https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8kynEzufNE#t=30
I see a cup of Joe disguised as a tennis ball in that guy's hand, but that's actually the crucial way to hold the tennis ball as you prepare to serve. See the sequence of Roger Federer serving below, look at how simple that movement is. This is the statue serve we've been working on. Look at his feet, see his shoulders through-out the progression and finally notice how he uses his the ball of hit back foot to power up and into the ball. If the toss is held correctly then the front foot and shoulder, which is held in and closed, act as a hinge for the racquet arm and back shoulder.
Above and below are great examples of the serve statue we've been working on at practice ...
To see these fine results at this past weekend's Camden County Interscholastic tennis tournament, I couldn't help but to think that we went from spinning blues on Friday to jazz on Saturday. Great job gentlemen!
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/04/09/varsity-schedule-apr-scores-apr/7494647/
Boys’ Tennis
Camden County Tournament
Singles
Final
Tommy Dodson (Haddonfield) def. Mike Alberto (Haddonfield), 10-5
Semifinals
Tommy Dodson (Haddonfield) def. Sam Oberholtzer (Haddonfield), 6-0, 6-1
Mike Alberto (Haddonfield) def. Jon Booker (Haddon Heights), 6-0, 6-1
Singles Consolation
Final
Ryan Schaffer (Audubon) def. Adit Gupta (Eastern), 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals
Adit Gupta (Eastern) def. Felix Bocchicchio (Audubon), 6-0, 6-0
Ryan Schaffer (Audubon) def. Zaire Brooks (Winslow Twp.), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Final
Alex Samaha & Stephen Quickel (Haddonfield) def. Nick Mattioli & Dyllon Jeng (Eastern), 6-3, 6-1
Third place
Phil O'Connor & Joey Reisman (Haddonfield) def. Alec Feldstein & Pranav Chugh (Eastern), 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Semifinals
Nick Mattioli & Dyllon Jeng (Eastern) def. Phil O’Connor & Joey Reisman (Haddonfield), 6-3, 6-2
Alex Samaha & Stephen Quickel (Haddonfield) def. Alec Feldstein & Pranav Chugh (Eastern), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles Consolation
Final
Gus Stolte & Ryan O’Donnell (Audubon) def. Joey Fox & Ryan Connelly (Haddon Twp.), walkover
Consolation Semifinals
Gus Stolte & Ryan O’Donnell (Audubon) def. Jake Nippins & Brandon Steffa (Sterling), 8-7 (7-1)
Joey Fox & Ryan Connelly (Haddon Twp.) def. Logan Wolfhope & Adam Keilyk (Sterling), 8-2
This is a great recent article about his 1,000 win as girls head coach, which also looks ahead to his now 1,000 win as boys coach by Inquirer sports writer Phil Anastasia This is my favorite quote from Mr Holman in the article, "The main goal of the program is to develop a love of the sport," Holman
said. "When these girls become doctors or nurses or lawyers or
businesspeople, hopefully they will still be playing tennis." http://articles.philly.com/2013-09-16/sports/42083454_1_rebecca-senopoulos-arpie-senopoulos-amanda-lanciano
He now has 2,000 in both boys and girls.
http://www.nfhs.org/recordbook/SearchResults.aspx?criteria=Jeff%20Holman
High School Tennis Coaches Career Victory Totals
| Coach | State | Girls | Boys | Total |
| Jeff Holman | New Jersey | 966 | 965 | 1,931 |
| Elliot Lovi | New Jersey | 724 | 1,013 | 1,737 |
| Bill Kingston | New Jersey | 576 | 982 | 1,558 |
| Vin Romeo | Ohio | 591 | 656 | 1,247 |
| J. Cary Buchanan | Wisconsin | 302 | 574 | 876 |
| Bill Humes | New Jersey | 356 | 240 | 596 |
See Also: Unbreakable Records
And while were at it, this is the stuff Ray and I have said on numerous occasions now, per the questionable GM of our fightin Phils. WE SAY, BRING JOHN BARR HOME! Make this Audubon native/alum and long time director of scouting for the 2-time World Champion San Francisco Giants, the next Phils GM!! I taught his son Blake tennis for many years when I ran the summer program in Haddonfield, great kid, great family. John has told me he would like too but the opportunity just hasn't been available to do so. I think Ruben's time is done and hopefully John's opportunity will make itself available.
John Barr
Vice President and Assistant General Manager, Scouting and International Operations
John Barr will begin his 30th season as a baseball executive and his
sixth season with the Giants, overseeing amateur and international
scouting in 2013.
Under Barr's guidance, the Giants have drafted players such as 2010 Rookie of the Year and 2012 National League MVP Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt all of whom helped the Giants win the World Series last season. Barr also drafted minor league standouts Gary Brown, Heath Hembree, Joe Panik and Andrew Susac; who will all be in the Giants big league camp this spring.
The Audubon, NJ, native entered the front office ranks in 1984 with the New York Mets as Administrative Assistant to Minor Leagues and Scouting where he remained until becoming the East Coast Supervisor for the Minnesota Twins in 1988. As Scouting Director for the Baltimore Orioles,(1989-90), Barr was responsible for selecting first rounders Ben McDonald (’89) and Mike Mussina (’90). He served as Assistant General Manager for the San Diego Padres (1991-93) before returning to the New York Mets (1994-97) as Scouting Director, where they added players such as AJ Burnett, Paul Wilson, Jay Payton, and Terrence Long to their system. Barr then spent ten years (1998- 2007) with the Los Angeles Dodgers as East Coast Supervisor where he was instrumental in the selection of All-Star catcher Russell Martin, starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and reliever Jonathan Broxton.
Barr was inducted into the Mid Atlantic Scouts Hall of Fame in November of 2008 and then inducted into the Professional Scouting Hall of Fame during the summer of 2009.
The Rider University graduate resides in Haddonfield, NJ, with his wife Marianne, daughters Kate, Eileen, and Mary, and son, Blake.
http://articles.philly.com/2010-10-29/sports/24955181_1_william-j-barr-baseball-scout-minor-leaguer
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