Week of December 14th - 18th, 2020

Thank you to all players and parents! It was difficult year, but together we did a great job!

Note that we will have an Intraclub Open tournament this Saturday and Sunday and we are offering Holiday Training during the break. If you are interested please follow this link and learn more.

Kyrylo Tabunshchyk,
Vice President / General Manager ACE Tennis Burlington
MINI TENNIS TEAM
From Head Coach Anna Momot
amomot@acetennis.ca

This was the last week of training for 2020, and the kids didn't relax and had very productive practices as usual! We were still working on the 'approach shot' and 'volley'. We encourage them to feel confident with the 'net game' and move to the net after short balls.
We set up a game with scoring, and players could get two points at once if they finished with a volley, and of course we saw them all try to do this. They also made coach Kirill and myself very happy performing the exercise "keep the ball in rally." They did a series of 'sets' and counted how many balls in a row. Every three minutes, they would switch partner. The little players were shouting out numbers like six, seven and even eight!.after each rotation! Great results! Coach Kirill and I want to wish you Happy Holidays and see you very soon in the new year!   
FUTURES / CHAMPIONS TEAMS
From Head Coach Walker Lamarche
walker@acetennis.ca

Champions & Futures 
We had a such a fun last week of the program before the end of the year! We organized a Christmas Round Robin on a couple of the days and the players were able to relax a little and still be competitive while applying many of the
skills they have acquired during this cycle. We also had a Santa Hat day on Thursday and I could tell the kids enjoy letting off some steam. Thank you to everyone for all the hard work, I wish you a safe an happy holiday and look forward to the new year!
U12 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U12 INTERNATIONAL
From Head Coach Brandon Alguire
brandon@acetennis.ca

This week concluded cycle 3 - using variation to disrupt the opponent. We continued to train the attacking skills that would occur after varying the previous shot and then going forward to the net. Some of the players really did a great job showing some improvement in these areas while others struggled to stay focused on what they need to do differently in order to be more successful.
With the Christmas break coming up, many of the players will have some time off so it’s important that the players do some daily fitness at home and they should be shadow strokes (in front of a mirror if possible) so they can continue to train their bodies to move the racquet correctly. When we return in the New Year we will start a new 5 week cycle on controlling the middle of the court using the FH. 

Congratulations to the following players for earning awards this week: 

Hard Worker Award
Anders x2, Alex x2
Chenyu 
Jagvi

Competitor Award 
Jagvi 
Fady 
U16 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U16 INTERNATIONAL
From Head Coach Jay Barlow
jay@acetennis.ca

We completed the last week of block 3 with a lot of match play. The players were more successful implementing the tactics and identifying the right situations. I was pleased with the intensity and competitiveness of the group and was happy to see the quality of points improve. The program resumes on January 4th and I’m excited to see everyone in the new year. Have a safe and happy holidays!
NATIONAL TEAM / U14-U18 INTERNATIONAL
From Head Coach Mike Hall
mikehall@acetennis.ca

Our final week of this cycle concluded with a lot of matchplay in the afternoon portion of our training. As the week progressed, players became more sharp mentally and were competing at a much better level overall. It was nice to see the players putting to use the skills and tactics acquired during the training block.
I want to encourage the players to participate in our 5 training days over the break. This will still leave lots of time for a break they have earned but will allow them to maintain the level they have worked hard to achieve.

Happy holidays to all and stay safe.