2012 BNP Paribas Open

As if you need more reason to head to the desert of Southern California to watch the top men and women compete at one of my favorite tennis tournaments, I just received a press release stating that many of the top singles players are going to also be competing in doubles! Yep, it’s starting to look like the “fifth major” will be offering something a bit more special than it already does.

So who exactly will be playing singles and doubles at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open? Well, it’s gonna be good…

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Are you HEAD of the Class? As a fan of HEAD Tennis’s Facebook page, I ran into a neat contest that I wish I had the opportunity to take advantage of when I was in high school.

My friends over at Julian Krinsky Camps and Programs kicked off a contest on their Facebook page where the active tennis student has a chance to be deemed HEAD of the Class.

Julian Krinsky Camps and Programs wants you to submit a video to show them all about you. Demonstrate your personality, creativity, passion for tennis and academic activities. Use your coaches, teachers, teammates and friends as testimonials in your video. Then, if you are a top five finalist, tell your friends and family to vote for you.

This is how you enter: If you are between the ages of 13 to 17, a tennis player and on Facebook then you have a good chance to be HEAD of the Class. Every entry automatically gets $50 toward camp tuition at Julian Krinsky School of Tennis.

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Jack Broudy from Schooloftennis.net

How many times have you heard “bend your knees and roll your shoulder!” when trying to improve your tennis game? Of course that’s only one of the hundreds of things that we are taught early on when picking up this game. Do most of them work? Sure, if you adapt your game to be loose and under powered. Heck, I used to be one of those guys out there, running around and swinging as hard as I could to get a little extra pace and penetration. It was effective, but only 75% of the time and the other 25% was generally during a pressure point. Even when making 75% of those great shots in, I was 100% worn out after a couple of hours, drenched in sweat and my body regretting every single split step I took; yes, I’m not in the shape I used to be – age is getting the best of me but even at my prime I was always completely drained of energy to hit another ball after a while.

I was getting pretty tired of the same old song and dance, hitting seven or eight good shots for every 10 when it should be 10 good shots for every 10, I needed something different. I was seeking new life for my tired tennis game.

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