By Laura Legoupil – WTA tour physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coach As coaches, we should remind ourselves that the players we train, are athletes before being tennis players. It’s especially true when it comes to young athletes. It is well known...
By Jamie Kirkman Insta/FB – @jjktennis All too often at tournaments I hear the following statement from parents and coaches “When you go out there today I want you to be more aggressive” then at the end of the match I hear this line “you made to many mistakes...
By Conrad Singh At the highest levels of competitive tennis, it can be very hard to know who is winning or losing at first glance. One of the key concepts of understanding the inner game of tennis is that of momentum development. The key queutions are: How do you...
By Jamie Kirkman How often do you as tennis coaches work on return of serve with your players? I hope your answer to this question is that you work on the return of serve very frequently, considering that the return of serve is the most important shot next to serving....
The best way to introduce this topic is by sharing with you a story which changed my coaching vision and will probably impact yours. About two years ago in Melbourne I met Emma Doyle, the most energetic coach I have ever seen, and we discussed about what a player...
