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Skill Drill - Competition in Perspective
In this skill drill episode we talk about how to maintain perspective while competing, and how to practice it. We discuss the long-term perspective, …
2 years, 8 months ago
Keeping Competition in Perspective
In this episode we interview Clinical Psychologist and former professional tennis player Dr. Shawn Foltz-Emmons about competition in perspective. The…
2 years, 9 months ago
Skill Drill - Overcoming Excuses On-Court
Time to tackle excuse-making on court. Coach Johnny and Dr. Larry share games you can play in practice to challenge a player's perceptions of what is…
2 years, 9 months ago
Excuse Me - Why We Make Excuses
Are excuses always bad or could they play a protective role? How do we know when to call out excuses? This episode will have you think about excuses …
2 years, 10 months ago
Skill Drill - Reward the Process Games
Skill Drill time again! In this episode we discuss how work on players hitting out on ball and making good decisions under pressure using games.
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2 years, 10 months ago
The Art of the Debrief
Inspired by Navy Seal Pete Naschak's talk on the Art of the Debrief, Johnny and Larry discuss their thoughts on how to debrief after matches. The com…
2 years, 11 months ago
Skill Drill: Bounce Back Game
It's skills and drills time again! Our focus is on how to practice bouncing back from a break. It's a simple game but a challenging one that encourag…
2 years, 11 months ago
Coaching Players to Bounce Back and the "Andy Murray Effect"
The team covers 7 ways coaches can help players develop their capacity to bounce back or be resilient. We also talk about what it does for players wh…
3 years ago
Skill Drill - Focusing on the Serve & Return
In our first skill drill of '23 we discuss how to take the concept of focus and, specifically, channels of internal-external, narrow-broad from the T…
3 years ago
How do Players Pay Attention (TAIS)
This podcast is for any player who struggles to focus and attention to the appropriate cues. We cover the TAIS model and how to teach it to players. …
3 years, 1 month ago