This week I listened to an amazing man speak on a podcast. His name is Colin Salmon and he is an actor, plays jazz trumpet and has a steel drum band. I didn’t know his name but I recognised his voice. When I googled him, I recognised his face from various TV programmes. About 2/3 […]
Nicholas Jacobsen – see the ability not the disability
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In January 2019, I met an exceptional young man on a coach education workshop I ran in London. I asked for a volunteer to help demonstrate some exercises and his exact reply was “I will, I have cerebral palsy but I’ll be fine” Nick is a level 3 tennis coach, working out of David Lloyd […]
TENNIS DRILL – WRONG FOOTING YOUR OPPONENT
5 reasons why mini-tennis is not working
Last week a colleague and friend sent me a video of a young player’s forehand. It was, what I describe, a Frankenstein Forehand. Meaning, it looked like a science experiment where a coach had taken a piece of every forehand trend and meshed it all together to create this monster. This forehand quickly lead to […]
8 STEPS TO A HEALTHIER TENNIS COACH – COMMITTEE RELATIONSHIP
I believe we are at a tipping point in tennis….. The Davis Cup reforms – FANS being disregarded ITF World Tour – PLAYERS being disregarded Tennis Clubs – COACHES and committees appear to be battling with each other. The world of tennis has changed massively in the last 10-15 years. Some for the better and some […]