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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 
  • 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
​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

Tactical & Game/Match Play 
(On 36' court)
  • Serve and return and baseline skills
  • Score
  • Rally
  • Developing accuracy and consistency 
  • Basic ready position​
​​Mental & Emotional 
  • Fun and enjoyment of tennis
  • Coping with winning and losing 
  • Sportsmanship and respect for other players​
Coaches Corner
Date:
Coach:
Tournaments /Competion 
  • Red ball Play Days
Upcoming Tournament 
Date 
Level 

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

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
  • ​Knows parts of the racquet
  • Understands game scoring (love, 15, 30, 40, deuce, advantage)
  • 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 or forward, set step, swing
  • Recovers to the middle before the next shot
                              Approach
  • Can run to the net for a volley of promted
  • Comfortable moving forward into the court
  • Can observe ball across the net to prepare for incoming volley
  • ​Split step and turn to the side
          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
  • Can tap the ball up or down to themselves with a racquet 5+ times 
                              Forehand
  • Semi-western grip
  • Racquet takeback
  • Weight transfer
  • Swings low to high
  • Consistent contact point
  • ​Finish shoulder level with closed racquet face
                                     Taps
  • Can differentiate between continental and semi-western grip
  • Can tap over the net with FH and BH 
                      Lob and Overhead
  • Understands trajectory and can lift a ball higher over the net with an open racquet face
  • 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
  • Willing to try new challenges without getting frustrated
  • Excited to learn and try new games
  • ​Waits patiently for a turn
  • ​Gives best effort in competitions
                               Backhand
  • Changes grip from ready position to BH grip
  • Racquet take back low
  • Weight transfer
  • ​Swings low to high
  • Consistent contact point
  • ​Finish shoulder level with both hands
                                Volleys
  • Can block some tossed balls from flying over the net
  • 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
  • Can toss the ball above head and serve over the net from red court baselinewith an abbrevated service motion
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