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710 Pier AvenueHermosa Beach, CA, US 90254
Description: Challenger Training is a tennis class for beginning to intermediate level juniors generally between the ages of 9 and 13. Emphasis on juniors development in this program involves detailed stroke production including technique, spins, and grips; specifies and importance of footwork; introduction and advancement of tactics and strategy; and continued stress of character building and sportsmanship.
Biography:
Certified as a USPTA Professional 1 in 1999, Patrick Barrows has been coaching tennis for 17 years to players of all ages and skill levels. After playing for Division I Towson University in Towson, Maryland, he began working with and learning from some of the best coaches in the country. His experiences took him to Phoenix, Arizona, where he served on the USPTA Southwest Division Convention Committee and was Liaison for USPTA's Lessons For Life program. Patrick has lived in Southern California since 2004, and enjoyed coaching adults from beginning players to all levels of USTA and interclub league teams. His passion is coaching and developing juniors, and he's started with players as young as three years of age. Patrick has developed many junior players to attain regional and national rankings as well as college scholarships. An active player and USTA member, he is also on the Advisory Staff of Head/Penn Racquet Sports. For more information, visit www.patrickbarrows.usptapro.org