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- #47: Olivier Jeunehomme – Finding the Lead Domino
In this episode you’re going to listen to Oliver Jeunehomme. Olivier has among others worked with the likes of: Sofya Zhuk, Irina Kromacheva & Elina Svitolina & has previously been a part of Justine Henin’s Coaching team along side Carlos Rodriques. Since 2011 Olivier has been the director of the Justine Henin Tennis Academy located close to Bruxelles, Belgium.
You’ll get to know:
– What Olivier learned from working along side Carlos Rodriques
– How adaptability is the most important ability
– What looking for the lead domino means
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 Carlos Rodriques03:15 See the player as a person04:50 Oliver’s Role at Team Henin07:00 The difference between working private & for a federation10:15 What Oliver is looking for in players12:52 Adaptability15:30 No Judgments16:50 The transition22:00 Autonomy25:20 Habits on & off the court28:34 Not emotionally ready30:00 Emotional intelligens31:30 The human relation39:05 The lead domino46 min - #46: Milo Quiroz – How to become a professional on a budget
In this episode you are going to listen to Milo Quiroz, Milo has previously been a Coach at Claremount Country Club, the Galindo & Saddlebrook Tennis Academies as well as the private coach for American Ernesto Escobedo for 6 years.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– How to become professional on a budget
– How sleep is often overlooked
– What’s it like to coach Mr. Bill Gates for 2 years
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 How to become pro without money09:30 Each of the lessons summarized09:30 Sleep13:50 Imagniation17:30 How to train imagination20:20 How to train Responsibility25:30 Starting a tennis academy28:56 True love for the sport31:10 Mr. Bill Gates35:30 The questions that we ask ourselves37:30 Tennis as medicin38:30 Discipline & Character39:30 How to foster discipline42:20 Compassion43:15 Erwin Dannverg45:45 Milo’s Book recommendation46:45 Alphabet50:40 Don’t measure talent55:00 Time management57:37 Get out of the comfort zone1 hr 4 min - #45: David Wilson – Marginal Gains
In this episode you are going to listen to David Wilson, David is a Performance Coach from Ireland and is a Ph.D graduate from Trinity College Dublin, in the field of Education. David has spoken at several conferences, including Tennis Coach Ireland National events as well the Tennis Europe & the ITF Worldwide Conference.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– The marginal gains tennis coaches can adapt from outside of our sport
– The importance of having an emergency plan
– The difference between being a Tennis Expert & being a Great tennis coach
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 Emergency plan03:25 Identify what might go wrong04:21 Marginal Gains05:53 The Importance of Stability in teams07:14 The Transition period08:30 Pareto’s principle10:00 Discpline & standards11:15 Ownership & responsibility13:10 Tennis Expert vs a Great Coach13:40 Scope for improvement14:51 Overcomplicated communication16:30 Accountability19:10 The grey area20:26 The constant questioning of our selves23:30 Building Relationships24:25 Getting feedback as a Tennis Coach26:36 An open mind29:35 The players perspective30:00 Watch matches33:00 David’s Inspirations39:00 Inefficient coaches education42:15 Be adventures46 min - #44: Diego Moyano – The USTA Player Development
In this episode you are going to listen to Diego Moyano, Diego was a professional player himself with a career high of #130 in Singles. He has previously coached players such as Guillermo Coria, Fernando Gonzalez, Paul Capdeville & Carlos Berlocq. In 2010 Diego joined the USTA player development & is currently the Lead National Coach.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– About USTA Player Development
– How they challenge the players & develop responsibility
– How to develop problem solving
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 The Development program at USTA06:20 What the USTA are looking at09:33 Challenging the players15:43 You have to earn it19:40 It’s a marathon22:30 Responsibility26:54 Problem solving31:30 How fast the best players pick up things33:30 You have to earn it34:33 Keep moving42:52 When parents loose the ability to be parents49 min - #43: Christian Ruud – You Need To Have a Big Weapon
In this episode you are going to listen to Christian Ruud, Christian was a professional player himself with a career high of #39 in Singles in 1995. He represented Norway in 3 consecutive Olympics, he has been the National Coach of Norway & is currently Coaching at the 104 Tennis Academy in Norway alongside being a dad & a part of the coaching team of his Son, Casper Ruud.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– What the Team around Casper looks like
– The importance of social skills
– The importance of simplicity as a Tennis Coach
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps:
01:30 The steps from a player to a Coach03:45 Blaming the federation04:36 Seperating from Casper09:49 What Casper’s team look like11:15 Video Analysis14:12 The importance of social skills15:39 Social media16:30 Tennis Parents17:39 The unfairness of who can earn a living playing tennis19:45 The motivational factor21:20 Thomas Högstedt22:51 How the game had changed24:30 The basics are still the same25:19 Don’t make it too difficult26:00 The serve & return32 min - #42: Mehdi Daouki – Developing the next African Grand Slam Winner
In this episode you’re going to listen to Mehdi Daouki, Mehdi has worked under the guidance of Patrick Mouratoglou for 6 years & has worked with the likes of Sachia Vickery, Aravane Rezai, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Marcos Baghdatis. In 2013 he founded the D-Tennis Academy based out of Marroco with the quest to create a Grand Slam winning African Player
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– How we as coaches always need to remember to inform the parents
– When and how character reveals it self
– What Mehdi believe is the biggest waste of time in the game of tennis
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps:
01:30 Patrick Mouratoglou03:24 If you want to be one of the best03:57 Jeun-Paul Damit06:38 If you get results…07:45 Eplaining to the parents10:20 Ons Jabeur12:04 Red flags12:36 Everything is possible13:11 Every player can make it on tour13:48 How character reveals it self15:56 The peaceful warrior16:30 Mehdi’s Advice16:46 An African Player can win a Grand Slam23 min - #41: Edgar Giffenig – Developing Stroke Flexibility
In this episode you are going to listen to Edgar Giffenig, Edgar has been a National Coach in Mexico, Germany & the States. In 2013 he published the book “Developing High Performance Tennis Players” & he is currently the partner of the online Tennis Education platform Tennisgate.com.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– What stroke flexibility is & how to develop it
– How Women oftentimes hit harder than they run
– The story of the Magic Wand
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 Lessons from 3 different National Federations06:59 Biggest takeaway with a small budget09:11 Capitalizing on great players12:23 The downside of having large funds13:43 Stroke flexibility20:14 Dealing with competitive pressure22:39 Process vs resultorientation24:47 How Edgar organized his thoughts29:42 How women hit faster than they run33:02 Why Edgar would never go fulltime on tour as a coach35:10 Teach yourself37:42 Antroprometric streotypes in tennis40:32 Every coach is not good for every player42:01 Why you learn a lot from newly started coaches43:33 Edgar’s favourite books45:10 Different players, different approaches46:10 Why Edgar is NOT huge on statistics47:32 The truth is always in the middle51:07 How the culture has changed53:26 Over organized practice schedules56:37 It’s all about the player57:35 The Magic Wand story58:21 Get to know more about Edgar1 hr 2 min - #40: Frank Giampaolo – Being a Tennis Parent is Tough!
In this episode you are going to listen to Frank Giampaolo, Frank founded The Tennis Parents Workshops in 1998, conducting workshops across the United States, Mexico, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Spain. He then instituted The Mental/Emotional Tennis Workshops in the spring of 2002. Frank’s has developed 77 National Champions, hundreds of NCAA athletes, numerous NCAA All-Americans and several professional athletes. Frank is currently the Vice Chair of the USTA/SCTA Coaches Commission.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– How it is easy to be a Tennis Coach compared to being a Tennis Parent
– The do’s & the don’ts of pre- & post match communication with a tennis player
– How do you close the gap between performance in practice & matches, How to deal with slumps & How to deal with gamesmanship
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps:
01:30 Being a Tennis Parent is tough03:10 Balancing being a coach & a father04:21 A game of keep away06:23 Utilizing multiple Tennis Coaches07:30 Negative scoring09:15 Creating a Tennis Family Philosophy11:23 Fixed mindset vs growth mindset12:57 Do’s & Don’ts of pre & post match communication15:48 Practice the way you are expected to compete17:51 Get out of Perfectionism19:30 Dealing with Gamesmanship24:05 Dealing with slumps26:54 How you can benefit from Charting28:30 The Spiral32:13 Parents workshop36:22 Don’t apply your knowledge right away38:40 Player profiling42:08 Hardware & Software43:57 A recipe of disaster45:16 What you share is what you learn46:20 Vic Braden52:37 The whole entourage on thet same page57 min - #39: Marc Sophoulis – The Person, The Athlete & Then The Tennis Player
In this episode you are going to listen to Marc Sophoulis, Marc has among others coached ATP & WTA players like: Victor Hanescu, Karan Rastogi, Anastasia & Arina Rodionova & Sabine Lisicki. He has conducted a 40 week TV Tennis Series on ESPN Asia & In 2011 he was awarded “Rising Star Coach of the year” in Australia. Currently Marc works at the Melbourne International Tennis School
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– The philosophy at MITS & the previous ones that failed
– The importance of person, athlete & then the Tennis Player
– The boundaries you must set to keep respect
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps:
01:30 Shared characteristics of top players03:30 Nature vs nurture05:03 The environment created from the parents06:18 MITS Philosophy07:54 What philosophy that didn’t work09:19 What Marc tells the players he work with11:18 Why coaches need to be selfless14:04 Person, athlete, player15:15 Go outside of your own country as a coach17:58 The importance of honesty18:28 Integrity20:19 A brutal industry22:46 Boundaries25:40 Persistence26:20 Resilience27:03 Act upon your learnings29:00 Look outside of tennis31:30 Biggest lesson from AFL32:42 Relationships34:01 24 hour coach36:20 Practice doesn’t make perfect37:10 Specificity38:40 No trust, no development40:03 Marc’s advice45 min - #38: Stephan Medem – We are Born Mentally Tough
Today you are going to listen to Stephan Medem, Stepan played professionally himself & reached a career high of #216 in singles & #146 in doubles. He has been coaching several players on the WTA-tour including the following top 50 players Claudia Porwik, Anca Barna, Meike Babel, Laura Gildemeister, Karina Habsudova & Babara Rittner. Further more he has written 2 books, “PlayGirl” & “Ich will nach Wimbledon”. Currently Stephan is the Head Coach of Junior Development at NHTC Nuremberg.
In this episode you’ll get to know:
– How all of us are born mentally tough
– How to reprogramming mental toughness
– Which 2 World Number 1’s that Stephan completely misjudged
Enjoy the show!
Timestamps
01:30 How we are born mentally tough07:04 The parent’s & Coach’s role09:23 Reprogramming kids to mental toughness11:37 Help the kids with a different perspective18:46 The red flags20:55 World numner 1’s that Stephan misjudged27:50 Talk the same language29:53 Harry Hopmann35:25 The system in junior tennis37:47 Thiem & Bresnik39:45 Tennis Associations44:18 The importance of patience47:16 Stephan’s advice51 min
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Imagine what it would be like to have access to the thoughts, reasonings and concrete steps of some of the most experienced and knowledgeable Tennis Coaches in the world? – That was what I was…
wondering back in 2015 when I set up this podcast as a part of my learning process in my attempt to one day be a Tennis Coach on the Professional Tour. Listening to the show you will get an in-depth insight into how these Tennis Coaches help Tennis Players thrive as Humans, develop as Tennis Players and ultimately perform as Competitors in the big moments.
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