You’ll get to know:

• About the police, doctor and bartender
• About over- and under achievers
• How to actively listen

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Timestamps

• How simplicity > complexity
• How ressourcefullness > ressources
• Why you need to clear roles and goals

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Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Carlos Goffi. Carlos’ coaching career began in 1975 at the Port Washington Tennis Academy in New York, by recommendation from his mentor Harry Hopman. He has written the book “Tournament Tough”, directed Nike tennis camps for 30+ years and been the coach of both John and Patrick McEnroe.

You’ll get to know:

• The seperation between green, yellow and red points
• Why “play your game” might be a misleading advice
• The difference between hitters and players

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Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Michael Baroch. Michael was coached as a junior by the legendary Tony Roche and went on to becoming Tony’s understudy and hitting partner for Ivan Lendl. He has had coaching stints with Mark Philippoussis and Maria Sharapova. Worked with the Vietnamese and Chinese Davis Cup Teams. Currently Mark is the founding director of Coaching at MITS (Melbourne International School) which has a base in Melbourne and Singapore.

You’ll get to know:

• Why the best players improve fast
• The importance of getting to know the person
• How Ivan Lendl taught him attention to detail

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Timestamps

01:00 Meeting Tony Roche
02:00 Tough but fair
03:00 Living abroad from 12-17 years of age
04:25 Not only a coach (compassion)
06:00 Respect and trust
09:30 What you see is what you get
10:25 Physical and mental intensity
11:30 Being able to put instructions into actions quickly
13:00 Why the greats are able to improve their game all the time
14:00 The story of MITS (Melbourne International School) 
15:45 More Asian champions are coming
19:05 Get to know the person first
21:25 Why you can’t expect every player to look you in the eye
24:00 Dealing with parents
25:10 Take care of information overload
26:20 Asian tennis is coming
27:50 More emphasize on the mental aspect of tennis
30:00 Don’t increase volume of practice leading into tournaments
31:05 How Ivan Lendl taught attention to detail
34:00 Wayne Dyer – The Power of Intention
35:35 Prioritize the mental aspect of tennis

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Ruben Neyens.Ruben is the head of Coach Development at the Dutch Tennis Federation. He calls himself a kid’s tennis tutor and has a special emphasis on the Physical Aspect of tennis.

Ruben is a researcher and a tennis coach trying to bridge the gap between science and the practice court. 

You’ll get to know:

• His 4F Method
• How to make an impact 
• How to package your content

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Timestamps:
01:00 The 4F Method
07:30 Developing your own method
08:50 Soft skills as a tennis coach
11:05 Making an impact as a tennis coach
12:30 The pyramid of development
27:05 You can’t study experience
27:50 Ask for mentorship
30:10 Coaches education 2.0
32:30 How Corona has helped development
33:30 The packaging of content
34:30 Be careful of thinking you know a topic
35:20 Make sure your professional life is not all of your life
36:20 Sharing is caring
36:45 You can’t own a drill
37:45 From Good to Gold
40:45 Have a destination

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Philipp Born.

Phillipp is a researcher and a tennis coach trying to bridge the gap between science and the practice court. 

You’ll get to know:

• The 4 different serving patterns
• The most used serving patterns
• What to focus more on in practice

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Timestamps:
01:00 How the presentation came about
01:45 The background of the PhD-study
04:30 The big V
07:45 Serving patterns explained
11:20 The most effective serving pattern
13:30 The Top 3 findings in PHD
20:00 Misconceptions on the practice court
23:15 Listen to older coaches
24:00 Technology in tennis is still in its infancy
25:45 The importance of parents in tennis
27:00 Don’t play points without serve and If a junior forget about winners
28:12 What you should focus on as a junior
28:50 Tennis is a great life teacher
30:00 The 2^nd serve 
31:50 Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert
33:15 Philipp Borns advice for tennis players
35:40 Stay updated on Philipp Born

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Patrick McEnroe. 

Patrick was ranked as high as #28 in Singles and #3 in doubles as a player himself. He has been the General Manager of Player Development at the USTA and have had the longest stint in history as the 38^th Davis Cup Captain of the United States which included the overall victory in 2007. Currently Patrick is working at the McEnroe Academy in New York, he is broadcasting for ESPN and recently started his own Tennis Podcast called “Holding Court”

You’ll get to know:

• What life event improved Patrick’s coaching
• How to organize the practice court
• How to adapt to players

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Timestamps:

01:00 What Patrick was the proudest of doing at USTA
02:50 Jose Higueras in the USTA Player Development
05:00 The principles at USTA Player Development
07:20 Why slower surfaces are better for Player Development
09:05 How Patrick McEnroe approached his role as Davis Cup Captain
11:15 What made Davis Cup Special
12:15 Look for what you can learn from the great players
14:30 Becoming a father improved my coaching
15:45 What Patrick McEnroe is excited about during Corona
16:35 Implementing e-learning post corona
17:20 Mixing feeding drills and playing points in practice
19:05 Why hitting against the wall might be a good idea
20:10 Adapting to the necessity of your player
21:50 You have to learn to deal with failure
22:55 A great player is often happy and well rounded
24:30 Treat everyone fairly, but not necessarily the same
26:20 Listen and acknowledge
27:35 How to stay updated on Patrick McEnroe

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Rohan Goetzke .Rohan has been working at the Dutch Federation, been on the tour with the likes of Mario Ancic and Richard Krijcek, he was director of Tennis at IMG and is currently holding the same position at Court Sense Tennis.

You’ll get to know:

• How to be consistent as a Tennis Coach
• What tennis players Rohan did his best work with
• How to not cause harm

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Timestamps:
01:00 Being consistent as a coach 
03:05 Don’t be too strict on your philosophy 
05:40 Getting the federation and private coaches to work together
07:00 Some of my best coaching have been with players who never made it
09:40 You have got to trust your team for period of time before you judge
12:00 How to approach contracting with tennis players
13:40 It’s a long journey don’t rush it
16:15 Getting good at Tennis is tough
18:30 How to interpret data
20:05 Serve and volley in tennis 
23:10 Galloway, Wooden and Knight
23:45 Take care that you are not creating creating more harm than good
27:45 Get to know more about Rohan Goetzke

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Li Pingwei.Pingwei is a tennis coach and doctoral researcher in elite sports focusing on tennis. Her research provides evidence-based facts for coaches, parents and federations regarding talent selection, prediction and development. She is the founder of the China-Europe Tennis Platform, which aims to promote the exchange of coach education, high performance training and scientific research between China and European Countries

You’ll get to know:

• The correlation between Grade A Wins & Senior Ranking
• From What age Ranking Benchmarks become relevant
• The 60 % Curve

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Timestamps:

01:00 Why look into the relation between junior success and future success
03:30 Grade A ITF results compared to Senior Ranking
06:30 From what age does ranking benchmarks predict senior success
09:00 Don’t give up because of poor junior results
10:45 The 60 % curve
13:30 The opinion of 34 National Coaches on transitioning
16:40 Outliers
18:25 Becoming a better coach
19:00 Always have a goal in practice
19:30 No one size fits all  
20:00 Being a good tennis coach is like being a good chef
20:50 Li Pingwei’s inspirations
21:50 Li Pingwei’s advice

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Hi guys, in this episode you’re going to listen to Sven Groeneveld.Sven has been a coach on the ATP and the WTA Tour for the past 30 years coaching players such as Monica Seles, Mary Pierce, Michael Stich, Greg Rusedski, Anna Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki and the tennis player with the longest winning streak in tennis Esther Vergeer

You’ll get to know:

• Why Tennis is a service industry
• The difference on Stubbornness and Stupidity
• Why honesty is your biggest asset

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Timestamps:
01:00 The 8 Coaching principles of Sven Gröeneveld
03:20 The desire to succed
04:25 Responsibility
06:00 Overcoming resistance
07:35 Adaptability
08:30 Observation and analysis
10:00 Hard and soft skills
11:30 Why tennis is a Service industry
13:00 Honesty is your biggest asset 
15:00 Stubbornness vs stupidity
16:45 How Sven decides on coaching relations
19:00 Coaching Taro Daniel
20:40 What we can learn from wheelchair tennis players
24:10 How Sven got motivated by working with Esther Vergeer
25:00 Sports coaches that inspire Sven Groeneveld
27:00 Managing my ego
28:15 I want to go back to my roots
28:45 Patience and consistency
29:15 Tennis is a service industry
29:30 Sven’s favorite Books
30:00 Sven’s favorite Books
30:30 Sven Groeneveld’s advice for parents
31:30 How to stay updated on Sven

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