The Training Environment
By Rufus Keown - The training environment is a crucial aspect, and only in the right circumstances will players develop. Training environments include academies and squads; or individual and private lessons. Both environments have their advantages and disadvantages....Read more>>>
Designing Drills Federer Style [Part II]
By Rufus Keown - Designing Drills Part 1 dealt with Federer's methodical opponent analysis and corresponding training regime. Part 2 explores how coaches can use his technique to design drills for their own developing students at different ages and standards...read Designing Drills Federer Style - Part 2 >>>
How Tennis Strings Can Revolutionise Your Game
Andre Agassi's coach towards the end of his career Darren Cahill attributes Andre's late career success to change to the Luxilon string. These strings gave Andre spin, power and control he had never experienced before...read how strings can revolutionise your game >>>
Designing Tennis Drills - Federer Style
Roger Federer not only has the exceptional physical gifts but also a sharp tennis brain that helps him gain th eedge over his competitors. This article explores the method which Federer uses to design his practice drills - 1st analysing his opponents strengths and weakness' and then determining the strokes and strategies needed to beat them. He then hits the practice courts and masters these strokes and strategies through repetition...read the full article on Designing Tennis Drills >>>
Roger Federer and the Four Playing Phases
By Rufus Keown - During every tennis point, a player will make an instantaneous decision to hit one of four types of shot:-
- Defensive
- Neutralising
- Creating / Building or
- Attacking.
The games greatest tennis player Roger Federer has developed a mastery over all four phases which allows him to win tournaments on all surfaces, beat all types of players and be regarded as one of the most “watch able” tennis stars ever... Read tennis full article about Roger Federer >>
Break these Common Tennis Coaching Habits and Break the Monotony of Your Lessons!
At various times throughout our tennis coaching careers we have all probably been guilty of falling into using the same lesson plan over and over again without realizing that our clients are getting bored with the same drills. As a tennis coach, you must continuously strive to add variety to your workouts by providing new drills, new warm-ups, physical conditioning exercises, lesson themes and so on. It is very easy not to plan a lesson and just go out there without a lesson plan and "Wing it" by making up drills as you go. This can be a common trap for many coaches who coach long hours. Read full tennis article>>
The Federer File - The Playing Styles
One of the great challenges facing top tennis players is the different styles of opponent they must face, and master, to stay at the top of the game. Roger Federer is a master of adapting his own game plan to break down his opponents style...read article about Roger Federer >>>
Common Tennis Coaching Problems
Experienced coaches will confront the same problems with developing players the world over. This series of articles seeks to identify those "common coaching problems" and then present practical drills and solutions for coaches to use to help their players overcome the inevitable hurdles of learning tennis.
The latest article in the series looks at "Getting too close to the ball"...Common Tennis Coaching Problems archive >>>
The Federer File
Roger Federer has taken the game to a new level with his all court prowess. Rarely has such a complete player thrilled audiences so much - to the point he was named Laureus Sportsman of the Year for the third straight year in 2007. This series of articles will analyse the great Swiss' game and find area's where coaches and players can improve their own game using Federer as a model. .... Federer File Article Archive>>>
The Secrets of the Worlds Greatest Clay Court Player
Rafa Nadal is a force of nature on clay courts! He is destined to become the greatest clay court player in history winning a record 81 straight matches on the surface and claiming his 3rd consecutive French Open. This article reveals some of the secrets to his success...read more about clay court tennis tactics >>>
A Day in the Life of a Tennis Coach
By Tina Dodd - Tennis coaching sounds like a great lifestyle...out in the sunshine, playing a great sport to earn a living. In truth there there is a whole lot more for committed tennis professionals to deal with in their daily lives as they manage their business'...read about the day in the life of a tennis coach >>
ITN On-court Assessor Tutorial (Part II)
This is a follow-up article for tennis coaches on how to become an ITN Assessor and how to conduct and perform the on-court assessments for your players. Upon doing so your players will be assigned their ITN number....Click here to read more about the ITF on-court tutorial >>
Tennis Lesson Plans
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its website and in its e-books to help with all aspects of tennis coaching and development. There are so many that we have decided to start producing weekly lesson plans to help coaches use the drills most effectively.
Global Sports Coaching will provide a sample lesson plans for:-
- 30 minute beginner lesson
- 45 minute intermediate lesson
- 60 minute development / squad lesson
These plans will be posted on the website each month...Click here for week 1 of tennis lesson plans >>>
International Tennis Number
The International Tennis Federation's ITN program has been implemented in 99 countries around the world. This case study demonstrates how this player ratings system can benefit your coaching business....read more about the ITN Tennis number >>
Why Tennis Coaches are Failing Starter Adults
By Ken Barton - The number of adults participating in tennis is at best static, and is probably declining according to statistics and anecdotal evidence. This can be attributed to; Lifestyle issues – adults have less time available for recreation; Inflexible formats – traditional formats (Saturday afternoon) have been adversely impacted by longer working hours......more>>
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