Preparing for your tennis camp in Agadir

This guide answers what happens before you arrive. The detail of each programme stays on its own camp page.

The club is at Agadir Bay, boulevard du 20 Août, with four clay courts, Court N°1 to Court N°4. It is open every day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.: whichever format you pick, you will have room around your sessions.

Which camp format should you choose?

Four routes exist side by side at the club, and the right one depends less on your level than on your situation.

Your child is going to camp during the school holidays: that is thejunior tennis camp. It runs over a week, with at least 1 hr 30 of tennis and at least 1 hr 30 of fitness a day, one-to-one or in ability groups of four players per court.

You play yourself and you are after an intensive week: that is theadult tennis camp, at least a week long, with at least 1 hr 30 of tennis a day, in individual sessions or ability groups.

You are travelling from far away, alone, with family or in a group: look first at thetennis holiday. That is where the routes by age are set out — half-days from 6, intensive camps from 10, competition camps for ranked teenagers, full days for adults, and family packages over a weekend.

You want a coach to yourself, before or during the camp:private lessons are taken one at a time, individually or in a small group, and the booking form lets you name your coach.

When to come, and for how long?

Camps follow the school holidays: winter, Easter, summer and autumn. On length, the week is the baseline — one week for juniors, at least a week for adults, and formats counted from five days. Teenagers aiming at competition go for two or three weeks; families have a short format, over a weekend.

If you are travelling far, keep a day between your arrival and the first session: the journey and picking up a racket rarely go well together on the same day.

The club opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., and the courts are floodlit for play after dark. An early morning or evening slot is therefore workable if your days are full.

What should you pack?

Start from the real volume: on a junior camp, a day mixes at least 1 hr 30 of tennis with at least 1 hr 30 of fitness. Two kits a day is not a luxury, then, and a pair of trainers alongside your tennis shoes will make the physical sessions and team games more comfortable.

The rest is a short list: your racket — and a second one if you break strings often — shoes made for clay, something to keep the sun off, a water bottle, a towel, and a light layer for late sessions when the courts move under the floodlights. Camps also set aside time for discovery and leisure activities: a set of everyday clothes will not go to waste.

If you would rather travel without a racket, ask us before you book: better to know at the start than on arrival.

Clay: what it changes for you

The club's four courts are clay, maintained to give a consistent playing surface. If you come from hard courts or synthetic grass, expect a different game: the ball climbs higher and slows down, rallies stretch out, and points are built more than they are finished.

The real thing to learn is the footwork. On clay you do not stop dead: you slide into the ball, and sliding is among the movements taught atthe tennis school. So bring shoes with a herringbone sole, the pattern that grips without ploughing the surface. And if you have never slid, say so to your coach in the first session: it is easier to correct on day one than on day four.

One last habit: clay marks, and it travels. Light-coloured clothes will leave the camp less light than they arrived.

Getting physically ready, without overdoing it

A camp is not an entrance exam: it is open to everyone, from beginners to competitors. So the useful preparation is modest. In the weeks before, put some volume back into your legs — walking, running, lateral movement: they take the load, not the arm.

The club's coaching reaches well beyond the court, in any case. Physical conditioning, mental preparation, nutritional follow-up and medical follow-up are part ofour coaching approach, and a coach's advice also serves to keep you playing without injury. So you do not have to arrive "ready": you have to arrive available.

Two pieces of common sense to close. Sleep normally in the nights before, rather than trying to catch up the day before. And if you are coming back from an injury or on any treatment, speak to your doctor before you leave, then to your coach when you get here: sessions adapt.

What does a camp day look like?

A typical day can be read from the volume announced. On a junior camp, count at least 1 hr 30 of tennis and at least 1 hr 30 of physical preparation and team games. On the Performance format, the day runs three hours: two in the morning, one in the afternoon. On a tennis holiday, adults choose between a full day with two tennis sessions and a lighter format, training in the morning and free time in the afternoon.

On court you are one-to-one or in an ability group, four players per court — two or four per court and per coach depending on the format. The work does not stop at technique: physical preparation, mental and tactical modules, fitness testing and leisure activities make up the week. Camps also open onto official tournaments and, as an option, intensive language courses.

One thing will not vary from player to player: the method is personalised, never standard.

Signing up, then booking a court alongside the camp

Registration goes through the form on the page of the camp you are interested in: your details, the date, the format chosen. You can also call the club or drop in. For a private lesson, the dedicated form lets you name the coach you would like.

A camp does not fill every hour, and plenty of participants book a court on top to play among themselves. That goes throughour booking portal, independently of your camp registration: one hour of play, slots starting every half hour, up to 365 days ahead, and immediate confirmation. Nothing is paid online: payment is made at the club. The screen-by-screen walkthrough is on the book a court page.