Sportsplex Tennis/Laurel Ms

05/01/2026

Get your kids signed up now. should be fun.

05/01/2026

Join Us. Should be fun.

04/09/2026

Northeast Jones vs Sumrall High School playoff match here today at 3 pm.
Come out and support.

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04/05/2026

Busy,busy week of tennis ahead.
High School tennis matches Monday-Thursday.
Adult league matches Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Limited court availability.

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03/22/2026

Awesome tennis. Had a great time. coming soon to a tournament near you.

03/16/2026

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Congrats LaSharon and team.

Mobile, AL 7.5 team WINS! These ladies defeated Louisiana in the finals to win the 2026 USTA Southern Combo Championship! Congrats to our Mobile players!!

03/12/2026

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03/12/2026

Awesome tournament Coming up.

03/12/2026

Registration deadline is Sunday (3/15)

03/01/2026

Unpopular opinion:

Some tennis parents are the biggest obstacle to their child’s development.

Not because they don’t care.
But because they care too much, in the wrong way.

Constant technical corrections after every point.
Sideline coaching between games.

Obsessing over UTR, rankings, and trophies at 11 years old.

Comparing their child to the kid on the next court.

“Why did you double fault?”
“Why didn’t you go crosscourt?”
“You practiced that forehand!”

Let me tell you something most people won’t say:

You can’t build confidence while someone is evaluating every miss.

Tennis is already mentally brutal.
It exposes insecurity.
It exposes fear.
It exposes pressure.

Now imagine being 12 years old…
And feeling like every mistake is being judged.

Development requires:

• Patience
• Process
• Space to fail
• Long-term thinking

Not panic after one bad tournament.

The best players I’ve coached weren’t the ones whose parents yelled the loudest.

They were the ones whose parents created safety.

Safety to lose.
Safety to experiment.
Safety to grow.

If your child is afraid to miss in front of you…
They will never swing freely.

And if they never swing freely…
They will never reach their potential.

Ask yourself:

Do you want a 12-year-old who wins more matches this year?

Or an 18-year-old who still loves the sport?

Because I’ve seen it too many times…

Burnout at 14.
Quit at 16.
Resentment by 18.

All because every match felt like a performance review.

Your job as a parent isn’t to coach.

It’s to support.
To regulate emotions.
To model perspective.

Instead of:
“Why did you lose?”

Try:
“What did you learn?”

Instead of:
“Why didn’t you listen to me?”

Try:
“I love watching you compete.”

If you want your child to love tennis at 18…

Let them breathe at 12.

Parents, I genuinely want to hear from you 👇

What do you think is the right balance?

03/01/2026

Courts will be busy with LCS high school tennis starting at 2pm tomorrow.
Ladies league matches to follow

12/25/2025