Tennis Coach. Builder.
Sarasota Local.
USPTA Elite Professional with 30+ years coaching. Founder of SRQ Tennis. Developing young athletes through evidence-based coaching and small-group programs at public parks across Sarasota.
The Six Pillars
The coaching philosophy behind every SRQ Tennis program.
Accuracy Before Everything
Placement before power. 8 out of 10 to the target before we push the pace.
Live Ball Is the Method
Real rallies, real situations. Fed balls and machines don't teach match play.
Technique Is Geometry
Center contact, square face. We coach the contact, not the choreography.
Confidence Is Built
Evidence, not flattery. We track progress with real numbers so players know they're improving.
Conditioning in Order
Joint mobility, then muscle activation, then high intensity. The right order matches the player's stage.
Channel the Fire
Competitive frustration is fuel. We teach the Between-Point Routine to harness it.
From the Blog
The Defensive Lob-and-Recover Drill: Teaching Sarasota Juniors to Buy Time
Michael Boothman breaks down a live-ball defensive lob drill for Sarasota juniors — how to reset a point under pressure and recover court position.
Why Michael Boothman Makes Sarasota Juniors Work a Little Harder in Practice
Michael Boothman on desirable difficulties: why the right kind of struggle in practice builds more durable tennis skill for Sarasota juniors.
Fall Junior Tennis Near Stoneybrook: A Sarasota Parent's September Guide
A Sarasota coach's guide to starting fall junior tennis near Stoneybrook in September, plus what a good first month of practice should actually look like.