Day 2 US Open. Ought to be no big upsets today. The William sister's ought to have an easy time of it today at the open. Venus is playing Bethanie Matek_ Sands. She is a very good player but when Venus is on, not too many woman can keep up. Helped her train about 9 years ago in Delray and she hit the ball a ton but her consistency is always a question. Want to wish Venus and Bethany a great match!
A couple of days ago Mr. Bolettieri was inducted into the Tennis Industry hall of fame. He at over 70 year's old was humble and informative. He said, a couple things that stand out. One is when he started his academy (He has coached over 10 top 10 players in the world.) There were no where near the number of countries competing each year and each tournament for the prize money and prestige in the game. Now we have many more countries and sheer number of players has increased. This means we, the US, have alot more competition. The question becomes how willing are we, as a country, and then for each player individually to work to be number one?
The other thing he mentioned to me when I asked Nick about Grips (Specifically the Eastern Forehand Grip) was we have to encourage our juniors to learn the semi-western grip. Kids under 15 are traditionally having their bodies develop. The semi-western grip puts undue stress on kids joints and musculature. My solution is to teach traditional strokes, at least, in the beginning, and then once the student is used to the strokes introduce the more demanding grip-the semi-western grip, in line with what Nick suggested. In Tennis we need the whole package. All the grips, the spins, the different strokes and serves.Injuries plague our developing players. We need a sensible developmental process to avoid injuries and create winning players. Finally, congratulations to Nick and his award. The tennis industry show was great and fun to attend. Lots of new gear and products. The US Open Tennis Championships was really exciting and fun to see! Good luck to all the players this year. Coach Anderson
A couple of days ago Mr. Bolettieri was inducted into the Tennis Industry hall of fame. He at over 70 year's old was humble and informative. He said, a couple things that stand out. One is when he started his academy (He has coached over 10 top 10 players in the world.) There were no where near the number of countries competing each year and each tournament for the prize money and prestige in the game. Now we have many more countries and sheer number of players has increased. This means we, the US, have alot more competition. The question becomes how willing are we, as a country, and then for each player individually to work to be number one?
The other thing he mentioned to me when I asked Nick about Grips (Specifically the Eastern Forehand Grip) was we have to encourage our juniors to learn the semi-western grip. Kids under 15 are traditionally having their bodies develop. The semi-western grip puts undue stress on kids joints and musculature. My solution is to teach traditional strokes, at least, in the beginning, and then once the student is used to the strokes introduce the more demanding grip-the semi-western grip, in line with what Nick suggested. In Tennis we need the whole package. All the grips, the spins, the different strokes and serves.Injuries plague our developing players. We need a sensible developmental process to avoid injuries and create winning players. Finally, congratulations to Nick and his award. The tennis industry show was great and fun to attend. Lots of new gear and products. The US Open Tennis Championships was really exciting and fun to see! Good luck to all the players this year. Coach Anderson
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