Kids Development Team (KDT)
at Tennis Vlaanderen, Wilrijk.
- Who it is for
- kids 8 to 12, by selection
- Who gets in
- By selection at the KDT identification day: tennis, fitness and mental skills tested by age group
- When
- school year
- Next start
- Next school year after a positive identification day
- Price
- Not published by the academy
- Included
- Central training days, workshops, medical screening from age 10, racket advice, (inter)national matches and tournament coaching; advice sessions for parents
- Not included
- The player's own club coach stays the main coach; they recommend a VTS Trainer B diploma
- Time on court
- U8/U9 one regional session a week; U10 one regional + one central; U11–U12 two central sessions a week, each tennis + fitness
- Trial
- No trial; selection through the Talent Days and identification day
- Note
- Weekly regional training plus central sessions at the Topsportcentrum
- Where
- Edegemsesteenweg 100, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026
Other programmes at Tennis Vlaanderen
- Topsport school (Topsportschool, topsport status A): school + tennis, juniors 12 to 18 with a topsport status, by selection
- Talent Days (scouting): kids born 2019 or 2020, ages 6 to 7
- Regional detection camps (detectiestages): kids picked at the Talent Days, ages 6 to 8
- Topsport status F (own club programme): juniors 12 to 18 who keep training with their own coach, by selection
- Junior-to-pro transition (Transitie en profs): full-time, players from 18 moving into pro tennis, by invitation
- KidsTennis lessons at member clubs: kids 3 to 12
- Tennis Fundays: kids 7 to 12 not yet playing competition
- Ethias Tennis Tour Junior: juniors up to 17, by age and level
- Start to Tennis: adults and teens from 16, beginners
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