Up-and-coming Serbian tennis sensation, Filip Krajinovic, was on court this morning with Nick Bollettieri practicing for the 2010 season. Filip is one of the top 17-year old players in the world and along with Ryan Harrison, Yuki Bhambri, and Jordan Cox who also train at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Filip is one of the [...]
In the months leading up to the NFL combine, several collegiate football players will spend time at the IMG Performance Institute preparing themselves for the rigors and pressure of the combine, which will help determine how high or low a player goes in the NFL Draft. Here’s one of the players:
A two-way star coming out [...]
For three years, Anthony Wallace worked with IMG Performance Institute specialists while training with the U-17 national team, which resides on the IMG Academies’ campus.
This year, Wallace, now a midfielder with FC Dallas in MLS, has returned to Bradenton not only to prepare for the upcoming season, but rehab a knee that ended his 2009 [...]
Two of the world’s top men’s tennis players took the court this morning at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy to do some practicing. Kei Nishikori, who is coming off of an injury, and veteran Tommy Haas were on Nick’s Court as they both prepare for the 2010 season. Both are long-time IMG Bollettieri students and [...]
A year ago, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Devin Britton earned all of his high school credits and decided to enroll early at Ole Miss. In the spring of 2009, Britton then ran through the entire field to become the NCAA Division I men’s singles champion.
Fast forward to the present, and IMG Bollettieri student Harry [...]
One of the oldest amateur events in history, The Dixie Amateur, originated in 1924 in the Miami area. Each year, this even attracts a strong field of talented amateur players. The event has changed venues over the years, but it is currently contested at the Heron Bay Golf Club, the site of the PGA TOUR’S [...]
IMG Leadbetter Golfer, Laetitia Beck of Israel, won the the Doral Publix Junior Classic this past Wednesday.
Laetitia, now in her 4th year at the academy was consistent throughout the event, shooting a 69 and two 70’s in the 54-hole tournament. She finished at 7-under 209, five shots ahead of Camilla Hedberg Bertrand of Spain.
This is [...]
Staying in game shape over Holiday Break
The holiday break is upon us and with that comes an interesting and important time in the basketball season. Teams have had good starts, bad starts and average starts but as many people, coaches and players will tell you, it is not about how your season starts but how [...]
To prepare for the upcoming season, several of England’s top young bowlers spent nearly a month at IMG Academies.
Jade Dernbach (Surrey), Dave Griffiths (Hampshire), James Harris (Glamorgan), Stuart Meaker (Surrey), Boyd Rankin (Warwickshire) and Chris Woakes (Warwickshire) worked with IMG Performance Institute specialists on increasing power, speed, reaction times and overall health through IPI’s physical [...]
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy League is a partnership between U.S. Soccer and the top youth clubs around the country to provide the best youth players in the U.S. with an every day environment designed to produce the next generation of National Team players. The IMG Soccer Academy U-18 boys’ team finished 3rd in the [...]
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