The Coaching Podcast

Jack Busby and Emma Doyle met through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) young game-changers speakers' mentoring program. They have remained close friends and share many coaching philosophies in common, such as reinforcing the STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, not ages! He is originally from Birmingham, United Kingdom and went to the Bollettieri's Tennis Academy as a junior training under the watchful eye of Nick for two years as a junior.

Jack has been the Tennis Director of Southern Highlands Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada since January 2018. Jack was awarded USTA Nevada Coach of the year in 2019 and PTR Young Professional of the year also in 2019. He also was the 2020 PTR Nevada member of the year.

Prior to Southern Highlands Jack was a division one college tennis player and internationally ranked tennis player. He lives by the motto:

"I want people to fall in love with this game (of tennis) for life" - Thank you Coach Jack Busby for being on The Coaching Podcast and for being such an inspiring and entrepreneurial coach yourself. We hope you enjoying "LISTENING" to this episode.

Simon interviews Customer Experience Consultant and Director of CX Group Australia, Justin Tippett. For 30+ years, Justin has been a leading practitioner and Voice in the Australian Contact Centre Industry.

Emma Doyle first met Mark Jeffery (UK based) when he asked her to speak at the virtual conference called the Winning Summit. They instantly connected on a human level and their passion to bridge the gap between machines and humans so that you can win more on and off the tennis court.

Mark has had a very diverse and varied career, all innovations, underpinned by his love of tennis. A commissioned officer and army tennis champion, he played on the hallowed grass of Wimbledon for fifteen years against the RAF and Navy. Tennis was his universal language to new friends around the world as he played for the local tennis clubs wherever he went.

After the army, he ran David Lloyd's first big 'box' tennis club. He was the Event Director for the Super Series Benson and Hedges Tennis Championship at Wembley. More recently, a hobby in semi-retirement, bringing Military training into tennis to invent a one of a kind training methodology called, BIG POINT PLAYER. This, in turn, led him to his life's mission as the creator of The WINNING SUMMIT .... to accelerate personal development through training to compete in tennis.

You can hear more from Mark and Emma at the Winning Summit (https://2021.winningsummit.com). We hope you enjoy this episode and that we see you at the Winning Summit Events in the future.

Emma Doyle interviewed John Buchanan back in 2019 and the content from this interview is still so relevant today! He talks about his best coaching moments which are when he feels like he doesn't have to coach! Then our guest coach, Damo (Damian Carmody-Stephens) talks to Emma about John's comments as well as some gold dust moments like;

•How to reverse engineer a win

•Your level is your level on your worse day

•Who you are is the process by which you have achieved your results

And many more. We hope you enjoy this short interview and extended discussion about coaching.

John Buchanan is the Director and Owner of Buchanan Success Coaching. A business designed to enhance corporate success through the winning lessons from sport. John is passionate about coaching and the striking impact that quality coaching has on peak performance for individuals, leaders, and teams. His credentials as a leader and coach of teams is world renowned. A leader with a unique perspective on the world, John is at home in any environment which seeks change, a desire for peak performance, and a vision to be the game changers. John has a relaxed and personable manner and in combination with his absolute passion for coaching engages with all audiences who choose this journey.

With over 30 years in international coaching, education, and organizational management.

John brings this experience and wisdom to his role as Peak Performance Strategist.

Since moving to Colorado, Emma Doyle has been reaching out to expert coaches in their fields and this episode is another great short and sharp interview with Ken Martel, the Technical Director for the American Development Model and Regional Manager for the sport of ice hockey.

Ken Martel has over 25 years of experience in player development and a long history as a coach with USA Hockey, Ken Martel was named technical director of USA Hockey's American Development Model in May 2009. He is charged with helping provide a framework for associations nationwide to follow for optimal athlete development.

From 2006-08 at USA Hockey's national office in Colorado Springs, Colo., Martel worked on coaching education and player development initiatives. For his efforts using science to advance sport, Martel received the USOC "Doc" Councilman Award for Ice Hockey in 2004.

Prior to arriving in Colorado Springs, Martel was a part of USA Hockey's National Team Development Program staff as an assistant coach for eight years (1998-2006), including a dual role with responsibilities for player personnel his final five seasons.

Martel has made appearances behind the bench of nine U.S. teams that have competed in International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, including four times with the U.S. National Under-18 Team (2000-04), four times with the U.S. National Junior Team (2004, 2006, 2008-09) and once with the U.S. Women's National Team (2007). He has been part of two gold medal-winning teams, including the first-ever U.S. gold medals in the IIHF Men's World Under-18 Championship (2002) and the IIHF World Junior Championship (2004).

Among his additional coaching stops, Martel served one season (1997-98) as an assistant coach for the men's ice hockey program at the U.S. Air Force Academy and seven seasons (1990-97) as an assistant men's ice hockey coach at Michigan Tech University. He also spent one year (1990-91) as a graduate assistant for the men's ice hockey program at St. Cloud State University.

A four-year (1985-89) letter-winner as a defenseman at Lake Superior State University, Martel helped the Lakers to the school's first-ever NCAA national title in 1988.

Martel and his wife, Dawn, reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and are the parents of children Colin and Cailey.

Emma Doyle met Eniel Polynice by chance when he was visiting Dever from California and they immediately connected talking about everything to do with high-performance sport and coaching.

Eniel Polynice is the owner and founder of 2 Nice Elite Basketball Coaching. He went to Booker High School and was the class 4A MVP, all-star MVP, MR Florida in 2006. He then went to college at the University of Mississippi in 2006/2007-2011 where he graduated with a bachelor degree in journalism. Also during his college career, he scored 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists. He went on to start his masters in strategic communications and after that, he went on to play for two years with the Lakers organization and nine years in Europe as well as overseas where he played in ten different countries. To find out more about Eniel's coaching, please visit: https://www.2niceelite.com/

John Borden and Emma Doyle first met at the PTR Director of Tennis Conference in South Carolina back in November of 2018. They instantly connected on a number of topics and have collaborated ever since. John lives and breathes his top three coaching qualities, that is, someone who listens, is prepared and is sincere. He is a humble and gracious leader and we are so lucky to have him in the tennis industry. Check out his vulnerability on this episode of The Coaching Podcast as he shares his worse coaching moment. Plus Emma Doyle and Simon Blair take a deeper dive into this interview and share some of their coaching reflections. In this episode, Simon shares that:

"assumptions are the killer of great customer experiences" and Emma explains why "curiosity" is the key to how we grow the game of tennis and expand the coaching industry.

John is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation. WTEF blends two of John's passions: Tennis and Education. John began playing tennis nearly 30 years ago and upon graduating from college, John spent two years teaching in the School District of Philadelphia, working as both a substitute and assistant teacher. After completing Law School, John returned to tennis working at the Junior Tennis Champions center in College Park, MD. John held many roles there, including Director of Tennis and General Manager. At JTCC, John introduced thousands of Junior and Adult players to tennis, helping to design the junior development pathway as well as an adult beginner tennis program that introduced 2000 new people to tennis in 4 years. John was responsible for record growth at JTCC, oversaw significant improvements to the campus, and trained scores of young professionals on both teaching and the business of tennis.

With over 15 years of experience, John is currently the youngest member of the Profession Tennis Registry Board of Directors, played his colligate tennis at Villanova University and has a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law. He is a life-long athlete, proven leader, and innovator, is a recognized speaker on growing the sport of tennis and other relevant industry topics.

Since moving to Colorado, Emma Doyle has been meeting many of the local tennis pro's as well as supporting local tennis businesses. This is how Emma and first met Jen Armstrong at the retail shop in Denver called Game, Set, Match. Jen's positive energy, radiant smile and passion for tennis within the community are some of the reasons we wanted to have her on the show as well as the fact that she told us how much she enjoys listening to The Coaching Podcast. Below are some of her credentials:

- Competitive 4.0/4.5 player, USPTA Professional Pro

-Teaching Pro at Lebsack, Highlands Ranch, Colorado

-Retail Sales Manager of University Hills, Game-Set-Match, Inc.

-JV Coach for Kent Denver High School Girls Tennis

- Assistant Varsity Coach for East High School Boys Tennis

-2021 Denver City Open Doubles Champion and Singles Finalist

- 2019 Colorado State Open Doubles Champion and Singles Finalist

- Mother of two teenage boys who are Eagle Scouts, married 23 yrs and counting

- I'm passionate about teaching and love being a part of other's development pathways sharing their smiles.

Jen's motto is - "Failures can lead to your success. Don't be afraid to try, ask why and learn."

Lauren Chypyha was a former student-athlete for the Women's Wisconsin tennis team where Coach Tina Samara had the fortunate experience and an excellent coach-player relationship in helping Lauren maximize her athletic and genetic potential. At a glance, some of Lauren Chypyha's playing and career highlights include:

- 4th winningest singles player in Wisconsin women's tennis history

- 3 time all big ten

- Career-high NCAA ranking of 32

- WTA points in singles and doubles

- 2 years of coaching between Wisconsin days and law school

- Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020

- Called to the Ontario Bar in June 2021

Thank you, Lauren, for being on The Coaching Podcast and we wish you all the success in transferring your tennis mindset skills over to the legal world.

Coach Tina Samara played both professional tennis and semi-pro golf herself, she understands what is required to become a champion. On the WTA tour, she reached a career-high ranking of 223 in doubles and played in the US Open Singles in 1994 and 1995. During her US College playing days, she won three NCAA National Team Championships and was the #1 ranked NCAA doubles team for the University of Georgia in 1995. Following her sporting achievements, Tina went on to coach Division 1 women's college tennis for 11 years and was known for her practical, empathic and direct approach to the holistic development of both the person and the athlete. In addition, Tina also competed as a semi-pro golfer for three years winning the New York State public links event in 2003. Tina privately coaches and mentors many teenage athletes to help them transition from high school into college by pursuing their sporting goals and dreams. She is the owner and founder of Transition Coach 4 Athletes. This service helps student-athletes navigate the often challenging world of balancing study and maximizing sports performance as well as helping find US College Scholarships. Her website is: www.trainsitioncoach4athletes.com

Michele Krause and Emma Doyle co-host the EM & M SHOW - your weekly motivation, energy and mindset booster! They are great friends and work colleagues and their energy combined is what most people talk about when they think of Emma and Michele. Michele is currently a Cardio Tennis Consultant at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and she is the founder of InTENNSity Fitness.

Michele Krause is an experienced sports product manager with a demonstrated history of working in the tennis/fitness industry. The worlds foremost expert on Cardio Tennis; the architect and co-founder of the Cardio Tennis® Program, innovative and successful in taking the Cardio Tennis brand from concept to global brand recognition in over 30 countries. Cardio Tennis participation in the US has shown consistent growth since first tracked over 10 years ago with a participation increase of +156% from 2008-2016 and it is ranked #2 in the top ten fastest-growing sports over a 3-year participation rate. Today 2.2 million people in the US participate in Cardio Tennis. She has strong professional skills in team building, leadership, educating, public speaking, and event management.