Fwd: Happy Easter!

Have a happy day! Ann in DHTC



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Ｄａｖｉｄ ａｎｄ Ａｌａｎ

決まらなかったな!!

サービスゲーム15-0からのポイントこれでリードしてと思ってサーブを入れリターンボールを返しラリーが続いたのですが惜しくも Ben のボレーが僅かアウトになりポイントを取られてしまいました。15-15になり Nori, Ben 淡々と次のポイントに対応していっています。こんな風に淡々と次のポイントに移って行くことでいいゲームが出来て行きます。

Do not litter up KPTC with cigarettes.

Do not litter (up) the park with cigarettes, bottles and cans
タバコ、あき瓶やあき缶を捨てて公園をよごすな


No litter
((掲示))ごみを捨てるな（▼No litteringも可）.

Thank you for picking cigarettes and trash up, Kawai-san.

A lot of sweat

It is very hunid and wet in HI these days. So Kawai-san had too much sweat.

The example of comments

Keith is our silent repair hero: He is checking whether our wind- screen is OK or not.

Handmade

Ellie made a basket by palm tree leaf.

Great job!!!

ビーチバレー

サンセットが近い夕方のクヒオ･ビーチを散歩していると元気にビーチバレーを楽しんでいました。本当にバレーボールがビーチでも芝生でも沢山のプレーヤーが楽しんでいます。こういう風に簡単に楽しめる場所がありそこにプレーヤーが集まる本当に体を動かす環境が身近にあるのがハワイのいい所です。

Beach Volleyball

  At Kuhio beach people are enjoying beach volleyball as the

  sunset is about to come down. Lots of people enjoy it on

  the beach and lawn. In Hawaii you can have exercising

  opportunities everywhere with ease.

Injury Prevention

Tennis injuries can be prevented by selecting the right equipment, warming up and cooling down properly, stretching before and after playing, regular sports massage, good nutrition as well as conditioning or strengthening yourself to play the game.
Warm Up
Warming up is often overlooked but should be part of your injury prevention routine. A good warm up will:

• Increase the temperature of muscles - they work better at a temperature of 40 degrees.
• Increase blood flow and oxygen to muscles.
• Increase the speed of nerve impulses - making you faster.
• Increase range of motion at joints reducing the risk of tearing muscles and ligaments.

Warm up will not only help avoid injury but will also improve performance.
A warm up should consist of:

• Gentle jog (or other form of pulse raiser) to circulate blood and oxygen supplying the muscles with more energy to work with.
• Dynamic or active stretching drills and tennis specific exercises

Dynamic stretching has now largely replaced static stretching as the warm-up method of choice. They include drills such as running with high knees, heels to bum and cariocas. This should be performed for a minimum of 5 minutes, up to a maximum of 20 minutes, with movements gradually becoming larger and faster. This is preferable to static stretching as it keeps the body warmer and heart rate higher, and more resembles the type of movements which are required in most sports.
The warm up should last between 15 and 30 minutes. Do not warm up too early. The benefits are lost after about 30 minutes of inactivity.
Cool Down
This is also sometimes overlooked in favour of the bar but can help avoid injuries and boost performance. The aim of the cool down is to:

• Gradually lower heart rate.
• Circulate blood and oxygen to muscles, restoring them to the condition they were in before exercise.
• Remove waste products such as lactic acid.
• Reduce the risk of muscle soreness.

The cool down should consist of a gentle jog followed by light stretching.

From Jung in Korea.

Thank you for your kindness

We, my wife & farther in law only stayed 4 nights at this time.

I'm 2nd time in this year.

At 1st time( fr. Feb 4th ~ 9th), I went Hawaii with my teniss team.

We played the game with your members.

I send some pictures.

We had a good time in your teniss courts.

Thank you

Before Easter, S&P Mentioned.

A key credit agency issued an unprecedented warning to the United States government Monday, urging Washington to get a grip on its finances or risk losing the nation's sterling credit rating.

For the first time, Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term outlook for the federal government's fiscal health from "stable" to "negative," and warned of serious consequences if lawmakers fail to reach a deal to control the massive federal deficit.

An impasse could prompt the agency to strip the government of its top investment rating in the next two years, S&P said. A loss of the triple-A rating would ripple through the American economy, making loans more expensive and credit more difficult to obtain.

The downgrade was interpreted as a rebuke to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans, admonishing them to put politics aside and come up with a long-term financial plan as soon as possible.

"This is a warning: Don't mess around," said Robert Bixby, executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan group that is pushing for deficit reduction.

Analysts at S&P have never before used the outlook to cast doubt on the nation's credit worthiness.

In response, stocks suffered their worst slide in a month. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 245 points before recovering to close down 140 points for the day.

出番は、無いのかな?

Toshi さんがレシーブを待っている体勢ですが相手のコート･サイドで Miso がお尻を向けてあらぬ方向を見ています。同じパターンを何度も見ているので見飽きてしまったのか仲間に入れてもらえないのでソッポを向いているのか Miso に聞いて見ないと分りません。こんなに何度もコートに来ているのになかなかボールを打たせてくれないのかなと多分思っていますよ。

From Wayne: Funny Bag

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今度は、大丈夫

リターンショットがチョッピリ･オーバーし飛んだ位置を確認しながらポジションへ移動する Frances と次のリターンへガットの状態を確認しながら Jamie が移動しています。ポイントを取られても次への対応で気持ちを切り替えこんな風に今度は、大丈夫という雰囲気で挑むことが重要です。

Next shot will be okay

  Confirming the return shot went passed a little bit over the back line,

  Frances and Jannie, checking the string tension, are moving to take

  next positioning.  Even if you have lost a point, your mind should be

  ready for the next play. 

Chizuko and Megu

雨の処理

朝6時過ぎコートに来ると夜中に降った雨でコートが濡れていました。早速ロッカーからスポンジロールを運んできて雨水の処理を始めました。来るときは、6時過ぎにコートに現れる Keith が丁寧にローラーを掛けています。早朝プレーヤーは、いつもこんな風に夜中に降った雨の処理や風で飛ばされた木の葉の処理など必ず行っています。

Getting the rain water out

  When I arrived at the courts  after 6:00a.m. I saw the courts

  soaked with rainfall.  Taking out the roller from the warehouse

  I started to get the water out.  Keith, who comes out after 6:00a.m.,

  joins me in that work. It is the early morning players' job to

  get rid of the water and fallen leaves.

These pictures are Korea cherry blossoms road and golf course.

Now Seattle city also cherry blossoms peak, my daughter Yujin took these pictures at the University of Washington campus yesterday.

Jung's Jumping Shot

Chizuko Funabashi from Funabashi, in Japan.

Hong and Hye from Korea

Another famous man in Japan, Tuneo-san was on TV in Japan, too.

Mr. Mizuno from TBS is interviewing Tuneo-san, Reiko's husband, about Hawaii life.

ベンチでのんびり

次の出番をのんびり Hiro と Steve が待っています。二人とも1セット･ゲームが終わりそのゲームの余韻と進行中のゲームを観戦しながら談笑しています。ベンチで待つときにこんな風にのんびりした感覚で緊張感をほぐしながら楽しめるのがカピオラニ･テニスコートのいい所です。

Relaxing on the bench

  Hiro and Steve are having casual conversation on the bench

  after finishing the set, watching ongoing game. At KPTC

  you can have relaxing time while not playing.

Nori-san also took these cherry blossoms photos in Kyoto Japan.

どこからでも!!

Esther がレシーブで待っています。ペアの Kagawa さんリラックスしたスタイルでサーブの打たれる状態を眺めています。二人ともどこに来ようと対応するよというスタイルでいい陣形です。こういう風にリラックスした体勢で待たれるとサーブをどこに打とうか迷いが出てきます。いつもこういう状態で待ちたいものです。

Ready to receive a service-ball wherever it comes to.

  Esther is ready toreceive and Kagawa-san, her partner, is watching

  serve-receive movement with loosened body.  They are ready to hit back

  a shot wherever it comes to. Seeing this positioning, the server

  wonders where to serve.  We should always take this ideal positioning.

日本の花見 一コマ(One piece of cherry blossoms in Japan)

　埼玉での花見の模様です。

My pattern of flowers held in Saitama

Nobu Hojo (昇 北條) & his wife Takeko (竹子 北條) visit to Hawaii for one month vacation from Chiba Japan.

Nobu-san have visited Hawaii total 10 times but came to the KPTC last year 1st time and come back again this year.  Big Aloha Nobu-san !!!                                

His age is 59 years old now but he already retired one year earlier of regular retirement age for enjoy to play tennis.
After finish swim , Takeko was waiting for her husband's tennis game set at the outside bench.

Sklomo from CA