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Anticipate. In the eyes of venerated tennis coach Freddie Rodriguez,
it’s the most important word in a tennis player’s vocabulary. Anticipation is
also the reason Rodriguez began playing tennis in the first pla […]

In Melbourne for the Australian Open and looking for a great way to kick of day one of the first Grand Slam of the year? Join us as we spend time talking to WTA tour founding 9 member, former world number 7 […]

What do all great players have in common? If you ask former
Australian tennis star Cynthia Doerner, the X-factor for separating the good
from the great is the way the great players compete each time they step on […]

With the demands of being a tennis coach, it’s all too easy
to get caught up in what is taking place on court and forget about the off-court
factors that also contribute to a successful coaching career.

If y […]

Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

You’ve made it! You’ve built yourself a thriving business, and now it’s time to grow.

Every entrepreneur’s goal is to make more money while working less than they were at […]

Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

Every entrepreneur wants a thriving and profitable business. But despite our best intentions, most businesses will fail within a decade, and many fail far faster than […]

Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

Some fitness entrepreneurs and coaches seem to have it all figured out.

Their business is thriving, their book of business is packed, and the community is buzzing about their […]

Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

Are you ready to start a fitness business, or do you already have one?

Have you written a business plan yet?

“Make lots of money” doesn’t count.

We told you to start […]

Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

Are you ready to start a business?

You’re probably mentally ready. You’re reading this article, after all.

But are you financially ready?

You might have heard that 90 […]

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Tim Bainton and Alex Planes

People become sports and fitness professionals for many reasons.

They might want to continue a lifelong relationship that began on courts or in gyms as children and turn […]

Tennis is an individual sport, but that does not mean coaches will never encounter large groups of students. In these situations, how are coaches able to keep each and every athlete engaged? According to Emma […]

There is more to coaching than meets the eye. In fact, coaching tennis is arguably one of the more demanding professions. Pros spend hours upon hours on the court teaching their students, however, one of the most […]

The WTCA is proud to announce that we have raised over $5,000 through our #GivingTuesday campaign, which will be used to advance our mission by creating educational opportunities for coaches in order to keep more […]

Pure determination – the quality that WTCA President Ann Grossman Wunderlich attributes the most to her successful career as a professional tennis player. Grossman Wunderlich peaked at No. 29 in the world and c […]

If you had told Shawna Barasch Wilson at the end of her tennis career that she would one day start one of the most successful academies in Los Angeles, she would not have believed you. In fact, Barasch Wilson […]

If you were to poll 100 athletes on the top quality that a great coach must have, what would the top answer be? I suspect that 90 percent of the answers would involve a relational quality, rather than technical […]