by Kylie Klotzbach | Dec 14, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 Wells, it’s about tailoring your coaching techniques to...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Dec 14, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 overlooked aspects of coaching is the educational...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Dec 7, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 girls in tennis. We could not have reached this goal...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Dec 2, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 cemented herself as one of the United States’ top athletes,...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Dec 2, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 wanted nothing to do with the sport, opting to stow away...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Nov 25, 2018 | Tennis Talk
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 aptitude. Coaching is so much more than teaching young...
