Tactical Tennis

Glen Hill and Jacob Meyer discuss mental toughness in tennis. They start by comparing Nadal and Djokovic and asking: Is mental toughness innate? Rituals are a key topic here, including Nadal's water bottle management system. Djokovic's thriving in hostile crowds and his "me against the world" mentality is discussed. The conversation ranges across other topics,

In this wide ranging conversation we talk about experiences coaching collegiate and professional doubles and some of the differences between the two. We explore the idea of risk tolerance and emotional drivers and how they can align or mismatch with our natural playing styles or tools to inhibit performance.

In this episode, we talk about racquets. Specifically we discuss the things in racquets that impact power such as weight and stiffness. There's some talk of how a racquet might cause pain for one player but not another, as well as some of the technological development (or lack thereof) in racquets since the 1980s. In

In this episode we talk about the basic exercises a tennis player should be doing to build strength for tennis.

We can agree that strength training works, but have you ever wondered how? If you're not being trained by a skilled professional, a basic understanding of how strength training makes you stronger is critical for being able to put together your own program. So listen in and find out!

Our physical preparation affects the outcome of our matches. However sometimes it's easy to confuse the cause of a loss. Could your endurance issue actually be a strength problem? That's just one aspect of how being stronger helps you win more that we cover in today's episode!

In recent episodes we've talked a lot about having a coherent strategy for your tennis game. Today we discuss the return of serve. What's your philosophy on what may be the most important part of your game? How much time do you spend practicing it?

Mistakes were made. The wrong audio file was uploaded originally. Now that the right one is up, we talk about Nick Kyrgios – one of the if not the most polarizing figure in men’s tennis today. Love him or hate him, we talk about him.