hello fellow readers,
id like to start by congratulating the players from the tour group. the behaviour and focus this past week has been very much improved. there has been a solid effort made by all to limit the on court antics and maintain composure through the tougher times. due to this i feel like the intensity of each drill was better and longer. great job.
a note on the bubble situation. the back bubble is currently being taken down, so we will be doing the program in the first bubble with a couple days having an extra court indoors. please come into the first bubble each day and we will work out who goes where. a reminder that this week we are not doing any make up classes. if you have make ups we will still have a few more weeks once we head outside. also, incase the numbers get bigger then our court space allows please make sure you bring some gym shoes as we could be breaking up into groups and having an extra gym session.
for next week we will be outside, so please make sure you bring layers of clothing. not just a big hoodie. the temp might be different at 4 then at 6 or 7 so have options to change into, also please follow along with the weather reports incase of rain. don't just assume, if its one type of weather were you are then its the same at the orc. check out the twitter feed and the blog for updates.
this week being our last week of indoor play, we will be focusing heavily on consistency and serve. going outdoors means the conditions can play a bigger role in the type of ball you play and type of point you construct. to do this you need to be confident that you can keep the ball in play longer if needed and physically be capable of keeping the point alive longer. also, with depth perception opening up,  the serve/toss is going to be affected a little more. we will get a head start on this this week by making sure we work on it a little extra.
last week we had a few days were we played some points and tried to structure the first couple of shots before a point became open. it wasn't our finest hour, lets just say that. we have to try and focus more on being able to create opportunity and not just wait for our opponents to give us those opportunities. this week we will try again. Monday will be a consistency day,  Tuesday we will try and implement some of those drills into the point. Wednesday we will come back to consistency and Thursday we will put it into play again.
some of you will have your high school championships coming up over the next couple of weeks, please let me know who you are and when they are and if we can make arrangements for you to train according to your short term needs.
also, with the outdoor season coming up, there will be more tournaments on the OTA schedule, for those looking to get into that scene a little more, this would be a good time to look for extra match play, and have more local tournaments to choose from.
lets keep up the positive vibe and direction that we have started heading in, keep working hard and continue to have fun and enjoy the challenge.

Tour Team.....