So far in Baroda, I have been coaching tennis to children at the Balbhavan Society. The older tennis players are state (Gujurat), and even nationally ranked players. The two head coaches here have tennis coaching degrees in India that only about 15 other people in India have, and they mainly coach the elder players, many of which are much better than me at tennis. There are about four assistant coaches, including myself, who are responsible for training and developing the younger players. I run simple ball drills and fitness exercises with these younger kids, and some of the elder kids. I noticed that the tennis players here were equally as good as American tennis players at ball drills, but their fitness abilities--especially with the younger kids--were significantly lacking compared to that in the US.
In addition to coaching tennis, I also play matches against some of the elder players. These guys take all matches, even those in practice, extremely seriously. They play each point competitively, and hit some great shots. According to the head coaches, they are all preparing for a national tournament taking place here in about 2 weeks now.
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