by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Mar 27, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
Planning lessons is an art, but having a set journey from stage 1 to 9 makes writing lesson plans easier. Sometimes I plan lessons 3 months in advance for my groups, others (especially adult sessions) I may plan week to week. This week I am going to give you my...
by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Mar 20, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
For many coaches, in the UK, last week the wind caused havoc; many trees had fallen and bubbles in clubs around the country were flattened and split. This however, was a great time to work on how to adapt your coaching to teach your player on how to play in the wind....
by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Mar 12, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
The past week, we lost a great pal of mine, the great Reno Manne, to cancer. We’ve lost not only a great coach, but a great Scotsman who would spend time on the phone chatting about tennis, life and the losses (and wins) of Liverpool football. Tennis...
by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Feb 27, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
This week I want to talk about the nationals and the importance of communication between players, parents and coaches Ideally you want to be at tournaments for scouting and setting game plans, but as much as we would like to, we cannot always attened matches, and for...
by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Feb 20, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
My diary from the AO was so popular, that I wanted to continue the S9 diary of my life as a tennis coach in a typical week. Like many coaches around the world, last week was half-term… and so was camp week. The camp was held at what will be the new S9 Tennis...
by SYSTEM-9 S9 | Feb 12, 2023 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Uncategorized
As you may be aware, I spent ten days in sunny Melbourne enjoying the Australian Open while working with my player Olly Beadle who played in the PWII event. The Australian Federation are trying to make this a yearly event so that it can compete with wheelchair tennis...
