Workshop
Agenda
*Denotes
on-court session
Saturday
11:00
am-12:00 -- Check In
12:00-12:50 -- Coaching
High School Tennis
...The basics of running a high school tennis
program, including development of personal coaching
style, administration, liability issues, fundraising,
etc.
1:00-2:00
--
Coaching Tennis
...The differences between teaching tennis lessons
and coaching practices is discussed, with emphasis on
developing players rather than hitters.
2:15-3:00
-- Planning Practices*
...The components of a complete, model practice are
discussed and demonstrated. Includes warm-up, before and
after stretches, technique and tactic work, drilling,
...practicing, conditioning and fitness.
3:10-4:00 Building
Tactics into Practices*
...How to improve specific matchplay skills
and the strokes that go with them.
4:00-5:00
-- Free Time
5:00-6:00 -- Group Dinner
6:00-7:00 -- Drill Session
Sunday
9:00-9:50
am -- Stroke Mechanics*
...The basic components of the serve, volley,
return, forehand and backhand are reviewed. Common myths.
Spotting and correcting problems.
10:00-10:50
am -- Doubles Tactics and Drills*
...The basic situations encountered by high school
doubles players are discussed, with tactical and
technical drills for practices.
11:00-11:45
pm -- Conditioning and Fitness*
...Suggestions for team fitness and conditioning,
with workouts, stretches and drills.
12:00-1:00
-- Lunch/Coaching Forum
...Basic advice on team building, making line-ups,
discipline, coaching styles, team rules, etc. Coaches
Q&A.
The workshop leader is
USHSTCA executive director, Steve Milano
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