Just a couple of years ago, Neel Rajesh was one of the top high school players on Long Island. Competing for one of the best high school teams on the Island in the Syosset Braves, he played atop the lineup at first singles and helped lead his team to a both a Nassau County…
Many pros or clubs aspire to develop a robust high-performance program, with the goal of developing, attracting and retaining competitive juniors. While many attempt to do so, the reality is that few are able to deliver a product that can be truly qualified as a high-performance program. The objective of this article is to…
Serve and Return, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has announced a new program designed to empower girls, called “Sky’s the Limit Tennis”. “The goal of Sky’s the Limit Tennis is to empower 20 girls, ages 10 through 18, to become the leaders of tomorrow through tennis, performance excellence, health, fitness and life skills education,” said…
Northport’s Cannon Kingsley, a former Suffolk County singles champion and future Ohio St. Buckeye, advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open Junior tournament on Thursday afternoon. Kingsley defeated 10th seed Liam Draxl of Canada 7-6(7), 7-6(6), fighting back from an early deficit to secure his spot in the final eight. Draxl raced out…
On September 9, AceSpace plans to launch its innovative court booking and management software at Park Avenue Tennis Center in Oakhurst, New Jersey. AceSpace, a New York-based startup founded in 2018, offers players a streamlined online reservation process, allowing them to book courts, schedule lessons, and sign into group programs. For facilities, AceSpace provides…
The Hamptons is known as the pristine East End of Long Island archipelago where contemporary, upscale New Yorkers voyage to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city and sip Rosé poolside. In terms of geography, the Hamptons stretch from Westhampton to Long Island’s apex. There are loads to do and the…
The second and final Kids Day of the 2019 summer took place on Thursday afternoon as Suffolk County Kids Day took place at The Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack, N.Y. Nearly 200 kids took to the courts for a day of tennis and other fun in a successful encore of Nassau County…
I believe there are three main components that must be present in a tennis players arsenal in order for them to say they are “Mentally Tough.” The first of these components is the toughest to obtain and maintain: Awareness. What I judge awareness to be is the ability of a player, in any moment…
In order to maximize the development of players over the long run, the best plan is to adopt a four-stage training model developed by Dr. Istvan Balyi. The four stages are: 1. FUNdamental Stage 2. Training to Train Stage 3. Training to Compete Stage 4. Training to Win Stage Stage 1: FUNdamental Stage (ages:…
In my career as a tennis coach, I’ve learned that when you start working with a young tennis player, it’s not enough to just focus on the quality of the technique, you must also take into account what happens outside the court. Children play many roles … they are sons and daughters, students, friends…