Howell Tennis News
June 17th-June 23rd
Camp Week Has Arrived
Very excited that camp week is here! We have a total of 72 campers and we can't wait to get to work! Vetta West will be working with us on Monday and Wednesday and our new head girls coach will be attending camp as well!
Beginners Camp is from 8-10am and HS/Experienced Camp goes from 1015-1215. For HS players, camp will replace open courts this week and then we will start back up next week with the usual T/Th schedule.
Please watch notifications over Twitter at @FHVikingTennis in case there is inclement weather. Short showers generally allow us to continue play because with the sun/humidity the water evaporates quickly. Showers lasting over 20-30 minutes could cause the day to be shortened or cancelled. However, don't assume camp is cancelled unless we tweet out that information. Our rain out make up day is Friday 6/22 if we need to use it.
All tennis campers should have the following:
- Their own racket.
- Full Water Bottle.
- Court Shoes.
- Appropriate athletic attire for the weather.
- Sunscreen.
If you have questions, please contact me using the links below!
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
Dates we will meet at Howell Courts:
- Tuesdays: 6/5, 6/19 (camp day) , 6/26, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24
- Thursdays: 5/31, 6/7, 6/21 (camp day), 6/28, 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