There are a lot of things tennis coaches can do to make themselves stand out from the crowd. But there is one thing that, if you can do it, will make you a wildly successful and popular coach. Empower your students. When you empower your students and help them overcome obstacles, they’ll rush to book …
Sometimes, when we lose in a game or practice, the reason for our loss is invisible. When we don’t know why we lose, we can’t make the changes we need to make to keep the losses to a minimum. A common way we lose happens when we’re close to the net in tennis and pickleball. …
A hurdle that stumbles many a tennis and pickleball player is the paradox of where they generate power from on the court. Joe, Billy, and Kaindi discuss how tension and relaxation provide a critical but often misunderstood role in generating power in our shots. Take a look! The following is a transcript from video one …
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The following is a transcript of part four of the Game Changers Webinar. Joe: Now, I’m going to talk a little bit more about general advice on how to check your continental grip. So, here’s a tennis racket, and what you want to do is set it up, so you’re holding it like a hatchet. …
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Tennis training aids that help us develop specific skills, like the proper continental grip, also provide us with more opportunities on the court to be tactical and savvy. Here’s Joe, Kalindi, and Billy about how kinesthetic training aids like the Serve Rite Racket can unlock new court tactics and strategies that make tennis so compelling and fun. …
The following is a transcript from OnCourt OffCourt’s Game Changers webinar series, a free educational series for players and coaches of all ages. To see the whole series, click here! Joe: Let’s just start off by covering what is a continental grip. So, in tennis, you’ll have a forehand grip for topspin. You’ll have a continental …
