COMPANY OVERVIEW:
VTS is owned by SMS Asia. We focus on sparking a passion for tennis and pickleball from a young age. We specialise in delivering tennis programs to International Schools and have a clear pathway to allow students to improve their skills and continue progressing at their own pace. We cater for all ages and tennis levels - ranging from first time tennis players in Nursery through to Internationally ranked tennis professionals. Our focus is on maximum participation in our group classes and making tennis a suitable activity for everyone to enjoy. 

STAFF BACKGROUND: 
VTS is led by a group of Australian and European Tennis and pickleball professional. All our coaches have exstensive playing and coaching experience. We share a passion for growing the participation levels of tennis and pickleball through Vietnam & Asia. Many of our coaches are former International level players who are now ITF qualified tennis coaches. Our coaches receive weekly programs and video tutorials to follow and are mentored by the senior coaches to continue their personal development as leading coaches at VTS. 

AGES CATERED FOR: 
VTS teaches students from 3 years +. We have a range of Hot Shots levels we work through for primary school students and progress into squad training and competition teams for students as they reach a suitable tennis level. 

WHAT PROGRESSIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS:
Tennis VTS Progression Pathway

Tennis VTS follows a structured progression pathway that develops students from introductory tennis experiences through to competitive and performance-focused programs.

Primary School – Hot Shots Tennis

Students progress through the Tennis Hot Shots pathway according to their age, stage of development, and playing ability:

StageAgeFocus

Blue3–4 yearsIntroduction to tennis through movement, coordination, balance, ball skills, and fun-based activities.

Red5–7 yearsDevelopment of fundamental tennis skills, including basic strokes, movement, rallying, serving, and simple game play using modified equipment and courts.

Orange8–10 yearsDevelopment of more consistent strokes, court movement, rallying, serving, point construction, and understanding of basic tactics.

Green11–13 yearsTransition toward full-court tennis, with greater emphasis on technical consistency, tactical awareness, match play, serving, movement, and competitive skills.

Senior School – Squad Development

As students enter senior school, the program expands beyond a single progression level and provides a variety of squads designed to meet different interests, abilities, and competitive goals.

Students can participate in:

• Development Squads – Continued technical and tactical development for students building confidence and consistency.

• Performance Squads – Higher-level training for students seeking to develop their tennis performance and competitive skills.

• Inter-School Competition – Opportunities to represent the school and compete against other schools.

• External Competitions – Participation in appropriate local and external tennis competitions.

• Fitness Tennis / Cardio Tennis Squads – Tennis-based fitness sessions combining movement, conditioning, agility, and high-intensity tennis activities.

• Matchplay Squads – Regular competitive play designed to develop scoring, decision-making, consistency, and confidence in match situations.

• Tactical Squads – Advanced sessions focusing on point construction, court positioning, shot selection, patterns of play, adapting to opponents, and strategic decision-making.

• UTR-Ranked Competition – Opportunities for students to participate in structured match play that contributes to official Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) rankings.

Progression Philosophy

The Tennis VTS pathway is designed to provide students with opportunities to progress at their own rate. Age provides a general structure in the primary years, while senior-school tennis becomes increasingly flexible, allowing students to select squads and competitive opportunities that reflect their current ability, experience, interests, and goals.

The pathway therefore supports students who simply want to enjoy tennis and maintain an active lifestyle, as well as students who wish to represent the school, compete externally, develop their performance, and pursue higher-level competitive tennis.

 

Pickleball VTS Progression Pathways Program

Pickleball VTS follows a structured progression pathway designed to develop students from their first experiences with pickleball through to competitive, tactical, and performance-focused play. The pathway provides age-appropriate development during primary school before offering increasingly flexible and specialised opportunities throughout senior school.

Primary School – Pickleball Progression Pathway

During primary school, students progress through four stages of development: Rookies, Dinkers, Smashers, and Acers. Each stage develops age-appropriate movement skills, paddle control, technical skills, game understanding, tactical awareness, and confidence.

StageAgeDevelopment Focus

Rookies3–4 yearsIntroduction to pickleball through movement, coordination, balance, spatial awareness, and basic hand-eye coordination. Students explore paddle and ball activities through fun, game-based activities and develop confidence using pickleball equipment.

Dinkers5–7 yearsDevelopment of fundamental pickleball skills including paddle control, ready position, movement, forehand and backhand strokes, ball tracking, serving, returning, and short rallies. Students begin to understand court boundaries and simple game play using age-appropriate equipment and court dimensions.

Smashers8–10 yearsDevelopment of more consistent forehand and backhand strokes, serving, returning, volleying, movement, rallying, and court positioning. Students develop an understanding of the non-volley zone, basic doubles positioning, shot selection, and simple attacking and defensive tactics.

Acers11–13 yearsDevelopment of advanced and competitive pickleball skills. Students work toward greater technical consistency in serving, returning, volleying, dinking, third-shot development, court positioning, communication, scoring, match play, and tactical decision-making.

Senior School – Pickleball Squad Development

As students enter senior school, the program expands beyond the four primary progression stages and provides a variety of squads designed to accommodate different abilities, interests, and competitive goals.

Students can participate in:

• Development Squads – Continued development of fundamental and intermediate skills, including consistency, movement, serving, returning, rallying, and game understanding.

• Performance Squads – Higher-level training focused on technical execution, tactical awareness, consistency under pressure, and competitive performance.

• Inter-School Competition – Opportunities for students to represent the school and compete against other schools in singles and doubles formats.

• External Competitions – Opportunities to participate in appropriate local, regional, and external pickleball competitions.

• Fitness Pickleball / Cardio Pickleball Squads – High-energy sessions combining pickleball with cardiovascular fitness, agility, movement, coordination, and conditioning.

• Matchplay Squads – Regular competitive play designed to develop scoring, decision-making, consistency, communication, confidence, and the ability to apply skills under match conditions.

• Tactical Squads – Advanced sessions focusing on court positioning, shot selection, dinking patterns, third-shot strategies, attacking and defensive transitions, partner communication, and adapting tactics to different opponents.

• Competitive Ranking Squads – Structured match play and tournament opportunities designed to provide students with experience in competitive environments and, where applicable, opportunities to establish recognised pickleball ratings or rankings.

DO YOU OFFER HOLIDAY PROGRAMS: 
Yes we offer holiday programs at multiple venues. These range from activities suitable for all students through to Elite training camps for students with National rankings and on a US College pathway. VTS also partners up with other leading providers to offer some amazing multi-activity holiday camps at various times of the year.