by admin | Jul 5, 2018 | Andy Dowsett, Uncategorized
Being a tennis player is a journey which we as tennis coaches are guides. From a child enjoying the fun exploration of the ball and racket, through to tennis being a game for life, we’ve documented the eight stages of the tennis journey in our SYSTEM-9 Philosophy....
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 | 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 | 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,...