Building Future Champions
Shaping students into superb athletes takes a strong partnership between player, coach, and parents - and deliberate work in five major categories.
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4 Main Areas of Development of a Top-Level Player
The four pillars of tennis development - technique, physical development, emotional conditioning, and knowledge - and the practice environment that …
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High-Performance Practice
There is no such thing as a perfect practice - how to make any session challenging by playing a game within a game, even without elite partners.
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Excellent Technique
Your technique is only as good as your transportation system to the ball - why footwork, spacing, and technique go hand in hand, and how to train …
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Tough Positions
Six basic rules for surviving tough positions on court: depth, grooved defensive shots, staying out of the strike zone, and crazy feeding drills.
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Backhand
The keys to building a solid two-handed backhand, modeled on Novak Djokovic: split step, unit turn, racket drop, the 3-H system, and full extension.
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Backhand Technique
Using the top pros as role models to build backhand technique - watch, imitate, compare your swing on video, and train one cue at a time.
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Backhand Slice
The backhand slice - why it still matters, when to use it, and how to study Federer's model in slow motion.
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Lesson from Roger
Roger Federer in super slow motion - split steps, early preparation, a still head, and total concentration through the finish. A study checklist for …
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Lesson from Roger 2
Federer's serve and inside-out forehand in slow motion: the palm-down backswing, non-stop motion, pronation at contact, and perfect balance after the …
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