USHSTCA 2001 Pre-Season Coaches Workshop Agenda

As a pre-season tune-up for high school coaches, the USHSTCA offered a two-day workshop which covered the following basics which take a coach from day one of his or her season through the play-offs. *Denotes on-court session

Saturday

10:00 am-11:30 -- Registration

11:30-12:45 -- Intro to Sport Science
An overview of the sports sciences as they apply to tennis: Biomechanics, Sports Medicine, Physiology, Nutrition, Motor Learning, Psychology, Physics

1:00-1:45 -- Singles Video/Lunch

2:00-3:15 -- Planning the Season*
Recommended strategies for planning a season of drills and practices based on a pre-season phase, pre-competitive season phase and in-season phase.

3:30-4:15 -- Singles and Doubles Strategies*
A review of fundamental strategies and tactics, based on matchplay statistics.

4:30-5:15 -- Conditioning, Injury Treatment and Prevention
Suggestions for team fitness and footwork workouts. An overview of common injuries, and recommendations for preventing and treating them.

6:00 -- Pizza Welcome

7:00 -- Drill Session

Sunday

9:00-9:50 am -- Strokes and Shots*
A review of both the fundamentals and the latest international research which suggests that many fundamentals are obsolete.

10:00-10:50 am -- Sports Nutrition Basics for Coaches
A review of what to eat and drink before, during and after matches; menu suggestions; fast-food options; etc.

11:00-12:00 pm -- Georgia Professional Tennis Association Drill Session*
A review of how to develop drills for any task and how to avoid interfering with one skill (e.g. motor skills or strokes) while working on another (conditioning or mental toughness). A must for coaches.

1:00-2:00 -- Lunch/Doubles Video

2:00-3:00 -- Coaching
Basic advice on team building, discipline, coaching styles, team rules, transition to college, etc.