Thoughts on USTA and UTR from the FRA team tournament in Colorado Springs.
We discuss how the Spanish X Drill fails tennis players and how coaches can do better.
We catch up on how Steve's summer went in Loveland and look forward to his next year and to a couple future podcast episodes.
Steve and Bob welcome Irish tennis coach Philip O'Callaghan to the FRA Podcast to talk about our approaches to skill development in tennis. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Coach Bob and I discuss doubles positioning, formations, shot selection, etc!
Coach B-O-B with a Quickhit on bad habits in tennis....
Coach B-O-B and I break down the idea of learning "proper form" early and tackling
the question of "I don't want my kid to have bad habits" and a continued discussion on
the hyper-focus of technique with coaches and pros (and where we are doing it correctly with
the 10 and unders)!
The dangers of a hyper focus on technique and mechanics! What is the real reason
for misses in tennis and why you never tell a player "move your feet"!
Coach Steve and Coach B-O-B discuss mental toughness and how to overcome getting tight in tennis matches
Teaser for full episode number 5.....how to close out tennis matches!
Here B-O-B and Coach Steve dive into the skill of closing out matches,
the importance of practice sets, and how we structure the FRA to make
sure we are working on this skill!
Episode 4 dives in to the pusher in tennis! What is pushing, why does it work, and how
do you beat the pusher!
Coach B-O-B and coach Steve discuss the 5 tactical areas of tennis, and what we believe coaches should
focus on out there in a group setting.
We talk about the value of playing high school tennis and all the pathways
to college tennis and the different levels, scholarships, etc.