At the most recent PTR International Symposium for coaches, featuring more than 600 coaches from around the world, I was a presenter on the topic of Spanish exercises and principles. One of the main points of the presentation was the importance of footwork and movement training in the Spanish system and how here in…
Advantage All-City Junior Tennis Camp Roosevelt Island Racquet Club 281 Main Street ♦ Roosevelt Island, N.Y. (212) 935-0250 ♦ AdvantageTennisClubs.com/Camps/Tennis-Camps Advantage All-City Junior Tennis Camp delivers more drills, more skills and more time on the court! It’s “Tennis Heaven” for kids! Directed by Xavier Luna, it’s the City’s oldest and most-established junior tennis program. Boys and…
The road to the New York City Championship in Boys High School Tennis has gone through Beacon for a decade. And that may be an understatement. Beacon defeated Bronx Science 4-1 in last year’s PSAL Championship to claim its 10th City Title in a row, a mark of its incredible consistency year-in and year-out….
Finding the right school to play college tennis is intimidating and scary, with many unexpected twists and turns. Coaches negotiate deals with recruits for a living, players and their families do not … advantage: Coaches. I’s not easy to get past the superficial, as my longtime student and friend Howard Endelman, Coach of the…
Har-Tru, LLC is celebrating 10 years of ClayTech in 2018 by hosting play events around the country. ClayTech is a hybrid clay court that offers all the benefits and playability of clay without all the maintenance. The surface was developed and sold in Europe prior to its introduction to the US. “So many tennis players…
On Tuesday, the USTA announced an array of special events and activities as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open. “This is a true milestone year for the USTA and the U.S. Open,” said Katrina Adams, USTA Chairman of the Board and President. “With the completion of our five-year transformation of the…
Juan Martin del Potro captured the BNP Paribas Open title on Sunday as he outlasted world number one Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(2) in Indian Wells, Calif. “It was an unbelievable match in all the ways. I mean, we played a great level of tennis. The people were excited on every single point,” said…
Nadejda Maslova was crowned as the top player in New York City high school tennis last year as she defeated the top-seed Christina Huynh of Bronx Science 6-1, 6-4 in the Public School Athletic League (PSAL) Individual Singles Championship. Playing in the top singles spot for James Madison, Maslova enjoyed an excellent freshman season….
The St. John’s men’s and women’s tennis teams each continued their respective winning streaks with victories over the weekend. The men won for the eighth straight time with a 7-0 triumph over Saint Francis (Pa.) in a match played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Friday night. Dusan Vukicevic and…
The fear of losing a match is a very paralyzing state of mind—it will peek its head up after every lost point, it will cause hesitation in the decision-making process, and weaken one’s courage to take risks. In my experience working with competitive youth tennis players, most can rationally identify a fear of losing…