Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Skill Drill - Deal or No Deal
It's Deal or No Deal time on CLC. Coach Johnny explains an exercise he does to help players prepare for environmental, individual, and task factors t…
1 year, 7 months ago
How to Prep for a "Big" Event
In honor of the Olympics we talk about how to prepare for a big tournament. With junior national championships, ITFs and the US Open just around the …
1 year, 8 months ago
Skill Drill - Coaching Players to be Motivated for Drills They Don't Like
Players have on-court drills they don't enjoy, but are good for us. How do we help players to not just survive these difficult drills, but thrive thr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Commitment Is Greater Than Motivation - Acting off Values
Motivation is great when we are feeling it, but what about when we are not feeling motivated? CLC gets into the topic of commitment, and how it is gr…
1 year, 10 months ago
Skill Dril - When and How to Tap Into a Player's Common Motives
In this skill drill we talk about the different player motives of goals, values, expectations, fears and emotions and how to tap into them to creater…
1 year, 10 months ago
How to Motivate Players (and Why It's Challenging)
In the first of a series on motivation, CLC examines why we can't truly motivate our players, but can guide or facilitate it. We also explore all the…
1 year, 11 months ago
Skill Drill - Leading Your Performance Team From Forming to Performing
CLC finishes the discussion on developing performance teams by going deep into how to practically use Tuckman's team cohesion model. The goal is to m…
1 year, 11 months ago
Models of Team Formation, Development, and Effectiveness
Coach Johnny and Dr. Larry discuss three models of team formation, development of teams over time, and how to become an effective team (especially a …
2 years ago
Skill Dril - On Court Support and Challenge
In the first skill drill episode of 2024 we discuss how to help players coach themselves where they are balancing challenge and support in a difficul…
2 years ago
Habits of Effective Tennis Teams
Tennis is an individual sport, however, the teams around the player are important to the player's development and performance. In this first episode …
2 years, 1 month ago