Coaching Take 1 – Avoid Information Overload My first stint as a high school coach came when I took over a team of young men at a school with little tradition of success in tennis. I noticed that my players were good athletes so I felt I had a lot to mould as a coach…
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Tennis & Nerves – My Perspective from Playing & Coaching Part 1
Mental Tennis Tennis being an individual sport with minimal to no in-competition coaching has always put pressure on a player’s mental fortitude. Anyone who has played tennis also knows that at times one’s mental fortitude falters. Singles is particularly tricky because a loss means either the opponent was better or one failed to play well….
Coaching Tennis Benefits One’s Play
I coached high school tennis in 2003 and 2004. I returned to coaching as an assistant coach at an elite program in Kentucky in 2013 and am having a successful campaign as JV coach this year as well. Coaching is a rewarding experience for a teacher because the threshold for getting a young person’s attention…
Jimmy Connors’ Coaching Prospects
On Better Terms than I Would Guess they are Today The tandem of Maria Sharapova and Jimmy Connors did seem a bit unlikely from the outset. I am not sure what led to their hasty dissolution, but I am also not convinced that Connors cannot coach effectively on either the ATP or WTA tours. Also,…
