I do my best to coach by the idea that if I’m constantly asking my players to get better, I should do the same. Well SwingVision’s new feature helps me accomplish just that! Their recent upgrade now breaks down a player’s return of serve stats.

This is all just my personal preference. I’ve spent some time training at many different places. At the end of the day, I think this type of environment will best help a junior develop into a great tennis player, while having a great experience. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find our unicorn, but we can sure get close!

The food and liquids we consume have a direct affect on our energy and our mood. If you’re going to spend thousands of dollars a year on tennis training, the last thing you want is for your nutrition to ruin everything. Give this area the same attention you would any other part of your tennis training.

There are days where we wake up & our favorite forehand is no where to be found. When yesterday we needed to hit forehands cross-court because we were playing a lefty, today we need to hit down the line because our opponent has a great righty forehand. That’s the world tennis players live in. The world where everything is about percentages, not rules, & those percentages seesaw back and forth.

There’s been a growing frustration amongst players and parents in junior tennis for a while now, and it hurts my tennis loving soul. It hurts the tennis loving soul of all current coaches and former players.

Think about it. A parent tracks that their child hit twelve double faults. Ok. Great (not really though) But how? Why did they hit 12 double faults? Was it the toss? Was it the grip? Was it the head? There are so many possibilities.

As a tennis coach, the most important thing on my mind is how can I help my players achieve their goals. Over the last year, I’ve been spending a lot of time on A.I. generated tennis app called SwingVision to help my players get better. The following describes how I use SwingVision to help my players get better, and how you can use these tools as well.

It’s not that I don’t believe kids should get private work in with a coach. On the contrary, they need to get as much of that as they can.

They just came up with a “better algorithm” where you can still lose a close match and move up, and win a close match and move down.

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I can’t help you with your school being upset about absences due to tournament travel, but I can help you in regards to a better training environment. It’s going to be a huge commitment, but if you’re considering homeschooling, you’re already extremely committed to doing everything possible for your child’s success.

It’s one thing to see a player play one match. It’s another to see how they handle different scenarios on back to back days. That’s where you really get to know the player. But in regards to the overall tournament, when the juniors I was responsible for weren’t competing, I was watching everyone else and learning. These were the 3 most important things I took away from the event:

My biggest frustration as a professional player was not being able to afford to travel with a coach. It was too expensive. I was already losing money traveling by myself. If I brought my coach, my debt would skyrocket.

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You’ve started to learn the drop shot, the slice, the serve and volley, and all these fun shots and you can’t wait to implement them. That’s what makes tennis fun! You have freedom of choice, and you can surprise your opponent at anytime. But sometimes you can surprise yourself by randomly going for a drop shot on an important point, when it’s actually one of the worst shots in your arsenal!

For that to happen, to be completely focused on every little detail, an athlete has to care about the immediate present as if it’s the most important thing in the world. Mentally. Physically. And emotionally. Only when you care that much about the present can you be 100% focused.

I think we need to stop asking kids to make achievement goals, and only do performance goals.

If you’re like me, your passion for tennis includes competition. That passion goes beyond simply learning how to hit a ball. It goes beyond how to have the perfect technique.

It’s about stepping on the court, across from an opponent, and enjoying the chess match that a tennis match requires. It’s about figuring out how to give yourself the best chance to win.

To do this well, a player needs to have match play skills. These skills are:

- how to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses

- how to position yourself

- what adjustments to make in your strategy

- developing the routines in between points such as how to breathe, when to take time, when to play fast

- how to handle cheating

So coaches, take a look inwards. We might have a lot of great experience but we’re not perfect. Sometimes it’s us that needs to change and not the player. They might be doing everything possible, but our method of coaching will never help them maximize their potential. Be flexible. Be willing to learn. Do what’s best for the kids. Not your ego.