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Bill Tilden's Tennis For Beginners

Bill Tilden Tennis Coaching Video For Beginners

Bill Tilden won every major title he contested for six straight years, including six U.S. Nationals (1920-25). Tilden was overwhelmingly voted the greatest tennis player of the first ... Continue Reading →
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Coach Pat Dougherty Working On Your Unique Serve

This is a great video from Coach Pat Dougherty. Similar to how I coach at TPA Tennis Consulting he works with the player to improve their unique serve. Rather than coaching everyone ... Continue Reading →
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Are Skate Parks Popular Because of no Parents & Coaches?

By Tom Allsopp This excerpt is from the USTA publication on Quickstart Tennis (now 10 and Under Tennis) “Have you been to a skate park lately? They’re packed. Why? Why are skate ... Continue Reading →
Bananas

Why You Should Eat Bananas…

This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined ... Continue Reading →
Robert Landorp

Robert Lansdorp on Competing & the Importance of ‘Playing Down’

I normally write my personal thoughts on the videos I post but all I need to say here is that I agree 100% with Robert Lansdorp. I would just add that some parents simply don’t ... Continue Reading →
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You’re Only as Good as Your Second Serve!

Original Article: The Importance of the Second Serve In Tennis from: http://www.stevegtennis.com By Ian Dorward When you listen to the pundits and commentators analysing the statistics ... Continue Reading →
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Book Review

Review for: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Paperback) by Carol Dweck Mindsets – Is the glass half full or half empty? This book isn’t directly aimed at tennis or sports ... Continue Reading →
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Is Perfectionism Holding You Back?

This interesting excerpt is from Andre Agassi’s book -Open and the full article was first published on thecoffeeonthetable.com  I recently came across a wonderful piece – ... Continue Reading →
jennifer-Capriati

What’s Lost For Child Prodigies On The Way To Winning?

Article By Peter Stanford   From: Are child athletes winners or losers? These views don’t necessarily represent those of TPAtennis.net  The trophy cabinet in the kitchen was ... Continue Reading →
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Can Professional Athletes Manipulate Time?

By Tom Allsopp All great players appear to have more time than the average player. Roger Federer appears to never be rushed. Is this because of his technique, footwork and all round ... Continue Reading →
McEnroe Slice

Old School Slice Backhand – Perfect For Beginners

By Tom Allsopp This video of Akinyele (age 9) demonstrates a great way for beginners to learn how to hit a slice backhand. AK had hit slice backhands before for fun, but this was the ... Continue Reading →
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Boris Becker & Mark Petchey on String Technology Evolution

Boris Becker and Mark Petchey discuss the evolution of stringing technology over time on Saturday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Video courtesy of Barclays. Posted by ATPWorldTour After ... Continue Reading →
Del Little

Interview With Legendary Tennis Coach Del Little

This interview is from http://www.svetotennis.com It was once said that humility suits well only to those who would have a reason to be immodest. So such can be said for tennis coach ... Continue Reading →
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The Journeymen – The Best Tennis Documentary!

“The Journeymen” is an amazing documentary, my favorite tennis documentary of all time. This DVD shows what life is really like for your average professional tennis player ... Continue Reading →
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Disciplined Coach Lendl’s Given Murray New Respect, Insists Becker

Article from http://www.dailymail.co.uk By MALCOLM FOLLEY I have already given my thoughts on How Andy Murray Became a Grand Slam Champion. Now we get to hear from the legend Boris ... Continue Reading →
"Federer needs people who are strong enough to tell him what they think. I'm one of them ..."

An Interview With Federer’s Fitness Trainer – Pierre Paganini

“Federer needs people who are strong enough to tell him what they think. I’m one of them …” This article is from tagesanzeiger.ch and was originally written ... Continue Reading →
Yannick Noah

Tennis Doping ‘Wide-Ranging’, Says Yannick Noah

Article from: http://www.theaustralian.com.au By Courtney Walsh, The Australian ALMOST a year after earning the wrath of Rafael Nadal for controversial comments about doping in Spain, ... Continue Reading →
Wimbledon

The Sprit of Wimbledon Documentary

This is the first of a fantastic four-part documentary series  about “The Wimbledon Championships” or simply Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the ... Continue Reading →
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Andy Murray’s Improved Attitude The Key To His Success

By Tom Allsopp It has been a long time coming but after winning the 2012 US Open, Andy Murray can now call himself a Grand Slam Champion. In his post-match press conference Murray said ... Continue Reading →
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Interview With Lendl After Murray Wins US Open

Ivan Lendl shares his thoughts with ATPWorldTour after Andy Murray claims his first grand slam title at the US Open. Video from:http://www.youtube.com/user/ATPWorldTour Continue Reading →