by Kylie Klotzbach | Oct 19, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Change is never easy. In fact, change is one of the hardest things in life to accept. However, change is constant and we all must learn to adapt. In tennis, one of the most challenging changes is the inevitable moment when a career comes to a close. When the sport has...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Oct 18, 2018 | Tennis Talk
There are certainly many questions and varying opinions surrounding strength and conditioning programs for tennis players. What does each individual athlete need? How can tennis players improve in critical areas such as acceleration, power, and flexibility? How much...
by Kylie Klotzbach | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Talk
Intensity. Above all else, this is the quality Giselle and Nathan Martin have ingrained in the minds of the athletes they train within their coined ‘Martin Method’ Tennis Fitness program. This focus on high-quality training has proved vastly successful over the last...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
It might surprise you to discover that the most powerful lead-building tool in today’s connected world remains the humble business card. Exchanging business cards is professional human interaction at its best. The ability to connect face to face can elevate you above...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
Tennis is one of the oldest of the modern ball sports, and its lineage can be traced back to palm-ball games played in the 12th century. Modern tennis, as we know it, has been played in essentially the same format for well over a century with few rule changes. Even...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
Nobody is an island, and no business can succeed if its leaders close themselves off from the outside world. There may be a huge array of digital opportunities for connection, but none of them will matter, and none of them will endure if you can’t forge durable bonds...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
Imagine you’re in a typical office. Look around you. There are patterns everywhere. They’re in the stripes on the carpet, the tiles in the ceiling, and even in usual clutter of a workspace. What will you do about those patterns? Do you clean up the clutter or lay down...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
Any good tennis player can adjust their strategy and think creatively to win a match. This adaptability is often the killer edge that pushes some players far ahead of others. The same is true in the “game” of business, of which coaching is only one small element. A...
by Tim Bainton | Oct 13, 2018 | Tennis Business
Coaches: What Does Successful Entrepreneurship Look Like? Entrepreneurship is a primordial urge, independent of product, service, industry, or market. The business of tennis is similar to the game itself, since a tennis entrepreneur must adjust his strategy and think...
by WTCA coach | Oct 11, 2018 | Sports Performance
By Ryan Griffin CSCS, CTPS, USAW Today we’re talking about hips and butts. It’s crucial to keep in mind when developing a strength and conditioning for a tennis athlete because these are the muscles that prevent the valgus rotation of the knee during the...