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ACE TENNIS
is committed to the
development of excellence in youth
through the sport of tennis
BURLINGTON TORONTO
A message from the President...
This time of the year always brings mixed feelings to ACE staff and coaches
- as we wind down the academy year, get ready to to bid "farewell" to our
graduating senior players, and start embracing the summer season.
The competitive summer season has already started - and congrats to the
ACE players that had strong results in the first series of national selection
events (see results below). In addition lots of tournament activity - especially for younger
competitive players - has taken place at both ACE Toronto Tennis City and ACE Burlington.
We also thank Andre Parent - Tennis Canada's Montreal National Center Fitness Coach for his
valuable visit to ACE Burlington.
SUMMER
2016
Summer Camps at both ACE locations are less than three weeks away- and as we gear up
our preparations - we also sense the anticipation from many of our players. Intensive
refurbishing efforts are taking place at Cedar Springs Sports Club - under the new ownership so the facilities promise to be much improved for all members.
On behalf of ACE Tennis, we would like to thank all players, parents, and families for a
wonderful year, and we look forward to seeing many of you in the summer.
Sincerely,
Doug Burke
ACE TENNIS President
NOTEABLE RESULTS
U12 selection #1
Sarah Liu - Singles and Doubles Champion
Nemanja Stefanovic -Doubles Semi Finalist (semi finals to be played)
U14 selection #1
Rachel Krzyzak -Singles Finalist, Doubles Champion
U16 selection #1
Viktoriya Tabunshchyk -Singles and Doubles Champion
U18 selection #1
Malik Bhatnagar -Singles and Doubles Champion
Rachel Krzyzak - Singles Finalist
London Open
Malik Bhatnagar -Singles Champion
U12 -U14
COMPETITIVE
CAMP
Left to right: Sarah Liu, Viktoriya Tabunshchyk, Malik Bhatnagar, Nemanja Stefanovic
and Rachel Krzyzak
ACE TORONTO
TOP NOTCH PROGRAMMING
LITTLE
ACES
BURLINGTON 4 - 7
ACE Toronto was very fortunate as ACE alumni Raheel Manji came in and paid a visit to the
National/Provincial group. Raheel was in town for a few days working with ACE Toronto Head
Coach Irfan Shamasdin on the clay courts gearing up to play a few semi-pro tournaments in
the
summer. Raheel took some time after practice to answer various questions from the players
about obtaining scholarships and his past experience as a junior player in the OTA. Raheel
will be entering his 3rd year at Indiana University in September, as he is an integral part of
the
team.Good luck to Raheel in the summer and his upcoming year at Indiana!
Toronto Tennis City
VISITS EGLINTON SCHOOL
TORONTO 4 - 8
One of the grass roots initiatives is to visit schools and bring tennis to young children by
introducing them to the sport. The fundamentals of tennis can be taught on an
outside tamarack or inside the gym, with eye hand coordination drills as well as using mini
tennis nets and low pressure balls.
2010 TEAM
A GRASS ROOT INITIATIVE
ACE
TENNIS
BURLINGTON
operates out of Cedar Springs
Health, Racquet and Sportsclub.
The Cedar Springs Club boasts
state of the art fitness facilities that
compliment its 12 indoor tennis
courts. It also offers full member
recreational
services
including
access to pools, a basketball gym,
and a restaurant. Physiotherapy,
medical services and massage
therapy is also available on site.
cedarspringsclub.ca
2010 TEAM TORONTO
Zach Johnson [pictured] was the head coach for the 2010 Team program
at Toronto Tennis City - the free 30 week program for kids born in 2010 and did a tremendous job in developing the fundamental skills necessary
f o r the young players to start enjoying the game. ACE follows Tennis
Canada's curriculum when it comes to introducing young children to tennis
and all ACE coaches are certified by Tennis Canada.
We pride ourselves in developing strong values in children while creating a
family atmosphere. Our goal is to expose as many young children as possible to the great
game of tennis and to provide them the opportunity to learn the sport of a lifetime.
Toronto Tennis City 2010 Team
INTRODUCING YOUR CHILD TO THE WORLD OF TENNIS
Whatever your child's age, there is never a bad time to introduce them to the sport to reap
the physical health and mental benefits. To give you an idea of what to expect and how you
can help
foster your child's desire to play, here's a little info about the sport broken down by age
groups. Read more...
ACE TENNIS TORONTO is
located at the unique tennis
destination - Toronto Tennis City at Yonge & Davisville. The club
provides it's restricted membership
with year round access to italian red
clay courts, a beautiful clubhouse,
and first rate adult programs as well
as ACE programs. The club
operates its winter season from
Labor Day through Victoria Day on
four courts inside the bubble. An
extra court is available during the
summer period to accommodate
summer membership. The club
also hosts several events such as
the City of Toronto Championships.
torontotenniscity.com
Q UICK LINKS
2010 TEAM BURLINGTON
In order to be able to offer a program like the 2010 Team program, we had
to schedule the program as early as 7 am on a Saturday morning in
Burlington - and head coach Gabe Radulescu [pictured] had to depend on
the tremendous help from all the parents who committed to participating in
this 30 week FREE introductory experience. 23 players born in 2010 and
their parents committed to the program and the attendance was
extraordinary. The program offered children and their parents an
opportunity to learn what being on the courts is all about, finding their hidden
talents both as little tennis players and coaches.
Registrations Toronto
Registrations Burlington
acetennis.ca
torontotenniscity.com
tennisontario.com
tenniscanada.com
ACE offers 10 daily major programs from the introductory Progressive 1 program to the
International Team which consists of many of Canada's top young players. The ACE
system is developed to provide opportunities for children to begin playing the game as early
as 4 years old. After players "graduate" from this program they can either pursue the
"Competitive" or "Progressive/ Recreational" stream based on their level and the family's
commitment.
Director of Progressive Tennis in Burlington and head coach of the Futures and Champions
program Kyrylo Tabunshchyk talks to parents and players about the opportunity to develop
further. ACE president Doug Burke in the back ground.
U12, U10 and U9
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
The annual Ontario U12, U10 and U9 Team Championships were successfully held at ACE
Burlington over three weekends in May: May 6-8 ; U12, May 13-15; U10, May 20-22; U9.
These events - which have become a staple on the OTA calendar - see clubs and
academies from across Ontario and Canada enter teams consisting of boys and girls that
play singles, doubles and mixed doubles in a round-robin format. Great job to all the clubs and a big thank you to all the coaches and parents - that sent teams - especially the ones
that came from far.
Congrats to the teams that finished on top!
U12 CHAMPIONS Cadence Brace, Joshua Kim, Spencer Keung and Adrian Smith.
The BFR Club took the U12 Champions title and the TTA Team were finalists.
The U12 teams consisted of: 1 team from BFR Club, 2 teams from TTA, 5 teams from ACE
Burlington, 2 teams from Ottawa Athletic Club, 2 teams from ACE Toronto, 1 team
from Richmond Hill and 2 teams from Waterloo.
U10 CHAMPIONS David Asenov,Lucas Popa, Austin Yack and Emma Tutoveanu.
The Rosethorn Club took the U10 Champions title and the ORC Team were finalists.
The U10 teams consisted of: 1 team from Rosethorn Tennis Club, 3 teams from ORC, 3
teams from Richmond Hill, 2 teams from ACE Burlington, 1 team from ACE Toronto, 1 team
from the Granite Club, 1 team from TTA and 1 team from Waterloo.
All Canadian Sports Management
Inc is a 40 year old company which
has specialized mostly in the field
of tennis
through strategical
planning for tennis development,
creation and management of sport
facilities, the creation and operation
of
events,
research
and
development in the scientific area
of the sport and the operation of
Canada's
top
tennis
developmental
school
tennis
through All Canadian Academy
and now ACE Tennis. All Canadian
also has ownership in ACE
REPLAY, a new video replay
system.
U9 CHAMPIONS Andrei Caragea, Anna Tabunshchyk, Leila Kamil and
Sarah Gutowski.
The ACE Burlington team took the U9 Champions title as well as finalist title.
The U9 Teams consisted of: 1 team from Richmond Hill, 3 teams from ACE Burlington, 1
team from ACE Toronto and 1 team from Brampton.
Left to right: U12 Finalists Dharani Niroshan, Dima Kulakov, Sasha Rozin and
Chase Stark [4th] and U10 Finalists Daniella Nylander, Matthew Yang, Evan
VanDerStarren and Bailey Muller with her little brother.
Left to right: U9 Finalists from ACE Burlington: Mazhar Atassi, David Perez, Carla
Perez and Chris Bulgaru.
BUT IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT WINNING!!
U18
COMPETITIVE
TRAINING
It's also about the relationships that such an event creates, the experience of being close to
coaches, parents and friends in a competitive environment. ACE would also like to send a
special "Thank You " to Sarah Kahnamoui for providing the ACE Burlington team shirts!
MORE NOTEABLE RESULTS
Veni, Vidi, "almost" Vici!!!
A good weekend in Ottawa -- Rideau
Tennis club Future Stars U9 and U18
Finals.
Chris got his first individual tennis trophy
after some very good matches; he was
very happy and proud of his achievement.
He lost in the final 4-3 / 3-4 and 10-12 in a
tiebreak against a Quebec player that won
the U10 final as well.... a 1.5 hour
marathon U9 final. Yasmine lost in the U18
final against a Quebec player after a good
match.
Thank you ACE for your help in shaping up
Yasmine to get to a better level and for
getting Chris (age 7) in 8 months from Little
Aces level to play Future Stars U9
tournaments as of mid April and as of this
weekend 6th in U9 ranking!
Sincerely,
Paul Bulgaru
Left to right: TTC players Cameron Samek U9 Futures Stars Finalist May 8th and Alex
Chee U12 Rookie Finalist
U8 EVENT
TORONTO TENNIS CITY
This spring season has been an amazing time for our young players as many of them have
had the chance to compete in three of the four U8 Rookie tournaments we have hosted. It has
provided an opportunity for them to experience a competitive environment while having lots of
fun! We hope to see many more players on June 25th, our last event of the series.
ACE PLAYERS DOMINATE
AT THE OFSAA
HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ACE players dominated at the recent OFSAA the Ontario Federation of School Athletic
Associations Tennis Championships - which
were held May 30-June 1.
Jakob Nielsen [photo on left ] of Appleby College
won the gold in boys' singles with an 8-7 (7-4) win
over Oakville Trafalgar's Peter Coombs - both
ACE players. See final ACE results below.
Click here to read the article in the Oakville
Beaver
Malik Bhatnagar and Roy Stepanov on the left and Angela Chen getting a piggy
back from Alexandra Mikhailuk
Luke Smrek and Rita Colyer on the left and Nathan Wong making sure the medal is
for real!
FITNESS WHIZ VISIT
On June 1st, as a part of Tennis Canada's
program of assisting TDC's - Tennis
Development Centers - ACE Burlington
was payed a visit by Andre Parent - the
long time head fitness coach at Tennis
Canada's National Center in Montreal.
Andre has worked with numerous leading
Canadian players over the years - and
was able to give us some valuable and
interesting insights into his work with current
top Canadian juniors such as recent
French Open Junior Runner Up Felix AugerAliassime.
As the Fitness component has always
been an integral part of ACE's programs discussions were held regarding our
approach to fitness, and Andre conducted
fitness sessions on court with two of our
strong young players Rachel Kryzak and
Sarah Liu. ACE Burlington's Fitness Coach
Derek Bennett said, " We had a great visit
from Andre Parent - he stressed the
importance of improving coordination in the
physical development of young players,
and demonstrated many drills which are
effective in this regard. I will stay in contact
with Andre - as his insight will be a valuable resource for us.Thanks a lot Andre ".
End of the Year fitness testing at ACE Burlington.
COACH'S CORNER
As coaches, we do a lot of reading to help further educate ourselves and I
thought, why not share some of these great articles with everyone else.
Especially for you parents out there who always try to learn more about tennis
and why your child is developing specific skills. Below is an article on training
movement. In my opinion, movement is one of the most crucial factors in tennis.
You can have great strokes, but if you can't get to the ball those strokes are
B randon
Alguire
useless. Every great athlete moves exceptionally well no matter what sport they
play. Why do they move so well? As the article points out, because they
anticipate what's going to happen before it actually occurs. Have a look at the
article and also check out the link to a YouTube video of Christiano Ronaldo and
see how good his anticipation is. You will be blown away.
TRAINING MOVEMENT
Training movement isn't only about speed and agility, it's about teaching the athlete to
anticipate and react quicker. Believe it or not, the most important element in creating a great
mover in sport is actually developed and trained between the ages of 4 and 12. And what is
this great characteristic found in the best athletes you ask? Anticipation. Ever watched a
player who doesn't visually appear to have the physique to be athletically quick, but
somehow seems to get to every ball or be in the right place all the time? Ever wondered,
besides other great attributes, why Roger Federer, soccer star Christiano Ronaldo or squash
wizard Ramy Ashour, are at the top of their sports? Why is it that they seem to be in the right
place at the right time?
Here's why:
The best movers on the court, not only have great footwork and movement skills, but also
have the ability to read the game and anticipate. They see the play before it happens.
Even though the required muscle and properly trained movement patterns are essential in
developing a great mover, it's the athlete's ability to react and their reflexes that determine
just how well they will move in their chosen sport.
Simply put, all movement starts with the brain telling the body that it needs to move. The
neuromuscular system or 'brain to body wiring' as I like to call it, needs to be continually
trained.
Good anticipation and response skills are essential qualities to being a good mover on a
tennis court. Knowing the opponent's next shot, the one that's coming back, allows players to
move early and into the correct position to be ready.
The key to a good mover in sport is that they react faster. They are earlier into position and
ready. Reaction and anticipation exercises should be included into all movement programs,
not just athletic based skills.
These skills are developed best in the 'skill hungry' years (between ages 4 and 12). This is
when an athlete is more teachable, pliable and receptive to acquiring the skill. The later an
athlete is left to acquire reaction and anticipation skills in their development, the less chance
that athlete is going to be a great mover.
It's highly recommended that a coach or trainer develops and works on these motor skills in
their kids' sessions by including lots of games that involve challenging the child's ABC's:
Agility, Balance and Coordination skills (catching and throwing).
Watch YOUTUBE video of Christiano Ronaldo:
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