Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Harkleroad Backhand - Post Birth

When I read that Ashley was making her comeback to professional tennis at the Miami Nasdaq this Spring, I thought I would feature her in a blog! The last time she played there, she was on an absolute tear, making 4th round of both Miami and Indian Wells.
I always liked watching [...]

A Child’s Point of View

I thought it was worthy of posting an email I received from my 10 year old daughter Isabella Rose. She writes ; “I think fitness is VERY important. I work-out usually for a half-an-hour each day. But if your an adult you should work out for an hour if not more each day. I like [...]

Partner Abdominal Med Ball Crunch

Here are a couple juniors that I worked with over the summer, Spencer Simon and Campbell Johnson.
It took them a couple times to get this exercise down, but once they did, you will see they were able to work their core together and motivate each other to keep going.
The exercise is [...]

Le Avocado

The Avocado is one of the best foods that you can eat. Many people mistaken the Avocado for a vegetable, but it is really a fruit and is a cousin of the berry family.
Avocados must be used when fully ripe. They do not ripen on the tree and are rarely found ripe in markets. [...]

Tennis Drill - The Aussie 2 on 1

An oldie but a goodie, the Old Aussie 2 on 1 drill can get the heart rate up and provide a great physical workout for solo hitter. Watch Ashley here work out with Chucky Adams and Aaron Webster at the beautiful Riviera Country Club in Santa Monica, CA.
This is a typical morning workout [...]

Working out with Hideko Hallman

Last night I had my weekly 45 minute training session with Hideko Hallman. Hideko is a 3.5 tennis player that enjoys feeling good off the court, as well as on the court.
When I am not with her, Hideko maintains her form by training at her home gym with the exercises that I [...]

Liam Caruana Copper Bowl 12 and Under Winner

Copper Bowl Wrapup - 12s and 14s
by Ali Jones, 11 January 2010
On the first week of 2010 new arrivals and competitors from the previous week’s Winter Nationals converged at the Hilton El Conquistador in Oro Valley for the annual Copper Bowl, originally held alongside the football contest of the same name.
Boys 12s
Fifth seed Liam Caruana [...]

Junior Spotlight - 11 yr old Liam Caruana

After working with Liam for a couple days in Miami, Fl, I said to him and his father Massimo, “I hate to make the comparison to a female tennis player, but Liam reminds me a lot of Justine Henin! “. His size, gutsy fighting spirit, his movement, and his strategic brain, are [...]

From Massimo Caruana - father of jr. tennis player

My name is Max and I am the father of an 11 year old tennis player, Liam, who lives and trians in San Diego, California. I would like to share my story of how Paul Pisani has positively affected Liam’s tennis development in the last few weeks.
I contacted Paul a few months back when [...]