Recently, I had an opportunity to do some personal coaching at the Canadian outdoor junior nationals in the 14's division.
Any national competition is always a special time for participants.
The nationals are a time for developing skills and making friends and connections. They are also a time for a coach and player to reflect on how an athlete is developing in relation to other tennis athletes locally, nationally or internationally. As a professional coach, there are many questions that come to mind whenever I coach at nationals. There are many more questions to consider as a tournament progresses. The bottom line is that tournaments are complex events.