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Is always chasing higher level opponents the best way?
As coaches, one of the most common issues that come up are parents wanting their children to play in the highest squad, in the highest team vs the best players, as much ... -
Rule changes to build consistency
At Scarborough Tennis Academy, we focus on repetition through the 10 week period in Term 3. To us, Term 3 is the second half of the pre season where new technical changes ... -
‘Big picture’ player development
When teaching a young tennis player, I take the long term view. I will tell them and their parents that our goal is to help develop them into who they will become ...
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Is always chasing higher level opponents the best way?
As coaches, one of the most common issues that come up are parents wanting their children to play in the highest squad, in the highest team ...Rule changes to build consistency
At Scarborough Tennis Academy, we focus on repetition through the 10 week period in Term 3. To us, Term 3 is the second half of the ...‘Big picture’ player development
When teaching a young tennis player, I take the long term view. I will tell them and their parents that our goal is to help develop ...Lawnmower parenting
During the week, I read an article about a parenting style called ‘Lawnmower’. Lawnmower parenting take helicopter parents to the next level. But instead of hovering ...6 hitting zones
So we try and simplify where to hit. It comes down to 6 different zones. 2 @ Angles 2 @ Corners 1 @ Centre 1 @ ...Extreme tennis parenting
Thoughts of Damir Dokic, Jim Pierce through to John Tomic are not positive role models for the world of tennis. Would those kids have made it ...The deep fear of losing
Tennis players fear the result. Fear the embarrassment of losing to someone who has poor technique and makes no great shots. Even worse, the shame of ...Why do kids cheat in tennis?
Some reasons…. Payback – When the opponent has been doing suspicious line calls. Shortcut – Bad line calls create a short cut to winning. Score Pressure – The match ...
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