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#25 Design Your Plan & Follow Through with Mike VAN ZUTPHEN (Part 1)
January 28, 2015 | Expert Game Plan: An American (USA), USPTA Master Professional, Inductee of the Tennis Teacher Hall of Fame & 20 Year USPTA Tester of the Year _________________________________________________
BACKGROUND
On today’s show we will get into specialized training and how important structure & having a relationship with your coach/player is. We will also discuss three different concepts involved with getting better through trainings: mechanical, cognitive, and emotional training. Mike dives into how important structure of not only training but your life as an athlete is to your success and how you should track progress and goals. In this first part we also talk about Functional Intelligence which Mike describes as “...the ability to function under pressure, in the defined environment, making great decisions based on a tactical way to play and the statistical percentages” and why it’s so important athletes have it!
BIO
Born, Mike Van Zutphen on September 17, 1953 and currently living in Huntington Beach, California USA.
Degree in Business from the University of Tulsa.
It took Mike ten years to get his classification of Master Professional after going through strenuous requirements.
Has worked with all levels U.S. Players to develop their game/game plan. He helped design the curriculum guide for all the grade schools in the U.S. Players all over the world started coming to him to be coached.
Played World Team Tennis With Pat Dupret, and at that time was hired as a doubles specialist. His best win was beating 11th ranked ranked in the world, Andrew Peterson from South Africa. Mike feels that his consistency level and lack of structure is what kept him from making it further in the professional tennis world.
Coached at a Junior College, had his own TV show, and was the owner of Sun Tennis Magazine. Was the director of Tennis Operations Arizona, and is still currently the owner of the Arizona Tennis Association.
Trained 2 NCAA Champions and a Wimbledon Junior champion, Wesley Whitehouse.
Was Inductee of the Tennis Teacher Hall of Fame. He has written 5 Books on Tennis. Has been the Head Tester of the USPTA for the last 20 years in a row.
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#25 Design Your Plan & Follow Through with Mike VAN ZUTPHEN (Part 1)
January 28, 2015 | Expert Game Plan: An American (USA), USPTA Master Professional, Inductee of the Tennis Teacher Hall of Fame & 20 Year USPTA Tester of the Year _________________________________________________
BACKGROUND
On today’s show we will get into specialized training and how important structure & having a relationship with your coach/player is. We will also discuss three different concepts involved with getting better through trainings: mechanical, cognitive, and emotional training. Mike dives into how important structure of not only training but your life as an athlete is to your success and how you should track progress and goals. In this first part we also talk about Functional Intelligence which Mike describes as “...the ability to function under pressure, in the defined environment, making great decisions based on a tactical way to play and the statistical percentages” and why it’s so important athletes have it!
BIO
Born, Mike Van Zutphen on September 17, 1953 and currently living in Huntington Beach, California USA.
Degree in Business from the University of Tulsa.
It took Mike ten years to get his classification of Master Professional after going through strenuous requirements.
Has worked with all levels U.S. Players to develop their game/game plan. He helped design the curriculum guide for all the grade schools in the U.S. Players all over the world started coming to him to be coached.
Played World Team Tennis With Pat Dupret, and at that time was hired as a doubles specialist. His best win was beating 11th ranked ranked in the world, Andrew Peterson from South Africa. Mike feels that his consistency level and lack of structure is what kept him from making it further in the professional tennis world.
Coached at a Junior College, had his own TV show, and was the owner of Sun Tennis Magazine. Was the director of Tennis Operations Arizona, and is still currently the owner of the Arizona Tennis Association.
Trained 2 NCAA Champions and a Wimbledon Junior champion, Wesley Whitehouse.
Was Inductee of the Tennis Teacher Hall of Fame. He has written 5 Books on Tennis. Has been the Head Tester of the USPTA for the last 20 years in a row.
LEAVE A REVIEW & Subscribe to #BeyondAthletic in iTunes so other can find us too! Share this with one person you think could benefit the most…
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