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UNDERESTIMATED SUPERPOWERS

April 2, 2021 By Kris Soutar Leave a Comment

  Will we ever see a year like 2020? I bloody well hope not! Being stuck in a Co-Vid lockdown has offered a few silver linings. Spending way more time with my wife and children, learning how to adapt and pivot my business, getting even more used to delivering online and offering a chance to […]

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UNDERESTIMATED SUPERPOWERS

April 2, 2021

  Will we ever see a year like 2020? I bloody well hope not! Being stuck in a Co-Vid lockdown has offered a few silver linings. Spending way more time with my wife and children, […]

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Let’s throw out the patchwork quilt

December 2, 2019

I’m going back to my blogging roots. When I first started blogging, I had a rule of 15 minutes typing without major editing. Essentially, I type what is on my mind and don’t change my […]

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Scratching under the surface of the 1-4 shot stat

August 21, 2019

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 […]

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THE TIPPING POINT BETWEEN WHINING AND WINNING

August 1, 2019

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 […]

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THE SUPERPOWER OF SENSITIVITY

June 21, 2019

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 […]

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The most important ingredient is LOVE

May 7, 2019

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 […]

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Remember the days of the autodidact?

March 28, 2019

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 […]

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5 reasons why mini-tennis is not working

February 25, 2019

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 […]

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8 STEPS TO A HEALTHIER TENNIS COACH – COMMITTEE RELATIONSHIP

February 18, 2019

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 […]

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DON’T POUR POISON INTO EARS

February 5, 2019

Words do matter! When it comes to language, we have a responsibility to ensure we do all we can to make our words as impactful as possible. I hear impactful words all time. Unfortunately, the […]

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