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Balloon brilliance in tonight’s Mini Tennis warm

Balloon brilliance in tonight’s Mini Tennis warm-up! STA S&C Assistant Eleanor Shaw @eleanorfrances13 came up with a fun way of preparing our players to work on their change of direction and reactions. 🎈Well done Minis!

#minitennis #warmup #balloons #sototennis #teamsoto

T H O U G H T F U L 💭 T H U R S D A Y

“If I’d never experienced the trials that I’d been through, I might not be the person I am today.” - Liam Broady @liambroady

We are so proud of Liam for reaching the ATP Tour Top 100 for the first time in his career. We have been following and supporting Liam’s journey for years and want to congratulate him on this brilliant achievement. 🙌 Well done Liam, we look forward to seeing you build from here. 💪

#thoughtfulthursday #teamsoto #ctcpodcast #sototennis #quote #tennisquote

W O R K O U T 🏋️‍♀️ W E D N E S D A Y

W O R K O U T 🏋️‍♀️ W E D N E S D A Y

This week we captured a group of STA Players during an integrated tennis and fitness session working on their movement before and after a groundstroke.

⭕️ Forehand - the players’ key focus here was opening their hip out for a more powerful first step. Opening their hip out in recovery also helped the players to move more efficiently after the shot.

⭕️ Backhand - the focus here was for the players to have a wide base for more stability during their shot. Our players used resistance bands to help emulate the motion before putting it into practice on the court. 🎾

Great work team! 👊

#sototennisacademy #teamsoto #strengthandconditioning #tennisacademy #tennis #fitness

T I P O F T H E D A Y 🪄 STA Performance Coa

T I P O F T H E D A Y 🪄

STA Performance Coach Arnold Mbandi @arnoldmbandi shares his tip of the day!

“Reset, Respond and Refocus.” 🎾

#teamsoto #sototennisacademy #tipoftheday #tennistips #sotogrande

T E K K E R S 🎾 T U E S D A Y This week we cap

T E K K E R S 🎾 T U E S D A Y

This week we captured Full Time Player Elina Kravchenko @elinakravchenko2012 working on different ways to respond to an incoming ball with Head U10 Coach Ollie Cores @o.cores .

Ollie explained that there are 3️⃣ ways for Elina to prepare her feet to receive the incoming ball:

1️⃣ Own - if the opponent drops their quality, Elina can maximise the contact of her next shot by ‘owning’ the court with her feet and coming inside the baseline to take the ball on. 💨

2️⃣ Hold - if the opponent hits with good quality but Elina wants to maintain a high court territory or doesn’t have time to move back, she can choose to ‘hold’ her position. 💪

3️⃣ Respect - if the opponent hits with good quality, Elina needs to drop back to ‘respect’ the incoming ball. 🎾

All three of these ways to prepare need to be seen early by Elina so that her feet can respond as quickly as possible.

Keep up the great work Elina! 🙌

#teamsoto #sototennisacademy #tennisacademy #tennistechnique

Warriors Tour Champion! 💪 This week Full Time

Warriors Tour Champion! 💪

This week Full Time Player Lennox Kelly @lendogkel29 has battled through all competition at the @warriorstour U10 Masters Event in Alicante🇪🇸, and claimed not only the Doubles title, but the Singles title too! 🏆

Staying calm and composed under pressure, Lennox has performed excellently throughout the week and showed true sportsmanship. His hard work back at base has paid off, and this achievement is a true testament to Lennox’s determination. 👊

These feats don’t come around often and, here at STA, we want to recognise what an incredible accomplishment this is for Lennox, his coach Nigel Beavers @nigel_beavers and the team here at base.

Congratulations Lennox! 🙌

Enjoy some action shots from our fantastic Mini Te

Enjoy some action shots from our fantastic Mini Tennis Tournament last weekend. ❤️🟠🎾🟢🏆

For the full album, head over to our @sototennis Facebook page!

Here’s to many more excellent STA Mini Tennis tournaments this year. 🙌

#minitennis #sototennis #tennisacademy #teamsoto

This past weekend STA hosted its first Minis Tourn

This past weekend STA hosted its first Minis Tournament of the Autumn Term. 🟠🎾🟢

A massive well done to all our Mini Players who competed - some of them for the first time - and showed real Team Soto spirit! 🙌

Congratulations goes to Johnnie Bassadone 🥇 and Oskar Svensberget Iqbal🥈 for your fantastic efforts in the Green Ball Event, and well done to Ivo Murphy🥇 and Nico Bassadone🥈 for your triumphs in the Orange Ball Event.

Thank you to the STA Team and to our brilliant volunteers for organising and running a fantastic event for our Mini Tennis Crew - we can’t wait for the next one! ❤️

Keep an eye out for some action shots of the event. 📸

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Team Soto Tournament Highlights🏆 What a weeken

Team Soto Tournament Highlights🏆

What a weekend it’s been for Team Soto!

A massive well done to those who competed in the @itfjunior J60 Event in Estepona 🇪🇸. Congratulations to Full Time Player Tilly Cabrera Burns @matilda_c_b who came Runner-up in the Doubles in just her second ITF Event - what an achievement! A big shoutout also goes to Access Player Scarlett Dattoli @scarlett.dattoli for reaching the Semi-finals in the Singles. Let’s go girls! 🔥

Over in La Línea 🇪🇸, Full Time Player Arnav Paparkar @arnav_paparkar claimed the Men’s Absoluto title 🏆, while Laith Husain and Euan Tait were Runners-Up in the U16 and U14 Boys’ Events respectively. Well done boys. 👏

Full Time Player Lennox Kelly @lendogkel29 is currently competing in the Warriors Tour U10 Masters Event, playing in the Semi-finals today - vamos Lennox! 🎾

Finally, congratulations to STA Pro Gaby Dabrowski @gabydabrowski and her partner Erin Routliffe @erinroutliffe, Runners-up in the @wta Guadalajara Open. 🙌

We also have several players competing in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour this week - we look forward to hearing how you all get on. 👊

Let’s keep the momentum up this week, and best of luck to all those competing!

#teamsoto #sototennisacademy #tennistournaments #tennisacademy #sotogrande #tournamenthighlights

S H O T O F T H E W E E K👏 STA Access Play

S H O T O F T H E W E E K👏

STA Access Player Ned Smith @ned_smith__ wins this week’s Shot of the Week with this powerful forehand down the line. What a shot!🔥

Can Ned keep it up and win the first ‘Shot of the Month’ this year? Keep an eye out this month to cast your vote.🏆

#shotoftheweek #sototennisacademy #teamsoto

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