Compete Like a Champion

Visualization is a well known but less understood mental skill in the performance world. Many tennis coaches and players have differing opinions on how important it is, if it's effective, and why. Coach Johnny and Dr. L tackle the subject of visualization and why it is important to the high performance tennis player. They detail how they use it with junior tennis players as well as how to train it.

Twitter:

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

Habits are at the foundation of high performance tennis. In this podcast Coach Johnny and Dr. L take a closer look at habits and why they are important to become a better tennis player. They also talk about some of the latest strategies for sticking to habits, as well as how tennis coaches can help their players develop good habits.

The Power of Habits:

https://bit.ly/2TYpDmO

Atomic Habits:

https://fourminutebooks.com/atomic-habits-summary/ 

Twitter:

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

Dr. Dan Gould, Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University comes on the podcast to discuss his research on Generation Z athletes. Dr. Gould takes us through the purpose of generation or cohort research, what time frame constitutes Generation Z and the characteristics that define this Generation. From there the team dives into coaching Gen Z athlete strategies. What it takes to develop high performance players is discussed as well as some of the nuances the coaches must address in working with players.

Resources:

• Coaching Gen Z Athletes
• Sport Parent Do's and Don'ts
• Sport Parents

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

Nine people died in the tragic helicopter crash which included NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Our team wanted to take time to celebrate and remember Kobe Bryant including his legacy as a basketball great, but also Kobe the person, the father, and the role model for so many. Leah Friedman, National Manager at the USTA, joined us to talk about her experience with Kobe on the tennis court and how Kobe not only impacted her but his love of tennis and for inspiring children to chase their dreams. JP, Leah, and Dr. Larry talk about Mamba Mentality and what it meant for so many people. They take a deeper look at Kobe the person and what his legacy was and continues to be

Resources

How Kobe Bryant became one of the NBA's all-time greatest players and an almost mythical figure in the process:

• https://www.businessinsider.com/why-kobe-bryant-all-time-great-nba-player-2020-1

3 Things That Made Kobe Bryant One of the Greatest Players of All Time:

• https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-become-the-best-3-things-that-made-kobe-bryant-one-of-the-greatest-players-of-all-time/

Mamba Mentality:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtHt6h_63o 

Leah Friedman Instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/lnfriedman/ 

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/2SYh6Bb 

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

In this episode the guys are joined by Jason Harnett, National Manager and Head Coach of Team USA Wheelchair. They go into depth about Jason's journey into coaching wheelchair tennis and the mission of the department. Through a discussion of his journey we learn about how he became not only comfortable, but highly competent in coaching athletes in a chair. We also get into what challenges exist, how he personally has overcome them, and the genuine appreciation he has for the resilience and toughness of wheelchair players. We hope this inspires other coaches to coach wheelchair tennis players and provides coaching ideas to help you do so in a professional manner.

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/3c3xAj0 

Twitter:

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV in comeback fashion just as they did all three playoff games. How were they able to bounce back from these double-digit deficits? What makes KC so resilient? Dr. L and Coach Johnny discuss the leadership of Andy Reid, the brilliance of Patrick Mahomes, and what it takes to keep bouncing back.They also explore how team sport differs from individual sport (aka tennis of course) and what individual sport athletes can draw from the Chiefs' victory.

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

What can coaches do to develop themselves, especially young coaches? Coach Jadun of Michigan State University Men's Tennis talks about his experience in the USTA Player Development Coaching Fellowship. In addition, Jessica Battaglia, Senior Manager, PD Events and Programming at the USTA, joins us to talk about the fellowship program. The concept of the mentor-mentee relationship is discussed as a main vehicle for coach development. The topics of discussion include what to look for in a mentor, how the mentee wants to approach a mentoring and/or fellowship situation, and how to get the most out of such an opportunity.

To apply for our 2020 Professional Coaching Fellowship Program go to: http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/fellowship_in_professional_coaching/?

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/3bzK69p 

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

Dr. L and Coach Johnny discuss in depth, examples of how others have not only gotten through, but have thrived because of adversity in their lives. Former Navy Seal and motivational speaker and author David Goggins is discussed as someone who thrives on challenges. The team gives practical strategies and a philosophy for how to create toughness in your own life.

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/2SzYgyW 

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes

Sam Jalloh, professional tennis coach, former pro player, and Sierra Leone Civil War Survivor, talks about his challenging upbringing and how it shaped him as a human being, tennis player and mental coach. It is an inspiring story of struggle and adversity leading to a wonderful life of leading through serving. Sam describes how he didn't allow his early years to break him and instead drove him to make the national tennis team and provide for his family. Sam shares his beliefs on how to reach young players of today who are provided with everything they need and aren't necessarily driven by adversity.

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/2SlR4GA 

Resources:

• Website: http://www.sampjalloh.com/
• Ted Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXZc3gy63k4
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B07QSBT97P?_encoding=UTF8&node=2656022011&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-pages-popularity-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader   

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1

Instagram:

• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes
• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis

Dr. L and Coach Johnny are joined by Dr. Jayanthi to discuss the hot topic of sport specialization and what the latest research is asserting about youth involvement in sport. Dr. Jayanthi is considered one of the country’s leading experts on youth sports health, injuries, and sports training patterns, as well as an international leader in tennis medicine. He provides details on the findings of his research and offers solutions to the challenges around early specialization and year-round training. The team talk about what sport sampling is and its role in developing healthy tennis competitors physically and mentally along the tennis journey. 

Episode Transcript: https://go.aws/2U6gYQW 

Research Articles:

• https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/08/25/peds.2016-2148
• https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/6/1242

• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbul - Youth Sports Risk 

• http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1109659039631&ca=03d3fe3c-315f-4afc-b1fc-34f9f51f9c45 

• Dr. Larry Lauer - @LarryLauer
• Coach Parkes - @johnnyparkes1
• Dr. Jayanthi - @NeeruJayanthi

• Team USA Tennis - @teamusatennis
• Coach Parkes - @johnny_parkes