Patricio Checkpoint Tennisacademy
The Patricio Checkpoint Tennis Academy is present at all Patricio tennis centres. Its experienced, well-qualified and talented coaches will spark a passion in you for tennis. Our training philosophy is based on having fun, learning tennis in a natural way and improving your skills.
The PCT method does not focus on individual strokes but on training geared towards matches and playing. The modern checkpoint tennis method allows players and coaches to review and improve training situations. The PCT Tennisacademy promotes individual style.
The PCT Tennisacademy offers courses with different training intensities.
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Course overview in tennis main season
Can only be booked on request during the main tennis season
- 3 training sessions, 90 minutes each, with a maximum of 4 players
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
- 5 training sessions, 90 minutes each, with a maximum of 4 players
- Time Cup doubles/mixed tournament
- Final tournament with award ceremony, subject to availability at resort
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
- 10 training sessions, 90 minutes each, with a maximum of 4 players
- Time Cup doubles/mixed tournament
- Final tournament with award ceremony, subject to availability at resort
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
Groups of 8 or more full-paying adults receive special group discounts (according to group package). You can find more detailed information here.
- 5 training sessions, 60 minutes each, with a maximum of 4 players
- For teenagers and children
- Time Cup doubles/mixed tournament
- Final tournament with award ceremony, subject to availability at resort
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
- 4 training sessions, 60 minutes each, on a “red” court or kid’s court
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
Course overview for low season / summer
During the tennis low season in summer from about mid-May to mid-September we offer special tennis courses for both adults and children.
Patricio Checkpoint Tennisacademy
- Court fees
- Welcome
- Present
- Division into skills levels and programme review
- Training in small groups of similar abilities with a maximum of 4 players per court and coach
- Taster sessions to get to know the sport – depending on availability and travel dates
- Coordination warm-up programmes
- Tennis seminar or tactics lessons
- Accompanying video analysis to support lessons
- Final tournament with award ceremony or tie-break tournament (in April subject to availability of courts and with at least 8 people)
- Additional opportunities to play at the resort, depending on occupancy and travel dates
- Test rackets from the current Wilson collection, our exclusive racket brand, are available free of charge to participants during lessons
Group courses
Group courses with similar abilities and a maximum of 4 participants per coach are set up on one court.
4 or 3 participants = 100% of the session |
2 participants = 80% of the session |
1 participant = 60% of the session |
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Grand Prix |
3 x 90 min. over 3 days | 2 x 90 min. + 1 x 45 Min. over 3 days | 1 x 90 min.+1 x 60 Min. over 2 days |
Champion |
5 x 90 min. over 5 days | 4 x 90 min. over 4 days | 3 x 90 min. over 3 days |
Grand Slam |
10 x 90 min. over 5 days | 8 x 90 min. over 5 days | 6 x 90 min. on 5 days |
For Teen |
5 x 60 min. on 5 days | 4 x 60 min. on 4 days | 3 x 60 min. over 3 days |
Cancellation for pre-booked PCT Tennisacademy tennis courses:
Before holiday starts: the cancellation charge scale for package holidays in our Terms and Conditions applies.
At the centre before the first session or after the course starts: no refund.
Any services not used will not be refunded. Prices and services as of August 2020 / Subject to changes.
If the training sessions are cancelled due to bad weather, we will try to implement those missed sessions during the week. If necessary, the tournaments may also be cancelled. However, if it is nevertheless not possible to play the training sessions later, we guarantee you 90% of the sessions. If fewer training sessions than this are played, they will be refunded at €15 per training session.
Weekly schedule
The weekly schedule includes training sessions, tournaments and evening events, and will be presented in detail during the welcome session.
Example weekly schedule for group courses during high season:
Crete:
Antalya:
*Free Play Option: Free play can be reserved on-site daily – subject to court availability. It is only available on days with training sessions and applies per group (not per person) for one hour per day.
**Doubles Tournament & Final Tournament: Tournaments will be offered if enough courts are available and at least 8 participants register.
FAQ
Our courses can be booked in advance as part of a package tour through Patricio Travel.
Each offer includes a PDF listing all tennis courses along with their prices.
The desired course must be specified when booking the trip.
- The Head Quarter in Obernzell is responsible for organizing the training schedule.
- The training times for pre-booked courses (90 minutes) are as follows:
- 08:00 AM – 09:30 AM
- 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- 01:30 PM – 03:00 PM
- 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
- 04:30 PM – 06:00 PM
- To ensure a fair distribution of training times for all guests, we use a daily rotating system. The schedule is arranged in advance and cannot be changed on-site.
Special requests must be stated when booking the trip and are subject to availability. We will do our best to accommodate them.
Yes, this is generally possible depending on availability and coach capacity.
Our tip: It’s best to book your course in advance to secure a spot, as demand is especially high during peak tennis season.
We take great care to organize the groups as homogeneously as possible based on age, skill level, and gender. Since skill ratings (LK or R) are often inaccurate or unavailable for beginners, we have developed our own PCT self-assessment scale (1–10).
- A few days before arrival, an email with the first important information is sent — including the location of the personal welcome.
- At the PCT welcome, the overseas staff announce the first training session as well as other important details.
- The course assignments and training times for the upcoming two days are posted at the tennis center and in front of the main restaurant.
Advance booking is generally possible. However, please note that due to our rotating system, there may be overlaps between training times and reserved tennis courts.
Changes or refunds for pre-booked tennis courts are not possible on-site.
Our coaches speak, among other languages, English and/or German.
Locations of the PCT Tennisacademy
