A fascinating talk treading the path I want to see. Applying the concepts of good games to learning design and teaching in the classroom. Paul is even handed in his discussion presenting what worked and what didn’t but remembering that he must learn and evolve as much as his students. He provides the playground and games but they need to …
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 a masterful display at the net in his Quarterfinal against Murray we see the huge advantage of good net positioning as an advantage and extra option against todays baseliners who dominate. Net positioning is something …
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 and tons from the courses I’ve bought. Florian Meier (not the touring pro :-)) focuses a lot on technique and is currently sharing some free instruction on dominating the net. So I thought I would …
How I prevent double faults
That is a a big claim. Serving is often the toughest part of the game of Tennis. Here is one very simple tip that has turned my serve from a liability into a weapon. It’s so easy it doesn’t seem like anything and in reality it works for just about any problem. In a nutshell it is about focusing on …
Jeet kune do in tennis
I watched all the Bruce Lee films over the weekend. I just love his approach. I really relate to his approach. I didn’t realise but I’ve been putting a lot of the concepts into my tennis game recently. I was inspired to do even more. I really focused today on using my whole body. I started generating my swing from …