Kris Soutar's Tennis Journal: THE BLOG
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WRITE THE BEST SONG YOU CAN
The title will make sense nearer the end of this blog. DISCLAIMER: I am ambitious, always have been, always will be. I am competitive, always have been, always will be. I want every single player to reach the level they deserve to. I want more British players to be self-sustaining tennis professionals. Never, in my […]
Earlier Posts
Cutting the cords of dependancy
I recently heard a coach say ‘we are putting a strong team around him’ As with most things in tennis, trends are often set by the very best players in the world. The emergence of […]
Stats the way ….ahaha I like it ….ahaha
I’m hoping I’ve not been either, too clever or too old, with my title. I am a geek. I say that as it has taken me decades to embrace this side of me and I […]
Be a Michelin starred Tennis Coach
This is going to be a super quick little read. Something for you to mull over as you sit and have your next cup of tea or coffee. Are you a Michelin starred tennis coach? […]
Compare with Caution -the pitfalls of taking your eye off the ball
It all starts at a very early age…. “Max, you don’t need a nappy, be a big boy like your friends. None of them still wear a nappy” Max is 3 years old and already […]
Time to Invest in the Cockroaches
I bet your wondering where I am going with this blog? A colleague of mine recently, affectionally, referred to me as a cockroach. Perhaps you are wondering how on earth it is possible to affectionally […]
Let’s farm out tennis!!
April 2018 Last weekend we took the kids to one of our favourite places in the world, Aviemore. I love this place as the pace of life is so much slower and relaxed and there […]
Be Bully Proof
This has been tough, really tough to write. It is such an emotive topic and I found myself writing with too much emotion. It is unlike me to take a long time to write but […]
Feel sorry for the cheats….
The first thing I want to clarify is the title of this blog is tongue in cheek…… slightly. The second thing I want to mention is I hate the word cheat and something in me […]
Hierarchy is the root of all evil
This is something I have been thinking for a while, and more recently, saying out loud. The more I think about it the more I believe it to be true and not just for tennis […]
Competing with instant gratification
During the mid-term holidays I took my family…….. trampolining!! I was literally jumping for joy (puntastic). I had never been to one of these facilities before but I’d heard a lot about them. The building […]