Payers & Players Podcast

We talk with Karl Collins about his experiences playing Kalamazoo and attending development camp the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla.

We discuss the spanish method of tennis development with Chris Lewit, the author of The Secrets of Spanish Tennis and the owner of the Chris Lewit Tennis Academy in Vermont.

ChrisLewit.com

ProdigyMaker.com

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spanish-Tennis-Chris-Lewit/dp/1937559491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541787445&sr=8-1&keywords=secrets+of+spanish+tennis

USTA Player Performance Profile:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/1/15/11940_highperformance_profile_lowres.pdf

We discuss the developmental path of Eric Quigley, the NCAA leader in career singles wins. Eric was a 5-time All American at University of Kentucky, and reached an ATP ranking of 297.

Eric was not a tennis prodigy, but with his passion and commitment became one of the top ranked juniors in the USA and had a stellar college career.

Eric now resides in Louisville, KY where he is a teaching professional at Springhurst Tennis Club.

We discuss the developmental path of Eric Quigley, the NCAA leader in career singles wins. Eric was a 5-time All American at University of Kentucky, and reached an ATP ranking of 297.

Eric was not a tennis prodigy, but with his passion and commitment became one of the top ranked juniors in the USA and had a stellar college career.

Eric now resides in Louisville, KY where he is a teaching professional at Springhurst Tennis Club.

Episode 27 - Jeff and Brooke Wolf - Parents of JJ and Danielle Wolf by Robert and Scott

We speak with Dr. Ben Kibler - world renowned Orthopedic Surgeon and founding member of the USTA Sports Science Committee, as well as WTA consultant.

NYT Article on Women's Serve:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/sports/tennis/us-open-wta-tour-serving.html

Positioning Youth Tennis for Success:

https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/northern-california/norcal/pdfs/coachesorganizersresources/playerdevelopment/positioning_youth_tennis_for_success_-full_version.pdf

Society for Tennis Medicine & Science:

https://www.tennismedicine.org/

Books by Dr. Kibler:

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ben+kibler&tag=mh0b-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=78340253865728&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_xi0adzc5y_e

Lexington Clinic:

https://www.lexingtonclinic.com/staff/orthopedics/wbenkibler.html

We discuss the junior development process of top 60 ATP player Tennys Sandgren. He grew up in Gallatin, TN with nothing but a tennis court and ball machine in his backyard. With coaching from his mother, he became one of the top US junior tennis players. After 2 years at the University of Tennessee, he joined the professional grind. He broke out in 2018 by making the QFs of the Australian Open.

We discuss the junior development process of top 60 ATP player Tennys Sandgren. He grew up in Gallatin, TN with nothing but a tennis court and ball machine in his backyard. With coaching from his mother, he became one of the top US junior tennis players. After 2 years at the University of Tennessee, he joined the professional grind. He broke out in 2018 by making the QFs of the Australian Open.

Episode 24 - Jeff Salzenstein Former ATP top 100 pro by Robert and Scott

John Yandell is a legendary tennis coach and founder of tennisplayer.net

John has coached John McEnroe as well as many of other elite college and professional players.

We take on several topics within the player development arena, including a discussion of pin-point vs platform serve, straight-arm vs bent-arm forehand, and much more.

https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/16/technology/a-coach-s-digital-tools-take-center-court.html