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HEAD COACH MANNY EDWARDS
Manny Edwards
Founder & Head Coach
PAT ETCHEBERRY OF BASEC TENNIS
Pat Etcheberry
Senior Program Advisor

Manny is the founder and architect of the B.A.S.E.C. Training system. As a former collegiate and high level athlete, he knows firsthand what it takes to compete at an elite level. 

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Now his passion is to develop the athletic potential of athletes of all ages and skill levels, from juniors all the way to the professional level.

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Manny is one of the first RacquetFit certified fitness professionals in the tennis industry. To further his education and understanding of the game and the tennis body connection, Pat Etcheberry trained him as an athlete first. When Manny got into coaching, he went down to Florida to learn from Pat directly, and kept working closely with him from 2016 to 2025.

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Etcheberry is one of the world’s foremost experts in the field of sports fitness and movement. He has been the Head of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Kentucky, the Director of Athletic Development at IMG (Bollettieri) Academy, Head of Athletic Development at Saddlebrook, and he has trained professional athletes in a wide variety of sports. Etcheberry’s clients have won more than 100 Grand Slam tournaments –including Pete Sampras, Justine Henin, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, and many others. Pat is a former Olympian in the 1964 Tokyo Games. He has also survived two bouts with cancer and is one of the best coaches for mental toughness in the world.

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We'd like to thank our
corporate supporters:
BIRGE
RITAS
RITAS
ORTHO INDY
WHIZ KIDS
PIN HEADS

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