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 | Feb 1, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Parent, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
Being a tennis parent can be quite stressful for both the parents and the child. Expectations are always aimed high, and defeat can cause forms of retribution which can be misguided or misinterpreted. The Tennis Parent often falls into one of these three categories:...
by admin | Jan 19, 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 | 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...
by admin | Nov 28, 2017 | Andy Dowsett, Parent, Uncategorized
We discussed at our recent GAMEPLAN event (pictured), the importance of being supportive and non-judgemental of your child when they are competing in a match. As a parent it is all too easy to get caught up in the emotions of watching your child play a match, and...
