Friday, June 24, 2016

2nd ANNUAL COLLEGE RECRUIT VIDEO DAY IN NC



We can help you take your first step!!

THIS IS OUR ONE & ONLY TRIP TO NC so don't miss your chance!!

 WHO: You & Your Hitting Partner

WHAT: 2nd Annual College Recruit Video Day in NC

WHEN: Sunday, July 24, 2016 from 2:00-6:00 PM

WHERE: Hard Courts @ Olde Providence Racquet Club, Charlotte, NC

WHY: So you can achieve your recruiting goals!! 

THE FINE PRINT
We normally charge $399 for a College Recruit Video but if you bring at least one other person who purchases a video <your hitting partner?>, we’ll reduce BOTH of your costs to $349. Finally, we encourage recruits to consider these two OPTIONAL services:

1.  We can upload & attach your College Recruit Video to your player profile on TennisRecruiting.net so that coaches can discover you there. Cost: $30 & need your login info to access your paid account <will not work if you have a free account.>

2.  We can record your Match Play Video during the NC Clay Courts <July 25-26> & send you a video link via email for training or sharing w/ college coaches. Cost: $30.

Please refer to our website for much more info & contact us ASAP to reserve your specific time. Note that it’ll take approximately one hour-ISH. If you have questions, we’ll be happy to answer them – just contact us via video@high-techtennis.com or text 678.640.2723 bcuz phone calls always slow us down, LOL ...

Sunday, June 19, 2016

A TRIBUTE TO TENNIS DADS


As you may know, we're pretty close to the junior tennis scene & that means we see A LOT of stuff. Unfortunately, too much of it is downright troubling --- I'm thinking of the father who screamed uncontrollably at his 12yo son that he spent "way too much blankety-blank money for you to play like that" while the child trembled & sobbed...or the terrified look on the 14yo boy's face as he sat in the supply section of a tournament site while the police interrogated his father after reports that he'd been physically abusing his son...or the father who lost his temper & yelled at his sad daughter <who'd had the sheer nerve to lose in the finals of a tournament> that they were LEAVING, to get in the car & get in the car RIGHT NOW!!! Those are unhappy memories FOR SURE & wish I could forget them - actually, wish the kids could forget them - but we know that's not likely. :(

However, today is FATHER'S DAY & we're not thinking about the bad ones... Instead, we're thinking about all the terrific fathers who do it RIGHT!

Tennis moms get all the credit bcuz they're normally the ones who travel with the juniors (since the majority of tennis moms don't work, which is a whole other story) while the dad works to pay the bills (!!!) but fortunately, we've been able to capture some super-sweet moments of tennis dads with their tennis kids... Can't stop thinking about a wonderful line by Barry Buss in a beautiful FB post & it went something like this: "[My dad] had no idea what he was doing other than just giving me a chance to be good at something."

Happy Father's Day to these & all the other tennis dads who make it happen!

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