Howell Tennis News
July 1st-7th
Dead Week = The Beginning of Wimbledon
Just a reminder that this week is Dead Week and no sports will be meeting for conditioning, fundamentals, etc. as programs until after Sunday. You can see our open court schedule below. Please keep playing with your teammates and utilizing the off season opportunities available to you.
Oh, BTW, you have an awesome opportunity to watch some great tennis because the historic Wimbledon tournament starts this week! Check it out! The link below shows the schedule of TV as well as some great stories.
Off Season Opportunities
- Open Courts at FHHS. See details below! These are FREE and yet another opportunity to work with teammates.
- USTA Tournaments If you want to play in college tennis at a D1/D2 level, you should be playing in USTA Tournaments. You have to become a member and then sign up for play. Lots of colleges look at your USTA Rank. CLICK HERE for the site.
- Frontenac Racket Club is hosting a round-robin, non-elimination tournament called Summer Gateway Jr. Tennis Tournaments. These half-day events run every Saturday and are great for jv to mid-varsity level players. See the attachment below to get details on this great matchplay experience.
- Vetta West Clinics and Privates are always a sure fire way to hone in on your skills. I would say if you played in the Top 12 you should be doing some privates at this point. If you were below Top 12 you could start with group clinics, but to improve quickly mixing in a few privates is also a great idea. CLICK HERE for Vetta's main site. They are also hosting some new camps this summer that would be worth checking out by CLICKING HERE.
Summer Open Courts & Conditioning
- Footwork Exercises
- Weightlifting
- Fundamental Drills
- Match Play
Remaining Dates we will meet at Howell Courts:
- Tuesdays: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24
- Wednesdays: 7/11
- Thursdays: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26
*If we get rained out on any given day, there may be a make up day on another day of that week if time allows. We cannot exceed more than 20 meeting days in the off season per MSHSAA Regulations.
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Howell Tennis
Email: tracy.carlson@fhsdschools.org
Website: www.fhvikings.com
Location: 7001 Hwy 94 S, Saint Charles, MO, United States
Phone: 314-494-0897
Twitter: @FHVikingTennis