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Movement Is not ‘Fitness’

By Allistair McCaw Movement Is not ‘Fitness’. Movement is a separately taught and specialized skill. Getting ‘fitter’ doesn’t always translate to moving better Movement is a skill. Very different to ‘fitness’ or making someone fitter or faster. Teaching game specific movements is a learned skill. You need to understand the game, the mechanics, the way the athlete…
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AGNIESZKA RADWAŃSKA

WTA / TENNIS PLAYER It wasn’t the dream of many Polish kids to be a tennis star. To be honest, Poland and tennis don’t exactly go hand in hand. We don’t have a strong history in the sport or players to look up to, so kids aren’t leaping at the chance to play. But my…
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How to lose a player in one day – A coaches warning-

By Sarah Stone WTCA Founder and Vice-President It can happen in a moment. The coach thinks everything is going perfectly but when a player is left in tears it’s not a good sign. Coaches can lose a player in one day. Once the trust is gone the relationship will crumble. Although all players are different here are…
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What Makes a World Class Tennis Player?

by Javier Palenque What makes a world class tennis player? Often I wonder if I could afford XYZ coach or send our kids to ABC academy, that would be a sure way to make our kids quickly improve and get to the level above where they currently are. But, then another part of me (the…
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Home School Versus Traditional School

By Todd Widom Home School Versus Traditional School There is a new trend in tennis development with coaches convincing parents that pulling their child out of regular school and putting them into an online source of education is going to progress their child’s tennis at a more rapid rate. Tennis is a big business and more…
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Coaching or Coping – Discipline

You may have times when children get over excited or misbehave this may be part of “testing the boundaries”; finding out what is acceptable and what is not. Sometimes the reason children are over excited is because of the behaviour of the coach! When we act over animated and a little crazy, this can send…
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