by admin | May 25, 2021 | Andy Dowsett, Junior Atheletes, Parent, Uncategorized
In this article we will look at playing the game of tennis and how to improve our abilities through match play. When I look back to when I played tennis as a youngster, I went to the club after school with my mates and played tennis till the adults told us to leave!...
by admin | Jun 12, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Parent, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized
The tennis match has ended. Your child played very well in the game and they won the match in style. The comments you make are very positive and you sound very happy with the world. “You played so well today. I have never seen you hit the ball as good as that! Carry...
by admin | May 16, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Parent, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
A satirical look at the ‘Tennis Family’ Mum, Dad, Batboy (the junior tennis player) and Dancing Queen (the talented balletic daughter).Having to balance family life around trying to help each child achieve their goals is a very daunting prospect. Let us take each...
by admin | Mar 23, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Parent, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized
Some families would love to have a talented player in the family, someone they can go and watch and support in their tennis. But what if you have 3 of them? How do you split your time and how do you give each of them a balanced approach to their sport? Let’s...
by admin | Mar 23, 2018 | Parent, Uncategorized
This week our guest contributor is Edgar Giffenig. Edgar is one of the worlds most experienced coaches of high performance players. He has worked as a high performance National Coach with both the USTA and with the German Tennis Federation and during that time had...
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...
