Dear Member,
That’s a wrap… as the term draws to a close and we begin the festive period, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Find out this week’s Players of the Week and how the coaches got on in the Christmas Coach Playoff event that Rackets Academy hosted for our ladies league members last week. We have results from the Rackets Academy Mid-Term Championship final, details of a new school ECA sign up and a Tip of the Week from Coach Sarah. This week we say a sad farewell to the Junker family who are heading back home to the US. Rafe, Ayda & Tacy – we will miss you. All the best for the future, Team Junker, and keep up the tennis!
Players of the Week
Congratulations to our Players of the Week, Coach Sarah and Coach Mariano. Sarah & Mariano receive this award for winning the coaches festive doubles playoff last week in the finals against Coach George and Coach Kris. Well done guys!
5K Mid-Term Rackets Academy Championship
Congratulations to the champion Simon Roberts who beat Pierre Dumas 6-4 6-0 in the final of the Mid-Term Rackets Academy Championship. Well done to everyone who took part in the tournament.
New school ECA sign up – Safa Community School
We are excited to announce that we will be running tennis lessons as an ECA at Safa Community School from January. We are looking forward to meeting the kids and getting started. Safa Community School adds to Rackets Academy’s growing portfolio of ECA sessions in schools across Dubai.
Rackets Ladies and Coaches Jingle & Mingle
Last week Rackets Academy hosted a Jingle & Mingle event for the Rackets ladies league members, where they sipped cranberry punch and ate mince pies whilst watching the coaches take part in a Christmas Coach Playoff. It was a fun morning with lots of laughs….mainly at the coaches, who had been given an outfit to wear chosen by their team 🙂
Another WIN for the Rackets Academy Football league
Congratulations to the Rackets Academy Football team who took the title once again, winning the league 2-1 in the final. Well done guys, let’s go for a hat trick!!
Christmas Tennis & Multi-Sports Kids Camp
There’s still time to sign your kids up for our Christmas Tennis & Multi-Sports Camp to keep them entertained over the festive period. We’re running the camps across 4 locations between 16th December and 3rd January. Read on for more details…
Camp dates:
- Week 1 – 16th-20th December
- Week 2 – 23rd-27th December (excluding 25th)
- Week 3 – 30th December-3rd January (excluding 1st Jan)
Locations:
- Rackets Academy – Motor City (all 3 weeks)
- Fitness First – The Lakes (weeks 1 & 3 only)
- Al Furjan Club (weeks 1 & 3 only)
- Fitness First – Town Center (weeks 1 & 3 only)
Daily Schedule:
- 8.30-9am – Drop off
- 9-9.45am – Tennis warm up games
- 9.45-10am – Drink break
- 10-11am – Tennis technique
- 11-11.30am – Drink & snack break
- 11.30-12.30pm – Multi-Sport activities including; tennis match play or basketball, table tennis, padel tennis, football & splash time (Splash time – Fitness First Town Center only)
- 12.30-1pm – Chill out & pick up time
Places are limited, so sign your kids up TODAY via email at REGISTER@RACKETSACADEMY.AE or WhatsApp or call 052 992 8595.
Rackets Academy Club Championships – sign up now!
There’s still a couple of days left to sign up for the Rackets Academy Club Championships, UAE National Tournament if you’ve not done so already. This will be taking place Sunday 16th December to Saturday 5th January. The categories are as follows; Men’s Singles & Doubles, Women’s Singles & Doubles, U16/14/12/10 Boys & Girls Singles. Secure your place TODAY by emailing register@racketsacademy.ae for a chance to WIN AED 15,000 prize money!
Coach Sarah’s Tip of the Week: The Stability
“The physical aspect; footwork one of them, never stops during practice, rally or match play. It should be an ongoing part of the game. In tennis, when a ball is being hit to you, step one is reaching to the ball. Step two is hitting the ball. Without step one, step two doesn’t have a chance for a good shot! In between step one and step two, the stability comes in. The good position needs to be taken so the stability could follow.
In order to hit a perfect shot and get the swing’s trajectory right for your shot or tactics, stability with the right position is the foundation for the shot! Give a focus to reach well, stop (with a good position) and hit in your next rally to witness an ongoing consistency to your game! Good luck!”
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Happy Holidays!
Rackets Academy