Weekly Plan for Week of February 22nd.

Greetings from Rancho Santa Fe, California.  The two round things in the clear, blue sky are hot air balloons.  So cool.

Hope everyone had a great week of training.  As nice as it has been in the warmer weather, there is nothing like being home.

Okay, so let's discuss what's on the training menu for this week.  Since it's tournament weekend coming up, this week's training falls under the pre-comp & comp training module.


Focal points for this week:
Monday - volume, serve & 3rd ball + returns (part 1), and points.
Tuesday - specifics with situation play, serve & 3rd ball + returns (part 2), and points.
Wednesday - specifics with more situation play, and lots of points.
Thursday - Match play 3 out of 5 sets.

Special Notes: On Thursday, February 25th most of the ORC coaches will be attending a tennis conference that is a part of the coaches ongoing professional development.  However, special arrangement has been made to ensure the continuity of the program.  Players should be ready to grind out some 3 out of 5 match play that day.  

As always, your comments are welcome.  Have a good week everyone.  




 

 

Academy Announcement + Weekly Plan

Hello everyone.  

Greetings from scorching hot Surprise, Arizona at a whooping 90 degrees Fahrenheit which I think is roughly 32 degrees Celsius.  Going back to outdoor tennis and dealing with the heat is somewhat of an adjustment.  Action for Isabelle starts tomorrow.

Special announcement: no academy on Monday, February 15th Family Day.  Training will  resume on Tuesday, February 16th.  With most of the players competing next weekend please be sure to make your own hitting arrangement.  Would be a good day to practice one of the service patterns.

Weekly Plan for Week of February 16 - 18.

While next week is the second week of the preparation phase as mentioned on the last blog, we also need to prepare our players to compete for next week's tournament.  Here is the training menu for next week:

Tuesday - preparation: volume, rhythm, return of serves.

Wednesday - pre competition: situation play, points.

Thursday - competition: match play.

Best of luck to everyone.  Have a great week of training.  Until next time...

 

Weekly Plan for Week of February 8 - 11

Hello everyone.  I am certain the content of the quote posted here is something that we have all heard before.  It is easier said than done but one that is extremely important to walk the talk for players and parents.

In the last several weeks and leading up to the Indoor Nationals, there are the Selection and Provincial tournaments to be played.  It is vital that our players stay on tasks and keep working to improve their skills.  In tennis, we are either progressing or digressing so let's continue our quest for success by working with intensity and putting in the right effort every time we step on the court.

We started the ball rolling last week by:

• giving each player a tennis journal.  In the journal, players are strongly encouraged to write down any information they received in regard to tennis and to read their journal during matches.  As a team, we did goal training for the week to specify exactly what the players want to achieve that week individually.  And at the end of practice, the players were asked to self-critique themselves which is for their eyes only.  We also did short term tournament goals pertaining to each tournament with the intention of narrowing the focus to greater performances.

• we did mini sessions of visualization.  Visualization is an advanced form of psychology to performances.  We all know how empowering visualization is to our success.  I am hoping in the near future we can adopt a consistent visualization practice into our training agenda.

So, what does this week's training look like?