I was asked to write a series of articles for
www.CollegeAndJuniorTennis.com,  exploring the difficulties young high school tennis players encounter
when transitioning to college and university level competition.  Obviously, I was to delve into this topic from a strength, conditioning and fitness perspective.

In the beginning my career I worked at the University of Kentucky for twenty-seven years as the only trainer for all of the university’s athletic teams, both men’s and women’s, so I have a first-hand awareness
of the problems players and coaches face in making a smooth changeover from high school to college. But it’s been awhile, so I thought it might be a more grounded series if I consulted some current university,
college and high school coaches as to what today’s high school players need to understand before they reach that next level.

To learn that, I solicited suggestions from the coaches who have joined the EtcheberryExperience.com website. From their responses, I think we have prepared a distinctive series of articles which should provide useful information to juniors, their parents and coaches following this particular tennis track.

Some of my co-authors include *Judy Dixon*, Head Tennis Coach,
University of Massachusetts (and former doubles partner with Billie Jean
King); *Peter Burling*, Head Coach, Denison University; *Charles
Kinyon*, Head Tennis Coach, Dartmouth College; *Tim O’Brien*, Head
Women’s Tennis Coach, Siena College; *Lin Loring*, Head Women’s Tennis
Coach, Indiana University;* Mark Guilbeau*, Head Women’s Tennis Coach,
University of Virginia;* Ray Reppert*, Women’s Head Tennis Coach, Miami
University of Ohio; *Kirby Onaga*, Men’s Head Tennis Coach, El Segundo
High School (CA); *Mike Terry*, Head Tennis Coach, Quincy Senior High
School (IL); and *Brandon Van*, Head Tennis Instructor, Forest Lake Club
(Columbia, SC).

Starting next week, keep checking back for these new Etch tennis articles!