When we woke up today, the sun was shining after the continuous rain that night. But unfortunately the joy was short-lived, as a thunderstorm fell during the warm-up, so that all the pitches were immediately flooded. Unusual for this time of year, but no reason to take a break Ljubicic Tennis Academy As planned, after the first hour of fitness, we went to tennis training on the four hard courts in the hall. what happened on the fifth and final day of camp and how the rest of the family used the day in and around the Vitality Hotel Punta in the fifth and final part of the Camp Diaries.
In the morning session there was a lot of work on endurance and precision of the basic strokes. The two coaches Darko and Mario looked after three players: Tom, Aston and Vallabhadas. A coach:player ratio that I haven't seen too often, but which is extremely effective! Rhythm exercises from the baseline were announced. The player who played alone had 10 minutes to hit the two cones that were on the other side in the forehand and backhand side. The target was eight hits. Unfortunately, the exercises didn't work the way Coach Darko had imagined. By making louder announcements, he asked the boys to be more precise and committed. Due to the different ball bouncing behavior, the already heavy legs were simply too slow at times. Thanks to the positive push and constant instruction from the two coaches, the boys got better and better. One or two cone hits could also be heard.
Jan and I played in the hall for 1.5 hours over lunch. Jan played on hardcourt for the first time and was hooked. Although we initially had a bit more difficulty with the different ball bounce on the right compared to sand, we got that under control pretty quickly. Matthias used the time for his shoulder rehabilitation in the well-equipped gym.
After a 2.5 hour lunch break, Tom went back to the hall in changeable weather. First a joint warm-up, batting training and finally a coached match training. The last training session was another hour of fitness on the program. As always, very varied and a perfect balance between endurance, strength and stretching.
Actually, Saturday is a normal training day at the academy. But we'll be setting off for home very early tomorrow, so camp ends for Tom today. So much in advance: it was five brilliant days of training here at the Ljubicic Tennis Academy that we won't soon forget. And Tom takes home lots of tips! There will be a detailed conclusion after we return from home.
Now let's end the last evening comfortably in the hotel. The packed lunch for tomorrow morning has already been ordered - a great solution for anyone leaving early.
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