Brian Thinks: Ideas from the Court

Brian explains how the draws are made up at Grand Slam tennis tournaments and what to expect this year at 2020's first major tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia.

Tennis Tips / Episode 159

1. Direct Entry

2. Qualification

3. Wild Cards

4. Protected Ranking

2020 Australian Open Tennis Draws

Draw Ceremony / TV Show

Brian explains how slow bouncing balls reveal your flaws.

Daily Tennis Tips / Episode 158

4 Types of Slow Balls That Tennis Players Struggle With:

1. Lobs

2. Transition Balls

3. Sitters

4. Pushers

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Brian explains how and when you can decide on the side of the court to play.

TENNIS TIPS / EPISODE: 157 

1.  Scoring Format

2. Dominant Hand

3. Player Rating

4.  Environment

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Brian explains the optimal strategy to play mixed doubles.

DAILY TENNIS TIPS / EPISODE 156

1.  Protect the weakest shot on your team

2. Communicate

3. Play Your Strengths

4. Practice Match TieBreaks

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Unforced vs Forced Errors.  Brian defines which balls as the most frustrating to lose and how you can clean up your game with a training process to make your game more reliable.

DAILY EPISODE 155

1.  SLOW BALLS

2. NEUTRAL BALLS

3. AGGRESSIVE BALLS

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Brian explains the strategies, options and etiquette of a coin toss or racquet spin before a tennis match.  

Your Choices (Not by Priority)

1.  Serve or Receive

2.  Choose Sides

3.  Defer

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Brian explains when is the right time to take tennis lessons and what you should derive from your one on one time with your professional tennis coach.

1.  Feel Good About Your Game

2. Work on Developing a Strength

3. Work on Developing a Liability

4. Work on Technique

5.  Work on Situational

6.  Follow Progressions

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Brian explains some clues that your tennis pro might be bad at their job.

SHOW NOTES / EPISODE 152

The over emphasis and aesthetic of the follow through.

1. Is there a "right way" to teach tennis?

2. Why is the follow through emphasized so much?

3. Why is the backswing emphasized so much?

4.  When is a good time to follow through?

5.  How did this come about?

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Brian explains when to be quiet giving a tennis lesson and let the student figure it out.

SHOW NOTES / EPISODE 151

1. It's NOT you I mean ME.

2. Story of Younger Brian

3. Game Install

4. Observational Practice

5. Breakdown and Analysis

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Brian explains how to keep a doubles game from dragging on and keep the points spirited and the games moving in a comfortable flow.

SHOW NOTES / EPISODE 150

1.  Buy a Can of 4 Tennis Balls

2. Keep the Warm Up Under 10 Minutes

3. FBI

4. No Ad Scoring

5. Coman Tiebreakers

6. Keep The Server Happy

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