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:13
Ball Color:Yellow
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Physical Fitness/Growth Spurt Issues 

• Complex Coordination
• Dyanmic balance 
• Footwork & movement 
• Flexibility 
• Core & Shoulder stability 
• Other Complementary Sports 
• Nutrition/hydration
• Rest & recovery 
• Testing & tracking

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​Goals for Player
Short Term Goal
Mid Term Goal
​Long Term Goal 

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Physical and Fitness 

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Tactical & Game/Match Play 

• Development of game style
• Playing the ball at different heights 
  
• Different serve and return option
  
• Sequence of shots
  
• Offense and defense in all game situations
  
• High percentage play
  
• Tactics for different surfaces 
  

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Mental & Emotional 

• Developing goal-setting 
• Developing self-dicipline 
  
• Concentration
  
• Eye Control
• Body Control
• Anxiety control
  
• Developing decision-making
  
• Developing pride in performance ​
  

Coaches Corner
Date:
Coach:

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Tournaments /Competion 

• Jr. Team Tennis
• Club Competition
• UTR Tournaments 
• High School
• USTA local, Sectional and National Tournaments 
• Easter Bowl
• Copper Bowl
  
• Hard Court Nationals 
• ​Orange Bowl
  

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Upcoming Tournament 
Date 
Level 

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Equipment 

Racket 

• Racket company
• Weight
• Balance

Strings

• Tension
• 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 

• Sound technique on lob, overhead, drop shot, etc
• Developing use of spin
• Developing racket head speed
• Preparation for the next shot, especially after the serve
• Appropriate footwork patterns pd
• Ball speed control for serve and volley and groudstroke 
• Shot placement to move opponent 
• Taking control of the point
• Developing sense of shot selection 

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Coaches Notes 
John you are amazing we love you, can you try a little bit, just a little 

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Reports from Kim Grant Tennis Academy 

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Images 

Images of Top Players 

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