Tennis 🎾 lessons with
Coach Bill Toman
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Tennis 🎾 lessons with
Coach Bill Toman
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96
Happy Student ScoreGreat
Bill is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
5.0
8 ratings5 reviews
96
Happy Student ScoreGreat
Bill is reliable and responsive. Students are happy and often return for more lessons.
Coach Rating
5.0
8 ratings5 reviews
About your tennis coach
Hello, my name is Bill and I am a Danville tennis coach with nearly five decades of competitive playing experience and more than 20 years of coaching experience across juniors, high school athletes, USTA competitors, adults, and recreational players. Unlike many coaches who focus only on feeding balls, I emphasize complete player development: - Modern stroke mechanics - Match strategy and point construction - Serve consistency and placement - Footwork and movement efficiency
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Levels: Beginners, Intermediates, Experts
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Lives in: Danville, California
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Years Coaching: 20 years
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Given: 28 lessons
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Accomplishments
🎾12.1 UTR
🏅D1 Athlete
➕Cal-Berkeley Tennis Team
Specializations
🎯Return of Serve
🎯Footwork & Movement
🎯Backhand
🎯Volley
Beginner training plan
Your first lessonDuring the first lesson, I focus on making tennis fun, welcoming, and easy to understand while evaluating the player’s athletic background, coordination, and current skill level. Beginners will learn proper grip fundamentals, ready position, footwork basics, forehand and backhand technique, and simple rallying drills. I also introduce basic court positioning, tennis scoring, and hand-eye coordination exercises. My goal is for every beginner to leave the first lesson feeling more confident, comfortable, and excited to continue improving.
Lesson 2-3During lessons two and three, beginners start building consistency and confidence through repetition-based drills and movement training. Players continue developing forehands, backhands, serves, volleys, and footwork while learning how to rally more consistently from the baseline. I introduce fun live-ball drills, target games, movement exercises, and point-play situations to help players begin understanding strategy and court awareness. By the end of these lessons, most beginners are already able to sustain short rallies and feel significantly more comfortable on the court.
Lesson 4-10Lessons four through ten focus on building strong technical fundamentals, improving movement efficiency, increasing consistency, and developing match confidence. Players work on serve development, directional control, rally tolerance, approach shots, volleys, overheads, and point construction. I incorporate competitive drills, situational games, fitness-based movement exercises, and beginner match play to accelerate improvement. Players also begin learning smarter shot selection, recovery positioning, and how to build points strategically rather than simply hitting the ball back.
Lesson 11+After the first ten lessons, training becomes increasingly personalized based on the player’s goals, strengths, and development areas. Students continue refining technique while advancing into higher-level strategy, match play patterns, mental toughness, consistency under pressure, and competitive point construction. Juniors preparing for school teams or tournaments receive more advanced tactical instruction and live match coaching, while adult players continue improving stroke reliability, movement, and confidence. My long-term goal is to help every student become a technically sound, strategically intelligent, and confident tennis player who truly enjoys the game.
Youth players
Working with kidsWhen working with kids, I focus on creating a fun, encouraging, and energetic learning environment that keeps them engaged while building strong fundamentals. I adapt each lesson based on the child’s age, attention span, athletic ability, and personality. Younger players learn best through positive reinforcement, movement-based drills, games, and simple step-by-step instruction. My goal is to help kids develop confidence, coordination, consistency, and a genuine love for tennis while improving their technical skills in a supportive atmosphere.
Working with teenagersWhen working with teenagers, I adapt lessons based on the player’s goals, experience level, competitiveness, and athletic development. Some teenagers are learning tennis recreationally while others are preparing for high school teams, USTA tournaments, or varsity competition. I combine technical instruction, footwork training, match strategy, mental toughness, and live-ball drills to help teenage players improve rapidly while staying motivated and confident. I also emphasize accountability, discipline, and smart decision-making on the court so players continue developing both athletically and mentally.
What you need to bring• Their own tennis racquet
• Tennis shoes appropriate for court play
• Water
• Comfortable athletic clothing
• A positive attitude and willingness to improve
What I can bring• A basket of tennis balls
• Structured drills and lesson plans
• Technical and strategic coaching instruction
• High-energy, personalized training
Frequently asked questions
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If you need to cancel your lesson, no worries! You can get a full refund if you cancel within 24 hours of making your booking. We want to make the process as hassle-free as possible for you.
And if you simply want to reschedule your lesson, change the date and time, or adjust the number of students joining, we've got you covered there too. You can easily make these changes within 24 hours of booking, and up to 72 hours before your lesson starts.
Our goal is to make your experience smooth, enjoyable, and worry-free. So go ahead and book with confidence, knowing that we're here to accommodate your needs every step of the way!