The post by Allistair McCaw Thirty things I’ve learnt – Advice for young coaches I’m in my 20th year of coaching. I started whilst still in school actually. My first job was cleaning the restrooms and floor at a gym above … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw Those who follow my method of training will know that I’m big on a few things like hips, single-leg strength, ankle stability, uni-lateral, balance and stability. To improve your agility, speed and power, you need good … Continue reading →
It seems every week we read something about the USTA that is bad or some article published by either the WSJ or the NYT that assures or reaffirms the demise of American tennis. As an avid tennis fan, father of … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw Want to know the biggest mistake in modern day coaching? – It’s ‘Over coaching’. Here’s 5 things that lead to over coaching: Over explaining something that is actually simple to understand. Trying to add on … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw As a Coach or Leader, your tone of voice and how you control it, are 2 crucial ways to whether your message has an impact or not. There’s a great saying that goes like this: “The … Continue reading →
The post by Allistair McCaw Ten essential things that play a role in how far a young athlete progresses in their athletic career: 1. Quality of Coaching 2. Parental Support 3. Athletic skill level 4. Sport specific skill level 5. Geographical … Continue reading →
A Better Way to Keep Score Last month, I had the pleasure of learning first hand from a 30 year veteran tennis coach from Spain, Oscar Borras. He leads the new wave of Spanish tennis coaches who are trying to … Continue reading →
I was asked a couple of times recently about help with choosing a tennis camp. Because I have written many times about the topic in the past, please read How to Find a Good Tennis Camp for a Junior Tennis … Continue reading →
I received the following request from a tennis parent. Let’s consider the situation and help to the parent with building a successful relationship with the tennis coach . Please help. I am a parent of a very talented 9 year … Continue reading →
How Much Do You Need to Produce Professional Tennis Players The following post is written by Alex Yep. He was traveling on the ITF circuit and participating at college matches of his tennis players. If your dream is to have … Continue reading →
I was asked many times recently about how to find the right tennis camp for kids for the upcoming summer. Last summer I wrote a post about How to find a good tennis camp for a junior tennis player I … Continue reading →
There is the third part of the interview with Chris Lewis, a tennis coach of some America’s strongest junior tennis players. Today we are talking about an optimal training schedule for powerful juniors. From your point of view, what is … Continue reading →
Q.: You are tennis coach and the same time you are a Sports professor. What is your major in Science? How it helps you with your coaching work? A.: Firstly, I am not university professor otherwise I would have to … Continue reading →
Here is a first part of an interview with Mili Veljkovic, tennis technique expert coach in Partizan Tennis Club (Belgrade), Split Method’s author, PTR professional. Q.: When did you start to coach tennis and why? Did you attend special courses … Continue reading →