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Here's what others have had to say about Reed Anderson Tennis School.
"My husband (4.5 former college player), my daughter (middle school tennis team player), my son (10 year old sports dude), and I (average 3.0 player) each worked with Reed and his staff over most of a week. We took a combination of individual lessons and group lessons. Reed and his team were very accomodating to our varying needs. I did 3 days of his 3-hour drills, where we focused on his philosophy of efficient motion. My husband had a great time drilling and playing with people who pushed him and showed him new ways to improve. My daughter improved her game quickly and my son finally learned how to hit a forehand.
Reed's program is very flexible, which also means it's not as structured as a bigger program such as Saddlebrook. He's willing to add court time or adjust his coaching staff as needed. Since it's a small program mostly of visitors he doesn't have a lot of game matching ability. His program is run on hard courts, so you may be sore after a couple of days running around. It's at a hotel -- staying on property is recommended. We all had a great time working with Reed and his staff and hope to come back again next year!"—C.S., Int., January 2010
"Reed Anderson's Tennis School provided a positive teaching environment. Individual attention accompanied by comprehensive instruction resulted in an outstanding skill development experience for me. Thanks Reed."—S.C., Int., November 2009
"The technical expertise of Reed Anderson is unsurpased. He quickly is able to assess your game and give you helpful and simple changes that are immediately effective. Enjoyable sessions. Beautiful weather. Great facilities. Highly recommend this program."—D.H., Adv. Int., October 2009
"I am a teaching pro and have been looking for a tennis camp that complements and can improve my own game. I have been to a moderate number of them, but I have to say Reed Anderson would rate near the top of the ones I have been to. This is not your usual camp with lots of people being processed through like an assembly line, by college pros and kid who tends to dilute the instruction quality. It is a small group taught personally by Reed and the personal attention is critical to showing me the couple things that I need to improve my game. And Reed did exactly that within a few hours. I even learned a few things about coaching along the way.
The small negatives of lack of structure is more for those who want the assembly process. If you want to have a personal coach while traveling backed by 30 years of experience, this is exactly what I would recommend."—M.W., Pro, October 2009
"The individual attention and modern teaching methods helped me to make incremental progress in my tennis game. Laid back approach works well and I would highly recommend Reed's school to anyone serious about moving his or her game forward. The only weakness, and it is slight, is the lack of prep materials (e.g., a "What to know before you go..." tear sheet advising what to bring to the first session like towels, water, sports drinks, etc.)"—R.C., Int., October 2009
"As an adult learner, ex-squash player it is hard to coach me. Reed and his colleague Terry are superb instructors who can dial in and "detect and correct"at the learners level. We were a small mixed group of widely diverse skill but everyone was challenged and improved. A perfect venue for family groupings or friends of diverse abilities. Great doubles skill and strategy coaching. No frills,but focused and fun active learning. Yes, I would go back."—C.M., Low Int., October 2009
"This is the best camp I have attended. I learned more in three days than I have learned in many many lessons. Reed has the ability to look at your stroke and your game in its entirety and make slight changes that will make such an overall improvement. It is amazing!! I will definitely be back!"—D.S., Adv., September 2009
"Reed has a way of looking at your game and picking the 2-3 small things out that you can begin to change and get results. I can now effectively hit a slice serve. No trying to totally reshape your game just great solid instruction. He also knows that there is more than one way to hit a stroke (just look at the tour) and will not force you into a prescripted forehand or backhand grip.
His knowledge of doubles strategy is the best ever. I have been playing tennis for years and competitive at 4.5 and Reed's instruction brought a new awareness to me for court position and strategy. I have been to several other camps and this is the best mix of instruction and fitness that I have experienced. I can't recommend more strongly."—S.A., Adv., September 2009
"We winter in Palm Desert and I play at a tennis club where we live. However, when I want to tune up my game--or just have a great time working on some drills--I drive over to Rancho Mirage and see Reed. When I first started attending his schools, I could barely hit the ball. That was almost 25 years ago. Now I'm loving playing almost daily (and can hit the ball :)Reed can teach all ages all things."—L.K., Int., September 2009
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After 18 years at the Westin Mission Hills Resort, the Reed Anderson Tennis School has left that venue and on Feb. 25 will begin operating at Shadow Mountain Resort & Club in nearby Palm Desert. For the time being, his school will operate alongside the Desert Tennis Academy at Shadow Mountain until Anderson and Shadow Mountain owner and director Michael McFarlane can sort out the most effective way to merge.
Kevin Pilon found out about the Reed Anderson 
Tennis School by accident, when business took him from his home near Hartford, Connecticut, to Palm Springs, California. But he was so taken by Anderson's approach to teaching that he came back on vacation five months later, this time with his wife and teenage son, bent on doing another three days of the school.
"He gives you only one thing to think about, but that correction somehow fixes the other six things that are also wrong," Pilon says of Anderson's instruction. "And beyond that I like the format, the mix of drills, thought, strategy, and then playing. For me, that works."
A former college and satellite player, Anderson has logged more than two decades on the teaching court, including a stint in Lake Tahoe the 1970s with Billie Jean King and Dennis Van der Meer's TennisAmerica program. He's run his own school since 1982. All that experience has made him a gifted diagnostician, a man who, as Pilon discovered, sees through to the essential flaw and focuses on that.
Yet Anderson is not a exactly household name, even in households full of tennis players. One reason he isn't is, 
paradoxically, one very good reason why he deserves to be: Anderson has allowed his school to grow to the point where it's profitable yet not so large that he can't get to know and personally help every student who comes to him. He has long used ball machines to feed so he and his pros can work directly with students on their side of the net. "The older I get the more I realize you have to do certain things to hit the ball right," says Anderson.
Nevertheless, he eschews any particular system, preferring instead to adapt his teaching to each individual. "I think I'm more flexible than ever, no schedule, no program," he adds. "My real skill lies in getting the most out of people's games. People leave and they're hitting the ball better but they don't realize what happened. They don't think I've changed much but I've changed a lot." He's also unusual in stressing play almost as much as technique. A three-hour session typically devotes half the time to instruction and drills and the other half to supervised doubles with advice on strategy and tactics.
From October to May, Anderson offer two-, three-, and five-day packages with the option of three or five hours a day of gruop instruction. All of his clinics have a spontaneous feel, as if he altered the drills and approach as he went along, making things up to suit each particular group and, perhaps, his own mood. Rather than lecture during water breaks, Anderson lets the conversation wander wherever the group wants it to go. It may start with observations about the pros or questions like "What's the one word that describes your state of mind in a match?" but almost never ends with tennis. Pilon finds that refreshing. "I like the relaxed talk between drills about sports, tennis, life," he says. "After three days with Reed I felt like we'd gone to college together. We got into a lot of stuff."
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Tennis school packages include full-day or half-day instruction daily. Prices are per person, exclusive of lodging.
Sept. 15, 2009-June 1, 2010
3-day (9 hour): $350. 5-day (15 hour): $450
Seasons. The school runs from October to May.
General Tourist Information. Visit the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention & Visitors Authority website or contact them at 69-930 Hwy. 111, Suite 201, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. Phone: 760-770-9000 or 800-967-3767 or Fax: 760-770-9001.