On Saturday, April 21st 2018Ace Tennis hosted the 4th Empower Aces Mind Games workshop. The workshop focused on helping junior athletes improve performance through self awareness and self regulation.  The workshop catered to athletes from the Ace U12 Provincial Program with participants ranging from 9 to 12 years in age. This was  Empower Aces second workshop for the U12 age group at ACE during the last 6 months. Majority of attendees also participated in the U12 Mind Games Core Concepts workshop held in December 2017.

The core concepts covered in this workshop included:
  •        Understanding emotions and recognizing different intensity levels
  •        Impact of anger and frustration on our brain, our actions and our game
  •        Using the Anger Mountain to understand different physical cues
  •        Importance of deep breathing
The junior athletes participated in an interactive exercise that helped them become aware of their physical responses to different emotions. They were taught breathing techniques to maintain their composure. The 2-hour workshop enabled athletes to actively participate in discussions and activities.
The participants received handouts including a tracking sheet and instructions to practice their breathing exercises for 5 minutes twice a day for a month. They were encouraged to make the active breathing a part of their daily routine. The athletes were also provided a handout titled "Improving Performance through Self Awareness and Regulation" emphasizing some of the core concepts covered within the workshop. The athletes also took home their anger mountain exercise responses to better understand their individual responses to emotions.
This workshop was preceded by the "Empower Aces U9/U10 Mind Games - Core Concepts for Junior Athletes" held at ACE In February 24th 2018 and the "Mind Games- Core Concepts for Parents to Help Junior Athletes" held at Ace Tennis on December 9th.
Parents of junior athletes have expressed a keen interest for their children to continue participating in future workshops.

 








ACE TENNIS BURLINGTON operates out of Cedar Springs Health, Racquet and Sportsclub. The Cedar Springs Club boasts state of the art fitness facilities that compliment its 11 indoor tennis courts. It also offers full member recreational services including access to pools, a basketball gym, and a restaurant. Physiotherapy, medical services and massage therapy are also available on site.

Toronto Tennis City is Toronto's most unique tennis destination located at Yonge and Davisville. The club provides its members with year round access to red Italian clay  courts with state of the art LED lighting, a beautiful club house and a complimentary REPLAY video analysis system. The club offers first rate adult programs and service  oriented staff. Toronto Tennis City is also home of ACE Tennis Academy, Canada's #1 school for junior players.

Ace players and coaches benefit from the Ace Replay system which provides them with the opportunity to access a video replay of the player's practice, lesson or match play. The Ace Replay system provides an opportunity for match analysis, an understanding of player's behavior in pressure situations and evaluation through analytics. 

All Canadian Sports Management Inc. is a 40 year old company which has specialized mostly in the field of tennis through strategical planning for tennis development, creation and management of sport facilities, the creation and operation of events, research and development. All Canadian also operates Canada's top tennis developmental school ACE Tennis and has ownership in ACE REPLAY, a new video replay system.

ACE has been a Gold Designated Tennis Development Center 17 years in a row. The TDC "Go for Gold" Program is a "support program" designed by Tennis Canada to work with junior competitive development programs across Canada. The TDC program is a key component of the overall player development plan of Tennis Canada and its mission of developing world class players. The TDC program designates indoor clubs/academy's meeting minimum program requirements with a gold, silver, bronze or basic designation. 


ACE BURLINGTON
Cedar Springs Club

960 Cumberland Avenue
Burlington ON L7N 3J6


info@acetennis.ca
905.632.9500
ACE TORONTO
Toronto Tennis City

185 Balliol Street
Toronto ON M4S 1C2


info@torontotenniscity.com
647.381.6464