Brian Thinks: Ideas from the Court

What does Serena Williams need to improve in her tennis game to break through with one more Grand Slam in 2020?  Brian analyzes the parts of her game that need upgraded.

EPISODE 179 / DAILY TENNIS PODCAST

1.  Backhand Volley

2. Transition Game

3. Off Speed Balls

4.  Battle of Nerves

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Robert Gomez is a guest podcaster from Tier One Tennis. Robert goes over the best ways juniors and parents can prepare for tournaments.

DAILY TENNIS TIPS / EPISODE 178

6 Best Ways For Juniors To Prepare for Tournaments

1.  Preparation the Week Before Tournament.

2. Working on Player Strengths

3. Practice Matches

4.  Night Before Match Planning

5.  Day of Match Planning

6.  Journaling Matches

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Tennis players are human and even though tennis class is a students sanctuary and escape from the real world some days the students need a nudge to get them to perform at a higher level to get the most out of an on court session.  Brian gives a few tips and insight on some ways to accomplish this goal.

Find Your Aha Moment

Daily Tennis Tips / Episode 177

1.  Auditory Motivation

2.  Physical Motivation

3.  Nutritional Boost

4.   Modification and Adjustments

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Looking for people to play tennis with? What is the easiest ways to find people to play tennis with?  Brian gives a few suggestions.

1.  Join a Tennis Clinic

2. Bring a new can of tennis balls.

3. Join a League or Play a Tournament

4.  Sign up for an online Find a Partner service.

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Brian explains how to exploit your husbands strengths and expose his weaknesses on the tennis court.

Daily Tennis Tip / Episode 175

5 Crucial Steps To Defeating Your Spouse

1.  Keep the ball in play.

2. Keep the ball low with slice

3. Keep the ball deep

4.  Play his backhand more

5.  Wear something attractive to numb his killer instinct.

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What is the acronym FBI stand for and when can you use it when you play tennis?  Brian explains the meaning and good times to use it in your tennis matches.

SHOW NOTES / DAILY TENNIS TIPS

1.  Informal Matches and Pick Up Games

2. Social Tennis Games

3.  Sanctioned Tennis Matches.

Brian gives 3 practical tips for tennis players after watching Novak Djokovic win his 8th Australian Open title.

1.  How to Practice Depth On Your Strokes

2. Shot tolerance and lock down mode

3. Trust Your Game

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How to follow the weekly ranking points for professional tennis players. Brian goes over the ranking points that drive players entry and seeding into tennis tournaments like the Australian Open.. 

Ranking Points Grid

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Brian's gives you some insight on how to objectively figure out your tennis rating without taking things too seriously.

Daily Tennis Tips / Episode 171

Some of the more popular tennis rating systems in tennis.

Backhand City Tennis Rating aka NTRP (National Tennis Rating Program)

Universal Tennis Rating

ELO Rating for Chess Players

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Brian explains the pro's and con's of playing tennis in windy conditions.

1.  Positives of Playing in the Wind

2. Negatives of Playing in the Wind

3.  Strong and Steady

4.  Breezy

5.  Swirling Winds

6.  Cross Winds

7.  Head Winds

8.  Rear Winds

9.  Combo Winds

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