Gotta Play Tennis

Gotta Play Tennis episodes:

• 02.19.2015

  Episode 104: Turn up the Quiet...at least above the waist

  Maintaining a quiet upper-body above a hyperactive lower one can increase your success at retrieval, control and power on the court

  
• 01.30.2015

  Episode 103: A cut above the rest Down Under

  How the tennis stroke known as the slice can add a dimension of both offense and defense in our shotmaking

  
• 01.11.2015

  Episode 102: Discussing tennis ahead and behind

  In a discussion with Gary Bala of TimelessTennis.net, we reflected on the men's Grand Slam championships of 2014 and considered how those results will affect the coming year on the ATP tour.

  
• 04.03.2014

  Episode 101: Look to the children for fresh tennis insight

  Children and tennis—teach them well and let them lead the way

  
• 01.26.2014

  Episode 100: When I do 3, the winner is me

  The power of the THREE basic ingredients for the success of any player

  
• 04.19.2013

  Episode 99: Plan your work, but don't be afraid to adjust

  Just as important as going into a match with a plan is the ability to adjust to the circumstances.

  
• 02.18.2013

  Episode 98: What's in it for me—the Grand Slams

  What return, on our investment of time, do we get from watching the majors—the longest tennis matches of the year?

  
• 02.04.2013

  Episode 97: The Team vs. Individual Sport Dilemma

  Should our youth settle on team sports, individual sports, or some combination of both? 

  
• 01.09.2013

  Episode 96: One's in, the other's out - Happy 2013

  Special guest Gary Bala of timelesstennis.net joins me to reflect on the 2012 tennis season with an eye on 2013 predictions.

  
• 12.15.2012

  Episode 95: O Tennis Court-the holiday podcast 2012

  Listen and enjoy this festive tune–put to words–about what a tennis court means to me and many others.

  
• 11.26.2012

  Episode 94: Variety, or not, for successful tennis

  Is tennis success tied to massive variety or repetitive mediocrity?

  
• 10.11.2012

  Episode 93: Why tennis adults are just big kids

  When you get down to the true principles of tennis, kid or adult doesn't matter.

  
• 07.05.2012

  Episode 92: Let's talk SCORING

  Let's review various ways to keep score on a court.

  
• 06.04.2012

  Episode 91: The dusty road to Roland Garros

  We take a look at the clay court swing as an indication of those with opportunities at Roland Garros.

  
• 05.24.2012

  Episode 90: Are you smarter than a beginning player?

  Look back on your humble beginnings and appreciate all that you now take for granted on the tennis court. 

  
• 04.24.2012

  Episode 89: When opportunity knocks, open the door

  Keep your eyes and ears open on the court and be an opportunist whenever possible

  
• 04.11.2012

  Episode 88: Weapons of Mass CONSTRUCTION

  Four underrated shots in today's tennis game

  
• 03.20.2012

  Episode 87: Key elements of a tennis instructor

  A few basic characteristics to look for when considering a tennis teacher

  
• 02.27.2012

  Episode 86: Retrieval, Response, and Release zones

  Dividing the court into three zones may help guide our shotmaking decisions.

  
• 02.02.2012

  Episode 85: Colour my World with tennis balls for all skill levels

  Softer, slower, and lower bouncing balls are NOT just for kids anymore!

  
• 01.19.2012

  Episode 84: W.W.L.D. (What Would Lendl Do)

  What impact will coach Ivan Lendl, and his background, have on Andy Murray? 

  
• 01.02.2012

  Episode 83: Tennis health & 2011 reflections with Gary Bala

  Gary Bala (of TimelessTennis.net) and I discuss the health reasons to play tennis, review 2011, and look toward tennis in 2012.

  
• 12.23.2011

  Episode 82: How to manage the hit zone

  Adjusting our swing path to keep the ball in play.

  
• 12.05.2011

  EPISODE 81: Special Holiday Edition 2011

  A holiday classic that suggests tennis for fitness and health

  
• 11.17.2011

  Episode 80: Seeing the ERROR of your ways-part 2

  In this second session of looking at costly on-court errors, we look at mistakes that may surprise you.

  
• 10.30.2011

  Episode 79: How to make tennis MAGIC on the court

  We'll take a look at Tennis Magic: 150 Magic Tricks Designed to Supercharge your Game

  
• 10.14.2011

  Episode 78: Champions Series shows the power of solid foundations

  Former Grand Slam winners still compete and are far from "out-to-pasture"

  
• 09.19.2011

  Episode 77: Is the "modern tennis" game fad-tabulous?

  Will the widening gap between pros and recreational players be harmful to the game, and how do teaching professionals approach the issue with their students?

  
• 09.01.2011

  Episode 76: Sometimes Bad is Good

  How the suffering of Bad days makes us appreciate the Good ones

  
• 08.19.2011

  Episode 75: Racquet face in the hood

  The angle the racquet face meets the ball may be just the attitude you need for success on your groundstrokes

  
• 07.25.2011

  Episode 74: Practicing tennis on purpose

  Author Geoff Colvin of Talent Is Overrated shows us the best way to maximize our practice sessions through Deliberate Practice.

  
• 07.10.2011

  Episode 73: Camp, and you, Rock around the Clock

  The clock face, and its parallel to principles of good strokes 

  
• 06.24.2011

  Episode 72: Why the grass still tickles the toes

  We take a look back at thirty years of Wimbledon magic.

  
• 06.13.2011

  Episode 71: When Tennis and Football compete for the clock

  Tennis offers action measured by-the-hour instead of by-the-minute!

  
• 05.30.2011

  Episode 70: Playing in the Past, Present, and Future tense

  Applying language arts techniques to our tennis game.

  
• 05.16.2011

  Episode 69: Getting a QuickStart to tennis

  10-and-under tennis is the learning revolution to help create future US champions.

  
• 05.06.2011

  Episode 68: Spring, the ATP, and red dirt

  Understanding the ATP European swing on the red dirt

  
• 04.22.2011

  Episode 67: Seeing the Error of your ways.Part 1

  We'll take a look at the why and how of shot execution errors

  
• 03.30.2011

  Episode 66: How important is the serve?

  What makes the serve work, and how important is it in your game? 

  
• 03.08.2011

  Episode 65: Portal into past greatness

  A review of Tennis Night in America featuring the likes of McEnroe, Lendl, Agassi and Sampras competing at the BNP Paribas Showdown in Madison Square Garden

  
• 02.27.2011

  Episode 64: Are they Strategies or Tactics?

  Learning the difference between a strategy and a tactic and how they interact with one another

  
• 02.07.2011

  Episode 63: Distance matters

  Offense or defense can be determined by distance from the baseline

  
• 01.18.2011

  Episode 62. Tennis at the kitchen table

  Trade your racket and controller for some dice and hot chocolate.

  
• 12.28.2010

  Episode 61: How WE did in 2010

  Let's evaluate how both you and I did with our tennis games in 2010.

  
• 12.06.2010

  Episode 60: The Jingle Balls of Tennis

  My way of passing on some festive cheer. Happy holidays to you and yours. 

  
• 11.28.2010

  Episode 59: Holiday Tennis Shopping

  Tennis gift ideas and those off-beat purchases missed in mainstream shopping

  
• 11.06.2010

  Episode 58: Interview with author of Timeless Tennis blog

  An interview with Gary Bala, author of the Timeless Tennis blog.

  
• 11.02.2010

  Episode 57: Playing as a tennis pusher and enjoying the wins

  How playing as a tennis pusher can be an important part of your game

  
• 10.22.2010

  Episode 56: Proper tennis court behavior

  Let's not forget the "public" in public courts.

  
• 10.06.2010

  Episode 55: Gettin' Down leads to good volleying

  Let's discuss those really-low volleys from the shoe tops that wreak havoc at the net.