Barcelona Sports Academy is proud to announce the expansion of its tennis performance team with two exceptional professionals: Lucas Martín Tejada, who now extends his role from basketball to tennis, and Joan Ribas i Brufau, a rising specialist in tennis-specific physical conditioning. Together, they bring a powerful combination of science, passion and athlete-centered coaching to our academy.

Joan Ribas i Brufau: The Trainer Who Grew Up Inside Tennis.

While many fitness coaches discover tennis later in life, Joan Ribas i Brufau grew into it step by step—first as a young facilitator of sport activities, then as a dedicated trainer surrounded by tennis courts, young athletes, and the rhythm of daily training.

From his earliest days leading youth sport programs, Joan learned something fundamental: every athlete needs to feel understood before they can truly improve. That idea has shaped his entire coaching identity.

As he moved deeper into the world of tennis performance, Joan became known for his ability to observe small details—posture, footwork, fatigue signals, emotional reactions—and translate them into smart, individualized training sessions. Coaches who worked with him often said: “Joan doesn’t just train athletes. He notices them.”.

In the years that followed, Joan built a reputation across several respected clubs and academies in Barcelona. His days were spent on courts, in gyms, and next to athletes who arrived with different stories, abilities and goals. Whether he worked with a seven-year-old beginner holding a racket for the first time or a teenager preparing for competition season, Joan’s approach remained the same: patience, clarity, structure and a deep respect for the long-term development of each player.

But what truly sets Joan apart is not only his technical preparation—it is his calm energy, his ability to motivate without pressure, and his talent for turning complex physical concepts into simple tools athletes can use immediately.

Players trust him. Parents appreciate him. And colleagues describe him as the “anchor” of a training environment—steady, reliable, dedicated.

Lucas Martín Tejada Steps Into Tennis Performance.

Already a well-established performance coach in our basketball division, Lucas Martín Tejada brings to tennis something rare: a scientific mindset combined with an intuitive understanding of athletes' needs.

Lucas sees training as a journey shaped by evidence, technology, observation and constant communication. His background in sports science, research, and applied performance gives him the ability to design programs that are not only effective, but measurable, purposeful and adapted to different stages of development.

What excites Lucas most about joining the tennis performance team is the chance to create bridges between disciplines—taking concepts from basketball, health science and VR-based research, and transforming them into new methods for tennis training.

He believes that athletic performance is not just about power or speed, but about movement quality, load management, mental focus, and a long-term pathway that protects the athlete while continuously pushing their limits.

A New Era for Tennis Physical Preparation at BSA.

Bringing Lucas and Joan together creates a unique dynamic inside the academy:

• Joan adds depth in tennis-specific conditioning, youth development and injury prevention.
• Lucas brings scientific structure, innovation, data-driven methodology and multi-sportperformance insight.

Both share the same mission:
To build strong, confident, resilient tennis players who move well, feel great, and grow consistently over time.

With their arrival, Barcelona Sports Academy strengthens its commitment to delivering a modern, holistic and athlete-first development environment—one where science and passion meet on the court every single day.