JUNIOR GROUP LESSONS

Beginning Monday, June 3rd 2013

EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY

Drop in once, drop in every time, or drop in when you can

Pee Wee Tennis Ages 4-6 years
Every MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
A 30 minute class for beginners (with Bill Bryant)
9:00am to 9:30am = $5.00 Each Time

10 & Under Juniors
Every MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
This class uses orange balls and 60 ft. court dimension (with Bill Bryant)
9:30am to 10:30am = $10.00 Each Time

6th to 12 Grade Juniors
Every MONDAY and WEDNESDAY
This class uses regular balls and court dimensions (with Bill Bryant)
10:30am to 11:30am = $10.00 Each Time

June 2013 Summer Camp

5 camps to choose from

Children Ages 8 to 18

9:00am until 12:00pm

1st 20 kids to sign up and pay recieve a free gift

Register Online Below and choose your camp date!!

June 3rd - 6th (4 days) = $100.00
June 10th – 13th (4 days) = $100.00
June 17th – 20th (4 days) = $100.00
June 24th – 27th (4 days) = $100.00
July 1st – 3rd (3days) = $75.00

All payments (check or cash only) must be made at the Huntsville Tennis Center office

Sign up begins NOW!!!!

ALSO OFFERING CHILDREN AGES 5-7

Age 5-7 CLASS is 45 Minute Lesson for 4 days = Monday thru Thursday
9:00am to 9:45am = $40 (popsicle included)
To Register Your 5-7yr old child YOU MUST call or email Mike Shires

(205) 434-8660 or Mike@huntsvilletenniscenter.com

[contact-form] JUNIOR CAMP

Taylor Metcalf

April 2013 Junior Drawing Winner!!!

For 2.5 to 3.5 ADULTS
Two days…May 24th and 25th 2013
An aggressive two days of drills & matches

FRIDAY May 24th
5:30-7:00pm Intro & Drills

SATURDAY May 25th
10-10:45am = Drills
10:55-12:00pm = Matches
12:00-1:15pm = Aggressive Tiebreak Play
1:00-3:00pm = Drills

Cost $75.00 for the entire weekend * and limited to 10 players

Mike Shires: mike@huntsvilletenniscenter.com
Phone: 205-434-8660

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW
Payment can be made in Advance at the HTC office, or day of event [contact-form]

1. 80-90% of shots go crosscourt
2. net is lower
3. largest margin of error
4. length of court
5. avoids giving opponent winning angles

80-90% approach shots aim straight ahead to mininze angles for passing shots

The Volley

1. expect 2 or 3 returns
2. 1st play safe most likely to go in
3. 2nd or 3rd try for winner closer to the net

Serving = 1st serve in and placement over power

When in trouble or on defensive…”LOB”

Do Not change direction of ball when…

1. ball is hit with alot of pace
2. ball hit to weaker side
3. ball hit with alot of slice or skips off the surface
4. when going down the line as the net is higher

 Playing Percentage Tennis

1. Hit shots that have a good chance of being successful
2. The average winner of a match wins only 53% of the points and the loser 47%
3. Raise you game by taking a little speed off your first serve and add spin to get deeper more often
4. Get the return of serve back and low-cross court. It is a higher percentage
5. Direct your first three shots to big targets you can hit. (over 75% of points played end before each player or team has hit three balls)

Strategy – Simple is better

1. Tennis involves getting your opponent to hit to your strengths and not to your weaknesses
2. Errors – not winners determine who wins the match
3. Go for a winner on your 3rd stroke
4. Move your opponent and creep into the net
5. Slow down a losing game and speed up a winning game

Reasons:

• Racket face maybe slightly closed (tilted down).
• Your racket maybe too high as you start your forward swing into the ball.
• Your upper body maybe pulling around on a horizontal plane through impact

Fixes:

• Have a vertical racket face at impact.
• Prevent a destructive forearm rolling through the hitting zone.
• Swing with a high-low-high motion and avoid pulling across the ball.

“When I try to hit a backhand hard, it usually goes long”

Reasons:

• Hitting the ball with insufficient topspin
• Yor racquet face is open/turned up at impact

Fixes:

• Make sure your racquet gets down by your knees to get a swing up the back of the ball
• Have a fixed wrist and a firm forearm to insure a vertical racquet face

“When I try to hit a hard serve, it goes wild”

Reasons:

• You maybe hitting the serve hard but without good ball rotation
• Your toss maybe above your head
• You maybe using the wrong muscles
• Your backswing maybe too fast and getting you out of sinc with your racquet

Fixes:

• Produce better ball rotation, get more forearm pronation and increase upward angle
• Toss the ball more out in front and to the right (right handed)
• For power you need to improve your uncoiling body and loose hitting arm

“I have trouble controlling my underspin backhand approach”

Reasons:

• Like many players you maybe swinging down to much on the ball, slicing down at the ball with too severe “high to low” motion
• You might be thinking that you must curl or slice under the ball to much to give the shot the desired underspin effect

Fixes:

• Remember the stroke is “high-low-high”
• Concentrate on keeping the wrist and forearm as a fixed unit and open the racquet face slightly

“I keep getting burned by the lob when I come into the net”

Reasons:

• Your feet could be going to sleep and afraid to trust your instincts, not reacting to the location on the court your opponent is hitting from

Fixes:

• As you are at the net think “DRIVE or LOB”? What would you do if it was your shot
• Turn and react faster, just turn as you see the lob coming. Take 3 or 4 steps and then short ones to position yourself.
• Try to move back dddper than the ball as its is easier to move forward than backwards

“My lobs are weak and ineffective”

Reasons:

• You are jabbing or poking at the ball and not taking a full swing

Fixes:

• Hit through the shot and complete your follow through as you do with your groundstrokes. This will get your lob up hig over yor opponents and deep in the court

Thursday May 3oth thru Sunday June 2nd 2013

Tournament Link…

RAIN HOTLINE 1-888-434-0998

Age Group of Men and Women 35, 45, 55, 65 &  75 from 9 Southern States

Consisting of 2 singles and 1 doubles

Tournament ID # 700099113

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Our Schedule of Events

Thursday, May 30th

Welcome Party 4-7:00pm

Wine, Beer and Hors d’oeuvres served

Friday, May 31st

8:00am play begins

11:00-1:30pm = Lunch served upstairs

4:00-8:00pm = Dinner served upstairs

Saturday, June 1st

8:00am play begins

11:00-1:30pm = Lunch served upstairs

7:00-9:00pm = Dinner served at the Marriott Hotel Open Bar at 6:00pm

Team pictures. Guest $20 for dinner

Sunday, June 2nd

8:00am play begins

11:00-1:30pm = Lunch served upstairs

REMINDER: There will be no public play, lessons or drills at this time

How far away should a doubles team be from the net?

• Many doubles teams stand too far away from the net in order to cover the LOB. Teams should stand close enough that they can volley above the net and poach if needed
• Get to the point in Doubles
• It is a game of control, not power
• In good doubles, the ball passes over the net 2 ways – very close to the net, or a high lob
• Serving an effective wide 2nd serve directed at the returner
• Good teams are careful in a plan before a point and react once in play
• In doubles, angles are the name of the game!

When to change a losing doubles plan when your are down more than 2 games

• Change your formation
• Hit more between your opponents
• Take pace off your shots and more slice
• Change your serving pattern (place, placement, spin)
• Lob more effectively

• First serve in
• Pound opponents weak side
• Rally crosscourt and approach down the line
• Hit high more than hard
• Do not change direction of the ball on defensive shots
• Close to the net when opponent is out of the court
• Vary your spin
• Play in/out tennis

Non-Hitters Rule

Did you know that what you do while your tennis partner is hitting the ball, determines which team is going to win in doubles?

If you are standing and watching your partner hit the shot, you are not influencing the game. On the other hand, if while the ball is traveling to your partner, you are currently moving to attack or defend your partner’s weakest shot then your understanding and movement will greatly improve your teams record.