Tennis at Internat Solling

PASSION, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY

Almost 100 years ago, the Solling boarding school was one of the first schools in Germany to have its own tennis court. To this day, tennis is an integral part of our school and boarding school life: living, learning and sports – all in one place.

In addition to horseback riding and classic team sports such as football, rugby, basketball or volleyball, tennis plays a special role at our high school.
More than 40 of our boarding school students and around a quarter of all students train regularly on the course – from ambitious tournament players to beginners in taster courses.

Ways to play

Summer:

• 2 well-maintained clay courts directly on campus
• Additional multi-purpose artificial turf pitch

Winter:

• Holzminden-Stahle tennis hall (4 courts, approx. 6 km away)
• Uslar-Schönhagen tennis hall (2 courts, approx. 19 km away, granulate floor)
• Regular transfer for training and matches (almost daily)

Cooperation with clubs:
• boarding school’s own club SV Landschulheim Solling
• TC Blau-Weiß Holzminden (Lower Saxony)
• TC Rot-Weiß Höxter (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Over 40 of our boarding school students and around a quarter of all students train regularly on the pitch.

Training and education

Our goal is to offer all tennis enthusiasts – from beginners to tournament players – optimal conditions. Tournament players can train at a high level without neglecting their academic performance.

Coaching team:

Sebastian Aickele – Head of Tennis
• DOSB coach B competitive sports
• international coaching experience at youth and men’s world ranking tournaments
• lessons: team, individual and upper level training, clubs, private lessons

Donata von Nerée – Trainer & Boarding School Teacher
• state-certified VDT tennis instructor (B-trainer)
• high school teacher for politics/economics, history and sports
• former regional league player, former instructor at the University of Göttingen
• Lessons: team training, upper school courses, clubs, private lessons

Special opportunities

• Acquisition of an assistant coach or C-trainer licence from the German Tennis Federation (DTB)
• Choice of tennis as an upper school course or Abitur examination subject (advanced sports course or P5)
• Students can show
social commitment as tennis coaches at the boarding school• Taster courses and action days for beginners
• Participation in tennis camps abroad
• Provision or purchase of materials (balls, rackets, strings) through our trainers