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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!
Age:
Ball Color:
​Date:
Physical Fitness/Growth Spurt Issues 
  • Complex Coordination
  • Agility and  balance 
  • Running, jumping, throwing and catching
  • Body awareness and control
  • Footwork & movement 
  • Speed
  • Quickness 
  • Core & Shoulder stability 
  • Other Complementary Sports 
  • Reaction Response Time
  • Nutrition/hydration​
  • Testing & tracking
​Goals for Player
Short Term Goal
Mid Term Goal
​Long Term Goal 
Dream
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Physical and Fitness 

Tactical & Game/Match Play 
(On 60' to full size court)
  • Understanding singles game situations:serve, return, baseline, approaching and at the net
  • Doubles 
  • Basic ready position
  • ability to move opponent using width and length of court 
  • ​​Offense and defense in all game situations
  • High percentage play
​​Mental & Emotional 
  • Fun and enjoyment of tennis
  • Quality effort in practice and competition
  • Solving problems
  • Decision-making 
  • ​Fostering independence 
  • Developing goal-setting 
  • Developing self-dicipline 
  • Concentration
  • Eye Control
  • Body Control​
  • Developing decision-making
  • Developing pride in performance ​
Coaches Corner
Date:
Coach:
Tournaments /Competion 
  • Jr. Team Tennis
  • Club Competition
  • UTR Tournaments 
  • USTA local, Sectional and National Tournaments 
  • Little Mo​
  • ​Orange Bowl
Upcoming Tournament 
Date 
Level 

Equipment 

Racket 
(Use 23", 25", 26" & 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
Technical ​​
  • Basic Stroke patterns in both offense and defense
  • Quality footwork
  • Ball control for serve, groudstrokes and volley
  • Good positioning and recovery on baseline 
  • Sound technique on lob, overhead,  etc
  • Developing use of spin
  • Preparation for the next shot, especially after the serve
  • Apporiate footwork patterns 
  • Shot placement to move opponent 
  • Developing sense of shot selection 

Areas Of Development

                     Participation
  • Can stay focused for 90 min classes
  • Listens and follows instructions quickly
  • Comfortable talking to the coach
  • Behaves safely with equipment and swings racquet only when appropriate
  • ​Able to explain the theme of the clinic and the tecnique learned at the end of each class
          Scoring and Tennis Etiquette
  • Understands the boundaries of the court and can name each line​
  • Understands game, set and tiebreak scoring
  • Can keep track of the score and call it before points
  • Serves and returns from proper court positions
  • ​Identifies shots hit out
                             Footwork
  • Ready position with FH grip and off-hand supporting the throat
  • Split Step
  • Turns to the side before swinging
  • Move to the ball laterally, forward, backwards, or diagonally, set step, swing
  • Recovers to the middle before the next shot
  • ​Uses break step to aid recovery and balance
                              Approach
  • Comfortable moving forward into the court
  • Able to execute a series of shots from different locations on the court
  • Can observe ball across the net to prepare for incoming volley
  • ​Split step and change grip
          Agility, Balance, Coordination
  • Able to throw underhand and overhand over the net with control of height and distance
  • Can catch most bouncing balls with 2 hands
  • Differentiates between forehand and backhand side of body and can alternate quickly
  • Can jump, run, change direction, balance on one leg without falling
  • Knows dynamic stretch routine and how to properly warm up​
                              Forehand
  • Semi-western grip
  • Unit turn with both hands up
  • Timing loop with proper take back
  • Consistent contact point
  • ​Weight transfer
  • ​Finish shoulder level with closed racquet face
  • Knows Helicopter, Airplane, and Rocket style forehands
                                   Slice
  • Can differentiate between continental and semi-western grip
  • Can tap over the net with FH and BH 
  • Able to hit with back spin and drop shot opponents
  • Defends by lifting and spinning balls hit to the corner
  • ​Can control height of slices
                      Lob and Overhead
  • Understands trajectory and can lift a ball higher over a net player with an open racquet face
  • Recognizes high incoming shots and, in preparation for overhead, turns, takes racquet to back-scratcher position, and points to ball with off-hand
  • Swings high to low without losing balance
             ​Teamwork and Competition
  • Addresses Coach and other players respectfully
  • Helps clean up tennis balls with the group
  • ​Gives best effort in competitions
  • Understands zones of the court and what types of shots to attempt from each
  • Can focus during a rally and attempts to win by correct shot selection
                               Backhand
  • Changes grip from ready position to BH grip
  • Timing loop with proper take back
  • Weight transfer​
  • Consistent contact point
  • ​Finish shoulder level with both hands
  • Knows Helicopter and Rocket backhands
                                Volleys
  • Continental grip
  • Keeps tip of racquet above wrist
  • Turns to the side
  • Steps with the proper foot
  • Contacts the ball in front without swinging
  • Can switch between FH and BH volley
                                   Serve
  • Continental grip
  • Can toss the ball above head and serve diagonally over the net from the baseline with full service motion
  • Can aim serve to both sides of the service box
  • ​Can use flat and slice spin
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