Orize Sports Management Inc .
The Orize team is young, enthusiastic and dedicated. A high degree of importance is placed on having a culture of respect, perseverance, teamwork and openness.| Ricky Twynam starting playing sports at the age of 4.At 13 years old, after excelling in baseball and basket-ball, Ricky began to play tennis. His uncle and coach, Alex Shields initiated Ricky to the game that has now become his passion. He competed at the provincial and national level and was ranked in the Canadian top 5, in the category 18 years and under. Then began his professional journey. Ricky Twynam has traveled far and wide from Canada, starting in Europe where he got his first taste of professional level tennis. He had the opportunity to train with the world’s best; The Spaniards. Their philosophy to training was something he had never seen before. The intensity, work ethic and “never quit” attitude were what made them one of the world’s most dominant forces. Still today, they represent a great source of inspiration for Ricky’s coaching. Ricky also trained at the Bill Adams’s tennis academy in Florida, which was his home base during the years he competed. |
Ricky Twynam |
After gaining knowledge and experience from many renowned professionals, Ricky returned to Canada with a new dream: helping our young Canadian athletes develop and evolve as athletes, and as individuals. Ricky now shares his passion for sport and the game of tennis with students from all backgrounds, always aiming at helping them finding the best within themselves.
No matter if you are 5, 20 or 50 years old, or if you want to become a top professional tennis player or just play for fun, after a lesson with Ricky, you may find his coaching style is straight to the point, unique and is one that really gets through you and help you improve your game. Warning: There is a risk you may catch his contagious passion.
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| Sport was a major passion for Hachem while growing up in Ivory Coast. At 12 years old Hachem spent 6 months at the prestigious Bruguera Tennis Academy in Spain. After 4 tough years of training in Ivory Coast with several titles Hachem moved to Paris and joined a Sport-Studies program. For a period of 3 years Hachem participated in numerous competitions throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East where he was the top player in Lebanon. This has provided Hachem with significant technical and practical experience which has enabled him to coach high level players. Hachem holds a Master in Commercial Management and Marketing from l'institut du Commerce in Paris and has worked as a commercial coach at many multinational corporations such as Air Liquid. Hachem has recently moved to Montreal and has joined ORIZE with a goal to help develop Canada's next champions. Regardless of your level, Hachem is eager and willing to help. |
Hachem Hachem |
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| A student in Engineering at l'école Polytechnique de Montréal and tennis enthusiast, Michaël has participated and is currently competing in provincial, national and international tournaments and is a member of the Université de Montréal Carabins tennis team. Michaël has now been coaching at Orize for one year. Having completed certification in coaching snowboarding and over 2 years experience in the domain, Michaël brings a unique approach to teaching tennis. His positive, dynamic and team player attitude is unrivaled. << Back |
Michaël Tousignant |
