Youssef R.

My name is Youssef Rajia, I currently live in Vermont, but am planning on making a full time move to Orlando ASAP. I'm currently studying business management online through Northern Vermont University. I have been playing tennis my entire life, and I played soccer at a highly competitive level my entire childhood. I've gotten to practice with some of the best players in the world, (Denis Shapovalov, Vasek Pospisil, Felix Auger-Alliasime) I'm currently the head teaching professional at Grand Slam Tennis on Forest St in Rutland Vermont, and have been working under Franz Collas at SOJO tennis in Middlebury. In 2019 I was an assistant coach at Middlebury College under Bob Hansen and Andrew Thompson (2018 NCAA DIII National Champions) (Ranked number 1 in NCAA team rankings) . I have around 3 years of teaching experience at all levels and look forward to helping you move forward with your game.

If possible, I prefer live ball teaching using patterns of play, as opposed to racket feeding. That being said, when there is a specific technique that needs to be addressed, I have found it best to break it down using hand feeding, then progressing to racket feeding, and then finally progressing to the live ball rallies. My teaching specialty is the serve. I'm 6'5 and when I'm competing I rely on my serve more than any other aspect of my game. I have studied some of the best serve coaches (Mark Kovaks, Pat Dougherty, Michar Reed) to name three. I can most definitely easily pass down the knowledge I've gained from studying those coaches, as well as the other coaches I have gotten to work with over the course of my career (which is still going strong).