Hello Everyone and welcome to the final edition of the 2015\16 tour blog.
(there will be more blogs, but they will be starting the new 2016 summer season and the 2016/17 season)
First of all i would like to thank all the coaches involved in the tour program this year. we had a very solid year. some ups, some down, as all things tend to have, but everyday Sam, Andrea, Patrice, Todd and Drago came out bringing their best attitude, energy and potential to the group. I also want to thank some of the coaches that filled in occasionally, you helped keep the transition smooth.
Secondly, i would like to thank all the kids. its not easy coming out everyday all year, and bringing your best effort to every practice, but for the most part, that was achieved. all of you bought into the program, the vision and the course content that we tried to provide to you and exceeded our expectation. throughout the year our group players were able to achieve a variety of their goals, top 4 provincially, top 4 nationally, offsa winners, high school teams learning a second serve, receiving a scholarship and countless others...., Thank you to everyone and good luck in your next stage of goal setting....
And, last but not least, i'd like to thank all the parents (and in some cases brothers and sisters) for bringing these players out each day and shuttling them back and forth all year. also, to the parents, thank you for your commitment and support all season. We look very much forward to being given another opportunity next year to continue working with your kids.
On to the program....
this season, the orc introduced a new tennis director and therefore some new changes and philosophies in the program. i think that as a whole we can say that we had great success in implementing some of these ideas and creating a wonderful environment for the players to develop in. i give credit to all the players for working hard and pushing through the changes and coming out better then when we started in September.
For this coming season, we have even better, bigger and more exciting plans for the programs as a whole and we (the coaching staff) cant wait to share the new direction of the program with everyone.
It all starts now!
for the summer there is a very exciting line up of groups and camps for players of all levels and plans. there will be daily summer long programs at the elite level as well as weekly session for the rec player looking to enjoy the physicality and fun of sports. all the info can be found on the website or you can ask any of the coaches about more information and how to sign up. the programs start next week so don't delay!
if there is anyone who still needs a report card of if anyone would like to talk about theirs, please feel free to contact me and i will be happy to help out.
i believe this concludes our season. Again, thank you to all, congrats to all and we look forward to continuing our work together in the summer and fall/winter seasons!
Sincerely,
All the Tour Coaches.
