Love Serving Autism’s Athlete Mission Clinic

The first ever Love Serving Autism Athlete Mission Clinic will take place on Friday, September 4 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. at SPORTIME Randall’s Island.

LSA’s newly trained NY coaches along with our founder, Lisa Pugliese LaCroix and LSA staff, will showcase the LSA program curriculum and amazing skills of our athletes in preparation for the US Open demonstration the following day.

  • How to Practice Serving
    by Steve Annacone
    Serving is one of the two most important shots in a tennis match. Practicing your serve can be very challenging and is often overlooked and under practiced because of that. The muscles used to serve are very different from what is used on your groundstrokes, so it is important to do a proper warm up...
  • Tip of the Week: How To Cover the Court
    by Steve Annacone
    The tennis court is 27 feet wide in singles and 36 feet wide in doubles. If you can follow a few basic ideas, you can make the court feel much smaller for your opponent and allow yourself to cover the majority of the shots they will use against you. First, you have to realize that...
  • Tip of the Week: Two Shots Determine The Outcome Of The Match
    by Steve Annacone
    Most players spend a huge amount of their practice time hitting groundstrokes. It is very helpful to be able to hit three or four good shots in a row from the baseline. It also feels great when you hit a winner in a baseline rally. However, the majority of the points played at all levels...
  • Tip of the Week: Let Your Mind and Body Correct Your Errors Automatically
    by Steve Annacone
    It is human nature to try to fix a mistake when playing a tennis match. Obviously, you don’t want to hit three balls in a row into the net or out. The thing that most players don’t realize is that your mind and body are very good at making the proper adjustments after you make...
  • Tip of the Week: Serve and Volley Can Still Help You Win
    by Steve Annacone
    Modern tennis has definitely changed. Most players have honed their baseline game to the max. They can be consistent, aggressive, offensive, defensive, and everything in between. However, the serve and volley play can still be an important part of a winning formula. Many players are returning serve from way behind the baseline, some even right...