1/5 Sid S. 10 months ago on Google
I
am
writing
this
review
to
try
to
assist
any
other
(particularly
British)
parents
considering
taking
their
child
to
the
Ferrero
Academy
for
dedicated
tennis
training
(or
indeed
considering
any
tennis
academy
in
Europe
and
trying
to
choose
between
them).
Our
own
background
-
our
son
is
11y,
has
been
playing
6
years
including
tournament
play
for
4
years.
We
have
attended
the
Sánchez-Casal
Academy
(please
see
my
other
review)
and
whilst
that
was
excellent,
we
thought
it
would
be
a
good
idea
to
try
out
another
academy.
The
choices
are
-
as
those
reading
this
review
will
know
-
Mouratoglou’s,
Nadal’s
and
Ferrero’s
respective
academies
in
France
or
Spain.
I
chose
Ferrero’s
and
we
travelled
there
for
a
week
in
May/June
2023.
Below
I
summarise
and
list
the
positive
points
and
negative
points.
Summary
-
A
substandard
academy
with
poor
accommodation,
poor
food
and
an
inattentive
coaching
schedule
relevant
to
the
needs
of
the
player.
It
is
worse
than
the
Sánchez-Casal
academy
by
some
way
and
we
will
not
be
returning
here.
If
we
do
any
more
academy
stays,
we
will
either
go
back
to
Sánchez-Casal
or
we
will
try
Nadal.
Positive
points
-
1.
Coaching
staff
all
always
friendly,
smiley
and
interacting
well
with
the
children
(contrast
this
to
some
reviews
of
Mouratoglou
which
specifically
mention
how
disinterested
some
coaches
were
-
a
major
reason
why
I
chose
not
to
book
there)
2.
Excellent
and
free
WiFi
throughout
the
whole
facility
-
I
was
able
to
conduct
business
meetings
remotely
without
any
issues.
Negative
points
-
1.
Very
poor
standard
of
accommodation
-
our
hut
had
a
leaking
roof
(see
photos)
-
the
fix
offered
was
a
bucket
to
catch
the
rain
and
unscrewing
the
light
fitting
so
we
didn’t
electrocute
ourselves;
a
faulty
air
conditioner
which
meant
that
we
basically
didn’t
sleep
at
night
when
running
it.
2.
Very
poor
standard
of
food
in
the
players
dining
room
-
although
this
is
“included”
in
the
fee
paid,
I
have
to
say
that
it
not
only
looked
incredibly
unappealing
but
also
bordered
on
inedible.
I
had
to
pay
for
lunches
and
dinners
for
my
son
in
the
restaurant.
3.
Highly
variable
standard
of
food
in
the
parents
/
guests
restaurant
-
on
some
days,
food
was
prepared
well,
on
other
days
-
raw
steak
or
fish,
sandwiches
made
with
half
the
ingredients
listed
on
the
menu.
4.
Utterly
bizarre
attitude
of
some
(non-coaching)
staff
-
eg
in
the
restaurant,
entirely
possible
to
stand
at
the
desk
to
order
and
yet
simply
be
ignored
by
the
waiter
(sometimes
for
maybe
20
minutes)
-
no
acknowledgement,
greeting
or
even
a
smile.
Utterly
bizarre.
5.
Very
limited
English
speaking
skills
amongst
some
non-coaching
staff
-
this
manifested
many
times
with
trying
to
order
food
in
the
restaurant
but
also
in
places
like
the
tennis
shop
(e.g
despite
going
there
twice
in
the
week
to
try
to
buy
a
pair
of
shoes
for
my
son,
each
time
the
person
in
the
shop
essentially
could
not
understand
a
word
of
English
and
fobbed
me
off.
Net
result?
I
just
ordered
the
shoes
online!).
6.
Finally
-
and
I
think
this
is
the
most
unforgivable
aspect
-
the
lack
of
individualised
coaching
for
my
son.
Despite
making
a
clear
list
of
requirements
for
him
in
terms
of
his
training
(eg
a
need
to
really
work
on
clay
court
movement
as
he
has
little
access
to
the
surface
in
the
UK
-
not
a
SINGLE
session
was
organised
on
clay
-
despite
the
fact
that
90%
of
the
academies
surfaces
are
clay!),
absolutely
none
of
these
were
addressed
during
the
week.
Utterly,
utterly
inexplicable.
There
are
more
examples
of
how
the
schedule
of
coaching
was
unacceptable
but
I
won’t
list
them
here.
A
very
disappointing
experience
-
so
caveat
emptor!
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