ByakuFubuki
Semi-Pro
Ok, let's say I'm in a bit of a crappy situation right now. It's pretty long to describe, so I'll put it under Spoiler.
Long story short, now that I can finally consider the idea of competing again (and I already spent time and money doing the relative medical exams, as it is a pre-requisite to subscribe to the Sports Center), I may find myself with no regular training for the whole year or at least for the next three months (I'm the kind of player who regresses very quickly, so I'd prefer to avoid it).
I remembered, however, that one of the "Agonistic" groups at the University had clinics at an accessible time schedule and some free room, just that at first I didn't consider it as they only play every Saturday morning from 11 AM to 1 PM, while the other groups have two sessions of one hour each a week.
Now, while it may sound convenient (as I would still train two hours a week but spending less time in warm-up), I think it would be a little too inconsistent a schedule, and consistency already isn't my forte. So I'm wondering: are there advantages in training two hours only one day a week over one hour two days a week which are escaping me or is it an option made just for people who have the time and money to practice regularly with hitting partners and just want to refine their technique a little in the end of each week?
Note: in the club I used to play three times a week 90 minutes each and had 60 minutes of fitness twice a week (it was obviously more expensive than training here), so, if I found at least one regular hitting partner I may be able to manage to play a little more. The problem is that most players I know are also University students and as such have about as much time/money availability as me but with different holes of free time.
In the last few years my tennis, as well as my school life (Chemistry Department at the University) both totally fell off a cliff, and as a result I kept away from tournaments (just kept having clinics and when possible practice/private lessons in an attempt to regain some sort of form). This Summer I've been a little less cringe-worthy at exams, and while I can't say I'm too satisfied with my tennis, at the moment I can defend myself playing a way I don't like nor feel natural. So I wanted to attempt a comeback in tournaments and see what I can do.
However, while I've had group training at my club in the afternoon the last few years, this time I'm going to have too many labouratory hours to make anything out of it, so I wanted to ask my coach if he could put me in a night group AND join the University's sport center which has tennis courses.
For the first thing my coach told me he would have messaged me "in September" should he find an available group to fit me in, but not only it's almost October, but I think regardless of when I asked him that, I'm so extremely low in the priority ladder he wouldn't even use me as a spare tyre in case more than one member of a group should miss for a night or more, as he talks in a very inclusive way but I know there's always someone he knows better or who plays better (plus I'm someone people tend to forget about easily).
As for the second, I had some issues (like exams in the way) subscribing, so I had to do too many things at the last minute and got there too late with all the "Agonistic" groups with an half-decent time schedule filled, so I asked about the "Pre-agonistic" groups someone named to see if I could at least have some clinics there. Turns out it's actually one half-independent group managed by members of the center which sounds actually more serious than the agonistic but which may end up unallowed or anyway include very few members, so the teaching pro told me to leave him my name and number so he can tell me if there is availability (again, I expect him to either not contact me anymore or tell me there's no room, as by the sounds of it he'd prefer to allow only people he's already familiar with, unless the number is too little).
However, while I've had group training at my club in the afternoon the last few years, this time I'm going to have too many labouratory hours to make anything out of it, so I wanted to ask my coach if he could put me in a night group AND join the University's sport center which has tennis courses.
For the first thing my coach told me he would have messaged me "in September" should he find an available group to fit me in, but not only it's almost October, but I think regardless of when I asked him that, I'm so extremely low in the priority ladder he wouldn't even use me as a spare tyre in case more than one member of a group should miss for a night or more, as he talks in a very inclusive way but I know there's always someone he knows better or who plays better (plus I'm someone people tend to forget about easily).
As for the second, I had some issues (like exams in the way) subscribing, so I had to do too many things at the last minute and got there too late with all the "Agonistic" groups with an half-decent time schedule filled, so I asked about the "Pre-agonistic" groups someone named to see if I could at least have some clinics there. Turns out it's actually one half-independent group managed by members of the center which sounds actually more serious than the agonistic but which may end up unallowed or anyway include very few members, so the teaching pro told me to leave him my name and number so he can tell me if there is availability (again, I expect him to either not contact me anymore or tell me there's no room, as by the sounds of it he'd prefer to allow only people he's already familiar with, unless the number is too little).
I remembered, however, that one of the "Agonistic" groups at the University had clinics at an accessible time schedule and some free room, just that at first I didn't consider it as they only play every Saturday morning from 11 AM to 1 PM, while the other groups have two sessions of one hour each a week.
Now, while it may sound convenient (as I would still train two hours a week but spending less time in warm-up), I think it would be a little too inconsistent a schedule, and consistency already isn't my forte. So I'm wondering: are there advantages in training two hours only one day a week over one hour two days a week which are escaping me or is it an option made just for people who have the time and money to practice regularly with hitting partners and just want to refine their technique a little in the end of each week?
Note: in the club I used to play three times a week 90 minutes each and had 60 minutes of fitness twice a week (it was obviously more expensive than training here), so, if I found at least one regular hitting partner I may be able to manage to play a little more. The problem is that most players I know are also University students and as such have about as much time/money availability as me but with different holes of free time.