Hello and welcome to another week!
This week we have several of our players participating in the itf event in Burlington, Good Luck to those playing, bring back some points!
For those players with a regular week of practice ahead...
We will be focusing on keeping the ball in play. Sounds basic but, there is a lot that goes into this simple task and we will be focusing on those such things.
We will be challenging you to keep the ball in play while on the run, from the corners, on the stretch and more. Sometimes how the ball comes back is not as important as getting the ball back. Making the other player have to hit another shot. Giving them another opportunity to make a mistake.
Some of the drills will focus on targets and spaces on the court to aim for when in trouble. Using bigger targets in those situations and using more height on our shots to achieve that goal. Being tougher and more determined to get that ball back.
Fitness and conditioning is again part of the program this week but more of it will be on each player to hit the gym and get in the required workouts necessary.
Looks like a fun week ahead!
See you on the courts,
Mike, Drago and staff
Monday 26 October 2015
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Week 2 of footwork
Hi All,
Well, week one of the footwork progress has a been a good one! everyone seems to be buying in to the importance of movement and the mechanics behind it. We still have one more week ahead of us in this department.
For some of the players in the group we will be adjusting the program a little bit as the upcoming itf in Burlington is this weekend. your focus will be a little more n point play and tactics. but you will still participate in the core session of the drills so that we are all on the same page come game time.
The Footwork for tennis involves not only speed and agility but the specific movement patterns of the pros. Most pro players have great footwork allowing them to hit great shots while still maintaining perfect balance. Getting to the ball is important, because not only does it allow you to make the shot, but it also gives you the opportunity to have more choices on what shot to make and how to make it.
With this in mind we will be focusing on this for the rest of the week and coming back to this topic several times throughout the year
Well, week one of the footwork progress has a been a good one! everyone seems to be buying in to the importance of movement and the mechanics behind it. We still have one more week ahead of us in this department.
For some of the players in the group we will be adjusting the program a little bit as the upcoming itf in Burlington is this weekend. your focus will be a little more n point play and tactics. but you will still participate in the core session of the drills so that we are all on the same page come game time.
The Footwork for tennis involves not only speed and agility but the specific movement patterns of the pros. Most pro players have great footwork allowing them to hit great shots while still maintaining perfect balance. Getting to the ball is important, because not only does it allow you to make the shot, but it also gives you the opportunity to have more choices on what shot to make and how to make it.
With this in mind we will be focusing on this for the rest of the week and coming back to this topic several times throughout the year
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Hello Everyone!
Welcome back to another week of tennis. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that you all enjoyed the extra family time.
For the week ahead we are going to be working on movement on the tennis court. With the game being so quick and the ball striking happening so early, getting into position has become the number one focus in allowing players to execute their desired shots.
We will be spending the next 2 weeks on footwork drills, working on speed, agility, coordination, footwork patterns and of course, recovery.
There will be a mix of hand feeding, feeding and hitting over this time and station training with props will be involved throughout the next 2 weeks.
The goal will be that after 2 weeks we will see a change in the focus and purpose of the players on court movement and start seeing the changes implemented in their point play.
Lets have a great week!!
Mike, Drago and Coaching Staff
Welcome back to another week of tennis. We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that you all enjoyed the extra family time.
For the week ahead we are going to be working on movement on the tennis court. With the game being so quick and the ball striking happening so early, getting into position has become the number one focus in allowing players to execute their desired shots.
We will be spending the next 2 weeks on footwork drills, working on speed, agility, coordination, footwork patterns and of course, recovery.
There will be a mix of hand feeding, feeding and hitting over this time and station training with props will be involved throughout the next 2 weeks.
The goal will be that after 2 weeks we will see a change in the focus and purpose of the players on court movement and start seeing the changes implemented in their point play.
Lets have a great week!!
Mike, Drago and Coaching Staff
Monday 5 October 2015
Week 2: Welcome to serving and return of serve
Hello to all and welcome back for another week!
Last week we had the opportunity to get back on court and have players and coaches meet each other, some for the first time. The coaching staff would like to thank all the players and parents for their efforts and patience in our set up and configuration week. I think we have now received the sign ups from players and are able to start shaping and planning out the program going forwards.....
This coming week we will be focusing on serving and returning.
These two shots in the game start the point off every time and its important to have a plan on how to do it. We will be looking at the different types of serves and how to use them and in turn how to deal with these options as a returner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqugycCxD7k
Thanks again,
and we look forward to a hard working and informative week ahead!
Mike and Drago
Last week we had the opportunity to get back on court and have players and coaches meet each other, some for the first time. The coaching staff would like to thank all the players and parents for their efforts and patience in our set up and configuration week. I think we have now received the sign ups from players and are able to start shaping and planning out the program going forwards.....
This coming week we will be focusing on serving and returning.
These two shots in the game start the point off every time and its important to have a plan on how to do it. We will be looking at the different types of serves and how to use them and in turn how to deal with these options as a returner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqugycCxD7k
Thanks again,
and we look forward to a hard working and informative week ahead!
Mike and Drago
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