On average, 70% of all points are finished within 4 shots on the professional tour. In typical fashion, many coaches are jumping on the bandwagon and perceiving that we should be placing most of our focus on to the 1st 4 shots at all levels. In this blog, I will offer a different view to […]
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THE TIPPING POINT BETWEEN WHINING AND WINNING
During Wimbledon, I spent some time with someone who used to work in tennis and now works in a different sport. He made a statement which has been running around my mind gathering moss. This blog is my attempt to weed kill between my ears. The essence of his statement was, the people who work […]
THE SUPERPOWER OF SENSITIVITY
Long before I can even remember, I’ve been labelled sensitive. It has come in many shapes and sizes and as I have become more mature and reflected on this label, it strikes me, it has never had a positive slant. In this blog, I will share how I developed certain coping strategies to transform my […]
The most important ingredient is LOVE
We all know that ‘love’ in tennis means zero but, in life, it means everything. Did you know, the origin of the term in tennis derives from the French word ‘l’oeuf’, which means egg. This represented the number zero and, for some reason, it stuck. However, the purpose of this blog is not to speak of […]
Remember the days of the autodidact?
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 […]