Monthly Sweet Spot-July Newsletter
Monthly Sweet Spot
July 2017
July has been a very exciting month for Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach! After celebrating the Fourth of July, Lenny, our Founder and President, enjoyed a weekend of Tennis with a couple of local clubs before heading down to Lake Nona, Florida to visit with the
USTA on the National Campus!
Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach visits the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona
Lenny traveled down to the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida. He had anamazing 2 days of sharing the benefits of Point of Contact Training and Drills on the Eye Coach and learning with their phenomenal team. The staff and facility are all first class and the USTA player development team is definitely on the cutting edge of science and training of our athletes.
Photos, left to right: Dr. Paul Lubbers (Director of Coaching Education and Performance for USTA Player Development),Lenny Schloss, Jose Caballero (Coordinator for Coaching Education and Performance), Kathy Woods (Director of Tennis) and her team of coaches for Player Development, Jose Caballero with Lenny Schloss, and Paul.
Lenny in Charlotte at the Premiere Tennis Club in the Southeast US
Lenny Schloss, Founder and Presdient of Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach, spent a few days in Charlotte, NC. Lenny worked on Point of Contact Training and Drills at Olde Providence Racquet Club.
At Olde Providence, he spent time with Brenda Culbertson (General Manager) and John Meyer (Director). John Meyer is the Pro of the Year for 2013. We are excited to partner with Olde Providence Racquet Club and continue our mission to grow the sport.
A Weekend of POC in Charleston, SC
Lenny, our Founder and President, spent time on the courts with great coaches and students. First, he went to Creekside in Mount Pleasant, SC. He shared our NEW Point of Contact Footwork Drills with JoAnn Lee’s students. JoAnn is the owner and Director of Creekside Tennis. He really enjoyed his time there!
Next, he took a little drive over to Daniel Island Club on Daniel Island, SC. On court with Ben Cook’s students, the students were able to hit 2400 balls in just 45 minutes, and remember….NO BALL PICK UP! The students were very excited to tell Lenny how they immediately felt the difference in their balance and agility.
They were thrilled to be hitting the Sweet Spot with cleaner hits after training!
Point of Contact Training in East Hampton, New York
Lenny was invited to spend a day with Roger Dowdeswell (former World Tour player), his coaches, and students at Hampton Racquet.
Lenny shared Point of Contact Training Drills with the Eye Coach. The students loved the constant movement and the coaches loved that no student was standing in line waiting their turn!
Lenny in Sarasota, Florida
Lenny spent a day with Technetennis Founder, John Eagleton.
John will be implementing Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach and Point of Contact training with his breakthrough movement system. The Eye Coach goes hand in hand with Techne Tennis’s mission, “to get people playing better tennis fast using simple techniques.”
Congratulations to Roger and Garbiñe!
PS Check out the players eyes at the point of contact.
This year’s Wimbledon did not disappoint at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Roger Federer won the Gentlemen’s Singles title for a record eighth time. Garbiñe Muguruza won the Ladies’ Singles title.
Hugo, Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach UK Distributor and Owner of Connected Clubs Ltd. was on site at Wimbledon.
Nettie on Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach
Nettie at the Philadelphia Freedoms match practicing on the Eye Coach!