Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

#26: Karan Rastogi – Learn from the mistakes of former #4 Junior in the world


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In this episode you are going to listen to Karan Rastogi, Karan was a very promising Indian Junior player that was scouted & signed by IMG as a 14 year old, he was 4 in the ITF ranking & had a career high of 284 in singles & 221 in doubles. Karan has worked with top 100 ATP Doubles specialist Purav Raja & is currently the National Coach of Hong Coach which also includes being a coach for both the Davis Cup & the Fed Cup Team

In this episode you’ll get to know:

– How Karan helps the players he is working with avoiding the same mistakes as he did

– The most valuable lesson he learned being at the IMG Tennis Academy for 11 years

– How to gain trust from the parents of the players you are coaching

Get to know more about Karan by going to his profile at either GPTCA or OrangeCoach.

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps

01:30 The steps that lead Karan to go from a professional player to a coach

03:17 What Karan learned at the GPTCA Courses
04:30 What Karan is doing in Hong Kong
06:03 Karan’s mistakes
11:36 What makes Nishikori so special
14:26 Karan’s first meeting with Maria Sharapova
16:25 Biggest lesson from the IMG Tennis Academy
19:10 How to educate tennis parents
20:21 How to handle unwanted parent behaviour as a coach
21:32 The steps of gaining trust of the parents
23:35 How to navigate in the jungle of technology
24:20 The very best about being a tennis coach
25:06 How to spot desire
26:19 Why you need adaptability & flexibility as a tennis coach
27:30 Karan’s book recommendation
29:45 Why you will learn how to persevere
31:46 The positives of getting seriously injured
37:48 How to do smart practices
40:43 Why you need to take care of yourself

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