Getting my team ready for our first junior tennis camp at The Campus in Quinta do Lago 28 Oct-Nov 2. “Developing skills while having fun”. #MurrayMethod 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/D2K6WkLOO8 — judy murray (@JudyMurray) October 6, 2018 Judy Murray has juniors working on balance and touch! Tennis is a complex sport. There are at least 6 basic…
Tag: Tennis Instruction
Doubles and Poaching
Like many people, I am playing more and more doubles as I get older. My net game in doubles is pretty vanilla despite me generally wanting to get to the net in singles and having pretty good hands. Being more active at the net in terms of one’s footwork seems to be the first key…
Rob Hardin Tennis Interview: Lessons from 30 Years of College and High School Coaching
Rob Hardin has given to the tennis world for nearly 30 years. Here is a look at his coaching background before we get into our interview: 1987-1990 Assistant Coach for Men’s and Women’s tennis at NKU, 1987 GLVCWomen’s Champions, 1989 GLVC Men’s Champions 1991-1995 Head Coach for the Women’s team at NKU 1991-1996 Head Coach…
On The Origin of Contemporary Tennis – Part 1
First, my post-US Open sabbatical is over, and I am glad to be writing about tennis once more. Second, I am not departing on the HMS Beagle, but tennis has its own historical record nicely preserved on sites such as youtube. In my Tim Mayotte interview, I posted a video in which Mayotte described…
Tim Mayotte Interview Part 1
Winning the 1987 Paris Indoor Tim Mayotte won the silver medal in singles at the 1988 Olympic Games, reached 10 Grand Slam quarterfinal rounds, 2 Grand Slam Semifinal rounds, and won the Bercy. He claimed 12 singles titles and reached #7 in the world. He has been kind enough to discuss his career, development in…
Tennis Interviews: Interview with Tim Mayotte Forthcoming!
Dear Readers, I have greatly enjoyed the two tennis interviews I have done in recent months. If you missed them, check them out here. I am proud to announce an upcoming interview with Tim Mayotte. Getting the chance to discuss tennis with a former top 10 player, 1988 silver medalist in singles , 2-time major…
Tennis Instruction: Tennis Abides Partnering with PlayYourCourt!
One of my goals for tennis since I started formally coaching in 2002, was to help people interested in tennis have a chance to learn tennis. The sport we love is wonderful, but until a certain tipping point of skills are acquired and a player can keep the ball in play, tennis can be difficult…
Can My Tennis Game Be Saved?
Earlier this year, I started a program reviewing how DDP Yoga helps or fails to help tennis players. I planned poorly as I had pulled my hamstring playing tennis one week prior to trying to improve my flexibility, strength, and conditioning. I did not stick with this program as my leg was simply too hurt…
Reflections on Using a One-Handed Backhand
Jon Wertheim has recently mentioned how rare it is to see juniors at Grand Slam events using one-handed backhands. I started learning to play tennis in 1985 and put serious time on my tennis game starting in 1989. In 1985 3 of the 4 Grand Slam titles were won by men with one-handed backhands. In…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 