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Best Practices in Tennis start at the earliest possible time. At BPTennis, the instruction philosophy is to build on celebration and confidence at any stage of a player’s tennis development. This applies for the young as well as for the experienced players.

Celebration

Tennis is a classic sport that is enjoyed as a social and recreational sport as well as a highly competitive and demanding sport. At all levels, sportsmanship, good manners on court, mutual respect and enjoyment are expected from all players. In addition, a celebration mentality infuses positive energy that enables players to focus on the best aspects of the game. At BPTennis, we practice and encourage positive energy behavior during the player’s development. We believe in a common phrase heard in the tennis circles that says: Tennis is similar to life, except that in tennis “love” means nothing. Of course, this refers that in score-keeping 40-love means 40-0. However, in life love is a main driver or motivator. We want our players to enjoy and love tennis as much as they enjoy and love life.

Confidence

Confidence is the cornerstone for successful and enjoyable tennis. The training drills employed by BPTennis staff are designed to build confidence. The drills focus on practicing high percentage tennis to minimize unforced errors while building confidence. We work on physical fitness, nutrition and hydration to optimize the player’s performance on court. For our junior players, we involve parents in the process. Coaching staff utilizes mental drills to build mental toughness and focus on the game. We train players to focus on the next shot once the follow-through is completed, as we train them to control their shots and trust their abilities.

Consistency

Whether serving or rallying, consistency is a basic skill for tennis. Confidence, patience, technique and practice build up consistency. At BPTennis, the coaching staff is patient and drill players in the art of patience. The drills teach that playing high percentage tennis will eventually yield good results, even though it may take some time. Our staff is certified and knowledgeable about the different techniques for serving, forehand, backhand, volleying, drop shots or lobbing. These techniques are tailored to the abilities of the player, and we DO NOT use a “mold” for all the players. Grips will vary from player to player and stances vary from player to player, however, the basics for consistency are taught and drilled every session. Practice, practice and then more practice, once the basics are in place, improves consistency. Practice also consists on developing defensive shots to get back into the point. Coaching staff will work with each player to determine which type of serve yields the most consistency for either first serves and/or second serves, and the techniques will evolve as the skill level of the player improves.

Attack

The winning in tennis comes from understanding the “attack” phase of the sport. This is also referred as “hurt the opponent” or “being aggressive”. Once consistency is established, then players need to recognize opportunities to get into the attack mode. A player with consistent serve may do it from the start while serving. At BPTennis we train players to recognize these opportunities and to take advantage of them by attacking the opponent while practicing high percentage tennis. Once consistency and confidence are established, players are trained to take the momentum of the match and to keep it. Our coaches have drills and techniques that sharpen the players skills to get into the attack mode and control the points. At this stage, our coaches train the players in deep approach shots, short-angle cross courts, drop shots, wide slice serves, deep volleys and others.

Finish

Either through consistency or after working the point while attacking, the opponent will be in a disadvantageous or unstable position. Players need to recognize the situation and finish the point with a high percentage shot that does not give the opponent a chance to get back into the point. At BPTennis, our coaches train players with drills to place the balls consistently away from the opponent in those situations. Finish shots include cross-court volleys at short angles, overhead volleys, swing volleys, drop shots and others. Hitting winners with high percentage tennis builds up the confidence on the players and leads to celebration of the sport and the enjoyment of the game.

Fitness

Tennis matches are won by playing consistently throughout the match. Great tennis that lasts for only 10 minutes will win games, but not matches. At BPTennis, we emphasize physical fitness through core development, speed drills, flexibility drills, plyometrics and strength development drills. We also delegate the responsibility to the players and to their support group. Not all physical fitness is performed onsite, but students are given homework to develop their fitness.

In addition to the above, we emphasize the athlete and the support group to understand nutrition and develop a nutrition plan that fits the athlete’s needs.

Best Practices Tennis

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Lakeshore Tennis Center, Inc.

9501 Sheridan Street

Cooper City, FL 33024

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Phone: (954) 437-9983

Fax: (954) 437-9984

E-mail: Herb@BPTennis.com

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