JUANRA LASTRA

The International Tennis Hall of Fame

The International Tennis Hall of Fame preserves and promotes the history of tennis and celebrates its champions, thereby serving as a vital partner in the growth of tennis globally.

• I am responsible for organizing and teaching all the liveballs at the ITHF, currently more than 20 per week.
• Provided individual and group tennis instruction to players of all ages and skill levels.
• Helping at the fantasy camp with tennis legends like Ivan Lendl, Patrick Rafter, Kim Clisters, Patrick McEnroe.
• Supporting TeamFAME: Future Aces Modeling Excellence, provides out-of-school activities to help the underserved community reach their goals, learn new skills, and change lives on and off the court. TeamFAME works to inspire future leaders through character, education, academic, enrichment, and healthy living. There are year long programs for kids, such as after school programs and summer tennis programs that run for 10 weeks in local neighborhoods.

The Tennis Department at Geffen Academy provides the students with a high-quality and competitive tennis program, emphasizing both skill and character development. Our program attempts to be inclusive and complements the mission of the school by teaching persistence, and grit, while developing self-confidence.

Students enjoy not only a robust program, with a wide variety of opportunities to participate, but also access to UCLA's superb sports facilities. The Geffen Academy Bruins use tennis facilities throughout Westwood and the UCLA campus.

Furthermore, our tennis program provides our students with life-long lessons for personal growth such as sportsmanship, teamwork, ethical behavior, perseverance, commitment, loyalty, self-discipline, pride, responsibility, and leadership skills

• I am working on a program to maximize the potential of every athlete giving them the possibility to improve their tennis skills without having to sacrifice their academic studies.
• Also working on educating students through the sport of tennis, positively impacting them through the transmission of values that will help their personal development.
• I am responsible for recruiting, interviewing, training and evaluating the tennis staff.
• Our program now has more than 100 boys and girls.
• League Champion with the Girls Varsity Tennis Team during the Fall Season 2021. Also CIF semifinalist.
• League Champion with the Boys Varsity Tennis Team during the Spring Season 2022. Also CIF Champions with the Varsity Boys Tennis Team May 13th 2022.

Sporting Global, is an international sports branding company, that teamed up with Nadal’s Academy to bring summer camps and clinics to the USA, taught by the official training staff from Rafa Nadal Academy"
The values of effort, discipline, honesty, commitment, humility, and respect, among others, are the identity mark of the Academy and the pillars that will sustain their education, training and, in general, the comprehensive development of individuals.

• I am responsible for organizing and administering all aspects of the summer camps for the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy in the US including coaching, recruiting coaches and athletes and scheduling and supervising the program.

The LA Tennis Centers are a group of three public tennis facilities on the west side of Los Angeles. Our primary goals are to serve members of the LA community and promote the lifelong sport of tennis. Westwood Tennis Center has a staff of coaches who work with players across all levels of the game through our trademark live-ball, clinics and private lessons.

− Oversee all facets of public tennis facility including recruitment, finance, marketing, maintenance, pro shop and all tennis programs.
− Work with Board of Directors and City of Los Angeles to set policies and implement programs catering to the needs of affluent Westside of Los Angeles community client base.
− Prepare operating plans and junior/adult program schedules insuring budgeted revenue, costs and bottom line projections are met through proper supervision, staffing, purchasing and inventory control procedures.
− Develop and execute short and long term marketing plans to grow and maintain business at a profitable level while providing the desired quality of service.

The Beach Club is a private member owned club located in Santa Monica. The Beach Club is known for its outstanding staff and member culture, as well as its staff tenure and multiple generations of members families. The BC Team pushes typical Club boundaries to create fun excitement and memories for its members and their guests.

• I was responsible for group and private padel, paddle tennis and pickleball lessons to all the private members.
• I organized Padel tournaments and trained some former players from the US National Padel Team that Played the World Championship in 2016.
• I also trained some juniors that were part of the USA Padel Team that played the Padel World Championship in 2017.
• I was a former Padel Coach for the USPA.

The LA Tennis Centers are a group of three public tennis facilities on the west side of Los Angeles. Our primary goals are to serve members of the LA community and promote the lifelong sport of tennis. Westwood Tennis Center has a staff of coaches who work with players across all levels of the game through our trademark live-ball, clinics and private lessons.

• I was responsible for group and private tennis instruction to all customer groups, working with the Manager to grow the program and assisting with the program administration.
• I maintained impeccable teaching standards including both on and off court activities.
• I was supervising and teaching the junior teams.
• Also teaching juniors to move in to a Varsity level.
• I was responsible of 4 USTA Women's Teams.

Becerril de la Sierra is located on the mountains of Madrid, Spain. As a Head Pro I Designed, planed and implemented tennis and padel programs, including special events and clinics.

• Supervised all tennis play and proper charging of fees, and rental of equipment.
• Initiated, directed and promoted tennis clinics, special events and programs in an effort to attract and maintain members’ tennis interests.
• Created and coordinated activities such weekly mixers, parents and kids doubles.
• I also recruited new participants who improved their health through the sport of tennis.
• Improved and designed new classes to increase club participation.
• Designed tennis programs for the youth and adults.
• Provided beginning through advanced instruction (private and group) for all levels of players.
• Implemented and developed lesson programs for adults and juniors.
• Enforced all club rules and regulations governing the use of the club/facility, its
  equipment and other property.
  

Camp Waziyatah, Maine’s number one-rated summer camp, is the site of Disney’s hit TV show Bug Juice. Wazi’s welcoming “no-clique” and “no-tech” atmosphere creates a close-knit community of lifelong friends. Kids 6-16 choose from over 30 activities and outdoor trips, learning new skills while having a life-changing adventure and an absolute blast!.

• Directed and taught 10 instructors and more than 200 kids aged 6-16 every summer.
• I created and coordinated the Junior Development Program with kids coming from all over the world.
• I was able to direct a staff of professional coaches, collegiate players and ranked juniors conducting a carefully planned series, daily drills and match play for junior development players.
• Working with every player, improving their strokes, developing their agility and learning how to gain confidence in playing situations.
• Travelling to inter camp tournaments.

University Alfonso X El Sabio

Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio was the first accredited private university in Spain. Its committed to excellence, talent and research with freedom and independence, seeking in the training of its students their comprehensive development and professional training through innovative teaching methods, current training programs and intense links with the business world .

• Developed, managed and implemented a diverse tennis program.
• Developed, managed and planned the season for the Tennis Team.
• Developed, managed, planned and implemented all the private,semiprivate and group instruction: league, summer tennis camps and tennis events.
• Recruited, interviewed, hired, managed, trained, scheduled and evaluated tennis staff, also tennis players for the University Team.
• Provided oversight of all tennis facilities and equipment working with the Athletic Director and Facility Manager to insure safe and playable conditions.
• Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach.
• Winning 6 medals in the Regional Championships).
• Awarded, 99,00, 01 and 2002 best tennis player of Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio.

Madrid Tennis Federation

The Madrid Tennis Federation has one of the most prestigious Tennis Schools in Spain. The program is for students of all ages and levels, from PRETENIS to the training of professional and amateur tennis players.

In their facilities have grown the best tennis players in Madrid: Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano López, Virginia Ruano, Pato Clavet, Dani Muñoz de la Nava, Jacobo Díaz, Tati Rascón, Ana Salas, Javier Martí, Silvia García, among many others.
History endorses the work of the professional team that works with the future of tennis in Madrid.

• Award-winning best tennis coach of the year 1996 based on parents opinions.
• Taught 48 juniors per season.
• Created coaching strategies and teaching methods to develop student athletes’ skills and teamwork; Analyzed performance of team and adjusted strategies as needed.
• Played different leagues in Madrid with the juniors.