We had Tommy, Oscar, Brian, Ivan, Kenny and two F4 boys.
Today, we focused on some basic strokes, as the inter school is coming, I knew. We had some basic forehand and backhand down the line. I found that most of the boys' volleys are awful.
So, we focused on volleys next.
Some of the boys cannot withstand the powerful groundstrokes. There were some mistakes they made: late hit, racket face opend, lazy footwork... As all of you would know and sure that, we taught these all many many times. Tommy and Brian always hit the ball late at the net, so their volleys are always powerles...
Oscar did better in the game, but these three boys have to work hard more! I'm really worrying for the Inter-school, I'm afraid the French Intel' would not be too weak this year.
So, let's talk about the beginners.
The two F4 boys were great.
They are hardworking and willing to learn, they asked many questions today. I appreciated their heart on tennis.
Lastly, we had the king of the court, doubles.
I'm sorry, this entry is a bit short.
I'm a bit sick in this week.....
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Dear Edmond
Hope you will get better soon
Great effort coaching the boys, as the keen hungry young players like Brian, Tommy and Oscar end up with you.
The 2 Form 4 Boys, are they Nick and Fergus from last week? They turned up and played on Sunday. Anthony and I had a great hit with them and they were asking the right questions in terms of improvement in their strokes. hope that you will make them better tennis players.
All of them have improved their volleys, although still need to practice more and take on some of your drills.
I am not worried about opponents as such, but we will get fully prepared for battles. Play to win and no regrets if you have tried your best. Winning is a nice habit, once they start winning matches against superior opponents, it brings along satisfaction and long lasting memories.
See you in BBQ or some time next week
Cheers
Raymond
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