High Performance

The 2026–27 Program

The High Performance program develops tournament players — juniors competing on the OTA circuit and building toward greater results. Players train on court under Tyler Panhuyzen and the Toronto Racquets coaching staff, with ten off-court sessions run in partnership with Advantage 4 Athletes over the course of the program. Groups are capped at four players per court, with a coach on every court. Larger programs often spread a group across six or more courts, which means most of a player’s time is spent with assistant coaches. Ours never runs on more than three courts, so Tyler works directly with every player in each session.

Training is periodized against the competitive calendar, so the work in any given block matches what the player is preparing for.

What players work on

Technique, movement, and match play are trained together. Players build the shot patterns their game depends on, the physical base to execute them under fatigue, and the tactical habits to apply them against live opposition.

Alongside that, players develop the competitive side of their game: how they manage themselves between points, how they respond to a set going badly, and how they review a match once it’s over. Every player learns to evaluate their own performance honestly and to hold a standard without a coach enforcing it. This is coached directly and assessed like any other part of the game.

Schedule

Two-hour groups 1.5 hours on court, 30 minutes fitness
GroupDayTimeDatesLength
Group 1Monday5:00 – 7:00 pmOct 19 – Jun 2133 sessions + fitness
Group 2Thursday5:00 – 7:00 pmOct 22 – Jun 2433 sessions + fitness
Two-and-a-half-hour groups 2 hours on court, 30 minutes fitness
GroupDayTimeDatesLength
Group 3Monday6:30 – 9:00 pmOct 19 – Jun 2133 sessions + fitness
Group 4Wednesday5:00 – 7:30 pmOct 21 – Jun 2333 sessions + fitness
Group 5Thursday6:30 – 9:00 pmOct 22 – Jun 2433 sessions + fitness

The season runs from October 2026 to June 2027. No programming December 21 – January 1 (Christmas break) or March 15 – 19 (March break).

Match play

ProgramDayTimeFormatDates
Match play Sunday 2:00 – 4:00 pm Two singles matches, one doubles match Oct 25 – Apr 25

Open to players at UTR 4 and up. Sign up week by week.

Fitness

Fitness is built into the program in partnership with Advantage 4 Athletes. Every group carries 30 minutes of fitness inside each session on court, and across the season players train in ten one-hour sessions at Advantage 4 Athletes, led by Lorne King, B.P.H.E.

Session dates
  1. SaturdayOctober 24, 2026
  2. SaturdayNovember 14, 2026
  3. SaturdayDecember 5, 2026
  4. SaturdayJanuary 16, 2027
  5. SaturdayFebruary 13, 2027
  6. SaturdayMarch 20, 2027
  7. SaturdayApril 17, 2027
  8. SaturdayMay 1, 2027
  9. SaturdayMay 29, 2027
  10. SaturdayJune 12, 2027

Entry

Entry is by tryout, with ranking, UTR, and recent tournament results taken into account. Players are accepted on the basis of where they are and what they’re willing to put in. The program runs to a clear standard of effort and preparation, and players are expected to meet it.

To join the program, or for information about tryouts, get in touch at info@torontoracquets.ca.

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