High performance and tennis development.
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Last week, my Portuguese friend, Ze Lopes, told me he had quit his secure and salaried job in a fantastic tennis club. When I asked him why, I was blown away by his response. I asked him on the show to talk about his new venture, the Portuguese tennis culture and the why he’s made […]
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Entry 44 brings you Australian tennis coach, and now, Playsight Managing Director for Europe and UK. Rodney didn’t start playing tennis until he was 12 and entered his 1st competition at 13. Less than 5 years later, he was competing in the Australian Open Junior Event. This is a meteoric rise. He took up a […]
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Entry 43 is a proper journal entry. 13 minutes of my lockdown reflections. I talk about professional tennis and what it has revealed, including Novak Djokovic’s exhibition. I then move on to my reflections on what I need to be truly happy I get a little controversial on how some coaches believe they are entitled […]
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Entry 42 was an emotional chat for me. Elizabeth Caproni is an actor, writer and impersonator. In her mid-teens she was bullied by her, so called friends, to such a degree she left school with no qualifications despite being in the top classes in most subjects. Why was she bullied? Simply because she expressed the […]
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Entry number 41 to my tennis journal is with UK legendary coach, Mike James. Mike is the director of coaching at one the of the UK’s best tennis clubs, Halton. He has been there for 27 years which is testament to his ability to have a clear vision which constantly evolves. Originally from Kenya, he […]