Coach Evan is back with his thoughts and a story about playing in a crosswind. Check out more of his posts here. Playing in a crosswind – Evan Gaudreau The town tennis courts were built in rows of three. There were five sections. Two players were playing in the section next to the parking lot. They tried to hit the ball back and forth. “This is so annoying,” Dave said. …
Guest contributor Colan Surratt is back with an important piece about coaching simply but effectively. Simplicity usually wins the game! Coaching Simply but Effectively by Colan Surratt As a young tennis coach, I pushed myself to understand tactics, technique, string, racquets, shoes, and anything else tennis. Logically – or so I thought – that would make me a great coach. Boy, was I wrong! My students would come to each …
The ATP official partner of online tennis learning, TopCourt has announced their latest pro player videos. How good is Azarenka on TopCourt? I was surprised how well Nick Kyrgios worked on the TopCourt online tennis learning platform. It’s fascinating to see how certain players transcend the platform and just “work”, while others fall a bit flat. It’s an ambitious project, with so many high-ranked pros contributing materials. I really enjoy …
Have you seen Tsitsipas new coach? Laver Cup captain and former pro player Thomas Enqvist is on his team in Rotterdam. This is likely a test period before anything more permanent is announced, but let’s hope Tsitsipas new coach is there to stay. I think many of us have grown tired of the coaching violations that Tsitispas father, Apostolos, have been causing Stefanos due to his constant talking in between …
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A week ago I received a box with an interesting wearable tennis improvement tool. Here is my Neurotennis review. I was excited about this Neurotennis review since I am always looking for innovative ways to improve my tennis game (and others!). Neurotennis is made by a company based in my old (temporary) hometown Arlington, Va., and started by brothers and tech entrepreneurs Alain and Marc Cohen. The idea is logical: if …
Stefanos Tsitsipas tweeted that he believes in coaching during matches. Should on-court coaching be allowed? I posted my vlog “Should on-court coaching be allowed?” on YouTube and Instagram last night and the response is pretty clear. The majority thinks it shouldn’t be allowed. Most tennis fans are quite traditional though, so I don’t think that response is surprising. I am a bit torn myself as I lay out in my …
One of the issues facing many new players is learning the grips in tennis. There are a few tools you can use to help you along though. Learning the grips in tennis can be frustrating. You need one grip for the serve and volleys, one for the backhand, and one for the forehand. To make matters worse there are different grips to choose from for the forehand: western, semi-western, and …
I have recently tested Improves.co – a new online tennis coaching website. I need help with all my strokes but focused on the forehand for now. The idea of improves.co is for players to record themselves and then send over a video and get advice from a pro player or a top-level coach like Paul Annacone. I always recommend players to set up a tripod and analyze footage of themselves. It …
I have been testing the Top Level Tennis online course programs for a couple of weeks. Here is my Top Level Tennis Review. Top Level Tennis is, similar to TopCourt that I wrote about before, an online course program featuring top level tennis players and coaches. The roster of coaches and players is not as vast and as strong as TopCourt, but the content is a bit more extensive and …
