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There Goes My Hero...Inspiration from the Pros
The tennis world has seen numerous retirements recently, including Serena at the US Open and Federer after Laver Cup. The CLC team take this opportun…
3 years, 6 months ago
Skill Drill - Playing When You're Tired
CLC continues on the topic of toughness with an examination of how playing games, sets and matches when you are tired can benefit your game. We addre…
3 years, 7 months ago
Do Hard Things: Steve Magness Interview
Steve Magness, author of "Do Hard Things" joins us to discuss a more current, science-based version of toughness. We get into what it means to be tou…
3 years, 7 months ago
Skill Drill: 30 Ball Drill
In our next set of skill drills we are focusing on developing toughness. In this episode the CLC team focuses on drills that require players hit a ce…
3 years, 8 months ago
Wanna be tough? It's more than physical toughness
Toughness is not very well understood and often taught/applied in inappropriate and ineffective ways. In this episode we breakdown what toughness rea…
3 years, 8 months ago
Skill Drill - Visualization Prior to the Return of Serve
Again we are back on the return of serve, this time detailing how to use visualization to enhance the return. Coach Johnny also dives into the physic…
3 years, 8 months ago
How to Have Players Try Something New
In this episode we discuss the challenges of having players try something new. Why is it so difficult for some people to do something differently or …
3 years, 8 months ago
Skill Drill - Using a Centered Breath to Improve the Return of Serve
CLC stays on the return of serve with using centered breathing to enhance the tunnel focus on the return of serve. We talk about how to do the deep b…
3 years, 9 months ago
Considerations for Developing the Return of Serve
CLC goes in depth on the most under practiced shot in the game, and yet extremely important, the return of serve. We discuss the physical and psychol…
3 years, 9 months ago
Skill Drill - Reward Yourself for Playing Great
Mental Skill Drills return with a focus on rewarding yourself for playing well. The brain is wired to focus on negative memories. This drill counters…
3 years, 10 months ago