Howell Tennis News
June 24th-June 30th
Camp Week Was a Blast!
HS Campers
We had a number of returning HS players come to camp as well as a few experienced 8th graders and incoming freshmen. We drilled and worked on fundamentals M-W and Thursday we had a doubles tournament! Lots of promise in our programs this upcoming season and really proud of the hard work these players put in during some hot and muggy weather!
2nd-8th Campers
The future is looking bright with the approximately 40 beginners we had sign up for camp! A lot of these players have come back every year for camp and it is awesome to see the progress they have made in such a short time. Practice Does Make Progress and we thank Vetta West Pros for coming out and working with our players during camp and outside of the season to improve their skills! Excited to see everyone back next summer, but in the meantime, check out the off season opportunities below!
Off Season Opportunities
There are lots of summer play opportunities that you will see below. Please, Please, Please play as much as possible. You can only get minimally better during a tennis season. Real growth happens in the off season! Here are my suggestions:
- 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
Summer Open Courts is for returning HS players and meeting days are planned for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-1130. This includes the following:
- Footwork Exercises
- Weightlifting
- Fundamental Drills
- Match Play
Remaining Dates we will meet at Howell Courts:
- Tuesdays: 6/26, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24
- Thursdays: 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.
Meet the Coaches Night for Fall Sports
The fall season "Meet the Coaches" has been set for July 25th. Eligibility paperwork turn in will begin at 5:15 p.m. in the high school commons with the meeting portion of the evening beginning at 6:00 p.m. All eligibility paperwork must be complete to be turned in. All students participating in a fall MSHSAA sponsored activity must have this completed prior to the first day on August 6th. It is recommended that all paperwork be turned in at the "Meet the Coaches" event on July 25th. To ensure participation on August 6th all fully complete paperwork must be turned in no later than August 2nd at noon. A link to all eligibility paperwork can be found below.
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Howell Tennis
Please use the following information to contact myself, Coach Carlson, or to stay up to date with the latest from Viking 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