SC Junior Players Receive High Performance Training
February 10, 2012
CAYCE, SC – February 10, 2012 – Top Junior players from aroundSouth Carolina gathered at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness CenterFebruary 4-5 to celebrate the accomplishment of top year-end rankingsand kick off 2012 with a weekend of high performance training during the27th USTA South Carolina Van der Meer All-Star Camp.
Player Development Committee Chair and Camp Coordinator BrianParkkonen assembled a curriculum based on USTA National PlayerDevelopment High Performance program, which consisted of hand-feedingdrills, match play, and team-format games.
Players and parents were treated to an informative presentation byFurman University’s Men’s’ Tennis Coach Kelly Jones on Saturdayafternoon during lunch, which focused on player expectations and theimportance of the player taking control of setting goals for his/hergame.
Above photos: Nicholas Bybel (Hilton Head), Sean Nguyen (Columbia) and Brian Parkkonen (Pro)
Elite coaches from around the state were invited to conduct theon-court drills and provide coaching for match play. The coaches wereBrian Parkkonen from Florence, Carlos Lozano from Lexington, BryanMinton from Charleston, Carlos Cobos from Murrells Inlet, Vince Bilottafrom Hilton Head, Tom Ruth from Sumter, and Nicola Slater from Florence.
All Star Camp Attendees- See all the pictures on our Facebook page.
B12 Sean Nguyen Columbia
B12 Omar Williams Spartanburg
B12 Simon Wilson Anderson
B14 Thomas Bryan Lexington
B14 Paul Hendrix Murrells Inlet
B14 Jerry Price West Columbia
B16 Liam Wiggins North Augusta
B18 Nicholas Bybel Hilton Head
B18 Ben Horst Columbia
B18 Joel Roberts Summerville
G12 Samantha Calais Prosperity
G12 Ali DeSpain Murrells Inlet
G12 Corbin Dorsey Anderson
G12 Lauren Joch Irmo
G12 Elise Mills Prosperity
G14 Ellie Czura Bluffton
G16 Isabelle Cooper Columbia
G16 Courtney Geiss Charleston
G16 Christina Merchant Greenville
G18 Morgan Patterson Lexington
G18 Mareli Sanchez-Julia Irmo
