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TRAINING INFO
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10 & U TEACHING VIDEO LIBRARY
Getting good takes practice. It means mastering the basics and finding your own style. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) wants to help put you on the road to greatness, and provides free access to its Net Generation and Player Development platforms.

Click
 here for USTA Net Generation videos to help young beginners get started.

Click here for fundamental 10 & Under (Red, Orange & Green Ball) videos with, mini-lessons covering essential
tennis 
skills, strokes, footwork, techniques. 

Click here to download the USTA Net Generation "Pre-Rally/Red Ball 3,2,1 Coach's Curriculum" ​as a PDF.
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Click here to view a USTA Chart describing appropriate stages of development for children ages of 4 -11, grouped in four levels: ages 4-6,  6-8, 7-10 and 9-11. Each stage lists progressive developmental categories, learning goals, and appropriate formats.
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Click here to view USTA Player Development instructional videos for more advanced players of all ages.
Click here to access the full menu of USTA Player Development options listed below.
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PLAYER DEVELOPMENT JOURNALING

Writing in a Player Journal helps student-athletes remember and commit to goals.
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Someone who has a "Learning Mindset " is continually focused on getting better every day. Players who improve faster than their opponents have 3 very important learning habits. They:
1. SET GOALS: They set goals prior to practice. They have a plan for practice.
2. EXECUTE: They work on their goals and give themselves feedback as they practice. They are engaged and aware of what they are learning as they practice.
3. REFLECT: They think about goals they achieved in today’s practice and what they want to achieve in the next practice. They set goals for the next day.

Benefits of Journaling:
1. Helps you remember goals. It keeps you focused on what is important for you.
2. All of your thoughts on paper so you can clearly see what is important and find solutions to problems.
3. Writing or typing in a journal helps you commit to your goals.

Click here to download a Player Development Journal.

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