Haley Tennis
Advance to the Next Level
Hope Starr-Mararian receives a new Prince tennis bag from Coach Haley.
Hope finished first in the Sunday Centre Court Junior League.
(L-R) Chris,Sonia,Marco,Joe @ LSA Tennis Camp
Kirkbrae tennis participants 2009
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Haley Tennis Bulletin Board
- New photos of Haley Tennis students.
Click on the camera for a special slide show. 
- New Prince racquets are available for demo - call George for details,
- The LaSalle Summer Tennis Camp will be held the week of August 3 - 8.
Hope you will be able to join us.
- Kirkbrae Junior Tournament will be held on July 24th. Open to non-members, call
George to register.
- Registrations are being taken for the La Salle and Kirkbrae clinics that start in June, Click on the special links for additional information.
- If you are interested in private lessons this summer with George, please contact him at your earliest convenience. Limited slots are available.
- Summer Junior Tournaments (click here for more information)
- July 10-12 - Norm Sharpio Memorial Tennis Tournament
- July 24-26 - Carr/Mook Championships
- July 31-August 2 - Judy Brucks Memorial Scholarship Tournament
- August 8 - La Salle Junior Tennis Tournament (Round Robin)
- September 4-7 South County Labor Day Open
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Having fun @ the Kirkbrae summer tennis clincs.
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(L-R) Chelsea,Andrew,Andrea,Bianca,Nicole @ LSA Tennis Camp
Allesandra with some of the youngsters she taught last summer.
Coach Haley's Tennis Tip of the Month
Tips for a better serve.
Many players seemed to be convinced that the harder they hit the serve the better the opportunity to win a quick point. Their serves vary from 100 MPH on the first serve to 40 MPH on the second. The trouble is that they get their first serve in only 10 percent of the time. This is not consistent enough to challenge the advanced player who will jump all over a weak second serve. To improve the effectiveness of your serve, consider learning how to hit a topspin serve. This serve will help you be more consistent because it passes higher over the net and drops quickly into the service box. The key ingredient involved in mastering a topspin serve is to learn how to hit the ball upward rather than downward.
Here is a method you can use to learn how to hit a topspin serve.
- Position your toss slightly over your head or a few inches in front of your face.
- Place your racquet over shoulder with the tip of the racquet facing the ground.
- Toss the ball as described above and practice hitting the ball upward so that in clears the net by a wide margin but still lands into the service box.
- As you master this technique, you will notice more spin being placed on the ball.
- You can increase the amount of spin placed on the ball by increasing the racquet speed. As you master this technique, you increase the speed and action (jump) the ball makes when it hits the ground.
- Once you feel comfortable with this motion, go back to a full service motion rather than an abbreviated one.
This Month's Tennis Quotes
"Attack when you have the opportunity but don't be guilty of overkill" Roy Emerson
"Don't go for the big shot when you don't need it" Pancho Gonzales
Haley Tennis
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