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...
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 | Jan 13, 2018 | Junior Atheletes, Match, Tournament Fundamentals, Uncategorized
I have often known of a junior tennis player has been given an opportunity by their coach to travel and play Junior International Tennis Federation (ITF) events. However, in some cases the trip to the designated country was strewn with problems because the players...
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,...
