New Years Day 2009 Cardio Tennis 11:30 and 1pm in Buckhead

Should be a real nice New Years weekend, I will be doing groups New Years day 11:30 and 1pm, Friday noon, and Saturday and Sunday New Years weekend noon, in Buckhead. May be also a, Sunday at 2pm Peach tree hills area. We had a good group last weekend, expect a good group for the Cardio tennis instruction class for New Years weekend. Please call me at 404.451.8872 for location and RSVP

kwiss tennis, USTA Tennis and Visionary tennis leagues and matches in Atlanta

Hello Atlanta Tennis these are the main leagues for Singles tennis play, they are all excellent and give tennis players the opportunity to find Tenni Match play in the Atlanta area. The best way to go about it is to simply go out to these web sites and register, they will help you though the process, even assisting with establishing a tennis rating. These are in no particular order: http://www.visionarytennis.com/ http://secure-apextennis.com/V3/index.php
http://www.usta.com/leagues/custom.sps?iType=930&icustompageid=1145.

These leagues are very popular with my tennis clients at fitnesswithjeff.com, hope that you enjoye them as well

Tennis serve technique

Tennis Serve: Tips and tricks of the proper serve
Stand side on to the court, hold the ball between thumb and first two finger tips and toss the ball a little higher then the high point that you can hold your racquet up to. On the toss I tell my clients to picture the your self as the Statue on Liberty and toss the ball at the highest point that you can hold up your toss hand up to and release the ball like you might let go of a small bird.
One thing to watch out for is not to stretch to far and simply toss the ball about 8-10 inches in front of your front foot. For the Right handed tennis player picture a giant clock in the sky and toss the ball at 1:00 or off the right post for both the Duce or the AD side of the court. For the lefty tennis player just the opposite, toss the ball at left post or at a giant clock, this time 11:00. I like to finish my tennis server like a Football quarterback where again for the Righty the right foot should follow the right arm over finishing into the tennis court.

Fore hand tennis Ground stroke swing tip and things to think about

Groundstroke tip, Forehand tennis swing
Don’t wait to long to get your tennis racquet back, you want the racquet back by the time the ball crosses the net, I prefer a setback swing rather then a loop swing, the above tip works for both tennis swings.

Don’t snap the wrist over; topspin is not created from here but rather by the hitting the ball out in front of the front foot in a low to high tennis swing.

On the finish I like to complete my tennis swing looking much like a golfer with my racquet resting on my opposite shoulder, for the right handed tennis player, finishing on the left shoulder and depending on how much time a player has to hold the finish remain there for a second or two. In practice I like to have my players hold this for several seconds to exaggerate the proper finish.

Atlanta Cardio Tennis info, schedule and dirctions to tennis Court

Atlanta Cardio Tennis info and dirctions -->
By Jeff Michaud
Cardio tennis is a blend of a boot camp style and fast paced hitting session w/instructoin, with a USPTA, GPTA and AMFPT certified tennis instructor and personal trainer. http://fwj1.com
Schedule:Saturday's 11am and Sunday's 11:00am Monday's and tuesday's 6pm
For right now all sessons held at Frankie Allen park on Pharr rd in Buckhead.
Directions to Frankie Allen Park. As a land Mark, it is just outside the bar district in Buck Head, on the same side and street as Atlanta Fish Market, on Pharr Road. From peidmont if your coming the city take a Left on Pharr Road, The park is on the left about a mile down, there should be a red Sign for Baseball and a Sign for Frankie Allen Park.Please let me know if this works for you
The park is behind a building at 485 Pharr Road. just go beyond that building the entrence is right ther.
Cost is $15 for the hour, 5 for $60.
For more info about cardio tennis please go out to www.cardiotennis.com
Jeff Michaud is a member of the www.uspta.com, www.gpta.com, please contact me at 404.451.8872 or www.fitnesswithjeff.com, or jeff@fitnessiwithjeff.com

Atlanta Cardio Tennis info and dirctions to tennis Court

Double forehand, aka 2 handed fore-hand, tennis stroke

For tennis players that love there two handed backhand and or seem to have problems with the one handed forehand: power and accuracy would be the 2 biggest problems. I think I have solution for you and it is called the 2 handed fore-hand aka The double forehand, two-handed forehand grip puts both hands in an Eastern forehand grip (Eastern forehand is the hammer or handshake grip) grip position. The left hand's position is strong and on the bottom for the right hander, but the right's is weak and on top much like a baseball player or golfer, The biggest disadvantage: changing from forehand to backhand, this requires the player to change there hand position completely, turning the hands over in mid-play, otherwise creating a very awkward swing if they do not change hand position. On the back hand side the right handed player should shift there grip to a continental, (I call it knuckles top or big knuckle on small top edge of the grip) with the two-hander it is not as important to change the grip as it is for the one-hander and can allow the player to use the easier to master eastern grip aka hand shake grip, one advantage of this is additional lift. Now the hands most completely flip over with the right hand now on the bottom and strong with the left hand on top in a weaker position to complete the backhand stroke.
For the left hander the hand positions would be reversed.

I would normally only suggest this radical approach to new players, perhaps someone who lost strength or became injured and needs to make a radical change to there game. Example: a great candidate would be a lady, young girl with not much tennis playing experience and maybe limited arm strength, also very good for young children of both sexes.
Having said that, I’ve heard lately about very strong young men using the double handed forehand, the two handed back hand started out being only used by ladies and young girls 30-40 years ago, today the two handed backhand is the standard for both men and woman, within a generation it could be as normal for both men and women to use 2 hands on both sides.

Advantages more power and greater accuracy, more control.
contact slightly farther back, allows more time for player to react and make adjustments.

Disadvantage, very big one: having to flip hands over during the point, to much reliance on using two hands, could lead to problems on net game, volley’s are best when done with one hand, just quicker.

For the right player this could be a great stroke to improve and master your game. Have a great game. www.fitnesswithjeff.com Atlanta Tennis Coach, Personal Trainer.

Advance level tennis drills & doubles match play Atlanta

Advance level tennis drills & doubles match play Atlanta.

These Advance programs are broken up into 2 different programs.

Drill and skill improvement, this class would be a fast paced tennis drill and strategy class for the more advanced player. 1 hour and will be limmited to about 3 people maybe going as high as 5(4 or 5 people cost would be $25), the cost for this would be 1 or 2 people would be no more then $30, even if it is just one person. RSVP only

Program 2
Drill and play, One hour, 30 minutes, this would be made up of about 20-30 minutes of drill and skills work about a hour of play, breaking down points and situations. cost for this would be $40. this is designed for 3 to 4 people, if 4 come out the cost would be $30 per person, Again RSVP only

Schedule and times
Times 9am or 10amSaturday's and Sunday's,

Also this week have a offering for Wednesday at 6:00 or 6:30 at Grady high school.

After noon 5 or 6pm sat's and or a Sunday's

RSVP Required for all these program's because of the limited numbers of people and time commitments.
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Other Tennis programs that I offer here in Atlanta

!!! Semi Private Group
Teaching Sessions !!!
Saturday's 9 am and 10 am
Sunday's 9 am, and 10 am
Monday's 5 pm and 7pm, and a 8-9:00pm
Tuesday's 5 pm and 7pm, and a 8-9:00pm
RSVP reguired for this program
These semi-private classes are limited to 3 people, $30 if 1 person comes out, $30 per person for 2, $25 per person for 3 or 4, this class will be limited to 3 people, please RSVP due to limited numbers. This is designed to really work technique!
Frankie Allen in Buckhead behind office
at 485 Pharr Road 30305
near the Atlanta Fish Market.

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!! CARDIO TENNIS SCHEDULE !!
Saturday's 11 am
Sunday's 11 am
Monday's 6:00-7 pm
Tuesday's 6:00-7pm
COST
$15 per, or 5 classes for $60.

RSVP requested but not recommended.
SEMI-PRIVATE CLASS
Tuesday at 5:15 (2-3 pple)
LOCATION
Frankie Allen in Buckhead behind office
at 485 Pharr Road 30305
near the Atlanta Fish Market.


RSVP 404-451-8872

Losing is OK, Sometimes Even Good!

Losing is OK, Sometimes Even Good! I found this article out on the web at a site called tennis4you alot of very good information, thought it was very good, happy reading, Jeff, http:www.fitnesswithjeff.com Atlanta tennis instructor and personal training.
By: Scott Baker | http://www.Tennis4you

I don't know about you but I absolutely hate losing a tennis match. I am one of the most competitive people I know and when I do not come out on top I sometimes do not think straight enough to be able to appreciate the match for what it was. So what is so bad about losing? I have lost matches in every situation, tournaments, leagues, finals, school matches and matches against my friends. What it boils down to is that I am a much better tennis player because I have lost all of those matches.

Whenever you play a tennis player that is better than you there is a lot to be learned. I often tell players not to just play people all the time that they know they can beat. To improve your tennis game you must play against better players! When I left for college I met tennis players that were much better than I was. By playing these better players day in and day out my game improved by astronomical amounts, and I was losing everyday.

A lot of times players will join a club and stick with the same group of players. That is perfectly acceptable, tennis is fun and should always be fun. However, if you are the best player in the group and you consistently win and you want your game to improve, you may need to play elsewhere against better players.

When you play stronger players you get to see a variety of tougher tennis. You quickly learn that you can not get lazy or lose focus. They will hit better passing shots, deeper ground strokes, better volleys, faster serves and execute their overheads better. They will wrong foot you more often and possibly just out-power you. This requires you to improve to be able to keep up with these types of players. Playing better players is a great motivator to help you play better tennis. If you are beating players that you play every day there is little motivation to get any better.

I will admit, losing to someone you know you can beat, and maybe regularly beat, really sucks! However, maybe you need to look at why you lost, look at what you need to improve, look at where you fell short, and most importantly, think about how you can do better next time. Losing is a motivator to play better tennis plain and simple.

Losing a tennis match means you that you were not the better tennis player that day. That is OK, take it for what it is worth, let it motivate you, and keep on trying. Continue to play the better players when you get a chance and watch your game improve. To me, allowing my tennis game to improve is more important than winning a weekly match against the same group of players.


Good Luck on the Court!
Scott Baker
Tennis4you.com