10/31/2025
As I see more kids come through my office, I totally believe this statement. Kids do not need to be playing the same sport all year round. Let's make sure our kids are becoming well rounded athletes vs specializing in 1 sport at a young age.
๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
The USTAโs โTraining and Competitionโ guide offers a framework that reminds us: development in youth tennis should be smart, progressive, and athlete-centered โ not rushed or rigid.
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
โช๏ธ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Training should cycle between intensity, rest, and variety to avoid overload.
โช๏ธ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ frequent low-stakes matches can teach resilience.
โช๏ธ๐๐ด๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐: Volume, intensity, and frequency of training must align with physical maturity.
โช๏ธ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป: Diversification supports athleticism and reduces injury risk.
โช๏ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ท๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Coaches and players should track fatigue, wellness, and adapt plans accordingly.
Dive deeper into USTAโs full โTraining & Competitionโ guide: igit.me/WvNlt