etcheberry camp

Pat Etcheberry and Brian Boland
July 31, 2014
ETCHEBERRY CAMP
Willow Oaks hosted Pat Etcheberry and Brian Boland
this past Tuesday as they held a special training camp for our best RVA
juniors. Etcheberry is a legendary tennis trainer who has worked with some of
Etcheberry giving
the kids a few
words of wisdom.
the best, including Pete Sampras and Monica Seles. Brian
Boland has created a great tennis program at UVA, winning the NCAA
Championship this past season with the Men’s team. The two demonstrated
Boland
having a Q
& A session
with the
students
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Pat Etcheberry and Brian Boland
July 31, 2014
rigorous training exercises to help propel our kids to a higher gear. This was a very
special opportunity for our players. Etcheberry has a camp in Florida where he
trains players for most of the year. It was a rare opportunity to team up with coach
Boland and Pat Etcheberry. We were lucky to have them in Richmond.
Coaches Cris Robinson and
Eddie Parker, trainer Jim
Cohen and former UVA/current
pro tour player Justin Shane,
along with 8 other Richmond
pros, assisted in the camp.
There was a great turn out of
more than 55 players/coaches.
Boland has totally turned
around Virginia tennis. UVA
was at the bottom of the ACC
before he took the head
coaching job. Boland has been
there for 14 years, last season ending with the momentous win
over UCLA to win the National Men’s Tennis Championship.
That team went undefeated for the season and was also the
first ACC team to win the championship.
RVA players
pictured:
Special
Etcheberry
training
exercises.
Below Coaches
Boland (left)
and Robinson
(right)
Left - Coach Cohen whipping
the kids into shape. The
resistance bands help
strengthen the whole body.
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Pat Etcheberry and Brian Boland
July 31, 2014
Etcheberry has been
working with tennis
champions for decades. He
is a world-class athlete as
well. He participated in the
1964 Olympics in the javelin
event. He’s worked with
some of tennis’ greatest
players but his expertise
doesn’t end there. Pat has
worked with PGA (Ernie Els),
NBA (Jason Williams), NFL
Some of the guys taking a well deserved water break.
(Jim Harbaugh and Willie
Parker), NHL players as well as olympic medalists. Players who have the
“Etcheberry Experience” has won over 100 major tennis championships
combined! Thanks to Coach Etcheberry and Boland for working with our
juniors.
Keep those knees high!
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Pat Etcheberry and Brian Boland
July 31, 2014
40 of Richmond’s best juniors, 15 Richmond coaches, trainers and college
players came to learn from some of the best tennis minds in America.
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