Mission & Method

Mission

Much like in life, where money, status, and personal possession serve as the yardstick for measuring an individual’s success, winning in athletics is used to measure a coach’s success. While I strongly believe that winning is an essential component to a student-athlete’s development, I do not use it to gauge a successful athletic program.

The overall maturation and development of each student-athlete over the course of their collegiate career is paramount to their success in life. Therefore, while my efforts as a coach may be seen to enhance performance on the court through difficult practices, workouts, and scheduling tough opponents, my underlying goal in employing such measures is to develop the character, integrity, and discipline of each student-athlete, which will ultimately serve them throughout their lives.

It is truly a transformative experience to be apart of a team that shares a common goal but also understands the educational concepts that can be drawn from tennis and applied to your life. A larger perspective with regards to the game also builds a higher level of mental toughness, commitment, and selflessness. There is connection everywhere - physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

On Court - Training Structure

The singles training we do is grounded in the four parts of a point:

1. The start of the point: Serve, Return of serve, first shot
2. The middle game: Rally from behind the baseline
3. The transition game: Shots from inside the baseline
4. Finishing shots: Shots from mid-court up to the net

The doubles training focuses on the following:

1. Serve and volley doubles
2. Compact directional returns
3. Volleys and overheads form the different zones of the court
4. Good communication and doubles IQ

Conditioning training principles are prioritized as follows:

1. Explosiveness
2. Quickness
3. Coordination
4. Endurance

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