Dear Member,
Hope you’ve had a great week. Here’s all the latest news from Rackets Academy. Are you in interested in joining our ladies league? Find out more in this newsletter and check out our weekly schedule of activities to sign up for. Meet our new coach, James and check out our Tip & Rule of the Week from Coach Fuad. Don’t forget to sign up for the Green Ball Tournament taking place tomorrow, if you’ve not done so already…. Read on!
Weekly Club Activities… get yourself signed up!
Our weekly activities are now in full swing. There’s plenty to choose from depending on your schedule. Sign up through our app, it couldn’t be easier!
Coffee Morning – Thursday’s 8-10am, Motor City
Adult Social Night – Wednesday’s 8.30-10pm, Motor City
Cardio Tennis – Sunday’s 8.30-9.30am, The Lakes and Tuesday’s 8.30-9.30am, Motor City
Ladies Team Tennis – we need you!
Following our expansion, we are looking for new players to join the Rackets Academy Ladies League, starting first week in October, in 3 of our new venues: Arabian Ranches 2, The Lakes & The Springs. If you fancy playing some competitive ladies tennis then contact us on 052 992 8595 or register@racketsacademy.ae. We’d love to hear from you!
What’s New? Meet our new coach, James Lenton
We are delighted to welcome Coach James to the Rackets Academy team. Recognised as being one of Great Britain’s most successful performance coaches over the last 20 years, James backs up his credentials with the highest qualifications in the sport including the level 5 LTA Master Performance Coach award.
As a player, he was a top 50 International junior playing in Grand Slams, including Wimbledon and other events on around the world on the ITF Tour. He became a top British Professional with a world ranking in the top 500 ATP and competed on the ATP Challenger Circuit.
After retiring from professional tennis, James worked with world no.1 Monica Seles as a practice partner before being appointed as an LTA National Coach. For 10 years he coached and travelled extensively to Grand Slams as well as ATP and WTA events with many of the best players in Britain, including Elena Baltacha, Laura Robson, Ann Keothavong, Chris Wilkinson and James Ward.
James has coached, trained and developed over 25 players who have competed at senior and junior Grand Slam events as well as juniors winning ITF and Tennis Europe events, British National Champions at all age groups including orange ball, green ball and U12.
He aims to support Rackets Academy in its goal of growing the grass roots performance player base and guide them towards international standards as well as travelling internationally with targeted players and groups. James is able to guide parents who need to understand more about the game including competitive and collage pathways.
James is always supportive and available to help work with all players in love with tennis, who prepared to work hard!
Upcoming Tournaments
Check out our tournaments that are taking place over the next few weeks. To sign up, call 052 992 8595 TODAY or email register@racketsacademy.ae:
Friday 20th September, 5pm – Green Ball Tournament – Rackets Academy, Motor City
Friday 27th September, 5pm – Orange Ball Tournament – Rackets Academy, Motor City
Rule of the Week: A miss serve
If the server swings but misses the ball it is a fault. However, if a server releases the ball but does not attempt to hit it, there is no fault and the server may repeat the service attempt. If the ball hits the opponent’s racket or body or any object other than the net cord before bouncing, it is a fault.
Coach Fuad’s Tip of the Week: Poaching in doubles
“ Don’t be fooled into thinking that when you poach it is to win just that point…it’s to win more points in the future due to the missed returns that are sure to come even if you don’t ever go again! In Doubles, try to poach early on in the match so that your opponents will be looking up from that point forward when they are returning! Try to start poaching from the first game your partner serves.
A number of partners will think you are trying to take their ball (sometimes this is hard to explain but you must try) as opposed to understanding that you are steering future shots to them at the net!
WHEN YOU POACH – COMMIT – KEEP GOING – AND JUST WATCH THE BALL! Good luck!”
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Have a great week!
Rackets Academy