World Cup Fever? I’ll be honest. I caught it. This “illness” even trumped my Wimbledon viewing the past two weeks. But I’m okay with it. After all, the World Cup only comes once every four years. I am one of the growing number of Americans who love soccer—almost as much as I love tennis. It’s…
Robert Brown has joined the PlayYourCourt.com tennis pro team, offering tennis lessons in Savannah, GA. He is a PTR Certified Professional with over 10 years teaching experience. His credentials include: *Coached/Played on State Championship Adult teams *Worked with over 1000 juniors many of whom played in college *Many high school championships and awards *USTA and…
A Deep, Weighty Issue A lot of beginner tennis players struggle with making proper contact with the ball on their ground strokes. A good deal of it can be attributed to the fact they are still learning proper footwork. Other issues include getting a handle on their racket’s swing path and post-contact follow through. But…
Steve Dingus has joined the PlayYourCourt.com tennis pro team, offering tennis lessons in St. Louis, MO . “PTR Instructor certified since 1977. I have taught for 40 years.” His credentials include: *PTR certified since 1977 *40 years teaching experience at all levels *Coached at the college and high school level for 4 years *Played 3…
Wimbledon 2014 Men’s Preview Roland Garros 2014 provided us with a fairly predictable final, Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal. However, many surprises took place long before Nadal was holding the champion’s trophy. This year’s Wimbledon should be no different with the ever present question of Roger Federer, the rise of Ernests Gulbis, and reigning Wimbledon…
Wimbledon 2014 Women’s Preview There’s an interesting dynamic to this year’s Wimbledon draw. The top half of the draw is filled with players who have been experiencing major successes this season, including Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, and Ana Ivanovic. Whereas the bottom half of the draw, there are several players that are “question…
William Eng has joined the PlayYourCourt.com tennis pro team, offering tennis lessons in Chicago, IL. He is a USPTA Professional with 6 years of teaching experience. His credentials include: *USPTA/PTR Certified Professional *2011 MW USPTA Outstanding Education of Year Winner *Authorized Cardio Tennis Provider A little more about William: “Can coach all levels. Six years…
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’ve made (or are on the verge of making) a great decision to be one of the millions out there taking beginner tennis lessons for adults. You can play tennis no matter how old you are. You’ve probably heard people say this a million times, and I’m going to say…
Renato Jesalva has joined the PlayYourCourt.com tennis pro team, offering tennis lessons in Matthews, NC. He is a PTR Certified Tennis Teacher emphasizing character development His credentials include: *PTR Certified: 10 and under; 11-17; doubles play (Pete Collin) *Over 4 years in Tennis Ministry *Attended Harry Hopman International Tennis at Bardmoor *Played Tennis at Gulf…
Kirk Schmidt has joined the PlayYourCourt.com tennis pro team, offering tennis lessons in Wilmington, NC. He is a PTR professional with 32 years of teaching experience. His credentials include: · Taught all levels, from begs. to college players · Division 2 college coach · Works with individuals and groups/taught cardio tennis for 8 years. ·…
