Mari R.

Although I may come with a short time experience of 5+ years of competitive tennis, I have come from multiple tennis camps that has improved my technique not only as a student, but also a coach. In the camps I have taught in, I have taught students from ages 5 to 18 ranging from beginner to advance classes. I have taught in high school camps as well as tennis camps offered by the city. While coaching students, I also have the ability to play with them as a way to challenge them and practice harder.

I have been in Rancho Cucamonga High School Varsity Tennis for all four years in high school. I have made All American 1st Team Baseline League for three consecutive years along with a year of being the most valuable player. I have won a team championship under the Southern California Division. I have participated and made CIFS individuals and team two consecutive years.

First 10 min of every session is solely conditioning, I have the students run warm up drills such as suicides, laps around the court, etc. In the years I have been learning new techniques to help develop the students form, I have learned that repetitive drills with live ball will not only challenge students but help them become better tennis players. The first week we can be focused on forehands therefore I would drills concerning the forehands and then end the session with 15 min of serves. The second week, depending if the student still has the hang of the first session, I would review back on the forehands for 5 to 10 min and then move on to backhands, then end the session with serves again. Third week, I plan to review back on forehands and backhands for 15 min then so on and so on throughout the weeks.