One of the junior stories that has gotten a lot of attention in the mainstream tennis press is the "Boot Camp" that was conducted by the USTA back in February near San Diego. USA Today and Tennis Magazine have had stories about it and in the current issue of SMASH, one of the participants, Jeff Dadamo, writes a diary style entry on his experience there.
I had an opportunity to talk with Sgt. Major Keith Williams at the US Open, and he was a bit chagrined by all the publicity he's gotten for this one short camp, but I've seen him at enough junior tournaments to know that he's ready and able to assist any of the boys who might need a reminder of those lessons many months ago.
Bonnie Ford at ESPN.com, did her usual fantastic job with this story (complete with video) on the camp, how it happened and why.
Although he wasn't in this group, Kellen Damico was asked about his dog tags in Kalamazoo, and he explained to the reporter that having earned them back meant a great deal to him. He also took pains to credit the Sargent Major, as he's known to all the boys, and having watched the video, I can now see that he was following orders.
Rhyne Williams no longer has his dog tags, and as he says in this brief post by Charlie Bricker, he wants them back.
I had an opportunity to talk with Sgt. Major Keith Williams at the US Open, and he was a bit chagrined by all the publicity he's gotten for this one short camp, but I've seen him at enough junior tournaments to know that he's ready and able to assist any of the boys who might need a reminder of those lessons many months ago.
Bonnie Ford at ESPN.com, did her usual fantastic job with this story (complete with video) on the camp, how it happened and why.
Although he wasn't in this group, Kellen Damico was asked about his dog tags in Kalamazoo, and he explained to the reporter that having earned them back meant a great deal to him. He also took pains to credit the Sargent Major, as he's known to all the boys, and having watched the video, I can now see that he was following orders.
Rhyne Williams no longer has his dog tags, and as he says in this brief post by Charlie Bricker, he wants them back.
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