Stan,
After Team Tennis on Friday
night, S. got in the car and said, "Stan made me hit over 200 serves tonight."
Then I asked her, "So how did you do?"
She said, "I actually improved!"
Thanks so much for all your hard work and dedication. You're a great tennis teacher/coach. :-)
S.
R. liked his serve in
his singles match yesterday at ATCC. (I liked it too, and he was very aggressive and came to net at least twice in early games,
then he got a bit tired I think because his opponent engaged in long rallies). R. said his satisfaction with his serving
was due to his lesson with you yesterday. Eventually, after more specific serving instruction with you, I hope he will
get to a place where he will just want to serve a basket of balls to practice and work on it himself.
Thanks for all you do to develop him as an athlete.
-E.
Dear Stan,
I just played a set of
singles with R. at Occidental College (I lost 5-7). His serve form has advanced tremendously. I am impressed with
your teaching methods now more than ever! He was USING his legs in his serve and his toss was straight and high! He
cares about his serve and during the match he was computing his first serve percentage (he was not satisfied with it).
N.and I are thinking, although it is an Jr Open
tournament, perhaps R. should enter the FCTC Junior Open tournament. Your thoughts? Our schedules could accommodate
-barely- the opening and closing weekends in July (one parent per day only!). If not singles in this particular tournament,
I wonder if R's parents would be interested in a doubles entry with R.( I see on Tennislink that R. has entered). We
will go with your recommendation.
Finally,
if you think R should come to Junior Development on Friday evenings or Saturday team practice in July, it would help
N and I if you would tell R. he should come (rather than he or I telling him!).
Thank
you, E.
