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Archive for the ‘Coaching’ Category

  • Grips for Volleys

    Choose the Correct Grip for Your Volley
    Here are 7 questions you might consider before you start:

    Is there 1 best grip?
    What is the experience status of the player – beginner, intermediate or advanced?
    What is the age of the player?
    What is the physical strength of the player?
    What are their aspirations as far as development of their [...]

  • 4 Stages of Learning

    Get the Competitive Edge with Ken DeHart
    Learning a new skill can be quite challenging.  There are 4 basic stages we often encounter to take a new skill from unawareness to an unconscious performance level.
    Stage 1
    Unconsciously Incompetent – I didn’t know I needed to know that or that it existed.
    Ex. I didn’t know I needed to [...]

  • Ladies Finals from Australia

    I got up at 3:30 am here in Charleston, SC to see THE match from down under.  My roommate was asleep, they wouldn’t let me access the TV in the bar – afraid I would drink them dry I guess.  Little did they know I don’t drink.  I went to the fitness center to watch [...]

  • Andy Roddick loses to 6′6 Croatian in 5 sets but stands just as tall.

    Andy’s match was a sports psych’s dream.  Andy played a deliberate style early in the match but the 20 year old opponent is very smooth and athletic with a dream backhand.  It appeared early on that Andy was not serving his best.  He had been well around the 70% mark and lots of free points [...]

  • Begin with the End in Mind

    When you begin a point, you need to start with the end in mind…. where do you want the ball to go? You have to select a target. Once you have selected a target…down the line, down the center, cross court or an angle, you can begin to choose the spin and the [...]

  • Coaching your young player after a loss….

    The last thing I want to hear as a player when I come off the court is a dissertation about the match I just lost. I dread hearing about how well I played, what happened when I almost had the match and all other well intended comments. Give me a few moments to [...]

 

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