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‘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 ... -
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 above, a lawnmower parent will do ... -
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 @ Drop Shot How to mark out ...
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‘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 ...How to help a players technique without speaking
Many of us tennis coaches talk too much. Sometimes its enthusiasm, sometimes its the need to feel in control, sometimes its cause we think we should ...Creating your tennis brand
As Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, once said, “Your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room”. So do ...
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