by admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Andy Dowsett, Parent, Uncategorized
We discussed at our recent GAMEPLAN event (pictured), the importance of being supportive and non-judgemental of your child when they are competing in a match. As a parent it is all too easy to get caught up in the emotions of watching your child play a match, and...
by admin | Nov 20, 2017 | Andy Dowsett, Coaching Technique, Parent, Uncategorized
We don’t always need to teach a double handed backhand to beginners. Many players handle the double handed backhand well, however there is no reason not to try both the single and double handed backhand and see which the player prefers. If a youngster has a role model...
by admin | Nov 17, 2017 | Anxiety, Coaching Technique, Junior Atheletes, Michelle Cleere, Uncategorized
Undertraining and overtraining can lead to the opposite of what an athlete is striving for and can hinder performance. In Matt Kuzdub’ s (2017) excellent blog, Overtraining and undertraining in tennis: can both lead to injury, he talked about how physically under and...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | Coaching Technique, Craig O'Shannessy, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
G’day from New York! So what do you think… Who puts more returns in the court between the following two levels? A Top 10 player in the world. A 16 year old junior (boy or girl) We all know how inconsistent junior tennis is. Lots of balls spraying. Lots of loose...
by admin | Nov 12, 2017 | Anxiety, Michelle Cleere, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
Kids need to learn that winning and losing exist, why they both exist and how to deal with them. Why? Because as adults we somehow come to think that we should only and always win. Is winning the only reason you play your sport? Do you feel like you should always win...
