Tennis ThinkingTennis Thinking
Where to hit, when, and why. Space, angles and patterns.
19 lessons · 19 quizzesYour coach teaches the strokes. FTL teaches the thinking between lessons.
Foundation Tennis Lab is a learning app for tennis players aged 8+. Five-minute lessons teach strategy, staying calm, fitness, tennis history and more. Earn XP, cards and comics as you learn.
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You open the app, learn one idea, and earn something for it. That is the whole routine.



Why it works: you practice the thinking part of tennis a little every day, because the app feels like a game, not homework.
Each world is a set of short lessons, quizzes, videos or exercises. You pick one and go at your own speed.
Tennis ThinkingWhere to hit, when, and why. Space, angles and patterns.
19 lessons · 19 quizzes
Tennis StudiesRules, history, courts and the great players.
18 lessons · 18 quizzes
Mental & EmotionalNerves, misses and confidence.
18 lessons · 18 quizzes
Combo & StrategyPro patterns to learn, then try on court.
8 combos
Origin StoriesPop-up books about how the champions grew up.
8 stories
DoublesPlay as one team: where to stand, who takes the middle ball, partner signals.
12 lessons · 12 quizzes · Showdown
Athletic ExercisesAt-home exercises, each with a video.
42 exercises · Free
Ace's Film RoomWatch today's pros when they were juniors.
23 videos · Free
Match BrainTwo minutes before and after a real match.
Every match
Trivia WorldFast tennis questions and a leaderboard.
Endless rounds
Expert LabNever-ending training once you finish the first 8 lessons of a world. A new monthly board.
After FoundationsSwipe to see them all →
Free for every family: Ace's Film Room and Athletic Exercises.
Collect cards, keep streaks and level up. Everything is earned by learning. Nothing is for sale.





Lessons unlock card packs. Cards go into the Locker, next to your child's own Player Card, which upgrades as they improve.





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Next card in: 2 lessons
A comic page for each lesson in Tennis Thinking, Mental & Emotional and Tennis Studies. Read it after the lesson.

54 comics, one for every lesson in the first three worlds.
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It runs in the web browser, so there is nothing to download from an app store. Put it on the home screen and it opens like any other app.
iPhone or iPadIn Safari, tap Share then Add to Home Screen.
AndroidIn Chrome, tap ⋮ then Add to Home screen.
ComputerOpen it in Chrome, Edge or Safari. Bookmark it.
Your coach teaches the strokes. FTL teaches the thinking between lessons. Together, they build a better tennis player.

See the open space before the ball comes. Hit where the other player is not.

One breath, three bounces, pick a target. Practiced at home first.

One miss does not have to become four. You learn what to do in the next ten seconds.

Three questions after a match. Not "did you win?" You can read the answers.
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Your Parent Portal shows every lesson, quiz score and streak, for each child. It gives you simple questions to ask on the drive home. Every month you get a one-page report to share with the coach.

A free coach account shows what each student did at home, so the next lesson starts where they left off. Share your link with parents and earn a share of every family who joins.
Your share of every payment, for as long as the family stays


Coach ArthurHead Pro, Concord Tennis Academy · Toronto, Canada · 20+ years coaching
I was a top-20 nationally ranked junior and played ITF junior tournaments until I was 18 — then I fell in love with coaching. In 20+ years I've coached kids from their very first red-ball lesson all the way to the ATP Tour and NCAA Division I scholarships. One thing never changed: a great forehand means little without knowing how to stay calm, how to move your legs and where to hit it.
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“Built to help players 8 and up train their tennis brain — at home, in the car, wherever they are.”
Many players have no academy nearby and no big training budget. FTL gives every player who loves tennis the same chance to get better and smarter, wherever they live.
One player. Pay once. No subscription.
Up to 3 players. Pay once. No subscription.
Free for every family, with or without a plan: Ace's Film Room and Athletic Exercises.
No in-app purchases. Every reward is earned by learning.
Prices in USD. Sales tax/VAT is added at checkout where it applies. The free trial starts when you add your player. Lifetime is paid once and never renews: full access for as long as Foundation Tennis Lab is offered, including new lessons and features we add. Lifetime: a full refund if you ask within 10 days of your payment (see Terms). 3 months is paid once and ends by itself after 3 months: nothing renews. 3 months: a full refund if you ask within 10 days of your payment. Monthly renews until you cancel.
Tennis players ages 8 and up. Teenagers and adults use it too.
About five minutes. A quiz takes two or three minutes.
One new lesson per world each day, and up to 3 new lessons a day in total. Each quiz opens the next day: sleeping on it helps kids remember. Combo plays and Origin books: one new each day, and they count toward the 3. Trivia World opens after Lesson 1 in 3 worlds. Lesson 1 of Tennis Thinking, Mental & Emotional and Tennis Studies is open from day one. After that, Tennis Thinking comes first: Mental & Emotional opens after Tennis Thinking Foundations (Lessons 1–8), and Tennis Studies after Mental & Emotional Foundations. Anything your child has finished can be replayed any time. Quizzes, replays, Daily 3, Expert Lab and Trivia never count toward the 3, and Ace's Film Room and Athletic Exercises have no daily limit.
A streak day is a day your child finishes something: a lesson, quiz, play, book, court challenge, Trivia run or Daily 3. Missed a day? Streak Freezes save it automatically (2 a month, plus 1 for every 7-day streak, up to 3 at a time), and a broken streak can be won back within 2 days.
Keep your coach. Your coach teaches the swing. FTL teaches the thinking between lessons. FTL was designed to work together with coaches and parents.
Yes. We only keep what the app needs to work: your player's first name or nickname and their tennis progress. Please use a nickname or first name only, never a full name. We never sell it or share it with advertisers. No ads, no chat, no strangers and no in-app purchases. You control the account, and you can see or delete your data at any time.
Seven days, full access, no card. It starts when you add your player. If you don't pick a plan, it simply stops. Got a code from your coach? Add it any time (once per family) for 2 weeks free in total, counting the free week.
You pay once and it never renews: no subscription. Your family keeps full access for as long as Foundation Tennis Lab is offered, including new lessons and features we add. Individual is $79 for 1 player, Family is $149 for up to 3 (USD, plus tax where it applies). On Individual and need more spots later? Upgrade to Family for $70, paid once.
You pay once: $24.99 for 1 player, or $49.99 for up to 3 (USD, plus tax where it applies). Your family gets full access for 3 months, then it ends by itself: nothing renews and there are no surprise charges. We email you 7 days before it ends. Buying another 3 months while yours still run adds them to the end. To go from Individual to Family, buy Family 3 months: it starts on the day you pay, and the Individual days left are not credited. A full refund if you ask within 10 days of your payment.
The lessons are in English. 🌐 Prefer another language? Your browser's Translate button works on this page.
Coming soon. A French version is on the way, and we'll open FTL to Québec families when it's ready. Email [email protected] to hear first.
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