Experienced tutor in Tennis in Arlington, Shelby offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Shelby really cares about his students. He is passionate about growing young tennis players. He has excellent communication skills and a charming personality. We have known coach Shelby since my son was five and we still have him as a coach in high school.

Coach Shelby Jones has made a strong impact on our child’s success on court. He is very observant and is quick to make corrections on form and technique during practice match play. His well thought-out drills are pertinent to high school and junior tournaments. Coach Jones is known for his strong relationships with students and parents and constructs encouraging plans of action to improve the players’ overall game and high level of sportsmanship.

I highly recommend Shelby Jones as a tennis coach. Shelby has coached my two boys since 2023, and he has been exceptional in every respect. He is an excellent technical coach who knows how to challenge players, build skills, and instill strong fundamentals, but what truly sets him apart is how much he cares about the kids as individuals.
Shelby takes the time to understand each player’s strengths, mindset, and confidence level, and he adjusts his coaching accordingly. My boys not only improved their tennis significantly under his guidance, but they also grew in focus, discipline, and love for the game. They genuinely enjoy working with him and feel supported both on and off the court.
Shelby is reliable, thoughtful, and deeply invested in his players’ development. Shelby is a rare person in a time when everything can feel competitive. He’s thoughtful, principled, and genuinely puts kids first. He is a great person with honesty, integrity, and heart!

One of the best high-performance tennis training coaches in the DC metro area. My high schooler only wishes he offered more training classes.

We could not be happier with Shelby Jones as our son’s tennis coach. His lessons are fun, engaging, and truly fuel our son’s love of the game - all while consistently improving his skills as a player. Shelby has a wonderful way of meeting kids where they are, building confidence, and keeping them excited to learn and grow.

What sets him apart even more is his focus on developing a winning mindset. He teaches not just technique, but resilience, focus, and how to approach the game mentally, which we absolutely love. We’ve seen such positive growth both on and off the court. Highly recommend Shelby to any family looking for an exceptional tennis coach!

Shelby has a unique style. While he is extremely professional and runs a rigorous clinic, his program is fun and motivating. The kids really enjoy playing with him- both private sessions- and together- during clinic time. We are so lucky to have enrolled in his program. He is 5 star coach and a gem.

He is a great motivator and works well with my daughter.

He's really patient and good with young people. I can tell that he wants to bring out the best in his students by giving honest and thoughtful feedback that will help them improve. Because of how good he is, my athlete wants to attend practice. I no longer have to force her. She is happy to go.

Shelby is very personable, motivating and dedicated to his athletes success both and off the court. Shelby has a great understanding of the game of tennis and knows how to impart his love of the game unto his students.

Shelby truly loves tennis, and he has committed his adult life in passing this love along to all the players he engages with. He has worked with my son since he was 7 years old, and he completely had my son loving tennis within his first week of training. My son now is a high performance tennis player and wishes to continue tennis into college. Shelby, and only Shelby, can be credited to sparking that interest in my son. Shelby using tennis to teach his young athletes about general principles of life, and importantly how to take a L and get back up even stronger than before. My son has mental toughness due to lessons learned from Shelby and we are so grateful for his influence on my son. We hope he keeps doing exactly what he is doing and continue to grow the next generation of tennis players in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area.

Coach Shelby is a kid whisperer! He's amazing with both my kids one quiet/shy the other extremely motivated. My kids were at JTCC, but Coach Shelby is bar none above and beyond expectations for high performance junior training. Strategy, weakness, strengths, you name it, it will be possible with him! One thing we are not allowed to miss per my little 13 year old is Coach Shelby's practices! He's a great guy, has a great tennis background and understands the game and our kids! Go try it out, you won't be sorry!

Shelby is fantastic with the kids. Teaches them technique while allowing them to play matches and have fun.

Shelby is a great coach and my daughter enjoys coming to his clinic as much as possible. He provides a great combination of technical instruction, match play practice, and fun!

Shelby is great! He teaches not just the fundamentals but the love of the game to the kids and makes it fun so they want to come back every day.

Shelby has not just been a tennis coach for my son; he’s also a friend, mentor, and older brother to my son. My son is an only child and we have a very small extended family so having Shelby in these other roles has been a boon to us. In terms of the tennis, Shelby has coached my son for about 6 years I think, initially in group lessons. My son was so frustrated by a couple of years that we spent in France where a different grip (I think) is taught that he was ready to quit. Shelby got him over those humps and another his senior year (this year) when my son was ready to quit because he didn’t think he was good enough for his school’s team. Their team ended up winning the state championship, and my son was able to contribute to that overall win by winning his matches. Shelby has been a stable presence in my son’s life for many years and an enduring relationship has been forged that will help my son through the ups and downs of attending an out-of-state college and beyond.