Tessa's Goals: Spring Into Fall
A working sheet, not a wish list. Each goal has a way to tell if it's actually happening. A goal you can't measure is just a hope.
Add a soft game to her hands, and win the close brackets with it.
Why it matters: the hands are already there; what's missing is getting to the kitchen line and staying patient once she's there.
- How we'll know: a close bracket game she wins with drops and resets, not just drives.
- This week: one practice set where every deep return gets a drop.
A third-shot drop she trusts.
- How we'll know: she drops a deep return on a big point without hesitating.
- This week: drops from the baseline; the drive-or-drop calls.
Through the transition zone, balanced.
- How we'll know: she reaches the kitchen line after a drop without getting hit at her feet on the way.
- This week: split, reset, step up.
Nerves don't turn into speed.
- How we'll know: after a tight moment, her next shot is soft by choice.
- This week: the paddle tap and one word after every point in practice.
The one that isn't a skill
Take care of the arm.
- How we'll know: two rest days a week, eye protection every session, and a sore elbow gets mentioned, not hidden.
- Nobody claps for this one. But it's what keeps her on the court for all the other goals.
Pick one target every time she trains or plays, put a number on it, and chase it. The goals don't move; the evidence stacks up.
