Recently, Miguel Cervantes sat down with some of the area’s Super Captains to pick their brain and get inside of exactly what it takes to be a leader. Here is a closer look at what Stephen Sombrotto, Adam Moramarco and Jim Dileo had to say in their individual interviews and exactly what traits are required to…
Besides teaching technical and tactical skills to our players, we have to commit to teach them a very important type of training, “Invisible Training.” What is invisible training? The question gives us the answer. Invisible training is all the things a player does that we cannot see, but influences her performance. Why is invisible training important?…
The 2011 Long Island High School Coaches Workshop is set for Sunday, March 20 from 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Bethpage Park Tennis Center, located at 99 Quaker Meeting House Road in Farmingdale, N.Y. The workshop is free and open to all Long Island High School Varsity and Junior Varsity Tennis Coaches. The snow date for…
I recently traveled to NOW Sapphire Riviera Cancun Resort from Plainview, N.Y., leaving behind the snow storms for 80 degree weather and sunshine. This was a great experience for me. There were many diverse people, from many different states and countries, all different levels of tennis play, tennis experience of different ages, all melding together. I gave two…
The USTA/Eastern-Long Island Region will kick off its new series of club owner workshops with a session focusing on cooperative advertising initiatives and search engine optimization, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23 from noon-2:00 p.m. Called LITE, or "Long Island Tennis Exchange," the workshop series will bring together Nassau and Suffolk club owners to help them…
On Friday, Feb. 25, the USPTA will be hosting its Educational Seminar and Networking Event at Sportime Kinks Park, located at 275 Old Indian Head Road in Kings Park, N.Y. This education interactive event will begin at 6:00 p.m. and end when the tournament concludes. Music will be provided by The Human I-Pod, and food…
My father, who was in the field of education for almost 20 years, said to me many years ago: “Your students will challenge you in many ways and they will teach you many things.” He also said that “students will give you many gifts that will come back to you in ways that just cannot…
Many times, we are trying to make a correction in our strokes, but because we’re so focused. On the racquet movement, the body rotation or the footwork, we often forget an important factor that can be the key to an efficient stroke so we should ask: What’s happening to the non-dominant hand? In this article,…
It is very common to see parents enroll a six-year-old child in a tennis program and expect a champion out of it, or for a father to have the unrealistic expectation that his son or daughter will be able to beat the number one player in their school after just one month of instruction. Good…
Last issue, I wrote an article on my favorite shot, “the cross-court lob,” as an awesome weapon to add to your arsenal in doubles. This issue, I am writing about a weapon that is a bit more abstract, but just as important. This issue’s doubles weapon of choice is “Communication.” Communication in doubles is vital,…