> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ballman.gitbook.io/whitepaper-2023/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ballman.gitbook.io/whitepaper-2023/ballman-academies/principes.md).

# Principes

An academy is a group of players gathered in a dedicated room of a professional tennis player or an NFT community. The leader of an academy is called “Coach”.

A membership to an academy provides access to the following benefits:

* Training bonuses and access to special equipment
* Internal ranking of the academy
* Tournaments between members of an Academy