by admin | Jan 13, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized
I have often known of a junior tennis player has been given an opportunity by their coach to travel and play Junior International Tennis Federation (ITF) events. However, in some cases the trip to the designated country was strewn with problems because the players...
by admin | Dec 19, 2017 | Anxiety, Coaching Technique, Junior Atheletes, Michelle Cleere, Uncategorized
Your coaching mindset, whether it is ego mindset or mastery mindset, is the #1 thing that can get you and your athletes where you want to be, or not. You just have to decide where you get the most benefit and unlock your potential. And mindset can be referred to in...
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 | Oct 8, 2017 | Coaching Technique, Junior Atheletes, Parent, Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Oct 5, 2017 | Junior Atheletes, Michelle Cleere, Uncategorized
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...
