ACE Newsletter December 2020

2020 A Year like no Other

Dear parents, players, and Canadian tennis fans, Pierre and I would like to thank first and foremost our coaches and staff who responded selflessly in ensuring the continued development of our players through the various phases of Covid-19.

More from Craig Mercer

Canadian Wishlist for 2021

Rich Neher, Publisher of Tennis Club Business based in Studio City reached out to 11 coaches for their wish list for 2021. Reproduced here is the published wish list of Pierre Lamarche, CEO of All Canadian Sports Management.

Pierre's wish list

Women Holding Court

With more female coaches than any other tennis development centre, ACE's incredible group of women are paving the way for a new generation of tennis stars, each inspired by the confidence, ambition and achievements of our female leads in the sport of tennis, and the adventures of life. First off is Isabella Baston!

Meet Isabella

Mike Hall enters elite group of level 4 Tennis Canada coaches

Mike Hall, Ace’s Tennis Director in Burlington, joined an elite group of 36 Canadian coaches certified and recognized by Tennis Canada at level 4.

WEEKLY UPDATES

KEEPING YOU INFORMED

As the Health Department closed down the clubs for guests, and parents not being able to come in and watch, ACE coaches stayed in touch through our weekly updates.

Access all the updates HERE

Andrei Radulescu

October 12, 1985 - November 15,2020

Andrei Radulescu and his family were part of our ACE Tennis family for years, both as player and as a coach. His father and sister also provided guidance as coaches in our Burlington programs. Andrei was a Canadian Junior Champion, an 8 time Provincial Champion, the 2003 Indoor and Outdoor National Champion, a participant in the Junior Australian and US Opens and a student/player at the

University of Texas (Texas) and the University of Irvine (California) - and there was so much more life to live. He was a coach’s dream; Every match, every point, every practice was a war. Read More

HOLIDAY TRAINING

At Cedar Springs Club in Burlington we will offer Mini Tennis Camp for players age 4-8 as well as Competitive Training for players in the U9 - U8 categories. All participants need to be residing in the Halton region as per the Health Department.

Find out more here

HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND!

With limited opportunities to play in tournaments, Cedar Springs Club and ACE has organized several events for players who are members of the Cedar Springs Club. Events included U9, U10 and U12 categories during the weekend of November 28th and 29th and December 5th and 6th and will be hosting an Open

Singles Holiday Tournament this weekend, welcoming members of all ages. After all, what are the holidays without a little healthy competition between friends and family?

Visit ACE Tournaments for more information! Also check out our participants from the Dec. 5 & 6 Intraclub tournament where our youth members had the opportunity to get out, get active, and get in the competitive spirit; all while following our ACE safety protocols.

A deeper dive into 2nd serve statistics

By Michal Kokta High Performance Coach at ACE Toronto Tennis City

The two most widely reported second serve statistics in professional tennis are the number of double faults a player hit, and their second serve winning percentage. If we’re trying to understand the effectiveness of a particular player’s second serve, relying only on those statistics has significant drawbacks. Learn More

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