About Tennis Drills TV... WE ACTUALLY DO THIS STUFF!
Tennis Drills TV exists to make the jobs of tennis coaches easier.
Founder Jorge Capestany
We do this by having the world's largest collection of tennis drills that can be viewed online and printed off in diagram form.
Our founder is Jorge Capestany: Jorge is one of only ten people worldwide that has earned the distinction of International Master Professional with the PTR and Master Professional with the USPTA.
In Jorge's nearly 40 years of teaching tennis, he has taught more than 60,000 hours of drills on the court and always loved having new and fresh tennis drills to share with his players so practices would not become boring or stale.
But Jorge had a problem... He was not able to find a place for new tennis drills anywhere he looked. This is a problem because most tennis coaches have forgotten more drills than they can remember! It was easy to find some sites that had quality videos, and others that had only diagrams, but those were difficult to follow...
In 2008, Jorge started Tennis Drills TV with the goal of making every tennis coach look like a Rock Star to their students by supplying them with an endless supply of awesome tennis drills to use in practices. Tennis Drills TV has grown to have subscribers in more than 76 countries and has the world's largest tennis drills video vault.
Tennis Family Business
Jorge runs his tennis business with his family. This includes his wife (and fellow teaching pro) Marti and his daughter and former college player, Carli. They have produced hundreds of instructional videos and are often featured in the tennis drill videos on Tennis Drills TV.
Jorge was born in Cuba and his family fled in 1962 to escape the communist regime of Fidel Castro. Jorge's family was sponsored by a church in Hudsonville Michigan soon after arriving in America.
Jorge met his wife Marti literally on a tennis court in 1980 on the campus of Grand Valley State University in Michigan.
Founder Jorge Capestany, Carli Watson-Capestany (daughter), and Marti (wife).
Internationally Recognized Speaker
Jorge is one of the most sought-after speakers in the tennis world. He is an internationally recognized speaker that frequently presents at the most prestigious National and International tennis conferences, including:
- the PTR International Tennis Symposium
- the USPTA World Conference on Tennis
- the PTR Wimbledon coaches conference in London
- the USTA’s Tennis Teachers Conference at the US Open in New York
- the PTR Asia Tennis Symposium in Shanghai China
- the ITF worldwide coaches conference in Cancun Mexico
- the Norwegian Tennis Conference in Oslo, Norway
- the Tennis Canada coaches road tour throughout Canada
- and many regional and national conferences around the US.
- Jorge is also a member of the “USTA National Tennis Center Professional Advisory Staff” at the US Open.
Jorge presenting at the PTR International Tennis Symposium.
Tennis Honors
- Jorge is a 6 time Michigan Pro of the Year and 2 time Midwest Pro of the Year.
- Jorge is also a member of the USPTA Midwest Hall of Fame.
- In 2015, Jorge was awarded the TIA/PTR Commitment to the Industry Award for his longtime work in the tennis industry.
- In Sept of 2015, Jorge was named the recipient of the 2015 Alex Gordon USPTA National Professional of the Year award which he received in New Orleans.
- In 2019, Jorge was named the recipient of the PTR National Professional of the Year award which he received in Hilson Head, SC.
Jorge & Marti Capestany | Jorge receiving his USPTA National Pro of the Year award.
Service to Tennis
Jorge has served as the President of the West Michigan USTA District, the President of the USPTA Midwest Division, the Chair of the PTR National Education Committee, and on the USTA National 10 & Under Committee.
Jorge was also one of the original speakers for the Cardio Tennis team that traveled the US delivering workshops and training other professionals in Cardio Tennis.
Jorge continues to serve as a USTA Faculty member conducting workshops all over the US for other coaches.
Jorge is also a member of the Wilson Premiere Speakers Team and speaks all over the country on behalf of Wilson Tennis.
Jorge also serves as a consultant to many clubs in the tennis industry.
Sports Entrepreneur
Jorge is the founder of Capestany Tennis Inc. which runs tennis websites for players and coaches.
You're currently on Jorge's coach’s website – Tennis Drills TV which has thousands of subscribers in more than 72 countries and features more than 2,000 videos of tennis drills and tennis lessons that can be viewed online and also printed off in diagram form.
His player's website - Jorge Capestany.com offers a FREE Mental Toughness Video course and eBook.
Jorge was the founder (and later sold) a tennis T-shirt company (Havana Bob's Tennis Shirts) which still serves hundreds of tennis clubs in the industry.
Author of Several Tennis Industry Publications
Jorge has been published in several industry publications and has authored multiple books.
In 1998 he authored his first booklet titled “Tennis Strategy” which you can see at the link Here!
His second book – “Mental Toughness | Workbook for Tennis” is now available only as an eBook and can be accessed for free as part of Jorge’s FREE Mental Toughness Video course at the link Here!
Jorge’s third book was a collaboration between the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Triumph Books titled – The International Book of Tennis Drills.
Personal Tennis Coach
Jorge’s programs have developed more than 185 HS State Tennis Champions in Michigan.
Jorge has been the personal coach to many nationally ranked juniors in the US including three national champions (Gold Ball winners).
Jorge's adult teams have won numerous UTA league championships.
Jorge’s personal students have earned College Scholarships totaling in the multi-millions in value.
Internationally Recognized Speaker
Jorge is one of the most sought-after speakers in the tennis world. He is an internationally recognized speaker that frequently presents at the most prestigious National and International tennis conferences, including:
- the PTR International Tennis Symposium
- the USPTA World Conference on Tennis
- the PTR Wimbledon coaches conference in London
- the USTA’s Tennis Teachers Conference at the US Open in New York
- the PTR Asia Tennis Symposium in Shanghai China
- the ITF worldwide coaches conference in Cancun Mexico
- the Norwegian Tennis Conference in Oslo, Norway
- the Tennis Canada coaches road tour throughout Canada
- and many regional and national conferences around the US
- Jorge is also a member of the “USTA National Tennis Center Professional Advisory Staff” at the US Open.
Featured On the Tennis Channel
Jorge was the featured tennis professional on three separate instructional shows on the Tennis Channel.
These were all a part of the OnCourt with USPTA show series.
Show titles included:
- How to Beat the Moonballer
- How to Beat the Aggressive Baseliner
- Secrets to Better Doubles
Tennis Blogs
After achieving success through hard work and dedication, Jorge Capestany has been recognized by several online Tennis publications.
USTA Midwest published an article about Jorge that dives into his background and how he achieved such great success throughout his career.