Resources for Coaches

The Courtside Notebook A helpful guide for players with helpful comments, and room for taking notes about Play.

We would like to thank District 15 JTT & NJTL Junior Olympic Association for providing the rights to, “The Court Side Notebook” to the FHSTCA.  We have reproduced the book, minus duplications of “Scouting Questions” and “Your Preparation” pages and commercial pages.  Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and Saint Lucie Counties have previously used this 2000 book.

Florida tennis coaches and high school players will now be able to copy the “Scouting Question” and “Your Preparation” pages during the tennis season.

The Courtside Notebook

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The Fundamental Movements in Sports By:  Vic Borgogno

Anticipation skills must be developed, but should not be confused with timing the split-step. Both can be used to maximize your abilities of getting to the best possible position when retrieving the next ball. Timing the split-step properly allows the player to be moving at maximum speed (or ready to start moving) at exactly the time they determine the direction of the incoming ball, independently of where they are on court. Other refinements or adjustments for ball speed, spin, depth, and contact point, can be made as the motion towards the ball proceeds, but determining the direction is top priority.

Click here to access the whole article:  The Fundamental Movement in Sports

See Vic Borgogno's website here:  Sports-Split-Step.com 

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