There are many moments in a junior tennis player’s career that are of vital importance. The transition between under 12’s and under 14’s is one of those. During this period there are many obstacles that need to be overcome if … Continue reading →
There is an excerpt from Nick Saviano’s book Maximum Tennis about Countering your opponent’s style on the tennis court. Your style of play should maximize your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. Your number one objective is to impose your basic … Continue reading →
How to Find a Good Tennis Coach If you are not a professional tennis coach yourself and don’t have ties in the tennis community, then choosing a coach for your kid may become a rather challenging process. Tennis is a … Continue reading →
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. In the western world academia is the commonly-used term for the collective institutions of higher learning”. As we can see, the definition of … Continue reading →
Importance of Practice Matches How many times have you seen a junior with perfect strokes losing to someone who has less than perfect technique? I have been in tennis for over 25 years as both a player and coach and … Continue reading →
We discussed a lot about How much should a junior tennis player train? Now I want to discuss about how many private tennis lessons should a junior player have a week. I found an article “500 Sets a Year” about … Continue reading →
Players and coaches spend a lot of time together. They practice every day to improve forehand and backhand. They perform specific fitness plans to take care of the body. They talk about mental abilities needed to outperform opponents. Additionally they … Continue reading →
I am not a huge basketball fan but like most sports fan, I do enjoy the NBA Playoffs. I remember watching one game where the star player of the team was having a terrible first half and did not score … Continue reading →
One rule when I was growing up was that the second you left the tennis court and exited the tennis facility, there was no talking about tennis. I can understand that a family may sit down and watch a tennis … Continue reading →
For some of you who follow me on social media, you know I have a passion for golf as well as tennis. I grew up playing golf with my father at six years old and have continued to play for … Continue reading →
The role of the coach is a complex job. We have to be skilled to teach forehands and backhands so we are teachers. We have to be able to understand players and solve their problems so we are psychologists. We … Continue reading →
Do you want to send your kid to a tennis camp? Generally, it is a good idea. During summer or winter vacation, your tennis player has more time for tennis development and for having fun. I am sure that if … Continue reading →
Sports fans typically fancy themselves to be true experts of their sport. They love to share their opinions as to what tactics athletes should adopt, what calls the coaches should have made, who must retire, who should turn pro, who … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw Great coaches are great listeners. Great coaches are great motivators. Great coaches don’t just communicate well, they connect. Great coaches are great teachers. Great coaches care. They don’t only teach and coach the sport, they teach … Continue reading →
Does Anyone Really Know How to Produce Champions? Part II As I mentioned in Part I of this blog, I strongly believe the coaches we need to be celebrating and rewarding are the ones that are finding ways to help … Continue reading →
Does anyone really know how to produce a champion? Part I Did Erik Spoelstra suddenly become a worse basketball coach when Lebron James left the Miami Heat? Was Bill Belichick a bad coach when he got fired from the Cleveland Browns, … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw A kind reminder to all sports parents out there: “Please let the coach, coach.” One of the topics I touch on in my seminars for parents is about the importance of there only being one voice … Continue reading →
Being left handed tennis players has many advantages and statistics from the United States Tennis Association have shown that roughly 10 percent of players in the world are left-handed. Over the years there have been many lefties that have dominated … Continue reading →
The post by Ray Brown. We hear tennis coaches claim that playing up is a good learning experience; but, it is? What one does not learn is technique because improving technique requires hitting thousands of the ”same” ball; this will … Continue reading →
Effective tennis coaching doesn’t come in one form as every player is different and depending on the students and dynamics within the group. The tennis coach has to select the best way to communicate to achieve the best results. It … Continue reading →