Fall Season Training

• The fall season lasts SIX weeks from first day of class in late August until fall break in early October

• We have team practice THREE days per week for 2 hours.  Team practices are competition driven.  This means we keep score of everything.

  • Team practices consist of:

    • Singles and Doubles Match play

    • Condition games

    • Ups and Down

    • Competitive group games

• THREE days per week is reserved for small group on-court drilling.  during these small group sessions, players work with coaches on the specifics of their game.  We make technical adjustments, work on specific shot development, and situational strategies.

• Everyone must complete a minimum of two lifts per week with our head strength and conditioning coach

• All players have the opportunity to meet with our visiting sports psychologist

• We compete in dual match and individual tournaments on the weekends during the fall season

GAINZ Season Training (formerly know as the off-season)

• GAINZ season is the best time of year to make power GAINZ.  This part of the year lasts from mid-October until early February.

• Captains practices are set up for 4 times per week 

• Strength workouts are set up for 2 times per week

Championship Season Training

• On court team training happens 3 days per week for 2 hours each day

• On court small group training happens 3 days per week for 2 hours each day

• Strength and Conditioning sessions must be completed 2 days per week

• Matches are played on the weekends and during the week

• The team takes a spring break trip to Orlando, FL

• Mental skills training sessions are set up once per month individually with each player on the team

The Elements of Training

TEAM PRACTICES are two hours long and competition driven. 

During these practices, the entire team is present and we focus on competing in the following ways:

1. Singles and Doubles Match Play

2. Condition games

3. Competitive drills

4. Competitive group games

5. Competitive conditioning

SMALL GROUP SESSIONS are two hours long.  These sessions are skill development and conditioning driven.  During these practices we focus on the following:

1. Technique

2. Shot development

3. Accuracy and target work

4. Pattern recognition and situational strategy

5. Conditioning

We have a good balance between skill development and competition training.  Players are given a lot of ownership over their game and many opportunities to advance their position on the team's ladder.  Coach's and players work together to track progress that is made over time.  This helps us create a game plan for improvement specific to each player's goals.   

Strength and Conditioning Training is a core part of our training program.  We are fortunate to have amazing S&C coaches at HWS.  Workouts are energetic and tennis specific.  We track each player's progress over the course of the semester, year, and college career at Hobart.  This helps us create strength goals that align with tennis goals.  

Our Performance Training Program consists of regular meetings with the coaching staff throughout each semester.  during these meeting we discuss each player's game plan, goals, and asses strengths and weaknesses.  We also watch video and create plans for players to development their awareness, discipline, and toughness.  A visiting sports psychologist works with the team each semester.  He is also available to student-athletes for individual meetings.

Leadership Development is essential to our success in building a championship caliber team culture.  All players are given the opportunity to lead and develop their leadership abilities.  We follow a process driven plan that graduates leaders from one year to the next.  This process covers specific leadership topics for each class year.