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Let’s throw out the patchwork quilt
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 mind so here goes…. I am not politically minded and couldn’t tell you what the major differences are between the […]
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Does your coaching reflect life?
Recent studies have suggested we spent just under 50% of our waking lives on autopilot. The rest of the time we are problem solving. Does your coaching reflect life? A tennis match involves so […]
Cutting the cords of dependancy – part two – for the coach
Is a player dependant on the coach or is the coach dependant on the player? Hopefully, the answer is neither but I am seeing a worrying trend of coaches creating a dependency between themselves and […]
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 […]