Holiday Break

Hello to everyone,

I just want to let everybody know that there is no academy over the next two weeks due to the holiday break, and that the academy starts up again on Monday January 4th. I would like to encourage all the kids to try to play over the two week break so that they do not get too rusty.

On behalf of all the coaches in the program I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy New Years, and Happy Holidays. See you guys in January.

Drago

Week 12

Hello to everyone,

So we have one more week before a two week break for the holidays. This week we will get the kids to play more points and sets, as we have not done too much of that.

We will teach the kids the right position to return from and how to hit the best return possible. Also as the kids are playing sets and points, we will observe how the things that we worked on are being applied. We will look to see how many of the kids are sticking with the right grips for the serve, volleys and overheads. We will also be looking how early the racquet is going back, and if the kids are looking for the best position with their feet before hitting the ball. We will also be looking at recovery after every shot, and making sure that the feet keep moving during the point. 

Drago

Week 11

Hello to everyone,

So this week we introduced points by starting at the net, where kids have more of a chance to volley and hit overheads, and we saw that kids still revert back to their old grips and habits when playing points. Very few kids stick with the correct grip and arm positions for overheads and volleys that were practiced in the past few weeks.

So for this week, we will continue with starting the points at the net, and we will go back to focusing more on volleys and overheads and making sure that the right grips are being used.

 

We have also started playing more points with serves, and we will continue to do so the in the next two weeks before the Christmas break. When playing points with serves, we will focus on the proper return position and making sure that the player is ready for the first shot after the serve or return. 

Drago