Events &Workshops

We opened the courts for casual hitting and short group drills to shake off the winter rust, then wrapped with an informal mixer so returning and new members could meet ahead of the summer's events and camps.

Coaches fed a variety of serve speeds and spins while players worked on split-step timing and picking a return target before contact. By the end, players were consistently redirecting returns deep to both corners.

We ran a lighthearted doubles round robin with a holiday theme, complete with a best-sweater vote at the net. It's become one of our favourite ways to bring the community together before the winter break.

This one stayed mostly off the court: we talked through breathing and reset routines, how to handle a bad line call, and building a consistent pre-point ritual. Players finished by practicing the routines during light drilling to make them second nature.

Good tennis starts with the legs, so this session skipped the racquet for the first half hour and went straight into footwork ladders and shadow drills. We then applied the patterns to live rallies so players could feel the difference immediately.

We worked one-handed and two-handed backhands separately, drilling contact point and follow-through before layering in movement and pace. Every player left with a specific homework drill to keep the changes sticking.

Players of all levels rotated through short round-robin matches designed to mix up pairings and skill levels, with coaches on hand to keep games moving. We closed out the evening with drinks and snacks on the courts as the sun went down.

Junior players rotated through stations covering grip, footwork, and rally consistency, capped off with mini-tournament matches and prizes. Parents were welcome to watch from the sidelines and grab a coach for quick questions.

Coaches walked through poaching signals, court coverage, and how to talk to your partner between points, then let the group put it into practice with mixed-doubles round robins. No partner required — we matched everyone up on arrival.

We broke down the serve-and-volley game from the ground up: toss placement, split-step timing, and first-volley footwork. Players ran live points behind their serve all afternoon, with coaches giving real-time feedback on approach angles and volley depth.