Advice on moving UP.

[baseline08thrasher]

So i'm a 14 and under baseline thrasher. :D
These peep squikes i'm starting to play are driving me into madness.
I play a lobber then a dinker, and then some crazy slicer.
I actually do so much better when i play 15 year olds and up, cuz they hit some nice solid groundstrokes with ya. :)
only the top 14 and under players hit deep groundstrokes and can turn on and off pace.
Well, everytime i face one of those guys i end up winning or it's very close.
And, when i play those dinkers and slicers i used to get so impatient.
And i've been patient and have come to beat all of them 6-0 now.
I'm thinking i should move up earlier, and just get a feel for the 16 and under.
I turn 15 september 17
Should i get a head start and just start playing them now?
because my groundstrokes match theirs, and my serve is just as good.
What do ya think?

[doublefault2008]

If you think you can move up then do it. I personally would prepared myself to play all types of players before I move up.

[Voltron]

Unless you've got a really good 14s rank (essentially you don't think you can move it up too much), or would rather start building your 16s rank, I wouldn't advise moving up.

[baseline08thrasher]

Unless you've got a really good 14s rank (essentially you don't think you can move it up too much), or would rather start building your 16s rank, I wouldn't advise moving up.

i can move my ranking way up but the thing is once i do, i would put all that effort in for doing so and then by september i would no longer be able to play 14s.
So i guess it's just benefiting me either way, tough choice.
Southern California section is very brutal.
That's why i love it though. :D

[tenniscrazed]

i can move my ranking way up but the thing is once i do, i would put all that effort in for doing so and then by september i would no longer be able to play 14s.
So i guess it's just benefiting me either way, tough choice.
Southern California section is very brutal.
That's why i love it though. :D

Combine the ITF age rule with the USTA age rule and come up with your own age rule.

[counter_puncher]

move up. help you in the future

[Katlion]

If you can do it, I suggest you move up, because then when you do age up, then you will already have a head start, and probably, a decent ranking! Good luck!

[TennisProdigy]

Move up now b/c in the 16s, you won't be facing any dinkers/lobbers but possibly a few slice n dicers. Most of the 16s I've played pretty much all play the same game, baseliner, topspin forehand, weaker backhand but also topspin, flat first serve, either slice or topspin second.

[baseline08thrasher]

Thanks peeps. :D:D:D:D

[Brendan]

Ya I would move up if I were you.

[Gmedlo]

Dinkers/slicers/pushers don't go away at higher levels. The top 16s player in Oregon, who I know could absolutely stomp you into the ground, probably slices his forehand 50% of the time. Hell, some even exist in the pro ranks; Santoro, anyone?

[SoCalDominates]

i can move my ranking way up but the thing is once i do, i would put all that effort in for doing so and then by september i would no longer be able to play 14s.
So i guess it's just benefiting me either way, tough choice.
Southern California section is very brutal.
That's why i love it though. :D

it is brutal indeed. i am also 14 with the same problem tho dont have that much room to move up. i turn 15 in June and i started playin 16s last september so that i could get the socal and national ranking needed to get in to the tournaments that i got into in the 14s like clay courts, hard courts, zonals,etc. So basically my advice is PLAY 16s

[bcast66]

Unless you've got a really good 14s rank (essentially you don't think you can move it up too much), or would rather start building your 16s rank, I wouldn't advise moving up.

ranking means nothing. move up and play the oldest age group you can compete with. you cant get better by playing worse players than yourself.

[scraps234]

you probably could move up just ask some of the 16s to hit with you and see how you do ask themm to serve and make sure you have a powerfull return

[xnarek]

you probably could move up just ask some of the 16s to hit with you and see how you do ask themm to serve and make sure you have a powerfull return

How do u develop a powerful return? The reaction when ur playing 16-18 yr olds is really hard since they have such hard serves...

[bcast66]

just use there power against them. set up early and split step before they make contact.