Message from Coach Kim Grant

This Website is customized for you. We will keep track on your progress and your goals. We will share knowledge  information and update your status and make sure you can become the best of tennis player of your ability. We will become your partner in improving your tennis. Remember we can only help you as much as you let us and you have to try your best to keep to your assignments and try really hard to follow the coaches advice. Let's do this!

Good Luck and thank you for letting us help you.
Kim Grant Tennis Academy Team 
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Be The Exception!

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Age:
Ball Color:
​Date:

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Physical Fitness/Growth Spurt Issues 

• Simple and Complex Coordination
• Agility and  balance (static and dynamic)
• Running, jumping, throwing and catching
• Body awareness and control
• Footwork & movement 
• Speed
• Tracking Skills​
• Other Complementary Sports 
• Reaction Response Time
• Nutrition/hydration​
• Testing & tracking

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​Goals for Player
Short Term Goal

Mid Term Goal

​Long Term Goal 

Dream

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Type of coaching and program

• Coaches with experience of age group, together with tennis skills 
• FUN, well-structured program 
• Group Teaching

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Tactical & Game/Match Play 
(On 36' court)

• Serve and return and baseline skills
• Score
• Rally
• Developing accuracy and consistency 
• Basic ready position​

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​​Mental & Emotional 

• Fun and enjoyment of tennis
• Coping with winning and losing 
• Sportsmanship and respect for other players​

Coaches Corner
Date:
Coach:

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Tournaments /Competion 

• Red ball Play Days

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Upcoming Tournament 
Date 
Level 

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Equipment 

Racket 
(Use 19", 21", 23" & full Size racket, low compression ball graduating to regular ball)

• Racket company
• Weight
• Balance

Strings

• Tention
• Crosses 
• Mains
• Pre-stretch 

Shoes
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Practice and Deadlines
example: 
Forehand- close the racket face on the backseing 
Date-2 weeks- 1 April 2019

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Technical ​​

• Basic Stroke patterns in both offense and defense
• Quality footwork
• Ball control for serve, groudstrokes and volley
• Good positioning and recovery on baseline ​

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Reports from Kim Grant Tennis Academy 

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Images 

Images of Top Players 

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Video Action