It is often assumed that great success in youth will translate into the same success in later years. Though I couldn’t help noticing that Gael …
Movement is the platform for power
Last night I applied the concept that Power comes from movement, movement does not come from power. Something I have noticed repeatedly is that power …
Want to win: Pick your battles
Sport reflects the competition inherent in life and picking your battles is the lesson we learn from watching Tennis. From Stanislas Wawrinkas recent success at …
Relaxing under pressure: Trust
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on trust. Do you believe in yourself under pressure? If you don’t …
Relaxing under pressure: Accuracy
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on accuracy. I’ve been working through an online course on Tai Chi. …
Relaxing under pressure: Consistency
Building on my article Relaxing under pressure I can explain the benefit of my focus on consistency. Last year I tried too hard which led to injuries, …
Excellent Vic braden interview from Online Tennis Instruction
Vic Braden has been around tennis for a long time. He has some fascinating and useful insights. Florian Meier of Online Tennis Instruction shared some excellent interviews …
Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework provides a basis for the school curriculum. It’s what the school system hopes to build on. So getting the best out of …
Anyone tried ClassCraft?
I just found out about Classcraft through an email from spongelab The blurb is Classcraft is a role-playing game for teachers and students to play together in …
Stanislas Wawrinka Coaching setup
Coach: Magnus Norman joined last april after the Australian Open. Prior to this he was coached from age eight until June 2010 by Dimitri Zavialoff …
Your best coach on court is your last mistake
This is just a perfect quote so I wanted to keep it for later. The full quote is: “Your best coach on court is your …
Could the Sony Smart Tennis Sensor help improve your swing?
Sony has confirmed that the Smart Tennis Sensor revealed earlier this month as a concept at CES in Las Vegas will be going on sale …
Winning at the Net: Great Net Positioning
Continuing the series teaching you how to dominate the net by online tennis instruction check out episode 2 great net positioning. With Roger giving such …
Winning at the Net: Stop framing volleys
I follow a bunch of on online tennis coaches and I’m really glad I do. I have learnt a ton. Much from their free stuff …
Tennis Strategy: Is serve and volley coming back in 2014?
With Stefan Edbergs appointment as Roger Federers next headline coach and Boris Becker joining team Novak you have to wonder what each team is thinking …
How to Coach: Use your opponents strengths
You’ve probably heard the phrase “every action has an equal and opposite reaction”. It’s used in physics but I like to use it on the …
Coaches: use what is in front of you
The eternal question a player must ask regularly of the people advising them is what can this person teach me? If the answer is very …
How do humans learn?
If like me you love to learn then you’ve probably asked yourself many times how you actually learn anything. What is the process involved and …
Serena Williams coaching setup
As part of my series of posts looking at the coaching setups of the top pro players Let’s look at Serena. Of course she grew …
Victoria azarenka coaching setup
Vika has had a long standing coach named Sam Sumyk. Most of what I know about him comes from this brief interview with will Hamilton …
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