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Let me know what's going on with your tennis. I love hearing about kids making their High School Tennis Teams! You can post your stories on our facebook page and inspire our younger players!


Laura Kassirer
YLT founder & president


Youth League Tennis is currently taking registrations for our FALL 2009 6 week session. Spaces are reserved on a 1st come, 1st serve basis.

YLT is still growing. With over 5000 players last year and over 24,000 kids playing YLT in the last 7 years...YLT is well received whereever we go.

2009 Fall schedule is posted. Note: Most sites run late in the afternoon and early evenings when it's cooler. YLT is going to be offering a winter session this year for the first time!

RREGISTER NOW!!!!!

FEEDBACK REQUEST!!!!
Parents please send me your feedback and let me know how your session is going during the season or after the season!
I always value parent's comments....good or bad!

EMAIL LAURA WITH YOUR ZIP CODE IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO TRY TO RUN YLT NEAR YOU.

Laura's direct email is laura@youthleaguetennis.org

Remember High School Tennis players can volunteer their time during YLT to help the younger players. You will earn community service hours for your time and serve as a positive role model in your community. Help YLT inspire future High School tennis players!

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NEWS & UPDATES

YLT IS NOW RUNNING IN ARIZONA, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA.

YLT has added a new level for younger beginner players ages 5-7 called Quick Start.

Quick Start players learn to play and compete on a 1/2 court with foam tennis balls, which bounce slower and lower and are easy for little ones to hit successfully.

UPDATE: Starting with the Fall 2009 Session, YLT is going to 6 weeks sessions. Session fees will be just $115.00 or $125.00 for 6 classes (depending upon how early you register). YLT will be adding a 6 week Winter Session to all Southern States and run 2 Spring and 2 Summer Sessions (instead of one 8 week session). Due to parent requests, YLT will also be drilling all level players starting in the fall. Red, Yellow and Blue levels will drill for one hour on serving, receiving and groundstrokes and compete for 1 hour weekly.

Remember there is no exuse not to play....Scholarships are available to qualifying families. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLAYING YLT ON SCHOLARSHIP!

High School Tennis Players ages 15-18 can volunteer in their nieghborhood to work with YLT and earn community service hours. Click here to learn more now.


 

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Laura's Tennis TIPS

I have enjoyed meeting so many new kids over the past years and have watched many of them improve and move up level to level.  We now have former red players competing in the blue level at play-offs.  I am so proud of you all and want to offer a few strategic tips to help you do your best!

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Play with your friends and your parents outiside of YLT. Remember the more you play, the better you will get.

Make your practices count.  Remember you are not trying to become the best rallier.  You are trying to learn how to win points. 

Work on placing your groundstrokes and moving your opponent around. I see so many kids go out and rally up the middle for an  entire practice, just hitting the ball without any thought or purpose.  But yet, during a match you rarely are aiming up the middle or hitting a ball coming from up the middle.  Parents stand in each corner when you hit with your child.  You should make them run and have them hit all of their ground strokes to your corner.  They will be working on placing their shots and changing the direction of the ball.

Players should also practice their serve daily.   practicing their serve.  One of the most frequently missed shots in tennis, is the first ball hit after you serve, by the server.  When your child is serving, feed them a ground stroke as soon as their serve hits the ground.  Advise them to know where they will hit their serve and first ground stroke before they being the point. This will encourage them to think on the court and teach them to set up a point.

It's also important to practice returning serve. Try working on placing your return of serve. Decide before the server serves where you will hit your return ahead of time. So you need to decide this for both your forehand and backhand. If your parents don't play tennis, then ask a friend from YLT to come out during the week and you can work on serving and recieving with each other.

Work on being able to end the point with confidence. Make your opponents pay for hitting a short ball. I have watched so many advanced players consistently hit the ball back and forth and move the player around to draw the short ball.  But, very few juniors are able to finish the point with the last big shot.  Be sure to practice putting the short ball away.  Parents feed soft floating short balls inside the service line, and have your kids practice hitting them crosscourt and down the line.  Remember, that you want to hit the ball when it is still above the net.  Try to get in position so that you can do this.  Don't time the short ball so that you are just getting there .  Keep your feet moving with little steps until you are ready to swing. If necessary, you can run through the ball as you swing. Just don't run into the net. If you touch the net, you automatically lose the point.

Lastly remember foot work is the most important part of tennis.  You are better off with a shorter workout with constant feet moving, than a long work out with lazy foot work.

Make your practices count.  You'll improve quickly and have fun doing it!

SEND ME PHOTOS OF YOU PLAYING TENNIS! YLT is going to join facebook & I need your photos. Email to: laura@youthleaguetennis.org

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