Phase Play: Offensive & Defensive
The three P's - power, placement, and court position - and why the ability to reset a point separates successful players from hopeful ones.
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Tennis: Life at the Extremes
A thought experiment about extreme emotions - and what motivation, dedication, determination, and perseverance look like at their limits.
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Building Future Champions
Shaping students into superb athletes takes a strong partnership between player, coach, and parents - and deliberate work in five major categories.
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Values
Winning and developing are two values destined to collide. Learning to choose the purpose of each match is what eventually marries the two.
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Processing a Loss
In a Grand Slam there are 127 disappointments and 1 satisfaction. How to work through a tough loss: let the emotions run, take notes, and make a plan.
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Learned Helplessness
What the Seligman experiments teach us about tennis: why players stop problem-solving on court, and how the best players fight their way out.
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Changing Direction
Going down the line off a cross-court ball is a risky proposition. Five laws that tell you when the time is right - plus how to practice the change.
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Phase Play: Neutral
The neutral phase is the foundation of tennis - the tools you need to win it, how to train it, and why it decides who gets to attack first.
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4 Main Areas of Development of a Top-Level Player
The four pillars of tennis development - technique, physical development, emotional conditioning, and knowledge - and the practice environment that …
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Overview of Modern Tennis
How the modern game has changed - longer points, higher physical demands, phase play - and cultural factors that get in the way of development.
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