Week of November 16th - 20th, 2020 This week as Halton Region transitions into a red zone, ACE continues to operate on a regular basis and we will inform you if any protocols are to change. Our main priority will always be the safety of our players and everyone at ACE. We continue to be diligent in following all the protocols and are grateful for your cooperation. We thank you all for your patronage, and your diligence in helping us make the tennis training possible for all our junior players! We are planning on hosting an interclub tournament next weekend November 28th-29th for U9, U10 and U12. Coaches will send details regarding the tournament to players on Monday. 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 have reached cycle three already, and it means time for new tactical and technical knowledge. The kids have started working on their inside-out forehand, and we were thrilled to observe how the kids were performing "set" by "set" using accurate new shots!

It is honestly such a pleasant feeling to see the growth. We are very proud of our students! We have also managed to introduce 'volley fundamentals' and 'wide serve' and the kids are aware of the difference between the "deuce" side and the "ad" side. A very productive week, as always!

FUTURES / CHAMPIONS TEAMS From Head Coach Walker Lamarche walker@acetennis.ca  FUTURES This week we taught the kids how to move around the ball they receive in the middle of the court. Players were rallying with coaches at the net working on good shuffling adjustment steps. We also spent extra time on developing the serving fundamentals.

CHAMPIONS It was the first week of our new cycle, dominating the middle with our forehand. The coaches trained the students on their ability to hit balls out of the middle and started to bring awareness as to why using their forehand was the better choice.

U12 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U12 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Brandon Alguire brandon@acetennis.ca We started a new cycle on this week in the u12 Provincial Program. The new content is all based on Variation and trying to use different shots to disrupt the opponent’s timing so we create attacking opportunities. We will be working on a lot of skills that the players haven’t spent a lot of time on in the past, so for the first 2-3 weeks of the cycle we will spend some time on developing & acquiring these skills.

Some of these skills include: slice FH&BH, higher heavy topspin FH, playing on the rise when receiving high/deep balls, 3/4 court FH attack, serve & volley, return & charging the net (for doubles). Overall, the first week went quite well in terms of the player’s paying attention to the new information. I’ve been asking the players to rate their own personal physical effort after each practice from 1-10 (10 being the best) and so far as a group we are averaging around 3.5-4 out of 10. It’s good that the players know their physical effort isn’t high enough, but I’m expecting them bring a much better effort each day.

U16 PROVINCIAL TEAM / U16 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Jay Barlow jay@acetennis.ca This week was the introduction to cycle 3. Players started to use variation to disrupt the rhythm of their opponent and situationally to respond to short and deep, higher balls. It is important that players have good awareness of their opponent and can make decisions based on their court position and set up. We will continue to build on this throughout the cycle.

NATIONAL TEAM / U14-U18 INTERNATIONAL From Head Coach Mike Hall mikehall@acetennis.ca This week we introduced our new topic to the players “Disrupting our opponent with variation”.  We focused a lot this week on playing high to our opponents backhand in order to create short balls to attack. We also spent a considerable amount of time working from the middle of the court on low balls as well as different volley feelings at the net.

The players struggled with the footwork on the transition shots in the mid court so we will continue to emphasize this area next week. The UTR matches were competitive this week and a great way to prepare those who have provincial qualifying this weekend!  Due to covid restrictions at the tournament sites, coaches are unable to watch the players compete. However, players have been provided a tournament report sheet on slack that they are able to fill out before and after the match and share with the coaching staff to review the matches. We highly encourage the players to make use of this and communicate with their coaches throughout the event. Good luck to all players this weekend. Parents, feel free to watch and support your child. In terms of feedback, encourage your child to use their tournament report form and communicate with their coach.