Thanks for being a part of the faculty for this year’s Tennis Congress. You are all very successful and busy coaches so we have created this page to help you know exactly what you will be doing.
Please check out the information on this page BEFORE arriving at the Congress.
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THURSDAY – OCT 17
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Like past years, attendees wil be able to be part of several activities as listed below.
All activities happen between 12:15-5 pm (advanced sign-up is required)
1) RACQUETFIT SCREENING
2) HIT AND SERVE WITH NEW HEAD RACQUETS
3) SOCIAL PLAY/GAMES & DRILLS WITH FACULTY
We will have 3 different time slots to choose from… (last year it was 2 time slots)
1:30-2:45 pm: On court games and drills with Faculty playing in.
2:45-4 pm: On court games and drills with Faculty playing in.
4-5:15 pm: On court games and drills with Faculty playing in.
NOTE: This is the same thing we did last year, but this year we are trying to add some faculty members as players in the games and drills with the athletes.
To make sure we are all on the same page we will all be following the same lesson plan below for all three time slots.
10 minutes – Welcome and warm up (pros choice)
20 minutes – Triples Drill (Jorge’s version so please watch)
20 minutes – Doubles Rush the Net drill
20 minutes – Overhead Game
5 minutes – Cool down
The exact drills we will be using are shown below PLEASE watch them BEFORE arriving at the Congress. You can print a diagram of the drill below the video player.[/text_block]
1. Triples Drill
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2. Doubles Rush the Net
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3. Stinger Drill
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