When Bethany tennis ended, Cam, Doug and I spent some time trying to figure out what to do next for the sport. Last year there were some hit or miss lessons and a league that Cam played in a few times, but overall he did not get a lot of tennis in during the offseason. Cameron definitely wanted to change that this winter, but it took us a little while to come up with a plan. Fortunately, the weather had been unseasonably warm, so he could actually play outside with his teammates while we decided.
Cameron was asked to play in the same league as last year, so we first signed up for that. In addition we had received information from Matt about group drills that Cameron could participate in at either the Elkhart or Warsaw tennis facility. We decided against those as neither Cam nor Meg had enjoyed those in the past and with the added concern about the coronavirus we weren't that excited about him participating in large group instruction. Thus, Doug decided to call Stacy at the racquet club in Warsaw to see if she had time available for a private lesson with Cameron. It would cost more, but we felt that the individual instruction and the decreased risk of COVID exposure would be worth it. At first she wasn't sure that she would be able to fit him in her already busy schedule. Thankfully, Cameron had all day Wednesdays available due to the current school schedule and she was able to find a time for him on that day in the mornings.
Cameron had his first lesson today. He said that it went well. He worked on his group strokes and second serve. He felt good about both. I was glad to hear that and was equally pleased that when I dropped him off the only other people in the building besides he and Stacey were the receptionist and a woman leaving her lesson. Meg had learned a lot from Stacey before she started her senior season. We were thankful that Cam would have that opportunity as well.
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