It's wonderful for us all to be back on court, and it makes us realize how much we really love this sport. Going through adversity always provides some benefit - and in this case I think it's the rekindling of that inner passion that most of us have for tennis. The Zoom Online sessions provided through the Greenwin Cares "Growing the Game" initiative over the weeks of the recent lockdown were a tremendous "hit" - and served to sustain the motivation and fitness of many players, parents and coaches across Ontario. This initiative continues with an exciting, introductory program for young children/families which started last weekend (see below). More from Doug
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ACE ALUMNI REPRESENTED AT
THE NCAA LEVEL
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Thank you Craig, you will be missed
When one of your children leaves home, as a parent you are sad but excited for the life ahead of them. That is how we all feel with Craig Mercer moving on to take the responsibility of Tennis Director at the prestigious Arbutus Club in Vancouver.
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Craig has been part of the All Canadian family since he was a top Canadian junior player. He has been a major contributor to the successes of All Canadian Sports Management for the last eleven years. Craig, who is originally from Newfoundland, was first involved as a youngster with the All Canadian Camps at the National Centre at York University. Craig’s development has been constant as Tennis Director for Ace in Burlington and Toronto Tennis City and as the Director of Community Club services. Craig has also been responsible for the development of Ontario coaches through the Tennis Canada’s certification system. |
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Craig will be leaving TTC on July 31 to assume his new responsibilities. It is a great opportunity for him, his wife Sarah, his son Dashiell and the family’s new arrival, Isla. Craig joins a number of All Canadian Coaches who have gone on to provide leadership at many of Canada’s top tennis clubs. Craig will join in Vancouver former All Canadian player Jerome Fournier, the tennis director at the prestigious Shaughnessy Golf and country club. |
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Craig with Anna Tabunshchyk in 2011 |
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“I have known Craig, it seems, for a lifetime. His integrity, his passion and professionalism whether while playing, coaching or leading is second to none. The sadness of losing him is eclipsed by the happiness we feel for him in his new venture” - says Pierre. |
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Zimmerman announces Toronto Tennis City restructuring |
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Michael Zimmerman the General Manager of Toronto Tennis City and Vice President of All Canadian Sports Management announced the restructuring of the staff at TTC due to Craig Mercer’s departure for the Arbutus club in Vancouver.
Zimmerman will add the responsibility for adult tennis programming to his g-m role. Sam Jonas, a Tennis Canada level 2 coach, who has a strong background as a player and coach will become the new Tennis Director for TTC responsible for the adult and junior streams. Michal Kokta, former top 10 ITF junior, ATP player and top US college coach will become the Head Coach of the international, National and Provincial teams. Adam Dykes will become the Director of Ace Academy, the head coach for all progressive programs and the Assistant Manager of Community Club services.
We are also pleased to announce that Andy Sutton, a level 3 Tennis Canada coach, Head Ontario Coach Developer and a Tennis Canada Consultant will become a major contributor to All Canadian by assuming the responsibilities for Ace Coach formation and Ace System program design with Brandon Alguire who also is a Head coach in Burlington and an Ontario Coach developer. Andy will also assume the responsibilities of Community Club Director for Toronto. |
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
JUNIOR CAMPS / ADULT PROGRAMS AT 6 PARTNER CLUBS
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New Tennis Centre on the mountain in Hamilton -
at Hillfield Strathallan College
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The All Canadian Tennis Centre, an Ontario Tennis Association member, has opened and will provide the following services on the four courts of the beautiful campus: |
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- Adult, junior and family memberships
- Junior and adult programming and lessons
- Junior summer wellness and tennis camps for juniors age 5-14 years old
- Ontario Tennis Association sanctioned junior and adult tournaments
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Under the direction of Camp Director Walker Lamarche the camp is for experienced players who wants to This program is for players 8-14 years old who are motivated to pursue competitive tennis. Players use either a 3/4 court with orange balls or the full court with green balls in order to learn appropriate skills and tactics to play competitive tennis. SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE
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Tennis is in full swing! And what better way to celebrate than by offering a FREE tennis program for children in our community? As part of our Growing the Game initiative, the Greenwin Cares Program offers FREE introductory tennis to children born in 2015 & 2016, accompanied by a family member.
The Greenwin Cares Program kicked off last weekend at three community clubs (Milton Tennis Club, Burlington Tennis Club, & the new All Canadian Tennis Centre in Hamilton) with over 40 young players, along with at least one parent or guardian, learning the love of the game. It was a hot one, but the little ones were in the game, practicing the fundamentals of tennis, controlling the racquet and ball, and learning the layout of the court. Racquets and balls were provided and all the kids took home our new “Growing the Game” t-shirt.
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Brandon Alguire will lead the U12/U16 Provincial Camp at Milton Tennis Club. This High Performance Training camp is geared towards players participating at a Provincial level. Players will be trained in tactical situations with an emphasis on fundamentals.
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4:30pm - 6:30pm
Monday - Thursday
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CATCH UP ON INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF CANADAS TOP TENNIS PROFESSIONALS
With Mike Hall
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Tyler Prescott – Monday April 26th
Head coach for Team Ontario, Tyler won the Gold medal at the prestigious Canada Games in 2013. talks about coaching strategies and gearing up for competition season. https://youtu.be/wi_noib88gg
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Andre Labelle – May 3rd
Andre is the national head coach for Tennis Canada and discusses his role at Tennis Canada, his coaching career, and training amidst a pandemic. https://youtu.be/b1tLYVe4UPs
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Patricia Hy - May 10th
Patricia Hy, 3 time Olympian, high-performance coach, parent-coach to her two children, and strong advocate for the development of mental strength in young players talks to Mike. https://youtu.be/-nBFlcai4fo
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Aref Jallali - May 17th
Aref Jallali discusses his career as a former ACE Tennis Head Coach and Davis Cup player who worked and mentored under the legendary coach, Bob Brett. https://youtu.be/XM4ch8ybQ9c
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Laurence Lamarche
ONcourt Editor
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It is an absolute pleasure to welcome you to the rebirth of our ONcourt eZine, the voice of Canadian tennis. With 2021 bringing a vast amount of change to the tennis community and world climate, now more than ever we need a prominent and representative voice for the game we all love. READ MORE
ONcourt is an online community cultivating leading edge tennis content from leaders across the nation on a one-of-a-kind platform.
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Our main focus is the world of tennis, at home in Canada but, will also highlight international insights when relevant to growing the game for our players and country. ONcourt will not only provide invaluable insights from coaches and experts, but will also share informative interviews, best practices, training regimes, and inspiring messages - valuable to all coaches, players, parents & lovers of the game. |
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Michal Kokta is Assistant Editor for ONcourt and will provide his own insights as well.
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