Monday, November 17, 2008

Alyssa Ritchie

















I asked HTA Head Coach Peter Heckler to provide a quote about Alyssa Ritchie for our newsletter and he provided the following. Due to space constraints I couldn't use it in it's entirety, but just as with Paul Torricelli's quote about the Jacobsons' I felt it was very important that the Academy family be able to read such a complementary statement.

Peter Heckler on Alyssa Ritchie:

"For the past six months, Alyssa has been a fantastic student. She has made dramatic changes in every facet of her game and has been willing to stick with these changes even when she plays tournaments, rather than returning to old habits. Alyssa is uniquely mature in this regard because she seems willing to sacrifice a modicum of short term success in order to develop a set of techniques and strategies that will yield her a competitive edge over the long haul. I am quite confident that with Alyssa's determination and strong work ethic, her results and rankings in the Midwest and Nation will continue to rise steadily in the next several years."

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