Author: Jovan

How to Find a Good Tennis Coach

by tennisconsultHow to Find a Good Tennis CoachIf you are not a professional tennis coach yourself and don’t have ties in the tennis community, then choosing a coach for your kid may become a rather challenging process. Tennis is a very technical kind of sport and a coach plays a huge role in the preparation of…
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Where the Real Reward and Payback Is in Coaching

by Allistair McCaw I often get asked from coaches and trainers about how they can get into working with professional athletes in sport. A lot of coaches seem to regard working with professional athletes or teams as the highest level and pinnacle in coaching. Their perception is that If you work with the best athletes, then…
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Mental Toughness…It’s a Choice!

John Cavill Recently I have been watching a programme on BBC2 called the Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week which coincidentally a friend of mine from University was participating in. To give you a brief background to the programme, 29 of the UK’s fittest men and women are pushed beyond their mental and physical limits by…
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Great Coaches Are Great Demonstrators

by Allistair McCaw Allistair McCaw Back in 2013, I was invited to attend a 3-day basketball clinic held at the Nike headquarters in Portland, Oregon. It was a coaching clinic for mostly coaches of high school and colleges. Besides not being the most ‘gifted’ or skilled person in basketball, among other things, we were put through…
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The Right Coach, at the Right Time

by Dejan Cvetkovic There are many moments in a junior tennis player’s career that are of vital importance. The transition between under 12’s and under 14’s is one of those. During this period there are many obstacles that need to be overcome if the player is to succeed. Some factors that immediately come to mind are…
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