by admin | Mar 23, 2021 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
Recently I was a guest on the ‘What are you talking about Willis?’ podcast with Marcus Willis and Dave Earl. Dave Earl is an LTA level 5 coach with over twenty years coaching experience. Marcus Willis is famed for playing Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon...
by admin | Jan 4, 2021 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
Practice makes perfect permanent Mastery When I work with groups of junior players learning to play tennis, I use a plan which helps structure the learning processes within each lesson. Below you will see a glimpse of the SYSTEM-9 lesson plan which I use and which...
by admin | Dec 21, 2020 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
When working with elite players we need to ensure that we create a little more pressure in the practice environment. This ensures we can add the extra ingredients required that are missing when we are in a match situation. It also ensures we produce players rather...
by admin | Dec 13, 2020 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized, Winning and Losing
There are many tennis players who really have no idea what is happening on the court; perhaps this is the fault of the coach or perhaps the fault of the player. I am currently coaching in Demark and during league play you will typically find the coach will sit on the...
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 | 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:...
