Questions about signing up for Jr. tournaments - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-28T09:42:07Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/forum/topics/questions-about-signing-up-for-jr-tournaments?feed=yes&xn_auth=noGreat. yes, I think staying…tag:tennisopolis.com,2015-05-12:1869403:Comment:11915892015-05-12T22:53:30.616ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>Great. yes, I think staying on the smaller court is a big deal too.</p>
<p>your son should be learning how to create space on the court by using angles. this will be helpful when he is older on a larger court, when he and his opponent are full grown. The size of the court being relative to the size of the player is an often overlooked element.</p>
<p>M</p>
<p>Great. yes, I think staying on the smaller court is a big deal too.</p>
<p>your son should be learning how to create space on the court by using angles. this will be helpful when he is older on a larger court, when he and his opponent are full grown. The size of the court being relative to the size of the player is an often overlooked element.</p>
<p>M</p> Thanks for your reply! Yes…tag:tennisopolis.com,2015-05-10:1869403:Comment:11908842015-05-10T21:06:31.641ZBetty Khttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/BettyK
<p>Thanks for your reply! Yes, that's correct that orange ball is 10u and green ball is 12u, plus bigger court size. That would be quite a jump for him so 10u intermediate makes sense. </p>
<p>And yes, he does take lessons, once a week for 1 hr private 1-on-1 lessons. We used to do a lot more lessons with a local club but there was a lack of challenge. </p>
<p>Betty</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply! Yes, that's correct that orange ball is 10u and green ball is 12u, plus bigger court size. That would be quite a jump for him so 10u intermediate makes sense. </p>
<p>And yes, he does take lessons, once a week for 1 hr private 1-on-1 lessons. We used to do a lot more lessons with a local club but there was a lack of challenge. </p>
<p>Betty</p> Great questions!
My kids pla…tag:tennisopolis.com,2015-05-10:1869403:Comment:11908792015-05-10T17:06:44.017ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>Great questions! </p>
<p>My kids play junior USTA tournaments, so I can help with a few of these.</p>
<p>1. All things being equal, I'd leave him at 10s but play in intermediate. I assume he is playing orange ball for the 10U and that the 12U would be green ball. Is that correct in your case? I have turned into a strong believer in the junior development system that USTA is committed to. The best advice is to not move kids up to the upper ages too soon. Kids have a lot more fun winning…</p>
<p>Great questions! </p>
<p>My kids play junior USTA tournaments, so I can help with a few of these.</p>
<p>1. All things being equal, I'd leave him at 10s but play in intermediate. I assume he is playing orange ball for the 10U and that the 12U would be green ball. Is that correct in your case? I have turned into a strong believer in the junior development system that USTA is committed to. The best advice is to not move kids up to the upper ages too soon. Kids have a lot more fun winning than losing and winning habits breed more winning.</p>
<p>2. Great question. I think many players and parents don't want to play unless a significant number of players sign up. For the younger ages (like 10s) it means that often the draw will just be 3 or 4 kids in which case the director will run a round robin. I wish there was a way to change this.</p>
<p>3. I know that many parents travel with their kids to find better competition and usually higher level tournaments. We have a lot of L6 and some L5's here in Albuquerque. When we have an L4, suddenly we have a lot of players from El Paso and AZ. For some it is to get more points and move up the rankings, but I think for most it is simply to play stronger kids which improves your game too.</p>
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<p>Is he taking many lessons?</p>
<p>M</p>