Hello to all!,
As you might be noticing, there is a missing blog this week, its not you, its me. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to post during this weeks schedule so I will be summarizing what this pasts weeks plan entailed and will be combining it with this weeks coming up.

As previously posted and talked about, we are focusing heavily on point play. Both situational and open play. The first 2 months of the program were split in components of development.
Strokes, strategy, fitness, technique in some cases, and now we have shifted gears in to the more rewarding part of it all, the application of all those pieces and using them in real situations.

This past week the kids have shown a great work ethic and commitment on court. The match play has been tight, highly competitive and very focused. Shot selection, ball control and body positioning to the ball has improved since day one and it has shown in the caliber of points being played.
With 2 weeks to go before the Christmas break, we will continue to harp on point structure, as starting in the new year all players will be in full tournament mode.
We will however have one more mini session this week of going over most of the components we have covered so far. This week, there will be some feeding, some fitness and some consistency related drills in order to make sure everyone is still on track and headed in the right direction.
This will lead us into the final week before the break, which will be simulated tournament play.

During the up coming week, we will be keeping the daily focus on small one day tasks. hitting zones, balance while striking the ball, and staying in the point will be key points of drilling and conversation. as we have talked about it in the past, these are very important aspect to help create and open up a point.

I hope everyone is ready for a great week ahead,

Lets continue working hard and giving it all headed into the New year....


mike and drago