by admin | Dec 14, 2017 | Andy Dowsett, Parent, Uncategorized
As a coach, I know that most coaches do a great job; working long days, weekends and outdoors in all weather conditions. This is especially true this time of year when here in the UK the rain, ice and SNOW are all working against us! Many coaches are under-valued,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Andy Dowsett, Match, Parent, Uncategorized
It is crucial that young players have ‘match awareness’; that is knowing what is happening in a match and how they can improve and think correctly on court. Parents often watch a match and report back to the coach on the strokes which didn’t work, or...
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...
