Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

In this episode you are going to listen to Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez. Jaime has been working as a S&C Coach since 2000. For the Spanish Tennis Federation as a consultant since 2006, he assisted in developing the test battery that the German Tennis Federation uses & is currently developing & implementing a Long Term Athlete Development […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Mikael Tilström, Mikael was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #39 in singles & #15 in doubles. Mikael has been the Coach of Thomas Enqvist, Magnus Norman & Andreas Vinciguerra & in 2011 he co founded the Good To Great Tennis Academy with […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Alberto Castellani, Alberto has been on the Professional Circuit for more than 30 years coaching a bunch of top 100 players & to name a few he has coached: Janko Tipsarevic, Rainer Schuettler, Ivo Karlovic, Marc Rosset & Hicham Arazi. Alberto is recoqnized by the ATP […]

Today you are going to listen to Jaro Levinksy, Jaro was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #239 in singles & #24 in doubles. Immediately after retiring as a pro he went into coaching & has been at the Schuettler-Waske Tennis University & the private coach for Schuettler himself. He has had […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Robert Davis, Robert has been on the ATP Tour for 24 years. He has served as either a Technical Director & National Coach for Peru, Panama, Thailand, Indonesia & the list goes on an on. Robert is further more a writer who regularly contributes to ATP’s […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Christian Groh, Christian was an ATP ranked player himself & then went directly into coaching after pulling the plug as a player. Christian has worked with the likes of Michael Berrer & Bradley Klahn & was the Coach who guided Taylor Fritz to the US Open […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Karan Rastogi, Karan was a very promising Indian Junior player that was scouted & signed by IMG as a 14 year old, he was 4 in the ITF ranking & had a career high of 284 in singles & 221 in doubles. Karan has worked with […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Federico Ricci, Federico was the director at the Evert Tennis Academy where he worked with the likes of Lauren Davis, Jesse Levine, Madison Keys & Ajla Tomljanovic. Since 2011 he has been the director of the Jarkko Nieminen Tennis Academy which is one of the few […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Dusan Vemic, Dusan was on the tour as a player for nearly 20 years & represented Serbia in Davis Cup. He assisted Petar Popovic in guiding Andrea Petkovic to the top 10, He was a part of Novak Djokovic’s team for 1 & a half years […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Roberto Brogin. Roberto was on the tour for more than 20 years as a coach & has coached several top 100 ATP & WTA players. He has been the coach of the Uzbekistan Davis Cup Team leading them into the World Group, In 2006 he worked […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Claudio Pistolesi. Claudio (@cpistolesi) is a former Junior World Champion & top 100 singles player. He has brought 10 players from the outside of top 100 to the inside & worked with players like Söderling, Hantuchova & Bolleli In this episode you’ll get to know: The […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Bob Brett. Bob (@bobbretttennis) has been on the professional tour as a coach for more than 35 years, he has coached players like Becker, Ivanisevic, Cilic, Ancic & Sania Mirza In this episode you’ll get to know: What’s going on inside of Bob’s head when deciding […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Johan Hedsberg. Johan has tried pretty much everything as a tennis coach & is currently the main coach of Swedish junior Mikael Ymer. In this episode you’ll get to know: How to develop the player from the personality When to use point play vs basket drills […]

In this episode you are going to listen to Merlin Van De Braam. Merlin is excellent at demystifying Sport Psychology. He is currenty working for the LTA, has earlier been traveling as a coach on the ITF International Touring Team & as he holds a Masters Degree in Sports & Exercise Psychology Merlin is not […]

Hi guys. Decided to do a little mix of the stuff that is usually cut out from each & every episode. Stay tuned & listen to the edited version of Merlin Van De Braam demystifying Mental Toughness released on tuesday the 19th of January! Enjoy your weekend 🙂

Jeff Rothschild is a registered dietitian currently helping out well established players on the ATP-tour like Mike & Bob Bryan as well as rising stars like Stefan Kozlov In this episode you’ll get to know: How to beat Jetlag What causes dehydration & cramps & how to prevent it What to have in your bag […]

Peter Smith (@coachpetersmith) has led The USC Trojans to 5 NCAA Team Championships within the last 7 Years as the The Head Coach & he goes into great depth with the Competitive Environment that he is trying to create. In this episode you’ll get to know: What the term Serious Fun means What 50 % […]

Mark Kovacs (@mkovacsphd) Mark is the Michael Jordan of Sport Science & World Class at translating very complex science into applied information that coaches, players & parents can use. In this episode you’ll get to know: How to conduct training sessions simulating match situations Why you should always look at groundstrokes & the serve from […]

Jared is finishing 2015 as the top ranked American Teenager on the ATP Rankings & in this episode you’ll get to know: Why he choose to go to Argentina at the age of 14 What it was like training with Roger Federer How Jared cope with the up’s & down’s as a tennis player Follow […]

Chris is Head of Women’s Tennis at Penn State University. He has coached players to 3 out of the 4 Junior Slams & 2 players to Senior Slams. He has coached both men’s & women’s teams in Division 1 College Tennis & in 2009 he became the No. 1 ranked 30 year old singles player […]

David is an S&C Coach who earlier in his career worked alongside legendary Pat Etcheberry at the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy, Tampa. Among other players David has worked with Victoria Azaranka, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, James Blake & Mardy Fish. In this episode you’ll get to know: What smoking the money maker means Why Chest […]

In this episode you’ll get to know: Why recovery isn’t just taking time off What Bouchard’s recovery routine looks like Why you might learn more as a coach by teaching reg kids than high level ones Follow Dean on Twitter (Deaner99) or got check out www.deanhollingworth.com to get to know more about current coaching opportunities. Enjoy […]

In this episode you’ll get to know: – How to set standards in warm up, cool down & regeneration – How to manage dissapointments – How & when to evaluate performance Follow Allistair on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or go visit www.themccawmethod.com to get to know more about Allistair & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! […]

In this episode you’ll get to know: – The exact physical demands of tennis – When to specialize – What the truths are about kids & resistance training Make sure to visit www.maximiseathleticperformance.com to get to know more about Dom & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 01:30 Physical Demands of tennis 05:10 Most common tennis […]

In this episode you’ll get to know: How a football is an essential part of learning the serve Why staying in college was the most difficult thing for Steve Johnson Jr. to do What being the “Big dog” means & how to do it Make sure to visit www.sjtennis.com to get to know more about […]