In September 2010, tennis legend John McEnroe, in partnership with SPORTIME Clubs, launched the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) in his hometown of New York City at SPORTIME Randall's Island in Manhattan. SPORTIME Randall's Island is the flagship location for the Academy and for SPORTIME's twelve clubs.
John's passion and belief is that great players can be developed in urban settings, while still having the opportunity to live at home, to pursue their educational goals, and to participate in a variety of sports and extracurricular activities. Through various channels, including community outreach, the Academy works to recruit the most talented and the most highly motivated young athletes in the New York City Metropolitan area, and beyond.
In September 2012, JMTA expanded its geographic reach to SPORTIME locations in Westchester and on Long Island: SPORTIME Lake Isle, a state-of-the art 8-court facility in lower Westchester (Eastchester, New York); and SPORTIME Syosset in central Long Island, an 11-court facility that is SPORTIME's high-performance training.
Johnny Mac and JMTA Managing Director, Bennett Schlansky, have assembled a world-class team of directors including: Co-JMTA Directors Patrick McEnroe and Lawrence Kleger; JMTA Performance Director Richard-John Mensing, Jr.; JMTA Director of Mental Toughness and Performance, Dr. Dom Lausic, PhD; JMTA Director, Westchester Annex, JMTA Director, Long Island Annex, Michael Kossoff.
JMTA professionals work as a team to deliver a training program that will assure the best possible outcome for serious junior players; a program that will enable JMTA players to make the most of their abilities, while supporting them in their academic pursuits and in living balanced, healthy lives.
*Membership is required to participate in any SPORTIME/JMTA program series and Membership gives you exclusive benefits. Please contact us to find out more today!
SPORTIME VBC provides expert private instruction for boys and
girls who are interested in receiving special one on one attention. Our
coaches evaluate the player's level and discuss what areas of the
game he or she would like to focus on. He or she then creates an
individualized lesson plan to address those goals. Private Instruction
is an excellent way to focus on specific skills, gain valuable feedback
and receive a high number of skill repetitions.
For private lesson fees or to schedule a private training session with one of our coaches, please contact Jose Brito at jbrito@sportimeny.com or call 516-731-4432.
JMTA Tournament Team
JMTA coaches attend certain USTA and ITF tournaments to support JMTA juniors. Individual coaching at tournaments is available to JMTA students for an additional cost. Challenge matches, invitational training camps and other special trips are offered throughout the year.
If you are interested in participating or in learning more about the JMTA Travel Team, please contact Jay Karl at jkarl@sportimeny.com or by calling 212-427-6150.
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From Long Island: Take the Grand Central Parkway to the RFK (fka TriBorough Bridge). Stay in the right lane and exit for Randall's Island, after the tolls. Once on Randall's Island, follow the signs for the Tennis Center. From NYC: Take the FDR Drive to the RFK Bridge. Continue as above. From Westchester/Connecticut: Take the Major Deegan (I-87), New England Thruway (I-95) or the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to the RFK Bridge. Continue as above. Map It.
Member Benefits
JMTA Program Benefits
All JMTA players receive important program benefits, included in their tuition, as follows (benefits may vary by JMTA site):
JMTA Advisor
A JMTA coach advisor who is player’s liaison to the team of JMTA directors, coaches and other staff members, and is player’s initial contact for advice, questions and feedback. JMTA Advisors will provide tournament scheduling support to JMTA players upon request.
Player Development Plan and Video
An individualized Player Development Plan (PDP), which includes an athletic performance screening and a Sports Vision assessment, completed by player’s JMTA Advisors and the coaching staff, within the first quarter of the JMTA season. The PDP is updated, and a follow-up athletic and assessment is conducted, to evaluate progress and to identify new goals at the end of the season. JMTA Directors also provide on-court video analysis, with voice-over and tagging, to JMTA students throughout the season. Additional video analysis services, including “Tennis Analytics”, are available for an additional cost.
Athletic Performance
Group athletic training and conditioning, designed to complement on-court instruction, provided by the JMTA Performance team, is offered to all JMTA players. One-on-one training, comprehensive assessments, nutrition consultation and other services are available for an additional cost.
Mental Toughness
Off-court group mental toughness training seminars for players and parents, as well as on court mental toughness coaching, created and executed by Dr. Dom Lausic and designated JMTA Directors and coaches, designed to prepare JMTA players for any and all on-court situations. Private sessions with Dr. Lausic, and private and small-group sessions with JMTA coaches trained by Dr. Lausic, to work on concentration, anger management, on and off-court rituals and more, are available for an additional cost.
Sports Vision
Annie Reuter, MD and her staff will provide Sports Vision assessments for all students, to be included in PDPs, as well as seminars for players and parents. Small group Sports Vision training will be available for an additional cost. Sports Vision is performance-oriented, comprehensive vision care encompassing evaluation, correction, protection and enhancement through vision training, with the ultimate goal of improving the each athlete’s on-court performance.
Tournament Support and Travel Team
JMTA coaches attend certain USTA and ITF tournaments to support JMTA juniors. Individual coaching at tournaments, including out of state tournaments, is available to JMTA players for an additional cost. Challenge matches, Travel Team trips to tournaments, invitational training camps and other special trips are offered throughout the year.
College Placement Advisory Service
Basic college search/placement support is provided to all JMTA players approaching college age. Additional college placement services are available for an additional cost, including creation of a personal recruiting intro video, coordinated outreach to college coaches, an annual College Recruiting Combine, bringing top college coaches to SPORTIME to evaluate JMTA Players, and more.
Court Time
Complimentary open court walk-on privileges.
Coached Match Play (Randall’s Island only)
Complimentary match play is offered once per week, supervised by a member of the JMTA coaching staff.
SPORTIME World Tour and Warrior Games
In addition to the program detailed above, JMTA Green Ball players are invited to participate in SPORTIME World Tour and Warrior Games. The SPORTIME World Tour is our “Grand Slam” competition held at multiple SPORTIME sites each year, which allows students to compete in an age and level appropriate format. Go to www.SportimeNY.com/WorldTour to find out more.
SPORTIME Warrior Games are held twice a year and reflect the competitive vision of John McEnroe. These events enhance and promote the competitive skills needed for the long-term development of our players.
John McEnroe Tennis Academy Tennis Program for juniors
For our current program information, click on the Apps/Forms button above, or go to QuickLinks and select the link of your choice.
John McEnroe Tennis Academy Fitness Training
Fitness and Tennis go hand in hand. Just ask for our Fitness Director for more information. We offer group and private personal training sessions to adults and juniors, as well as the small group classes to JMTA students. Call 212/427-6150 for more information.
Tennis Parties for Kids!
If your children love tennis as much as we do, they're going to love our Tennis Birthday Parties. The birthday boy or girl and his/her guests will participate in a variety of exciting, fast-paced tennis games, activities and a round-robin "tournament". All activities will be adapted to the playing levels of the participants. Book your next party today! More information.
Staff
John McEnroe Founder and Director, JMTA
John McEnroe is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He held the #1 world ranking in singles for 170 weeks between 1980 and 1985 and was the #1 doubles player in the world for a record 257 weeks. He is the winner of 7 Grand Slam singles titles, including 4 US Open titles and 3 Wimbledon titles. He is also widely considered to be the greatest doubles player ever, having won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles. He is the greatest Davis Cup player in history, and he also captained the US Davis Cup Team. He is an Emmy-nominated commentator for CBS, NBC, BBC, ESPN and USA. John grew up in New York City, where he graduated from the Trinity School. He attended Stanford University, winning an NCAA team and singles title his freshman year. He continues to live in New York City, where he has raised his 6 children. John partnered with Sportime to open the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in September 2010.
Lawrence Kleger Co-Director, JMTA
Lawrence, a native New Yorker, is recognized as one of the top developmental coaches in the USA. He was named the USTA/Eastern Section Tennis Professional of the Year in 2013 and the USTA/Long Island Region Tennis Professional of the Year in 2006. Lawrence has trained more ranked juniors than anyone in the history of the USTA/Eastern Section. His students have won numerous USTA National Junior Championships, won more than 20 USTA Eastern Year-End Sportsmanship Awards, and have received countless full tennis scholarships to play at Top Division I colleges and universities. Lawrence was also the personal coach of Noah Rubin, who was his student at SPORTIME and JMTA from the age of 7 until he launched his professional tennis career in the summer of 2015. Noah has achieved an ATP ranking as high as 161 and, under Lawrence's guidance, Noah won countless tournaments as a junior, including the 2014 Boys' Wimbledon Championship and the 2014 USTA National Championship in singles and doubles. Lawrence joined SPORTIME in 1998 and became the Director of JMTA in 2012.
Patrick McEnroe Co-Director, JMTA
Patrick grew up in Douglaston, NY and trained in the New York area. As a junior, he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open boys' singles in 1983. Patrick then partnered Luke Jensen to win the French Junior doubles and the USTA Boys' 18 National and Clay Court titles in 1984. He made his first impact on the professional tour that same year, teaming up with brother John to win the doubles title at Richmond, Virginia. Patrick won the Men's Doubles Gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games with Jensen, and helped Stanford University, as team captain, win the NCAA team championship in 1986 and 1988. He graduated from Stanford in 1988 with a degree in political science, and then joined the professional tennis tour. On the tour, Patrick won one singles title and 16 doubles titles, including the 1989 French Open Men's Doubles title, during his 10‐year professional career, and achieved career‐high rankings of World No. 28 in singles and World No. 3 in doubles. After retiring from the tour in 1998, Patrick had a successful run as U.S. Davis Cup captain, the longest tenured captain in U.S. history, winning the cup in 2007. After leaving his Davis Cup role in 2010, McEnroe focused on his television commentary work, and also served as the General Manager of Player Development for the USTA until mid-2015. Patrick joined Sportime and JMTA in 2017.
Michael Kossoff JMTA Long Island Annex Director
Mike is one of the nation’s brightest young stars in junior coaching. After being recruited by SPORTIME’s own Jay Harris to join the Bowling Green State University squad, he led his team to two Mid-American Conference Championships and became the most successful player in the history of the program. Mike had been one of the top ranked juniors in the country prior to his collegiate career, and competed extensively in ITF tournaments around the world. After graduating, Mike quickly became one of the top coaches in the USTA Eastern Section, developing numerous nationally ranked players, while earning a Master’s degree in Education. Mike’s exceptional knowledge of the game, boundless energy, and positive attitude instill confidence in every player in his impressive stable of nationally ranked juniors.
Alberto Romea JMTA Westchester Annex Direct
Alberto, who hails from Zaragoza, Spain, grew up competing with players the likes of Nadal, Almagro and Verdasco. He held a top-8 ranking in Spain from the age of 10, and represented his country in 1998 Junior Davis Cup competition alongside compatriots Nadal and Almagro. Alberto was a top recruit to Auburn University at Montgomery, where he was the NAIA Rookie of the Year in 2006, and the NAIA Ward-Ballinger Outstanding Player of the Year in both 2008 and 2010. Alberto won National Championships at AUM in 2008 and 2010, finishing his NCAA career ranked number 1 in the nation in singles and doubles. Alberto graduated from AUM, with honors, in 2013, having earned a BA in Management and an MBA in International Business. Alberto was the Assistant Director of Tennis at the Greenwich Country prior to joining the Sportime/JMTA team in 2013. He was promoted to Director of Tennis for Sportime Lake Isle and Director of JMTA Westchester in July 2019.
