Week of October 19th - 23rd, 2020 We've had another great week of tennis, but as the second wave of the virus continues to spread amongst our communities - we need to stress the importance of following all public health, and club policies.  We work together with the Public Health Department, who visits the club regularly unannounced, and who recognizes the efforts the club has put in place to operate with strict protocols and record keeping.    We need to continue to be diligent with face masks and make sure everyone sanitizes their hands upon entry and departure. All coaches and players are now mandated to wear a mask at all times, including in the restaurant, washrooms and fitness area, with the only exception of actually playing on court. This includes being worn during fitness.  Thank you everyone for your cooperation and let's do our best to keep Cedar Springs Club and ACE Tennis one of the safest facilities in the GTA.  Below find your weekly update from your head coach, and if you have any questions for me, I can be reached at kyrylo@acetennis.ca. Kyrylo Tabunshchyk, Vice President / General Manager ACE Tennis Burlington

MINI TENNIS TEAM From Head Coach Anna Momot amomot@acetennis.ca We've had a very productive week! Ask your little player to show two directions from a Forehand and a Backhand and they should be able to demonstrate for you and even tell you that they are called; 'crosscourt' and 'down the line!'

We also have good news regarding 'the serve'. The kids have started to serve from "the last stage" (sideway position, the racquet up and in front of them) and are doing great, which makes us [coaches] very happy! To hone their skills on the serve, we highly recommend that you practice "tossing the ball straight up" with your son/daughter at home, as 'practice makes perfect'! Coach Kirill and I are thrilled to continue our training next week!

FUTURES / CHAMPIONS TEAMS From Head Coach Walker Lamarche walker@acetennis.ca  Futures Team This week we continued working on 'winning the crosscourt battles. The kids were playing two shots - one wide, then the next ball down the line, learning their first '2 shot pattern'! We also introduced 'how to volley' and 'how to hit overheads'. Great work from the kids!

Champions Team  In the Champions program we also worked on 'winning the crosscourt battles'. Players had to be able to hit a wide ball and then play the next ball down the line, and by the end of the week, they were learning to anticipate their second shot in the pattern. We also worked on volleys and overheads. Overall really good intensity, and the focus was much better!

U12 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U12 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Brandon Alguire brandon@acetennis.ca This is the end of our second week of Cycle 2 in the U12 Provincial Program. The players have been working on hitting crosscourt with more consistency, how to open up the court by moving the opponent with a ball the breaks the sideline, and then how to play early down the line.

Overall the learning of the footwork and how to use their body has been pretty good. The challenge in this program continues to be getting these players to push themselves physically and start setting up to the ball earlier so they can maintain these skills when they compete in point situations. One thing that could help is getting the players into more tournaments (if possible) so they understand why the fundamentals are so important.

U16 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U16 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Jay Barlow jay@acetennis.ca  The group continues to work hard on maintaining their consistency and depth on groundstrokes. We have introduced the idea of winning crosscourt exchanges and looking for the right opportunity to change direction. Keeping in mind that making the right decision is a crucial element, then getting the required repetition to improve the execution. Overall the progress has been good so far.

NATIONAL TEAM / U14-U18 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Mike Hall mikehall@acetennis.ca We continued working on patterns around opening the court with strong cross courts as well as ensuring we make time for repetition on the swing volleys and overheads. ACE National Team welcomes new players Sophia and Sarah Gutkowski, as well as returning ACE

player Lukas Gosselin to the team! Their strong work ethic and no nonsense approach combined with a strong level of play will continue to push the high level we already have. Players continue to partake in UTR verified match play, giving them the opportunity to raise their UTR while tournament competition is rare right now. We hope the Bloomex cup will continue next week at Aviva Centre.