ONcourt Weeky Edition: June 18 – June 24
Ben Armstrong: An Overview of Tennis Injuries
***Ben Armstrong [BSc Biology, MHSc Health Promotion], Coach 3, Club Pro 2, many time Tennis Canada Coach of the Year and coach of superstars Sharon Fichman and Dominique Harmath [#1 player for Rice University], is the Tennis Director at Toronto Tennis City for the ACE Tennis program. Should you have any questions, please contact Ben at ben@torontotenniscity.com***
Injuries can be classified as either chronic or acute. There are basically two types of injuries to tennis players: overuse (chronic) and acute trauma. Both types occur in tennis players.
Trauma injuries include sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations and often occur suddenly during activity. These types of injuries are difficult to avoid. However, the likelihood of these happening can be can be diminished significantly if an athlete has: (i.) proper medical screening with a medical team; (ii.) a personalized strength and conditioning plan; and (iii.) proper technical tennis coaching.
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Halfway Done: Soufiane Azargui ’14
***Soufiane Azargui came to Toronto from Morocco at the age of 10 and a half. Over the next 7 years, Soufiane developed as an excellent tennis player winning singles and doubles titles at the national and ITF level as well as maintaining a high academic level at Bateman High School in Burlington. After six years at the ACE tennis Academy he fulfilled his objective of receiving a scholarship to an Ivy League school, Brown University in September of 2010. Half of his college career is gone, and here is what he thinks about it.***
As a high school student, I never paid any mind to the older college students who repeatedly lamented that university was flying by. As I sat in the library for the all day study sessions during finals period in late May, I took a moment to reflect on my last two years at Brown. One glaring aspect came to mind: half my college career has gone by in a flash. It seems as though it were just yesterday that I used to hear Pierre’s booming voice on those glistening courts at ACE. I guess they weren’t kidding, when they said time is the most precious of commodities.
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U12 Adventures in Italy
Last week we introduced our readers to Canada’s two new tennis ambassadors: Viktoriya Tabunshchyk and Maria Tanasescu. Viktoriya and Maria are currently competing in Italy together with three other U12 players under the guidance of Tennis Canada Coach Sebastian Scutaru.
While we are waiting for some exciting updates from the girls, here are the results from the first few days of the tournament in Padova.
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