Hello everyone and welcome to another week
This week we are going to be focusing on effort and attitude. Over the past few weeks " we" the tennis coaching staff and department as a whole have been evaluating and discussing all the different programs and players and trying to figure out how we can all help each other to be the best that we can be. This line might sound cliche but it's exactly correct and to the point.
At this point in the season everyone is going a little stir crazy being indoors for this long and having spring and the outdoors season get delayed week by week. Also, sometimes doing the same thing for so long can be repetitive and sometimes not as motivating as at the beginning. That being said, we still have to find ways to puch each other, push ourselves and bring the best attitude and effort to the club everyday. It's the only way that we can continue to improve and excel as players, people and as a group.
On that note we have been noticing a higher then normal discipline factor and because of this we have implement a set of new guidelines to help keep everyone in check. This isn't so much a punishment but more a way to help keep everyone stay a little more focued when the going gets tough.
We will be encouraging more positive and friendly behavior and trying to nip negativity as soon as it sneaks up. There will be a skipping detail to those that break some of the guidelines. We have already discussed the points and will continue to fill in those players that might have missed it.
Everyone has worked really hard all year and those that feel like they have pushed themselves each and everyday are starting to see the rewards that this can bring.  Both in out of club results and in personal goals results.  Let's keep pushing each other, bring our best efforts each day and dig deep to help bring up the level if intensity in ourselves and the player next to us.

As for the plan this week, we will be challenging each player in the drills that we do to push a little harder and a little longer.  Drills will be geared towards having longer tougher rallies, points and score situations.  They will attack your mental toughness and try and break you down so that when the real matches come up no situation will surprise or overwhelm you. These next few weeks will be hard and hopefully rewarding.
Keep it up!!

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