academy, doesn't mean you play later on professional. Sometimes even a bit of luck is necessary as well...
Thank you and yes soccer is played by even more people than tennis so it’s crazy competitive. Basically in every sport it takes a lot to become a professional and yes even a bit of luck or good circumstance
Really good video dude!! Tennis has arguably one of the hardest transition paths from junior to pro - so much uncertainty over what path to choose since there is decent debate over college vs playing on the future tours straightaway. Plus with playing on the futures tours there is so much pressure that a player has to manage - all the costs regarding travel, coaching, accommodation and food, and there's so much pressure to win every match at that future/challenger level so that you can stay afloat financially, the stress is honestly unimaginable unless you have really good financial aid. It is cool however to see players who have successfully made it from the college tennis scene upto the pros - Ben Shelton is a very good case. So glad to have found your channel, will be watching your videos:))
Appreciate it! Got another video on the topic coming this Sunday! It is tough especially if you’re not in Europe where we have club tennis and many tournaments close to each other. College helps to develop and potentially play quicker through the circuit
Awesome video. We found your channel after watching you win the TCA Challenger in doubles last year. We (my son and I) really enjoy your content and we'd love to see you digging deeper into the college topic. Thanks!
Hi Andreas thanks a lot for your message, I will go more into the college topic. What would you like me to talk about? And great times at the challenger in Augsburg 🎾💪
Great content, well filmed / edited, tennis insights. If you create a community this channel should take off
Appreciate it Thomas!! Working on building a community right now, will launch it soon
Excellent video! Really good insights here, especially for male athletes because sometimes they need that growth and development that they can get in college.
Thank you 💪 And yeah absolutely, it’s a bit like they say “come as boys leave as men”
this was a great video. I am really hoping any junior thinking about attending college in America will listen to you. I think most don’t know there are tons of resources for young players to use and help develop your talents AND you get a degree. Great great video.
Yes if you’re in a good place it’s a great opportunity for athletic and academic success 💪
Awesome insights. Would love a video on level difference between college and pro.
Thank you and great I will go into that topic!!
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Well said young man
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Yeah mate, if you could make a separate video more in depth about going to college or pro, would be amazing. Also about the requirements of going to college
Noted!! That’s a very interesting topic, will cover that soon. Might be 2 different 2 videos as it’s a long topic
This is perfect content HJ. Let’s Zoom!
Thanks Longy💪
Nice video! 2 questions: what utr do you need to get into d1 college? did your academic results play a role for your accaptance? Not that I am really considering going pro but it might be fun studying and playing tennis with a scholarship etc... (i am like 15 year old 9 utr I believe, here is other system so im not sure, I only train twice a week so there is room for more training)
Hi thank you and I’m not an expert on UTR but I’ve gotten the question often so I will answer it in a future video. My academic results were important to get into the school but I believe the academic requirements as a student-athlete at most schools is lower compared to the regular student
I really liked this video. I'm 14 and trying to make d1 tennis. Is there any other advice you have?
Start the recruiting process as early as possible. I have more videos coming about the topic
Great video ,2 questions tho : 1. Do you think its better to sit down on the bench at the best d1 tennis university or play no.1 at a low ranked d1 tennis university if you want to go pro ? 2.Also D1 colleges obviously look for the best high school tennis players when recruiting, how important would you say academics is when getting recruited to a school ?.In other words ,should high school tennis players focus more on academics or tennis if they plan to play college tennis ?
Hi Jose great questions, 1. It depends, personally I like someone to start low in the lineup or barely out. Then you compete to get in while having better practice partners. But with a great coach you could be number 1 and still develop well. 2.its always great to focus on academics in my opinion. And it can help a lot to get into schools and to receive academic scholarships
@@hendrik_jebens Thank you for the valuable advice Hendrik ,keep killing the atp tour man !
There are so many junior Slam Champs who never break the top 200 both men and women, the level is insane like you said Djokovic barely has a junior Slam record he didn't feel it meant anything and money was tight ,Sabalenka went straight to futures skipping junior Slams altogether and served a kind of apprenticeship in the lower levels, there was a Junior boys Slam champ 10 years ago who never won a single atp match before quiting altogether. They all loved tennis and devoted themselves to it, if it was easy there would be a few Federers in every generation. It's like art, alot of us can sketch well but there's only one Picasso.
Yeah the level at the top is very high, not many people go there so it’s not that known in the tennis community how good people can play
if i start my recruiting process 3 months before I leave high school, could i still get recruited? please let me know
Hey Im not perfectly familiar with the current rules but the coaches that recruit you could help or you get in touch with an agency, all the best
Im american and hardly play tennis, still an awesome deep dive
Appreciate it 💪
If you go to college, you would also need to spend most of your time studying to keep your grades high or else you cannot play if your grades fall below minimum level. ... Maybe better to just go pro.
It takes discipline but I think it’s great you study cause you develop in other areas, which makes you a better Tennis player
Govind Nand plays for UCLA and he's around ATP 300-400
Thats strong especially for still being in College
Real man dont play tennis. Real man learn martial arts.
You don’t really look good in college. You’re alright at best.