Tips

 

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The older I get, the better I was.   John McEnroe

 

I hit a first serve, and if that doesn't go in, then I hit another first serve, and if that doesn't go in, then I lose the point.   Goran Ivanisevic

 

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.   Charles Darwin

 

I'm a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more I have of it.     Thomas Jefferson

 

 

Quick Trivia Questions (see answers at the end)

1)  Who has won the most Oscars / Academy Awards?

2) Who is the youngest person to win an Oscar and what was their age?

3) Who has hosted the Oscar's the most times?

4) What did all Nippon Airways do in an effort to prevent its planes from sucking birds into their engines?

 

 

 

Here is a great drill for intermediate to advanced players.
 
The drill focuses on building consistency and repetition.  Create a big circle in the middle of the court with cones or court lines.  Have students try to hit all balls in the circle from any position on the court.
With a group, have them hit one to two balls and move out. Set a goal of them getting to 8, 10 or 20 balls in a row inside of the circle. :)
 Coach Ne'ko

 

Make Your Own Tennis Video 

I set a goal late last year to make a short video tip every month to publish on Youtube. I use my 4 year old camcorder, direct connect to my computer, and Windows Movie Maker (free with windows). There is a menu item on the front screen to input video, then you can easily split the video, use the portion that you want, add transitions, add effects, or use a still shot, and add music from your mp3 collection. You voice over from your camera mic or a separate mic connected to your soundcard. Here is a sample. If you find this useful, I will explain further in a future tip.

 

PCTV

Do not just teach tennis! Teach life's Lessons! These principles (PCTV) below apply to anything you do including tennis but focus on them as you teach and you will improve your game as well as your students 10 times faster. Helping them learn line upon line, principle after principle, one-step after another, both consciously and sub-consciously.

Preparation
Is the ability to see what it takes to do something and gather everything necessary together to be ready to actually do it. As Professionals, we know footwork, conditioning, discipline, balance, timing, practice, strategies, tactics, mental confidence and mental fortitude, commitment, love, sacrifice, knowledge, faith and many other factors make a great tennis player. This being our jobs to teach and prepare our selves and students to have fun learning life's principles and truths so that they can make this world a better place and improve the game of tennis while doing it.
Concentration
Is the ability to stay focused on what it is you are doing. As professionals, we try to teach the students to concentrate on the things they will have control of watching the ball to the point of contact where they will have control and influence over its direction, spin, speed, flight and power. After warm-up deciding on the strategy for the match, opponent, court surface and weather conditions, and before the start of a point and between points concentrating on the vision and tactics to work out and implement our strategy knowing the opponents weakness. Then making full circle with concentration on the ball to start the next point.
Timing
Is the converging of multi things to a specific juncture in an environment simultaneously. As professionals, we know that training cycle help us perform or reach our peek in the finals, timing of the grip of the racquet, and being in the right place at the right time all give us greater power and life principles that takes into the history books.
Visualization
Is the ability to create a mental image. Before a point, they should see the point play out in their mind before they start it. If, people, cannot see themselves playing professional they will not make it professionally. However, I hope we are sharing and developing the picture that you can have fun and live a happy and healthy life by playing and learning tennis and life's principles through tennis for a lifetime at any level you achieve.

 Robert Allen Gibson   Cary, NC

 

Question of the Week

 

 

1) Walt Disney has 26 

Walt Disney holds the record for having the most Academy Awards: 22 won, and 4 honorary. He was also nominated for 64 Academy Awards during his lifetime

2) 5-year-old Shirley Temple won her Academy Award in 1934, although hers was an honorary one.

3) Bob Hope - 18 times as host

4) It painted giant eyes on the engine intakes to discourage birds from approaching.