Building future champions require very strong partnership and hard teamwork of player, coach and parents. I wanted to reach out and share my opinion of how to shape and mold our students into superb athletes. The secret to this is commitment and hard work. I like to keep the formula pretty simple.
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I hope that I can drag you along through this metaphor that might help to navigate the tretcherous territory between WINNING and DEVELOPING. Imagine for a moment that you had been stuck in the woods for a couple of weeks, and you have stumbled out of them, on the verge of starvation.
Continue ReadingFive laws for changing direction and going down the line. It is important to realize that going down the line off a cross court ball is a risky proposition. There are two reasons for this: Changing the angle of the ball off the strings means that you could catch it a little bit late and miss your target.
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This article serves to give players and parents an overview to the modern game of tennis, some of the psychological barriers to watch out for and what to look for in finding a coaching relationship that is enduring and successful. THE FOUR PILLARS There are four KEY areas to development. This is too broad of a topic for a welcome package, but we just wanted to give a brief outline.
Continue ReadingThis article serves to give players and parents an overview to the modern game of tennis, some of the psychological barriers to watch out for and what to look for in finding a coaching relationship that is enduring and successful. MODERN TENNIS The game has changed over the last ten years.
Continue ReadingWe are going to take a tactical journey in an attempt to make some short lists of the most important game styles and what each style relies on to make themselves successful. We will also take the time to analyze how each style matches up against the others. ALL-COURT PLAYER
Continue ReadingWe are going to take a tactical journey in an attempt to make some short lists of the most important game styles and what each style relies on to make themselves successful. We will also take the time to analyze how each style matches up against the others. AGGRESSIVE BASELINER
Continue ReadingOne of the most important things we all have to come to terms with is that it is going to be very difficult to always practice with someone who is better than ourselves. In fact, we will most definitely practice with three types of opponents, those who are better than us, those who are the same as us, and those who are worse than us.
Continue ReadingHere are the five keys to building a solid backhand: Well timed split step. Superb Unit Turn - Watch how Novak’s right arm is almost horizontal at the furthest point of his take back. Tip of the racket gets below the hand by quite a bit on the drop: A quick note here, a common problem is players who ‘tip’ the shoulder, or drop the hand down, leaving the racket tip still above the hand.
Continue ReadingFor all my students, we are still building the technique for a variety of shots, and I love to use the top pros as role models so that the player can watch and imitate on their own time, in front of the mirror, or even having someone film with a smartphone and comparing the two;)
Continue ReadingOne of my absolute favorite shots, the backhand slice. I must admit that I prepare a little differently for the lower backhand slice, preferring not to make such a high take back, but its very difficult to argue with Federer!!! Lol. Enjoy.
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