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NOTE: I am shooting straight out of my honesty gun today
Ok, I'm going to start off with a bold, but in my opinion very true statement – We are all getting soft! And our levels of resilience are dropping every decade.
There are a few reasons this is happening. Technology makes life...
Yes, it’s correct we are really disappointed. It really brings us down as Tennis Trainers.
It’s so disappointing to see so many young tennis kids get injured.
Over the past year, we have seen kids as young as 12 years with tears in rotator cuffs, young tennis kids having...
Having been tennis trainers for over 20 years and worked with a diverse range of players from tennis professionals to tennis kids, we have seen a lot. We have also found some major missing links in players' tennis strength and conditioning programming and training. These are areas we are...
As tennis trainers, we are always looking for the best tennis workouts, the best way to recover for tennis, and basically anything that helps players improve physically, mentally, or emotionally.
It is all about balance and finding what works for each person as an individual. There are a few...
Unbreakable - Have you read the book? The tennis journey of Jelena Dokic.
What an amazing read.
We had the privilege of interviewing Jelena recently for our blog series
“In the Mind of a Tennis Champion”
The insight Jelena gave us into her tennis journey was both inspiring and...
When we started our careers as tennis trainers, we never dreamed our journey would have gone as well as it has. We have met some amazing people along the way; Players, coaches, trainers, therapists, managers, tournament staff, fans, and everyone in between.
We have learned from the best in...
Being a parent (father) myself with very active kids, I am always wanting to do what I can to better their training and competition experience.
Having been lucky enough to have had experience in training young tennis players for a long period of time, I do my best to get the most out of...
It is not uncommon to see players focusing on the one percent aspect of their game when they should be focusing on what gives them the greatest improvements.
Sometimes as coaches, tennis trainers, and players, we get caught up in the small things and lose sight of what can give us immediate...
If you have been a coach or trainer for a while, you would have heard this question a few times “So do they have a chance of making it”. It is always a tough question to answer.
We believe tennis is definitely the most challenging and complexed sport globally to reach the top in. So...
Janine Thompson is a highly regarded world-class player and tennis coach.
Playing career - #9 World Junior / #52 WTA Singles / #9 WTA Doubles / Fed Cup 3 times
Coaches: Tony Roche, John Newcombe, and other world-class tennis masters helped shape Janine’s coaching methodology.
Janine has...
As a tennis fitness coach or trainer, it is important to be constantly learning and growing, without this approach, not much will change. We call this the “Growth mindset”. We strongly encourage everyone to have a growth mindset. We know as Tennis Fitness Coaches we need to be...
