Bryce Bodak '21 Recruiting Profile
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December 2020Personal Statement
I believe that my physicality and high ceiling in regards to my skill potential are what will help me excel. A positive mindset and a strong attitude will also help me reach my goals. I feel I have made huge strides in my progression due to my passion and work ethic for the game. I played mostly recreational tennis since 9 years old. In the beginning, I played out of my hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario at our local tennis club. My family made a huge commitment when we moved to the Toronto area when I was 15 years old. This helped me to play out of a high-performance tennis academy, along with coaching, proper fitness, and training, to enhance all aspects of my game. My parents sacrificed a lot to help support my passion for playing tennis here in Canada, and for that I am grateful.
I feel very optimistic, I am a huge believer in whatever I set my mind to with hard work and practice, I can achieve anything. I am working hard to build on my weaknesses and refine some of my big weapons. I am confident that I have the ability to perform and win matches that are well beyond my current UTR ranking.
My ultimate goal and dream after my College career are to play and compete one day on the ATP tour. I truly am looking forward to my journey, and up for the challenge of all the hard work it will take both as an athlete and a College student.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 5 seasons
- 2021 OUAZ Surprise Arizona Men's team
- 2020 Aviva Tennis Canada Centre
- Training out of Aviva Tennis Centre with Private Coach Pavel Krainik since September 2020
- 2019 Burlington Fitness and Racquet Club
- Trained with Aref Jallali private coach for 4 months before moving to Markham/Richmond Hill to train with the CCTA (Casey Curtis Tennis Academy) for 1 year.
- 2019 Richmond Hill Tennis Club (RHGCC)
- Trained with CCTA (Casey Curtis Tennis Academy) from August of 2019 to August 2020.
- 2018 ACE Tennis Academy
- 2018 when first moved to Toronto, trained at the Ace Tennis Academy. 2018-2019.
Coach References
- Private Coach
- Craig Webster
- Private Coach
- Pavel Krainik
- Private Coach
- Aref Jallali
Events
- Camp/Event
- OTA Bloomex Circuit # 3 U18
- 11/13/20 to 11/15/20
- Boys U18 Consolation Champion
- Camp/Event
- Mid Canada Tennis Open
- 7/27/18 to 8/31/20
- Bryce Bodak winner of Thunder Bay U18 division. Bryce defeated Cuauhtemoc Morales from Oaxaca, Mexico 6-3, 6-4 to win the boys Under-18 title. The 16-year-old attends Ace Academy in Burlington, Ont., and has elevated his game under their tutelage.
- Camp/Event
- National U16 Provincial Circuit
- 6/14/18 to 6/17/18
- Winner of this U16 tournament. https://ota.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=F0EF26B7-E5C4-4523-A684-C3441A2F7D9B
- Camp/Event
- Caledon U16 Provincial Circuit May 25th-27th 2018
- 3/25/18 to 8/27/20
- Winner of tournament: https://ota.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=18A64C5D-FD3F-4F4A-B458-2FE9F531B106
- Camp/Event
- ACE U12, U16 Provincial Circuit March 23rd-25th 2018
- 3/23/18 to 3/25/18
- Bryce Finalist at this event.
- Camp/Event
- Smith & Sterns Academy
- 8/21/17 to 8/28/17
- Attended a Smith & Sterns Tennis Academy for 1 week to experience and train at an Academy with top coaching staff and other players.
Training
- Casey Curtis Tennis Academy @ Blackmore
- 1 year
- Recently moved to Richmond Hill/Markham area to train with Casey Curtis. August 2019
- Have trained here at Ace Academy for 1 year and now at Burlington Racquet Club
- 1 year
- Played out of Ace Academy for 1 year, now training out of Burlington Racquet Club since April 1st 2019
- Do all kinds of fitness/training
- 3 years
- Have been working hard both on and off court for a fitness routine to improve in all areas to perform better during matches. Nutrition is also key along with proper exercise for tennis specific exercises. Coach Craig Webster, a International Coach out of South Africa also has made a huge impact on me this year. We have been working together on-line for over 4 months now because of the Covid19 situation. Coach Webster's knowledge and understanding in many areas has impacted my game, especially the "mental" mindset required for an athlete. Coach Webster who has over 50 years of coaching, along with playing as a pro, his knowledge and understanding of the athlete from both a coaching perspective and standpoint, and a player standpoint, has given me so much knowledge in these areas. All of this is important for any athlete's progress in this sport. Pavel Krainik who recently came of the ATP tour, we have worked together now since September 2020 as a player coach with me. Hitting and training with Pavel is for sure hitting with a pro, so having both these coaches working with me is a dream team for me personally. To have the ability to train with a recent ATP touring player in Pavel on court and him being a hitting coach for me to understand playing patterns and game strategies, along with Coach Webster as my online mental coach , I feel is a recipe for my future success in all areas. Now it is my turn to work hard on all aspects of winning tournaments and my ultimate goal of becoming a TOP 50 ATP player and competing at the highest level of my abilities. For all of this I am grateful as an athlete, and training with both of these coaches.
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in AP/IB classes?
NoRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsI am a 2020 Graduate at ThornHill Secondary High School. My average for overall 31 credits that were completed was a: 79%. I also completed my 40 hours of community/volunteer hours in Grade 11. I am in my freshman year at OUAZ in Surprise Arizona. I have acheived a 4.0 in my 1st semester, and will continue to excel both in my academics and my passion and goal to play on the ATP tour one day.
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