Sarah Stone is a former player herself with a career high of #600 in singles & #131 in doubles. She has been coaching on the WTA Tour for more than 10 years working with Anastasia Rodinova, Romina Oprandi, Vasillisa Bardina & Samantha Stosur. Currently Sarah is the CEO of the WTCA (Women’s Tennis Coaches Association) & she is coaching American Fed Cup Player Alexa Glatch

You’ll get to know:
– How WTCA can make you a better coach
– How to build trust
– How to handle yourself when coaching relations end

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps
01:30 The story of WTCA
03:00 The relation to male vs female players
04:22 Creating trust with a player
07:00 How to talk about weight with tennis players
08:30 How WTCA is contributing with education
11:40 How to educate yourself through GPTCA
15:41 How Sarah Stone improves as a tennis coach
17.30 How to leave a coaching relationship
18:45 How to handle yourself as a coach when relations end
20:30 What are the things that you believe that everyone else think is crazy?
21:30 How following online videos is the biggest waste of time
24:00 Being a self-promoter as a tennis coach is not bad
25:00 Why you shouldn’t care about what other’s think about you
26:00 Sarah’s advice to coaches, parents & players

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