**Sincere apologies for the recording gaps during the first 20 minutes. We had some difficulties with our network connection**

Episode 28. The Prodigy Maker Show.

Parents: The Good, The Bad, and The Cra-Cra

Chris tackles another controversial topic: The role of parents in junior development.

Learn the dirty little secret that tennis coaches don’t want parents to know.

Chris also discusses in depth the best way parents should be involved in the development process.

Chris also answers technical and sport psychology questions from his audience around the world.

—Full Show Notes—

Chris covers these topics on Episode 28:

—The dirty little secret most tennis coaches don’t want parents to know

—Why parents are often vilified behind their backs by junior tennis coaches

—The myth of “educating” parents

—Why coaches are the ones who need the most “educating”—not the other way around

—Why parents are often the greatest asset to the coach

—Rick Macci’s brilliant approach to parents

—How Chris has adopted the Macci approach to working with parents

—Chris’s personal PTR workshop story

—The best way parents and coaches can work together to help the player

—Why all advice articles on parenting for tennis are inherently misguided

—How coaches can love their students but simultaneously hate their parents

—Why it’s often a joke when coaches claim they are the “professionals” and parents should “let them do their job”

—The Toni Nadal approach to parenting and building character

—Chris explains his simple method for developing footwork fundamentals in young players

—How to develop power on the serve. Chris’s best advice for young children.

—Chris explains the positives and negatives of the one-handed backhand versus the two handed backhand and discusses how to choose the right one.

Here is the link to his article on the subject:

http://prodigymaker.com/index.php/2018/11/23/building-a-world-class-tennis-one-handed-backhand-part-2-assessing-who-should-hit-one-hand-or-two/

—Chris discusses why sport psychologists are often a waste of money

—Chris discusses his simple mental toughness keys for young kids—and they won’t cost you $200-$300 per hour with a PhD psychologist

—Chris argues that parents are often the best mentors to shape a player’s character and mental toughness. Parents are the de facto mental coach

And more!

Sammie the tennis academy dog makes a cameo and gets some snuggles.

—Follow Chris at these websites and social media links

Website: www.chrislewit.com

Blog: www.ProdigyMaker.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChrisLewitTennisAcademy

Twitter: www.twitter.com/chrislewit

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/chris-lewit-tennis-academy

Instagram: www.instagram.com/chrislewittennis/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/ChrisLewit

iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prodigy-maker-tennis-show/