Best racket for 11 year old boy ith wrist problems

[dannythomas]

Thank you GA . Well maybe I overreacted , we all get a little defensive about our kids.
From my side its forgotten and if I misunderstood PT's meaning then I apologize.

[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by dannythomas

Let me try to answer without falling into a war of words with you.

First the reason for having an on line " alias " is to have some element of confidentaility otherwise everyone would just sign in under their own name. When it comes to children , especially that confidentiality needs protection. Of course tennis is a small world and many may nevertheless know who you are or who I am. If I did I wouldn't broadcast it to everyone on here. Talking about a child it is possible to be over protective and that is probably what I did here by talking of an 11 year old boy. It didn't really affect the essence of the advice I was looking for.

The injury was not caused by the choice of racquet. I already know how the injury occurred because I was there and saw what happened. Having said that I was asking for some advice as to wrist friendly racquets and strings. It was not caused by not using the Pro Drive and using the Aero Pro instead. In fact at the time of the injury she was using the pro staff. That wasn't what caused it either.

I make no apologies for doing the best I can for my daughter both in terms of medical care and coaching. And indeed in choice of technology. Whatever coaches a child uses there is always something they need to improve whether that is forehand, serve or footwork. It doesn't mean the coach is not doing their job, or that the child is a poor player. Improvement comes gradually not overnight which you know as a coach.

If you say your comment that " no time to rest, hit the courts " etc was not being sarcastic then so be it.

Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it. And I'm not being sarcastic.

No problem, we are here for each other, let us know how she does,,,,,,,, and do not post alias,,,,,,,,,, we are one big crazy family, we have to stick to each other.

[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by dannythomas

Thank you GA . Well maybe I overreacted , we all get a little defensive about our kids.
From my side its forgotten and if I misunderstood PT's meaning then I apologize.

no need, you care for your kid and thats what matters,

[dannythomas]

Maybe we should start a separate thread about the tournament security issue. It is a concern for me

[TCF]

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[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by TCF

Pro Tour....speaking of crazy families, our training group fell apart. 2 of the girls were nasty, rude, crude....loved tennis and would play for 4 hours a day. But most of the practice was spent complaining. Never wanted to do drills, only wanted to rally for hours. Rude to each other, rude to the adults.

So we pulled out and now are back to trying to find kids to train with who have similar goals and approach to practice.

you mean your academy my academy 4 kids fell apart several times, usually the parent is psycho, junior is a whiner, or sometimes parent/junior are impatient and want results now and move. The worst like I said is when the parent thinks they have outgrown the group and leave only to find out that some of the players in the group are doing much better than the kid that left. I am not admitting players into my group anymore. You have to find the right combination of you getting along with parent ( same philosophy ) and junior is well rounded and respects others. I would like to add financial means as well I know it is hard. i have a super talented kid with great parents but no money. I took this kid in for several years for free when he was five but in the end it takes money. I might change my mind on that freak talented kid and bring him back into the group even if it is going to cost me (picking him up and dropping him off daily) equipment gear etc..... in the end he has to pay for USTA and travel, I am not sure I can carry another kid, I already have two going through this USTA process