From David...@yahoo.com  Tue Mar 22 20:29:09 2005
To: glttc@tomveatch.com
Subject: Additional comments regarding the TT class
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:29:31 -0800

First, thank you very much for volunteering to hold the class.  That
selfless act does wonders to promote the sport and was a big help to
me personally.  As I had said before, I did not finish writing my
comments.  So here is more for you.  I think that Identifying the
things you did well is just as important as the ideas for things to
add or change.

- You did a great job organizing and leading the class.  No small feat
for such a large class.

- You made the students feel welcome and did a great job of giving
lots of positive encouragement.

- You worked especially well with the most novice players who can
easily get discouraged and quit after seeing what club-level play is
compared to home level.

- The homework to find facts about the sport were really good.  That
is an important, but often overlooked part of sports training.

- The homework for bouncing the ball against the wall was a great
challenge.  The first few times I tried I thought I would never master
it.  But I did and it seems to have made a big difference.  I still
practice it.  You should have everyone do that for homework every
week.

- The many awards at the end of the class was a good, unexpected final
touch of encouragement.

- I liked the impromptu tournament.  After doing it I would liked to
have done that more!

Also, thanks for the extra time you spent practicing with me after the 
last class.  I learned much in the 45 minutes spent practicing with you.
Let me know how I can help with your ongoing class too.

Cheers,
-David