Obviously without improvement from a collection of individual Team members, the Team cannot improve between now and February. Thus the improvement of each Team member becomes imperative to reaching the Goals and Potential of the Team as a whole.
In Tennis, there really is no off season. Little time away from the court, weight room or running track for those Individuals attempting to maximize their abilities. Each Individual MUST create their own "to-do" list for the time between October practices and January practices. Improved fitness, shot productions, competitive skills(i.e.-managing emotions) are all areas that need to be addressed for significant gains.
A true story I enjoy relating.....during my 1st year of college we had 24 team members. #24 was not very good and struggled to win games off of any other team member. In year #2, I defeated the former #24 in a close match for the final travel spot for Spring Break. In year #3, the former #24 was a NCAA quarter-finalist in singles and semi-finalist in doubles. All-American in both.
Truly demonstrating the importance of due diligence during the Off Season!
In this highly competitive program, those Individuals who prioritize their off season workouts are the student-athletes who will be playing, and playing well, this coming Spring
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