Hi guys, during these Corona Times I have been fortunate to get the opportunity to listen and learn from some very clever and experienced Coaches. This time around you will get an insight into the thoughts of Dirk Hordorff. Dirk has coached a multitude of players but to name a few he coached Rainer Schuettler during all of his career. He has coached both Lars Burgsmüller and Yen-Hsun Lu for 10 years and was with Janko Tipsarevic in the 2 years where he finished inside the top 10. Besides his strides as a tennis coach Dirk owns 2 real estate companies as well as a Sports Management Company and is the Vice President of the Global Tennis Coaches Association. Currently Dirk is coaching Richardas Berankis.

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Timestamps

01:20 The Steps of Creating a long-term Coaching relation
04:20 Balancing being respectful and honest
05:10 Trust as a prerequisite to being honest
06:25 Advantages for top 100 players sharing a Coach
09:30 Why top 10 players need their own coach
10:25 The first part of Dirk’s life
11:05 How business and tennis are the same
11:50 How tennis players should go about hiring Coaches
13:20 Why Dirk started a management company
14:40 The steps of managing an ATP Player
16:10 Why Dirk quit his office job and became a Tennis Coach
17:45 Rafa’s Character at 16 Years old
21:05 How Dirk didn’t do his job well enough
23:10 How Data is a part of the equation
24:50 What excites Dirk within tennis
26:15 Novak hasn’t got the respect he deserves
27:40 Dirk’s thoughts on the Corona virus situation
31:25 How Rafa tried to help Janko
33:35 People who are successful can better tell you what to do
34:30 Dirk Hordorff’s advice to tennis coaches
35:35 Dirk Hordofrf’s advice for Tennis Players
36:37 Dirk Hordofrf’s advice for Tennis Parents