The greatest part about this post is that it can help players of all levels. First we can observe how players like Roger Federer and Andy Roddick rotate and maintain proper postural alignment.
Notice how relaxed Federer’s neck is and how whip like his arms are. Ground force from his leg drive facilitates torso rotation. His [...]
Times are changing in sports at an incredible rate. Professionals used to emerge from some hard work on and off the field/court, but in the future this will not be enough because others will be doing more. In the future, professionals will only emerge if they change their mind, body and their true self. This [...]
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a weekend conference with Dr Joe Dispenza at Omega in upstate New York. Dr Dispenza is mostly known for his excellent appearance in the movie What the bleep do we know and tours across the world helping people understand how the brain works with [...]
Before around the age of ten, cross training is usually pretty easy because kids have more time for sports. It seems to be common belief that playing lots of sports when young is good for a child and that is correct, but when it comes to training specifically for tennis at a later age, cross [...]
Setting simple performance goals can be beneficial to your training sessions. Here are some suggestions.
Balance: Awareness of balance is a simple technique to get you started. It can be used in training or playing a practice match. Balance can be observed as static (being still) or dynamic. (in motion) You must try to not be [...]
Picture this. You have set yourself up for a simple over-head to win the first set in a tiebreaker and you hit the ball into the net. Most would react in a negative way because the mind has been conditioned to perceive this or similar situations as negative.
Next time you are playing a match and [...]
The more experienced a coach becomes, the more he/she will realize that overloading advice has its unintended consequences. Coaches feel empowered after “giving a good lesson”. Students are usually satisfied with a coach who provides a library of knowledge on the tennis court, especially when beginning with a new client!
Parents are often surprised at my [...]
QuickStart Tennis is an exciting new play format for learning tennis, designed to bring kids into the game by utilizing specialized equipment, shorter court dimensions and modified scoring, all tailored to age and size. It is divided into two different levels– ages 8 and under and ages 10 and under.
It’s the fast, fun way to [...]
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