Author: rick
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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 ...