Archive for April, 2008

the training begins..

Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2008 by illayz
so today was the first day of training. Mind you, my parents had no idea that I went. LOL! So i had to go all James Bond on them before I “went to school”.
When I got to the courts, a few people were already there. Sat down and talked to Fatin and Fadhila for awhile. Around 8.30 the coach and a few others arrived.
We jogged around the courts for a bit then did some odd, but fun exercises! And then it was time for us to practice our forehands. Mine was absolute rubbish at first. Was neither fast, nor good. I asked the coach what i was doing wrong;
  • my legs weren’t bent enough
  • the ball and my body were too close together
  • I was holding back on my swing
So I practiced with Izzy for a bit and managed to get my swings in tact.
After a few balls, we had a 2 hour break and I did some strokes with Tariq.
After break was over, we did backhands. And thank bloody god my backhand was still okay :) (i havent had coaching in a while btw)
After training, went back to school with Izzy and Sean and reached around 3.45? chilled for awhile with cindy and then went back home. By the time I got home, I crashed on my sofa and seriously did not have the strength to get up!
Well, tomorrow’s another day. And to be frank, I can’t wait :)