We have many strokes that we work on in a daily practice and do so in a repetitive fashion. I love for you to get as many as 8 per pass, so to hammer it down in you muscle memory.
A. The strokes we work on daily in practice
1. forehand
volley
ground stroke
cross court
down the line
2. Backhand
volley
ground stoke
cross court
down the line
3. Serve
service Toss
service Motion
placement
out wide
down the middle
4. Lob
5. Approach Shot
down the line
up the middle
6. Overhead
B. Movement, Footwork, Stretching and Related Strength
distance run - 1 mile around our track
Short sprints - 5 - 10 one side of 2 tennis courts
fitness ladders - we do between turns, ball feeding of specific stroke
pylometrics - hopping drills, shuffling counter clockwise around a series of cones
simple stretches
deep knee bends
carioca shuffle to work on the flexibilty of our hip and kness
running the lines of the court - short and long movements back and forth and side to side
We do a lot in practice everyday with the hopes that you can transfer all this to your success on the tennis court and get that simple feeling of self satisfaction in knowing that you did all that was possible to be the best you could be. Nothing to do with winning or losing.
So we'll have another practice tomorrow, where we're work on all these little things. We have so much incentive to work hard in practice and continue the success that we ALL already started as we sit 6-0. Were doing great and were gonna reflect back and know that we did all we could to truly feel satisfied.
The moment we'll all enjoy, and such means the most to myself. Where we'll all be at the Paul VI Spring Sports Banquet, and I can tell a story about how great a season we had. We'll all feel a great amount of pride along with your athletic peers and my fellow PVI coaches. As it is their respect for our team and tennis in general that will mean a great deal. We are as important a sport as any other.
BUT WERE NOT THERE YET, AND WE HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED OUR GOALS!!!
