Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

#25: Federico Ricci – Cultural differences in running a Tennis Academy


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In this episode you are going to listen to Federico Ricci, Federico was the director at the Evert Tennis Academy where he worked with the likes of Lauren Davis, Jesse Levine, Madison Keys & Ajla Tomljanovic. Since 2011 he has been the director of the Jarkko Nieminen Tennis Academy which is one of the few non-profit Tennis Academies in the world

In this episode you’ll get to know:

– The similarities & differences on the Jarko Nieminen & Evert Tennis Academy

– How it’s possible to develop a players stress tolerance

– The most important lesson he learned under the guidance of Andy Brandi

Get to know more about Federico by going to the official Jarkko Nieminen Tennis Academy homepage.

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps

01:30 Non profit academy

4:20 The specific actions of commitment
06:12 The benefits of having a small environment
09:50 The collaboration with the finish tennis association
11:42 The story of the Estonian Tennis Federation
12:34 Similarities & differences on Jarko Nieminen & Evert Tennis Academy
16:45 How the quality of the facility influences the players
19:45 How some parents from Scandinavia perceive sport
22:58 The best thing about being an academy director
24:34 Something he has not talked about before
24:50 The stress level a player can sustain
26:42 Daily actions to develop stress tolerance
30:26 Resilience
32:49 Empathy
38:20 Most important lesson learned from Andy Brandi
40:14 Biggest myth
43:14 How tennis has become more complicated
45:30 The complexity of traveling
The physical aspect while traveling has become more important
49:30 Federico’s advice

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