Tennis Pod Pro Videos tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard/21 2013-05-31T16:29:47Z Tennis Drills, Games & Tips Movable Type 3.33 Punahou School Tennis Complex tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9220 2013-05-31T16:26:21Z 2013-05-31T16:29:47Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard






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The newly renovated tennis complex was completed in May, 2013. A Big Mahalo to all our donors.

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]]> Robotic Assisted Tennis Sleeve tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9164 2013-05-10T06:59:46Z 2013-05-10T16:25:46Z Keiki Tennis Lee Couillard




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The Robotic Assisted Tennis Sleeve is a feasible, safe, and efficient non-surgical treatment for those who have difficulty learning advanced techniques of the swing-paths, joint-angles, backswings, and finishes of professional players.

Robotic Assisted Tennis Sleeve Specifications:

Systems Integrators - System integrators are used to establish the requirements of a motion in the swing-paths of the classic, straight, or bent-arm forehands.

Robotic Rotary Joint - Consisting of a stationary part connected to the arm of the robot and a rotating part connected to the wrist and sleeve allowing for electrical and pneumatic cables to stay in place while cables required for the sleeve are free to rotate.

Internal Sensor - An apparatus within the manipulator arm that sends information on motion to a control unit.

Presence-Sensing Safeguarding Device - A mechanism used to sense and detect when an object enters a given area that could potential hurt the player.

Rotational Motion - Describes circular movement with respect to the axis.

Systems Compensator - A remote device that involves multiple shear pads to help with spin, swing-path and speed operations. Refers to position-level and velocity-level.

Acceleration-Level - The measure of variation of joint speeds over time. Double and single differentiation of this level gives the overall change in position and change in position overtime, respectively.

Resolved-rate - Determining the joint's overall changed in velocity over time based on restrictions of the end-effector's motion.

Velocity-level - The measure of variation of joint position over time. Yields the overall change in position. Single differentiation yields the change in joint speed over time.

Manual Programming - The user physically sets specific tasks and limits on the robot.

Biomimetic - Imitation of biological systems occurring in nature

Inverse Kinematics - Determination of a joint's overall change in position based on restrictions on the end-effector's motion of a robot.

Awareness Signal - A sound or light that alerts one if joint angles are too extreme.

Interface - The separation between robots and the equipment not nearby. The sensors that are required for communication between the devices use signals relaying input and output data.

Energy Source - Energy is provided by conversion of various types of sources such spin, backswing and follow-through.

Equality constraint - The end-effector's change of position, movement and location must be equal to counter-movement of the opposite arm action.

Fixed Automation - Automated, electronically controlled system for classic, straight, bent or circular motions. These systems are mainly used for students who have little flexibility.

Flexibility - The diverse jobs that a robot is capable of executing.

Fully Constrained Sleeve - The number of equality constraints on the robot are equal to the number of independent joints.

]]> Western Grip & RHS tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9080 2013-03-28T19:46:33Z 2013-03-28T19:48:36Z Mark Kovacs, Ph.D. Lee Couillard







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DR. MARK KOVACS, PhD., CSCS
Senior Manager of Strength & Conditioning/Sports Science
USTA Training Center in Boca Raton, FL

Dr. Kovacs was an accomplished player and coach before transitioning to a career as a sport science expert. As a player he was a collegiate All-American and NCAA champion at Auburn University. He has a Masters degree in Exercise Science from Auburn and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from The University of Alabama. Dr. Kovacs is an Associate Editor of the Strength and Conditioning Journal and co-author of tennis book titled "Tennis Training-Enhancing On-Court Performance". Mark is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA, certified Health/Fitness Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine, USPTA certified coach and United States Track and Field Level II Sprints Coach. Before starting with the USTA, Mark was an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Wellness at Jacksonville State University.

]]> Lower Body Power tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9077 2013-03-25T00:18:02Z 2013-03-25T00:19:45Z Mark Kovacs, Ph.D. Lee Couillard







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DR. MARK KOVACS, PhD., CSCS
Senior Manager of Strength & Conditioning/Sports Science
USTA Training Center in Boca Raton, FL

Dr. Kovacs was an accomplished player and coach before transitioning to a career as a sport science expert. As a player he was a collegiate All-American and NCAA champion at Auburn University. He has a Masters degree in Exercise Science from Auburn and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from The University of Alabama. Dr. Kovacs is an Associate Editor of the Strength and Conditioning Journal and co-author of tennis book titled "Tennis Training-Enhancing On-Court Performance". Mark is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA, certified Health/Fitness Instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine, USPTA certified coach and United States Track and Field Level II Sprints Coach. Before starting with the USTA, Mark was an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science and Wellness at Jacksonville State University.

]]> Red, Yellow & Green Light tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9070 2013-03-20T22:45:04Z 2013-03-20T22:48:12Z Jerry Cape Lee Couillard






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Jerry Cape, USPTA, Tennis Professional, Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii gives a tip on attacking the return of serve with the Red, Yellow and Green Light principal.

]]> Steve Johnson's Kick Serve tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.9038 2013-03-11T17:58:26Z 2013-03-19T16:55:05Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard




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Watch before and after footage of Steve Johnson playing at the 2007 USTA Boys National Open in Hawaii and the 2013 Indian Wells Tournament. Steve's Kick Serve rivals any of the current ATP players.

]]> Sijsling def Tsonga, ROTTERDAM tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.8980 2013-02-13T19:40:56Z 2013-02-15T17:10:13Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard




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ESPN Tennis article, Click here to read more about the upset and tournament.

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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School. Justin Gimelstob talks about the current state of American Tennis. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching the game of tennis.

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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School interviews Punahou senior Scout Shutter.

Tennis Recruiting Network article, Click here to read more about Scout's incredible journey.


]]> iPads or a Camcorder? tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.8959 2013-02-04T20:01:13Z 2013-02-04T23:34:16Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard





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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School. After meeting with the Punahou IT Department and discussing future technology, our tennis school decided to order iPads instead of a video camera to film private and group lessons.
There are many new apps being developed that can do slow motion and frame-by-frame analysis.

]]> A Beat Down tag:iws.punahou.edu,2013:/user/lcouillard//21.8905 2013-01-10T19:55:19Z 2013-01-10T20:03:30Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard






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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School explains how PHYSICAL PREPARATION is one of the three keys to athletic success.

]]> Modern or Current Tennis? tag:iws.punahou.edu,2012:/user/lcouillard//21.8883 2012-12-31T02:11:05Z 2012-12-31T03:44:47Z Dave Porter, Ed.D Lee Couillard





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In this video, Dr. Porter about todays game. Is it "modern" or "current tennis"?

Dr. Porter does more than just coach. As a full professor in the Exercise and Sports Science Division he teaches many of the core courses required by Exercise and Sports Science majors. He is the faculty liaison overseeing the University's Fitness Center and is responsible for the Faculty Fitness Program and the "personal fitness trainers" assigned to selected faculty and staff members. He also volunteers his time to teach religion classes on campus.

Dr. Porter, a USPTA Master Professional is also active in tennis on the national and international level. He was a past President of the United States Professional Tennis Association, a 14,000-member organization of tennis teaching professionals worldwide. Dr. Porter is a much sought-after speaker and has given clinics and workshops for the ATP, the ITF, the USPTA, and the USTA. He has spoken in the former Soviet Union, Mainland China, Malaysia, Singapore, the South Pacific, Mexico, and South America.

Dr. Porter is a member of MENSA. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from BYU in Provo, Utah and his Doctorate from the University of Hawaii. He loves to read, listen to music, and spend time with his family. He is active in church work for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a missionary to New England as a young man. He is married to Lorrie Porter and they have four children, Terah, Lincoln, Dillon and Taylor.

]]> Keiki Tennis Flashcards tag:iws.punahou.edu,2012:/user/lcouillard//21.8882 2012-12-28T03:11:39Z 2012-12-28T03:13:25Z Download file (right-click and "save as...") Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School shows an iPad version of the popular "Tennis Flashcards" game.... Lee Couillard






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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School shows an iPad version of the popular "Tennis Flashcards" game.


]]> The Keiki 65 Experiment tag:iws.punahou.edu,2012:/user/lcouillard//21.8874 2012-12-14T20:05:40Z 2012-12-14T20:11:38Z Lee Couillard Lee Couillard





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Lee Couillard, USPTA, Head Tennis Professional, Punahou School shows an update on students who are using the Keiki 65 Tennis Racket.

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