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 →
Before you send your kid to a tennis academy, just ask yourself, why? Why does your tennis player need a tennis academy? I guess these are some possibilities: The player is really gifted by nature. He is born for tennis. … 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 →
Teach Discipline on the Tennis Court by Robert Lansdorp Making of a champion: Of course it is a lot more complicated than I can explain in this short peace, but maybe soon if I get a book out, I can … Continue reading →
I received an interesting opinion on the post “Can American Tennis Coaches Develop New Champions With Help of USTA Player Development?” from Ray Brown, PhD. I found his view very thoughtful and decided to publish as a separate article. Read … Continue reading →
Robert Lansdorp has written the interesting post “In Charge” on his blog. He asks a very simple question: “Why United States Tennis Association Player Development works with Spanish tennis coaches and does not cooperate with the best American coaches”. I … Continue reading →
Why Do the Best Tennis Players Hire Former Tennis Stars as Coaches? Robert Lansdorp wrote an interesting post “Baby sitting jobs?” about a cooperation among former and present famous tennis players. Let’s read and discuss it. Lets take a look … Continue reading →
Today is Robert Lansdorp’s birthday! He is very happy with his friends and students. About 50 former students, among them Maria Sharapova, Tracy Austin, Brian Teacher, Eliot Teltscher, Jeff Tarango, Lindsay Davenport and many others, came to say “Happy Birthday … Continue reading →
What Do You Think about on Tennis Court Coaching by WTA? There is an opinion of Robert Lansdorp about on tennis court coaching by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). First of all, I think that it makes the women look … Continue reading →
How to Get American Tennis Back to the Top There is an another article from Robert Lansdorp. He provides his point regarding a reorganization of the existing system of development of strong tennis players in the US. Dear Patrick McEnroe. … Continue reading →
What About The 2013 US Open? First of all, I wish McEnroe and Carillo would not give us dumb information during the point. They all act like we are stupid and don’t know anything about the game. Martina Navratilova and … Continue reading →
This is an excerpt about 10 and Under Tennis from the USTA site: “Originally developed to bring kids into the game by utilizing specialized equipment, shorter court dimensions and modified scoring tailored to age and size, 10 and Under Tennis … Continue reading →
Robert Lansdorp asked me to publish his response to the comments on his previous article “Famous Tennis Coach Robert Lansdorp about American Tennis”. What the hell happened? I wrote a not in-depth article and have some guy,who does not believe … Continue reading →
“Making of Champions is an art and a gift!” There is an interesting article by Robert Lansdorp, a living tennis legend, about American tennis coaches, academies and USTA Player Development. Most coaches in this country don’t know much at all … Continue reading →
How to develop new American tennis stars American tennis lost its dominance in the world, and it is in a deep crisis. Here is the excerpt from the article “Developing Top Talent or Hindering Process?” which was published in The … Continue reading →
I continue to write about the best tennis programs for junior tennis players. I found that the most successful tennis coaches/programs do not advertise. But how tennis parent can discover them? Because only a few coaches can say that they … Continue reading →