Category: Junior

10 and under, camp, high performance

What are your priorities?

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What are the priorities of your tennis shot? It is recommended that they be consistency, placement, depth, spin and pace/power, and in that order! Most club and junior players believe that the quickest way to improve their level is to add pace to the ball. Note, pace is the last priority of the five. Watch…

Are you consistent?

This week, PRC tennis professional, Judy Young, reported that her student hit 78/80 balls over the net and into the court.  As you can see, her form is very sound with the racquet in a low position in her backswing to facilitate topspin.  Her left arm/hand are extended in front of her toward the net. …

MLK Holiday = More Tennis

Monday is Martin Luther King’s Birthday and schools will be closed.  Adult and junior clinics, as well as contract courts,  will be held as usual.  A junior mini camp will be held from 12:30-3:30 pm.  Please contact the PRC front desk or register online to reserve a spot.  In addition, clinics for adults will be…

Tennis Tip Tuesday: Be a good sport in 2016!

Lleyton Hewitt Benefits After Opponent Jack Sock Tells Him To Challenge Out Call Talking Baws

“Tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt became embroiled in one of the biggest shows of sportsmanship in recent times this week.  The Australian ace, soon to be retiring at the age of 34, was visibly shocked when opponent Jack Sock confessed that Hewitt’s serve had fallen inside the line despite being called out.  What’s more, the 23-year-old…