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Today was the date of tennis tryouts. Unfortunately, I played terribly today, and was very disappointed in myself. I had prepared the night before, I thought that I had played really well, but because there was so much pressure, I cracked and was not myself. I was not confident in my shots, and I kept pushing the ball. For the next try out, I just want to play like myself, and trust my shots.
Learning Outcomes – 1 and 2
This was the first week back after our two-week break. Since some of our team members were a bit rusty because they did not play over the break, the coaches just conducted some simple drills to help us find out groove and rhythm. After that, we got to play a doubles tournament, which my partner and I won. In this training session, I worked on trying to keep my first serve consistent.
Learning Outcomes – 1 and 2
In today’s session, we worked on playing offensive tennis in our doubles teams. We also played a game, where we could not step outside the boundaries of the court as we needed to work on moving forward, and avoid standing in the middle of the court. After that, we just put our skills to use, playing a set against another doubles pair.
Learning Outcomes – LO2 and LO5
In today’s training session, we had worked on our doubles play, and turning our volleys from defensive too offensive shots. I also tried to avoid swinging at my volleys, and just push them away to finish the point. I also tried to avoid hitting winners all the time. For doubles, I worked on my positioning on the court and different strategies with my partner.
Learning Outcomes – LO2 and LO5
Today, during tennis training, we had split into two groups, to work on two various different skills. I was in the group that focused on refining their volleys. I had worked on trying to get the right grip for my volleys, so I could switch between my forehand and backhand volleys without changing my grip. I had also worked on my follow-through while hitting a volley and trying to avoid swinging my racquet at the net.
Today, was the first official school held training session for the pre-season tennis team. At the start of the training session, we just completed our dynamic and static stretches to loosen our body, then moved on to mini tennis. Mini tennis was the slang for warm-up in tennis as it was where we found our groove and rhythm.
After mini tennis, we had split up into three different groups. I had decided that I wanted to take part in some drills. The drills were focused on turning the defensive play into offensive play. During this exercise, we had to hit the ball back, deep into the opponent’s court. For my backhand, in particular, I learnt that I needed to turn my body more, and use my legs, and not just my arm, as I would be able to gain more topspin on the ball enabling it to travel higher. After the drills, I had headed on to play some games against my teammates.