Björn Borg and Brett Buffington
Local La Jolla real estate agent and private tennis coach, Brett Buffington, was recently invited to Stockholm, Sweden to coach a couple of up and coming 10 year old junior tennis players. Buffington, a La Jolla native since 1969, grew up playing his tennis at the world renowned La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. Playing for the La Jolla High School Vikings 1977-1979, UCLA NCAA Championship tennis team 1982-1984 and then the International Tennis Tour 1985-1990, Buffington is known in the tennis world for his volleys and exploding balanced footwork. He spent last week coaching in Värmdö, an island of the Stockholm archipelago. Swedish tennis players are famous for their solid forehand and backhand ground strokes, but not so much their volleys. “ It was so rewarding to see the excitement on the players faces when their volley technique and footwork kicked in,” Buffington says. “I had an awesome time, not only coaching tennis, but enjoying swimming in the Baltic, scrumptious Swedish food and spending good times with friends.” Tennis legend, Björn Borg, considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, and his family introduced Buffington to Crayfish. A crayfish party is a traditional summertime eating and drinking celebration in the Nordic countries. The tradition originated in Sweden, where a crayfish party is called a kräftskiva. “I found out that it’s culturally correct to suck the juice out of the crayfish before shelling it. Sounds gross and crayfish shelling is tedious work, but the end result is worth it.” Yum! Sweden Rocks...
Borg and Buffington
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