by admin | Jul 5, 2018 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized
Being a tennis player is a journey which we as tennis coaches are guides. From a child enjoying the fun exploration of the ball and racket, through to tennis being a game for life, we’ve documented the eight stages of the tennis journey in our SYSTEM-9 Philosophy....
by admin | Apr 11, 2018 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, SYSTEM-9, Uncategorized
Who wants us to run one-day SYSTEM-9: Mini Red course at their club.. FOR FREE? We are running a competition to win our one-day SYSTEM-9 Mini-Red course at your club, run by Andy Dowsett! Three runners up will win a signed copy of the best-selling book: SYSTEM-9: Mini...
by admin | Mar 7, 2018 | Allistair McCaw, Andy Dowsett, Match, Parent, Uncategorized
Guest contributor to the Tennis Parents blog, Allistar McCaw is this week looking at how parents can set the right example to their children. Actions speak louder than words. And with that in mind, kids look up to adults as the example. They learn self-control by...
by admin | Feb 22, 2018 | Andy Dowsett, Parent, Uncategorized
It was 9am on a brisk Saturday morning in February, 2015. I had just finished my first lecture on mini red competencies at the PTR International Conference on Hilton Head. I was taking questions, when Anne Pankhurst stood up to deliver her verdict: ‘’I have seen some...
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...
