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Hello :
We are quickly making it through the year, can't believe it's already March. Tennis has been in full flow since the beginning of the year with all the club league play. This season we will have recorded two teams winning their divisions - congratulations to both the Ladies B-North Coast Invitational and the Men's B-North County Doubles teams, who clinched their respective leagues.
This is a fun time of the year as the weather starts to improve and tennis comes back full throttle, both professionally and locally. This month is the start of the spring season for high school boys' tennis and college tennis for both the men and women. We have several tournament players who will now be playing for their respective schools. Congratulations and good luck! If you have a favorite professional player you like to follow they should be back on the courts in March. The next two big tournaments will be at Indian Wells, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. These tournaments feature all the big name players in both the ATP and WTA. Have a great month!
See you on the courts! 
 Greetings from MattLive Tennis
Whether you are a tennis fanatic or not, watching tennis in person... (read more)
Greetings from Joel
Volley Strategy
The most basic pattern of play for effective net play is... (read more)
Greetings from Landon
Controlling Your Emotions
When it comes to sports there are endless numbers of books... (read more)
Greetings from Dean
Core Strength
Keeping your core strong for tennis is important. Most power is... (read more)
 Special Columnist
Dr. Todd Plutchok, DC, CCWP
Flourishing
How do you determine if your life is going well?... (read more)
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We look forward to seeing you on the courts!
Sincerely,
Matt . Dean . Joel . Landon . Steven
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New Clinic Schedule
(as of 01/01/12)
Please call to confirm (858.754.1160)
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Mon 8:30-10:00am Adult clinic
Mon 10:00-10:30am Adult mini-clinic *
Tues 6:30-8:00pm Adult workout
Thurs 8:30-10:00am Adult clinic
Fri 8:30-10:00am Adult clinic
* mini-clinics will focus on different
strokes every week
(modified schedule due to tennis leagues)
TBD Beginners clinics
Additional clinics can be added upon request!
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Note: Adult clinics will be theme-based, rotating from week to week with topics such as doubles strategy, mixed doubles clinic,
serve & volley training, etc.)
Minis . Juniors . High School . Tournament
Mon.Wed.Fri 3:30-4:30pm Minis Mon.Wed.Fri 4:30-6:00pm Juniors Tue.Thurs 4:00-5:30pm HS.Tournament * Sat 3:00-4:30pm HS.Tournament * Sun 10:00-11:00am Minis * 30-minute conditioning following each session Additional clinics can be added upon request!
As always, we are available for individual or small group lessons. Please call us to book (858.754.1160)
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 Greetings from Matt
Live Tennis
Whether you are a tennis fanatic or not, watching tennis in person has to be one of the most exhilarating and memorable experiences you will experience. One of the major differences between tennis and other sports is that at every tournament, whether it is the ITF Seniors World championships hosted this past month in San Diego or the BNP Paribas being hosted in Indian Wells next month, you have the unique opportunity of wandering from match to match to watch world class tennis. In most cases, the atmosphere is great and the fans are well-behaved and there to watch good tennis, unlike the perhaps rowdy drunk crowd you might find at a baseball or football game.
In almost every tennis stadium you can soak up tournament tennis, from the line judges and referees, to the ball persons running back and forth, to the players' mannerisms and behaviors with each good or bad point. Beyond the tennis courts, you might be able to watch live shows, possibly a performance from the Bryan Brothers Band, or celebrities walking around amongst us common folk usually without an entourage, or participate in the many interactive booths, learn about the latest tennis gadgets, get up-close and personal watching the pros on practice courts.
While you're watching the tennis, whether in person or on TV, change your observation perspective to understand just how intensely gifted are these athletes. Maybe for one game, just watch the player on one side of the court without following where the ball is hit or what happens on the other side of the net. Most likely you will have a chance to observe wonderful footwork and athleticism. As much as any of us enjoy watching live tennis on TV, and now on your computer or even your cell phone, watching in person gives you a completely different perspective. You can hear the bounce of the ball on the court (an amazingly different sound than when you play recreational tennis), watch the speed of the players and the balls that they hit, hear the reaction of the audience and watch the reaction of the players.
Maybe you'll miss the TV commentary, or will you? Give yourself a chance for your own commentary. Tennis is a wonderful sport. Watch it in every way you can.
Thanks again for all your continued support.
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Greetings from Joel
Volley strategy
The most basic pattern of play for effective net play is the further away from the net you are the deeper you want your volley to go. The closer you are to the net the easier for you to generate angles and put away volleys. Practice hitting your volleys from the service line and your easier volleys closer to the net will be a piece-of-cake. People often make the mistake of thinking they are good volleyers because they hit all their volleys with their noses over the net but anyone should be able make a volley from that position.
In a match situation you rarely get those volleys. Most of your net play will be around the service line or just inside the service line (if you are fast enough). So practice these tougher volleys in practice. Punch the first couple deep and look to close hard and fast on the net for the short put away angles!
See you soon, mates!
Joel Myers
Tennis Director
Manchester Grand Hyatt
Sheraton Harbor Island
(949) 485-8679
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Greetings from Dean
Core Strength
Keeping your core strong for tennis is important. Most power is derived from the core and legs. Moving to the ball and then rotation through the ball starting with the core is how power is imparted on the tennis ball. Letting the racket head follow through secondarily is key, as opposed to keeping the shoulders flush against the side fence and only using the arm to generate pace. Rotating fully is the best way to put power on the ball using big muscles to generate a low to high swing on groundstrokes.
The core is also a key factor in overheads, serves and volleys. Having a strong core for the rotation on serves and overheads is important for all players. Rotating into the ball also takes pressure off the shoulder and elbow. When hitting volleys and staying low and in an athletic position the abdominals are also being used. Many top professional tennis players have strict fitness workouts that key in on the core because it is such an important part of tennis.
There are many videos and information on core workouts.
For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk_usVg7Fp0
Look forward to seeing you on the courts!
Dean Hodsman
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Controlling Your Emotions
When it comes to sports, there are endless numbers of books written about mental toughness and what it takes to be a champion. Many of these books crossover to models that can be used for business and life. Most are written by successful athletes or psychologists who talk about conquering your fears, how to train for competition, and how to control your emotions when under pressure. Yes, this is all true but maybe most simply for tennis, if you feel good, you will most likely play well; when you feel bad, you are likely to play poorly.
Start your process of feeling good by making sure to have positive thoughts. Your goal should be to go onto the tennis court to enjoy playing tennis, clear of negative thoughts, ready to have a few hours of your personal life left off the court. That means leaving your shopping lists and errands off the court (write things down on a notepad so thoughts are not lingering in your mind) and turning off your cell phone, even if just for the few hours that you play a match. Having routines can also help - anything from toweling off during changeovers, taking a deep breath before the beginning of a point, bouncing the ball the same number of times before you serve, breathing out when you hit the ball, focusing on what you want to do for the next point.
Whatever you do, keep it simple. It will help you stay calm and happy.
Good luck!
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Flourishing
How do you determine whether your life is going well? Whether you're happy and fulfilled vs. merely going through the paces? Whether you're growing and developing as a person vs. merely expressing more of the same old, same old? In short, when the alarm goes off in the morning does the prospect of a new day cause you to be filled with excited anticipation and a sense of being actively engaged? Or do you wish you could bury yourself beneath the blankets and put off your daily routine for as long as possible?
"Flourishing" is a term long-used by philosophers to describe a state of ongoing positive engagement with life.1,2,3 When a person is flourishing she is not only interested and participating, but also widening and expanding her range and her scope. Most of us are familiar with the concept of flourishing as it relates to our plants and gardens. A flourishing tree sports many new branches, many new twigs, and many shiny new leaves. The bark of a flourishing tree has deeper and richer shades of brown. The greens of such a tree's leaves are moister and wetter, reflecting the aqua tones of the rivers, streams, and sky. All the flourishing tree's semi-moving parts are joyously turned toward the sun.
A flourishing human being expresses many similar phenomena. When describing the characteristics of well-balanced individuals, psychologists and sociologists have historically used the term "happiness". But "being happy" seems a fairly passive state of affairs. It's good to be happy, certainly, but what's being referred to is more of an emotional, subjective state of being. You're happy in response to a circumstance or series of events. In contrast, when you're flourishing you're actively taking part. You are the initiator rather than the responder. You're in the driver's seat. You get to say how things are going to go.
How do you achieve a state of flourishing? As always, it's the journey, not the destination, that provides the biggest payoff - in this case, a joyous, fulfilling life. Flourishing as such is not an endpoint - it's a moving target. We need to be proactive to replenish, reinvigorate, and revivify our continuing cycle of 24-hour allotments. We want to live, rather than merely exist. Living requires imagination, invention, interest, and action. Flourishing is an outcome of playing full out, of active participation in life.
1Menk OL, et al: Exploring measures of whole person wellness: integrative well-being and psychological flourishing. Explore (NY) 6(6):364-370, 2010
2Bunkers SS: A focus on human flourishing. Nurs Sci Q 23(4):290-295, 2010
3Fosha D: Positive affects and the transformation of suffering into flourishing. Ann NY Acad Sci 1172:256-262, 2009
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Chiropractic Care and the Possibility of Flourishing
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Health issues often interfere with the ability to participate fully in life. For example, ongoing lower back pain can make a person irritable and anxious. Lower back pain reduces a person's activities, wastes valuable metabolic resources, and saps energy. The affected person's emotional range becomes restricted as she is continually compelled to be aware of her body's limitations.
Chiropractic care may provide substantial benefit in the case of lower back pain and many other physical ailments. Gentle chiropractic care helps reduce pain by restoring mobility and reducing inflammation of affected muscles, ligaments, and tendons. As the person's pain resolves her interest in daily activities begins to grow. Reducing pain is associated with increasing involvement in life. As good health is restored, the person's ability to thrive and flourish is restored as well. |
Happy New Year 2012!
Stay well, stay strong!
Dr. Todd Plutchok, DC, CCWP
Dr. Plutchok is one of the Sports Rehab Practitioners at The League Sports Rehab & Chiropractic Clinic, specializing in Active Release Techniques (ART) biomechanics, and full sports chiropractic treatment.
Active Release Technique Provider
www.TheSportsAndWellnessDC.com
Twitter: DoctorPlu
Office: (858) 452-3734
Fax: (858) 452-6666
The League Sports Injury Rehab
4510 Executive Dr. Plaza 5
San Diego, CA 92121
www.TheLeagueRehab.com
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