Today marked the end of Week 2 of my tennis experiment. Gimme some dap! Overall, I could not be happier with how the plan is progressing. Time spent on the court not only highlights my strengths and weaknesses; it provides opportunity to practice what then gets covered in my daily lessons: areas (footwork!) and shots that need improvement. Little by little, it’s all starting to sink in.
The one area of my experiment where the need for some fine tuning has become readily apparent is in the arena of weekly scheduling. Basically, there needs to be a balance between matches/practices, conditioning, and recovery time. Instead of playing 2-4 matches each day, the conditioning side of tennis needs more attention. Conditioning is equally, if not in some ways more, important as time spent on the court.
ANYWAY, while I enjoyed some great matches and practice classes this week, I think I overdid it. Energy-wise, there just wasn't much in terms of reserves. Once home, it took all I had to forage for food, walk the dogs, shower and hit the hay. As a result my weekly schedule is in the process of being retooled in time for the Fall flights/ladders/cups which all begin September 14.
Probably NOT a good time to begin the ice skating lessons I was looking into…
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