Hello, and welcome to the Fredericksburg, Tx. tennis blog. My name is Justin Cobb and I am a teaching professional of 18 years and tennis player of 27 years. I am fairly new to Fredericksburg and have just taken a teaching position with Barons Creek Country Club. I have started this blog to help Fredericksburg tennis players keep up with what is going on in the tennis world, publish tips, post results, etc.... My goals to help build Fredericksburg tennis programs and promote the sport of a lifetime. Stay tunned to this blog as it updated continuely. You can see what Barons Creek Country Club has to offer by visiting www.baronscreekclub.com. Keep your eyes and ears open for a blog that will be about Barons Creek.
My tennis credintials are as follows:
-18 years of professional coaching in the counry club industry
-Former Div. I Collegiate Scholarship Player for Southwest Texas
-Former John Newcombe's tennis pro
-Coached and developed numerous collegiate scholarshop players
Anyone interested in tennis can email me at fredericksburgtennis@yahoo.com or call my cell at 830-992-1891.
That is enough about me. Let's talk Fredericksburg Tennis. I always like to start with what is going right in a city's tennis program. Public facilities.....wow, Fredericksburg has an incredible amount courts that are open to the public. Not only that......they are very nice facilities. I have visited cities all over our state and I can personally tell you that this little town of 10,000 has some of the best public facilities in the state. High School Coach.....Coach Randall King.....Fredericksburg is lucky to have a coach that cares like Randall King. Not only does he care, but he has actually played the game. Many highschool tennis coaches have never even owned a tennis racquet much less played at the 4.5 level. I for one am excited to have coach King in charge of the High School tennis program.
There are some things that Fredericksburg tennis can do to improve its' participation and organization. Better promotion of events, creation of new programs, better organized matchplay and a true grass roots program. I am not saying that have all the solutions to these problems, because honestly it is more than just one person can hope to take on. However, this tennis pro has some ideas that he is working on to help tennis in Fredericksburg improve. As they develop, I will promote them via this blog, email, newspaper, world of mouth and any other way I can spread the news.
The last thing I would like to leave you with is a tennis tip for today. Winter tennis.....many players put down their racquets this time of year due to a cooler temperature. Being on the court everyday, I can tell that this is the best time of year to play tennis. It isn't smoking hot and when playing it is actually very comfortable. You tennis players out there also need to take into consideration the fact that Spring Tennis (the most popular tennis season of the year) is only a few months away and practice is a must.
Good luck to you all on the court and feel free to email me suggestions.
Justin Cobb
Tennis Pro
Monday, October 27, 2008
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