The story behind SYSTEM-9

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 good lectures this week but this one…’’ there was a pause.  I was awaiting for what seemed an eternity for the ending:  ‘’was one of the best deliveries I have seen on the subject, and any coach who isn’t here has missed out”.

It was at this moment that I knew the system I had been using was a winner and SYSTEM-9 was born.

That same year I tried to fit the same lecture into a 45-minute slot at the LTA conference which seemed to provoke some of the best reviews. At that stage, it was time to prepare this for the world! I decided to name my method SYSTEM-9 due to the 9 steps that are used to create a great mini-player.

As a coach I am known for keeping information simple and being able to teach anything to anyone in two minutes. SYSTEM-9 is no different:

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What I’ve noticed about Andy is that he has an impeccable way of taking something that seems complex and make it simple and easy to understand.

Dr. Michelle Cleere
Elite Performance Expert

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I then decided to develop SYSTEM-9 into a two-day course teaching four  years of information to coaches for the ages 5-8. We’ve now taught this course in five countries around the world, and after attending, coaches have completely revised their club mini-programme!

I had always been amazed by the lack of understanding by many coaches on how to teach to this age group,  and this system gives them a route map, or what, when and how to coach a student at any age. Coaches can now take a player and place them in at a stage and work through SYSTEM-9 to the end.

Having tweaked SYSTEM-9 over the last few years it is now is the finished product and a great tool for teaching 4-8 years olds. But it doesn’t stop there! SYSTEM-9 is very useful for teaching beginners of any age including adults! There is no reason you cannot get an adult beginner playing within 6-weeks – it’s tried, tested and works!

SYSTEM-9 courses run regularly all over the UK,  but to find out more download the book from Amazon.

Enjoy the journey!

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