Private Web Pages

I have almost finished all of the Private and Clinic Web pages.

You may have seen me, from time to time, bringing that black notebook out on court with me. That was the place that I made "shorthand" notes of the topics and suggestions we discussed during your coaching. The shorthand were just prompts that I would use to remind myself of what we discussed, so that I could continue the next week(s) in a logical progression.

As I got our main web page, Move Those Feet, up and running, it struck me that I could set up Web pages for each of the Private Coaching players and each of the clinic's.

I wanted them to be private (just open to the player(s) and me). It took me a while to find the way to make that possible by limiting who can get to the site by email address.

To get to your site, go to our main site, http;//movethosefeet.blogspot.com (bookmark that page). Next, simply scroll down to your individual picture, if you take Private Coaching and/or to the picture of you clinic. Click on the picture and, "magical presto", you will taken to your site.

Make sure you are using your same computer, the one to which I send you email and thus has the same email address to which I send notifications to you. That is the only way to get to the site. You will be denied access if you use another person computer as the email address will be different.

On the page you will find your updated stringing information, so that you know the last stringing date and when you need to restring again, along with a Wish List of things I would like to you add, work on or even take out of your game, along with possible practice and play ideas, as appropriate.

The main point of the page, the updated instruction summary, will be found in the same area as this posting. In it I will summarize what we worked on, update most every week. I will notify you, when I update, by email.

For Private Coaching Student's, think of the postings as your own reminder notebook. To each posting you can attach complementary thoughts you had about the practice. For example in one posting recently someone liked a suggestion I made (ta-da), but came up with their own terminology/phrase to remind themself.

They attached that phrase to the Posting and told me that they refer to the posting before they go to play to refresh the concept. Cool!

This is exactly the idea.

Their posting was a big help to me too, as I learned a bit better how that player processes information, making me better able to help them.

PLEASE do this a lot!

For clinic's, same thing. Add your unique take on the information we dicussed in class. That way all can benefit from each other's perspectives and takes on the topics discussed/practiced.

Finally, I don't have an exclusive on what should be on the pages. Right now they are just up and running, so they are a bit basic. Now that they are up and running, I will begin adding photo's. But there are, I'm sure, lots of additions that could be added that I haven't thought of.

For example, Pavel Zeman, a new member of our family, sent me a YouTube link of a video showing the manufacturing process of Wilson Tennis Balls. It is great! Thank you Pavel!

The link to the video can be found toward the bottom of the main Web site.

This was great and exactly what I am looking for. I am sure there are lots of other ideas too, so please let me know.

I love you people and I really am going to enjoy updating these sites for you. I hope you enjoy them as much as enjoy doing them for you!!

Thank you all so much!! Craig