Building Future Champions

• Categories : Improvement
• Tags : Champion ,Commitment ,Hard work ,Technical skills ,Athletic strategy ,Decision making ,Mental toughness

Building future champions require very strong partnership and hard teamwork of player, coach and parents. I wanted to reach out and share my opinion …

Values

• Categories : Values
• Tags : Values

I hope that I can drag you along through this metaphor that might help to navigate the tretcherous territory between WINNING and DEVELOPING. Imagine …

Changing Directions

• Categories : Techniques

Five 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 …

4 Main Areas of Development Top Level Player

• Categories : Techniques
• Tags : Technique ,Mental toughness ,Discipline ,Physical development ,Conditioning ,Emotional development

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 …

Overview of Modern Tennis

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 …

All Court Player

• Categories : Game styles
• Tags : Strategy ,Game styles ,Tactical patterns

We 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 …

Aggressive Baseliner

• Categories : Game styles
• Tags : Tactical patterns ,Strategy ,Game styles

We 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 …

A Game Within a Game

• Categories : Tactics
• Tags : Tactical streaks ,Consistency ,Defence ,Practice ,Motivation

One 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 …

Backhand

• Categories : Techniques
• Tags : Technique ,Backhand

Here are the five keys to building a solid backhand: Well timed split step. Superb Unit Turn - Watch how Novak’s right arm is almost …

Backhand Technique

• Categories : Techniques
• Tags : Technique ,Backhand

For 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 …

Backhand Slice

• Categories : Techniques
• Tags : Backhand ,Slice ,Technique

One of my absolute favorite shots, the backhand slice. I must admit that I prepare a little differently for the lower backhand slice, preferring not …