ITS THE INAUGURAL YEAR FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE GOAL WILL BE TO PROVIDE LEONG TENNIS ACADEMY’S SIGNATURE TRAINING TO 10 & UNDER PLAYERS LOOKING TO MOVE UP TO LTA’S HIGH PERFORMANCE ACADEMY PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE. THE INITIAL PHASE WILL CONSIST OF DEVELOPMENT OF TOPSPIN ON BOTH FOREHAND AND BACKHAND GROUNDSTROKES, APPROPRIATE USE OF GRIPS, INCLUDING CONTINENTAL AND USEFUL EXECUTION OF TENNIS-SPECIFIC FOOTWORK PATTERNS (IE, SPLIT STEP SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSSOVER STEPS). THE NEXT PHASE WILL ADDRESS THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO “PLAY” THE GAME, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO “MOVE” THE BALL WHILE RECOGNIZING “OPEN COURT” SPACES. ONCE PLAYERS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND IN BOTH MOVEMENT AND TECHNIQUE, WE WILL BEGIN TO WORK ON MORE ADVANCED PATTERNS OF PLAY UTILIZING THE COURT SPACE. DYNAMIC BALANCE, EXPERIMENTATION WITH VARIOUS TACTICS AND STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF “WEAPONS” WILL FOLLOW IN THE FINAL PHASE.
GREEN DOT BALLS WILL BE USED IN THE INTIAL PHASES AND DEPENDING ON HOW THE PROGRESSION GOES, WE WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION TO YELLOW BALLS. LTA WILL ONLY ACCEPT 12 PARTICIPANTS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SIGN UP YOUR YOUNG PLAYER FOR THIS PROGRAM, PLEASE GO TO CONTACT US PAGE.
The official start of practice will be Friday, September 6th and training will run through till the end of May, 2020.
FRIDAY’S 6:30-8PM & SUNDAYS 3-4:30PM