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The Single Handed Backhand
Andy Dowsett shows parents and coaches FOUR steps in teaching the single-handed backhand.
Behind the scenes of undertraining and overtraining
Undertraining and overtraining can lead to the opposite of what an athlete is striving for and can hinder performance.
16 year-old or Pro. Who puts more returns in the court?
So what do you think… Who puts more returns in the court?
Psychology of winning and losing in sports
Kids need to learn that winning and losing exist, why they both exist and how to deal with them. Why?
6 Easy Stages in Learning to Serve
One thing parents or even coaches should learn to adjust is using appropriate language when teaching children. I have heard many coaches tell clients that the hardest shot in tennis to learn is the serve. In fact, they are all as easy as you make them! Although this...
An email from a tennis parent
I got an email from a parent the other day and my heart broke for the parent and the child. Parenting is so complex and being a child is so complex. When everything is going good, it’s all good but things start heading in the wrong direction, it can certainly be tough...
Expectations of a Tennis Parent… and a Guitar
As parents whose child undertakes an activity, whether that is a sport, instrument or endeavour; we pay for that coach to teach our child to improve, and we would also hope that they also teach some life-skills along the way, not as a bonus but as a part of the...
How do I support my young athlete?
I work with a lot of kids. I usually feel badly for the kids and the parents; both. The kids are not sure what’s happening and the parents feel helpless! I started with a new 13 year old client recently who was in tears. One day she was good and the next her nerves...
Practice vs Competition
G’day! I was chatting with a coach recently, and we were talking about the state of junior tennis, particularly in the U.S., and he was saying he greatly enjoyed my 25 Golden Rules of Singles because it provided him with tools to enable his players to win more...
