You can't argue with the tape
After a match, players remember the score and a few big points. Film keeps every point. When we talk about a pattern, we're looking at it together instead of debating what happened.
Tennis lessons & match video analysis · St. Louis
St. Louis tennis coaching that opens your eyes to your game.
For players and parents who invest in tennis and want a real return. Ben films your matches, shows you exactly what's happening, and gives you a plan to take home. Lessons in Webster Groves; filming anywhere in the metro.
Junior playersTennis parentsAdult competitors
Set 1 ● The Method
Why tennis video analysis is the fastest way to improve
You've already put real money and hours into your game. Seeing yourself on film, literally and figuratively, opens your eyes to what's actually happening out there, and how to apply it moving forward becomes clear. That's how you get more out of everything you've already invested.
Feel vs. film
What it felt like vs. what the camera saw
Pick a moment, then flip the switch. These three gaps show up in almost every match we film.
“I'm stepping into it.”That's the feeling. Flip to the film to check it.
We fix what shows up when it counts
Drills show how you hit when nothing is on the line. Matches show how you hit at 4–5 in the third. We film competition so the plan targets the strokes and decisions that break down under pressure.
A frozen frame replaces ten cues
Visual learners lose the thread when a coach stacks verbal cues. A paused frame next to the fix is one clear image to copy. Players who think in pictures often change faster from one good image than from a dozen instructions.
Three matches show what's real
One bad day can mislead anyone. Three filmed sets show which problems repeat. We only build the plan around what repeats, so practice time goes to the few things that actually cost you matches.
Coach's note
“What if my player isn't a visual learner?”
Fair question. Research doesn't support teaching only to one learning style. Here's what I've seen as a coach: every player gets better faster once they see themselves accurately, and the kids who think in pictures get the biggest jump. Film isn't a gimmick for one type of learner. It removes the guesswork for all of them.
Set 2 ● Programs & prices
Tennis lessons and match analysis in St. Louis
Start with film to see what's costing you matches, then train it on court. Or start with lessons and add film when you're ready.
Private & Semi-Private Lessons
$60 / 60 min private
- One-on-one or with a partner
- Semi-private: 90 min, $45 per player
- Juniors and adults invested in improving
Match Film Package
$899 / package
- Ben films 3 one-set matches anywhere in St. Louis
- About 15 hours of work on your game
- Written 3-6 month improvement plan
Online Match Analysis
$299 / package
- You film 2 or 3 one-set matches
- Full analysis and breakdown session
- Written 3-6 month improvement plan
Free Fit Call
Free / 15 min
- Phone call with Ben
- Talk through your goals and schedule
- Find the right starting point
Where ● Service area
Based in Webster Groves. Serving the St. Louis metro.
Lessons happen on court in Webster Groves. For film, Ben comes to you.
On court
Lessons in Webster Groves
Private and semi-private lessons. Ben confirms the exact court when he confirms your time.
On location
Filming across St. Louis
Tournaments, high school matches, league play or a set we arrange, anywhere in the metro.
Online or in person
Breakdowns your way
Meet in person around St. Louis or by video call, even if you filmed and sent the matches yourself.
Coach ● Ben Keefer
Your coach: Ben Keefer, Webster Groves
Ben is the High School Program Director at Webster Groves and a PTR insured tennis professional. He spent the better part of a decade training alongside more than a dozen Division I-level players in North Carolina, and now builds high-level players in St. Louis.
Top questions
Parents$899 is real money. Why not just buy more lessons?
Do the math by the hour. The Match Film Package is about 15 hours of work on your player's game: traveling to and filming 3 matches, editing the film, building a game plan, the breakdown session, and the written plan and follow-up. That's roughly $60 an hour, about what you'd pay for a private lesson, and your player keeps the film, the clips and the plan.
Lessons build skills. Film shows which skills and tactics are costing matches, so every lesson and practice after it goes to the right thing. That's how you get a better return on what you've already invested.
ParentsWhere are lessons held?
On-court lessons are based in Webster Groves, and Ben confirms the exact court when he confirms your time. Match filming and in-person breakdowns happen anywhere in the St. Louis metro, and online analysis works by video call.
PlayersCan I send my own match video?
Yes. That's Online Match Analysis ($299). Film at least two one-set matches (three is best), send a link, and Ben breaks it down with you by video call or in person around St. Louis.