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Moving to [[Longboat Key, Florida]] in 1977, Bollettieri served as an instructor for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. In 1978, Bollettieri opened the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy near [[Bradenton, Florida]] on 40 acres (162,000 m²) in unincorporated [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]] on the west coast of [[Florida]], about fifty miles south of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. NBTA was the first major tennis boarding school and it changed the way tennis was taught at the elite junior level. |
Moving to [[Longboat Key, Florida]] in 1977, Bollettieri served as an instructor for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. In 1978, Bollettieri opened the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy near [[Bradenton, Florida]] on 40 acres (162,000 m²) in unincorporated [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]] on the west coast of [[Florida]], about fifty miles south of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. NBTA was the first major tennis boarding school and it changed the way tennis was taught at the elite junior level. |
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Seeing a template for other sports, International Management Group ([[IMG (company)|IMG]]) bought the academy from Bollettieri in 1987, but Bollettieri continues to manage and play a pivotal role in the development of the tennis academy and ancillary programs. |
Seeing a template for other sports, International Management Group ([[IMG (company)|IMG]]) bought the academy from Bollettieri in 1987, but Bollettieri continues to manage and play a pivotal role in the development of the tennis academy and ancillary programs.<ref name="IMG Academy">{{cite web|title=IMG Academy Bollettieri Tennis Program|url=http://www.imgacademy.com/sports/tennis|accessdate=04/22/2013}}</ref> |
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Nick Bollettieri | |
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 Nick Bollettieri at the 2006 US Open. | |
| Born | Nicholas James Bollettieri July 31, 1931 |
| Occupation | Coach (sport) |
| Spouse | Cindi Eaton Bollettieri |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | Official website |
Nicholas James Bollettieri (born July 31, 1931) is an American tennis coach who is credited with developing many world-class tennis champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He also has worked with 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchova, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, and Marcelo Ríos. He coached Boris Becker for two years.
Education
Born in Pelham, New York, Nick Bollettieri attended Pelham Memorial High School in his home town and was a charter member of the Beta Lambda Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity, graduating in 1949. He graduated in 1953 from Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama) with a degree in philosophy. After serving with the United States Army, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant, in 1956 he turned to teaching tennis after dropping out of the University of Miami Law School. Bollettieri's first students included Sheryl Smith and Brian Gottfried. His first formal tennis camp was at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Career
Bollettieri was the tennis director at Dorado Beach Hotel in Puerto Rico in the early-mid-1970s when it was a Rockefeller resort. His main assistant coach there was Julio Moros, who followed Nick when he set up his academy in Florida.
Moving to Longboat Key, Florida in 1977, Bollettieri served as an instructor for the Colony Beach and Tennis Resort. In 1978, Bollettieri opened the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy near Bradenton, Florida on 40 acres (162,000 m²) in unincorporated Manatee County on the west coast of Florida, about fifty miles south of Tampa. NBTA was the first major tennis boarding school and it changed the way tennis was taught at the elite junior level.
Seeing a template for other sports, International Management Group (IMG) bought the academy from Bollettieri in 1987, but Bollettieri continues to manage and play a pivotal role in the development of the tennis academy and ancillary programs.[1]
Successful students
The earliest Bollettieri pupils to reach no. 1 were Monica Seles, Jim Courier, and Andre Agassi. Later, Marcelo Ríos climbed to the top while associated with Bollettieri. The Williams sisters have a long-standing relationship with Bollettieri, having visited the academy for years, and they often prepare for Grand Slams there. Mary Pierce and Anna Kournikova also trained at the academy. More recent students training with Bollettieri include Maria Sharapova (who moved from Russia at the age of 9) and Jelena Janković (who came to the academy as a 12-year-old, direct from Belgrade, Serbia) became no. 1.[2]
Honors
On May 18, 2008, Nick Bollettieri was honored at the New York College of Health Professions with an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters for his contribution to the world of sports, fitness, and wellness. Nick also was commencement speaker at the college's commencement ceremony.
Bollettieri continues with teaching and public speaking engagements throughout the world. He is instruction editor of Tennis Magazine and has written an autobiography, My Aces, My Faults, with Dick Schaap, New York: HarperCollins (1996). Hardcover: ISBN 0-380-97306-5, ISBN 978-0-380-97306-4. New York: Avon Books (1997). Paperback: ISBN 0-380-78723-7, ISBN 978-0-380-78723-4.
Nick has also written an instructional book, Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook, which covers everything from stroke techniques and strategies to skill development and physical and mental conditioning.[3] The Nick Bollettieri DVD Collection brings Bollettier's teaching to life in a set of 10 DVDs that cover everything from tactics to practice and forehands to drop shots.[4]
Family
Bollettieri married Cindi Eaton on April 22, 2004. That same year, Nick and Cindi founded the nonprofit fitness camp, Camp Kaizen.[5] It is a five-week health and fitness summer camp which is run in Vermont for overweight girls between the ages of 9 and 14. The camp features the activities found in summer camps of the 1950s, "no computers, video games, cell phones, Ipods, and no fast foods. Just weeks of fresh air, hiking, biking, swimming, arts and crafts, talent shows, etiquette classes, campfires, community service, and good old-fashioned games..." and also includes "expert medical, nutritional, physical, and psychosocial advice and training."
Bollettieri has five grown children (one son and four daughters), and two adopted sons, Giovanni and Giacomo, as well as two granddaughters, two grandsons.[citation needed]
See also
- IMG Academy Bollettieri Tennis Program
- Barlett, Mark (2012). The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy: A late twentieth-century history of tennis, youth specialization, and entrepreneurship (Master of Arts thesis). Iowa State University.
References
- ^ "IMG Academy Bollettieri Tennis Program". Retrieved 04/22/2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3572727&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab6pos1
- ^ Bollettieri, Nick (2001). Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook. Human Kinetics. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-7360-4036-5.
- ^ Bollettieri, Nick (2005). Nick Bollettieri DVD Collection. pp. 519 minutes. ISBN 978-0-7360-7000-3.
- ^ web site for Camp Kaisen
External links
- The Official Nick Bollettieri Web Site
- Nick's Picks: Nick Bollettieri's Predictions and Picks for Championship Tennis
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