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They are Never your Players
Effective coaching requires a huge personal and emotional commitment from the coach, which leads to a pseudo-mental adoption of the players by their coaches. Coaches like to refer to the players ...
Do not Forget the “Bad Ones”
High performance coaches seem to have selective memories when recalling with whom they have worked. Over and over you hear coaches mention all the great players whom they trained, excuse me, not...
Improving the Mental Skills of your Players
There are thousands of sport psychology books in the market dealing with this topic and offering advice to help athletes optimize performance, and any extended discussion about sport psychology...
Keep Working on your Game
Continually striving to improve as a player will make you a much better coach. You are a role model so being in shape and displaying good racquet skills will definitely improve your credibility...
How to Get out of a Slump
If you are a competitive tennis player, sooner or later you will find yourself in a slump – a time period when nothing seems to work, when even the simplest shots become a problem, when...
On Feeding
A few years back feeding drills came under attack as the industry shifted to a more tactical-based approach in which players learn to play tennis by playing with each other. The goal was to make...
Enjoy the Process
High performance coaching is a very emotional endeavor with constant ups and downs. Just when you think everything is going well, and all your players are performing fine, disaster is only one...
Coaching is Only Part of the Equation
It is important to understand that in player development, you, as a coach, are only one part of the equation. Several other aspects are just as important in the formation of players....
Lessons from Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a great role model for any competitive player. Here are 5 things I whish every one of my players would copy....
Fundamental Rally Tactics
One of the greatest mistakes players make is practicing to hit the ball better instead of practicing to win. For many players learning to play tennis means learning to hit the ball, so they...
Stay Away from the Net
One of the easiest ways to improve your game immediately, is by aiming higher over the net. Most players think that a great shot in tennis is fast and low over the net. They look at the net and...
Let the Ball Bounce Twice!
In this blog you will learn the secrets of the second bounce and why sometimes letting the ball bounce twice is a great coaching tool that will reveal very useful information....