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>> The Parent Trap By Duey Evans
Parents play an integral role in the development of a tennis player at any level. One of the basic questions that is asked a lot: what should the parents’ role be? Unfortunately, with coaches, it’s often an adversarial relationship where the coach feels like he needs a certain amount of responsibility and the parent doesn’t give that to the coach, or the parent interferes too much, or the parent isn’t involved enough and doesn’t seem to care. * full story * printer version >> Win Now or Win Later By Duey Evans
One of the big knocks against junior tennis here in the United States is that the U.S. teaches kids to hit shots rather than how to play tennis. * full story * printer version >> Games-Based Approach Story; Let The Games Begin! By Duey Evans
It has often been said the greatest way to fully understand a concept is to take it and teach it to others. We as coaches do a very good job at that, but we are not the ones who have to go out on the court and play matches. The easiest way to get players to fully understand different concepts about the game of tennis is to put them through the games-based approach to learning which forces them to figure out each situation and teach themselves, ultimately rooting the lessons deep within the player and giving them greater recall in times of stress versus playing rote tennis. * full story * printer version >> TENNIS WARFARE By Duey Evans
When you go on to an athletic field, you are going into combat. When you play tennis, you are engaging in warfare. I first recognized the correlation when I had to memorize, while attending West Point, Douglas MacArthur’s definition of athletics: “Upon the fields of friendly strife, are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory.” * full story * printer version >> Following in the Footsteps of Giants By Duey Evans
I believe it’s time for those involved in American tennis to get honest and recognize the status quo just isn’t working any more. Tennis is now played at such a high level it’s no longer possible to have a generalist coach take a player to the highest level. * full story * printer version >> Mental Toughness vs. Sound Technique By Kim Michael Wittenberg
Everywhere you go in tennis today you hear players, parents, and coaches talking about mental toughness. My question is, “is it more important to be rock solid technically or mentally tough?” * full story * printer version >> Why be Afraid to Volley? By Kim Michael Wittenberg
When was the last time you went to a junior tournament and watched a player with great volleys? I’m talking about a player that could volley the first ball deep (not swing) into a corner and then close (get within 6-8 feet of the net) and then angle off the second volley. * full story * printer version >> Pete Sampras and Junior Development By Kim Michael Wittenberg
As a coach with 30 years of coaching experience working with ATP Professionals, ITF juniors, National Champions and NCAA Champions, I am amazed at the lack of planning and/or system in the development of most juniors. * full story * printer version >> 8 Steps for Excellence By Patrick Mouratoglou
You dream a dream one day. You decide to make this dream a reality. This is how all legends are born. * full story * printer version >> The Coach’s Rules By Patrick Mouratoglou
Here are the rules that in my opinion form the backbone of this profession. They are essential for the execution of quality work. * full story * printer version Results 1 to 10 of 30 (showing 10 records per page) < 1 2 3 >
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