Tennis Director Laurent Garcin Toronto After a few weeks where we enjoyed the warm and beautiful days of fall playing outside, the bubble is now up and we are back to indoor play.

Kids are eager to get back in the routine of school and play, and Skills Development programs are full, as well as our Competitive groups - with only a few spots left open in our International morning sessions.  It's been inspiring to see the energy and commitment of our coaching team throughout the start of the season, and the drive; we get it from our players with their passion and love for the game. I witness it every day, and it is special. We are only a month and a half in and clear improvement can already be noticed in our players! Toronto Tennis City will also be sending boys and girls teams for the U10 and U12 Team Championships at Sobeys Stadium.

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Tennis Director Kirill Kudyma Burlington We've had a great start to the 2022-2023 season, and we welcome new and familiar faces! We are 5 weeks into the Fall Skills Development Session; and have now opened pre registration for current players in the Winter Session starting in January.

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Winter Session starts January 3rd - opens today November 3rd!

Director for Skills programs; Luis Palacios has been in touch with you in regards to recommendations and transitioning between programs. Many families are making the decision to enter the Competitive Stream and start in our Little Aces Team for players 5 - 6 or the Transition Team for players 8 - 10. Please contact your coach for any inquiries.

Some of our Progressive 1 players age 5 - 7 are practising in the gym. The gym has proven to be an excellent "court" in that the surface provides great cushioning for fitness, and as the ball tends to bounce a little faster on the gym surface, players are forced to react quicker thus once back on the regular court where the ball bounces slower they are ahead of the game!

Our U10 / U12 High Performance players are getting ready for the Team Championships and the U16 and National players are back in the groove and some competed for wildcards in order to play the ITF, hosted by Cedar Springs Club and ACE in Burlington this week [see below].

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The Importance of the Warm Up Routine By ACE Fitness / Strength and Conditioning Coach Adrian Boubalos One of the first things our Players have said to me is that I’m extremely detail oriented in how I train them.  Clement Golliet - former ACE Fitness Director and currently Tennis Canada Strength and Conditioning Coach - is a huge part of who I am as a Professional, and why I do what I currently do.

One of the principles I have implemented from Clement is our Ace Warm up which you can see in the document below. You will see that there are specific components to be trained. Everything from stretching, to activating the body, speed, power, strength, balance, coordination, specific movement patterns. In other words, a complete routine to fully prepare the mind and body to compete. Every single exercise has been carefully selected in order to maximize the athletic development and performance of any junior player looking to have the edge on court and win big. Components of this warm up can of course be implemented into any fitness routine, at any level. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can reach me at: adrian@acetennis.ca ACE WARM UP - Competitive Stream

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ACE Burlington’s Simona Stepanovic and Aryanah Kahnamoui both had great recent performances. Aryanah won the GOLD MEDAL representing Waterdown High at the recent SOSSA Schools Competition by capturing the Open Girls Singles title! Simona captured the Girls U18 Singles title at the Total Tennis @ Greenhills Provincial Circuit event which took place from October 14th-16th in London, Ontario. Simona defeated Khushi Kaur Grewal 6-2, 6-1 in the first round. On her way to the final, Simona beat many strong rivals and prevailed over the first seed in the semi-final. Simona shows outstanding work in the practice sessions, and the result is telling! Anna & Sophia Tabunshchyk [from the National and Futures Team programs in Burlington] seen here with former ACE standout / rising International star, Vicky Mboko.  Vicky stays in touch when she is around and is a huge inspiration for all our players. 

ACE Tennis and Cedar Springs Club in Burlington are hosting the J3 ITF Event that started with sign in on October 29th and will finish on November 4th.

The prestigious event sees top players come from all over the world, and gives all our players an opportunity to watch players compete at an international level, and our top players are participating in the event. Pictured on the left is ACE President Doug Burke With Canadian Tennis Great & Current Davis Cup Captain Frank Dancevic.  ACE Burlington's Bianca Ceroni and Andrea Cabio are through to the Doubles Quarter Finals after an exciting 3rd set, super tie break victory!

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ACE is planning to run U9 / U10 and U12 Futures Stars and Rookie Tournaments at the Cedar Springs Club on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Stay tuned for updates and dates, and speak to your coach about participation. Super Series will be held in December over the Holidays. Go to tennisontario.com for calendar and updates.