No Strings Attached Show

In this conversation, Bogdan Grygorenko interviews Jason Roussel, a tennis parent, about his experiences raising his son Felix, who is a promising young tennis player. They discuss Felix's early interest in sports, the importance of finding the right coaching environment, and the challenges of balancing sports with education. Jason shares insights into the sacrifices made for Felix's tennis career...

In this episode of No Strings Attached, host Bogdan Grygorenko interviews Katy Shulaeva, a former professional tennis player and coach. They discuss Katie's early influences in tennis, her journey from junior to professional levels, the importance of coaching, and the lessons learned from her long-time coach Pierre Lamarche. Katie shares insights on resilience, the challenges of transitioning to p...

Katherine Sebov is a rising Canadian tennis star who has made a significant impact on the professional tennis circuit. Born on January 5, 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Katherine began her tennis journey at a young age and quickly rose through the ranks, showcasing her exceptional talent and determination. Sebov achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 136 in April 2023 , solidifying her posi...

Whole Player Development Pathway: https://www.tenniscanada.com/play/whole-player-development-pathway/ In this episode, Bogdan Grygorenko interviews Marie-France Mercier, the director of coaching education at Tennis Canada, discussing her journey into coaching, the evolution of coach education in Canada, and the importance of competency-based coaching. They explore the qualities that make great coa...

This is the first session of its kind where you guys asked me a bunch of questions and I responded to all of them. If you have more questions please ask them below. Also you can follow me on instagram and ask me questions there: https://www.instagram.com/bgd.tennis/

A past winner of Tennis Canada’s triumvirate of awards—Course Facilitator of the Year, Tennis Professional of the Year, and Coach of the Year—Simon Bartram leads the club’s tennis operations. Certified as a Level 4 Coach and Club Pro 3 by Tennis Canada, and a former ATP-ranked competitor, Simon has been a central part of Toronto Lawn Tennis since 1990. With nearly unrivalled experience in all face...

Andre Labelle has been coaching his entire life on the highest possible international arenas including the Olympics, pro tour, and Grand Slam tournaments. He was responsible for developing many international tennis starts from Canada like Bianca Andreescu (ages 13-19) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (up to U13). He has been working for tennis Canada for many years as a Head National Coach, making direct...

I APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL ISSUES IN THIS VIDEO. IT WAS OUT OF OUR CONTROL. I HOPE YOU STILL ENJOYED THIS EPISODE! Kristaps Petrovs is experienced Fitness coach with over 2 decades of coaching experience. He has worked with over 16 different sports (summer and winter) from juniors to professionals - Olympians and is currently heading the Granite Club's Sports Science department where he oversee...

Carson is a fully certified Coach 3 and Club Pro 2.  He has been coaching at the Saville Community Sports Centre for more than 20 years currently working mainly with athletes aged 10-18.  Carson has been a Provincial Coach for Tennis Alberta leading teams at roughly 40 Junior Nationals.  In 2015 Carson coached the Canadian Women's team at the World Universiade games.  As a player Carson is current...

About Coach Lindsay: Coach Lindsay has worked with athletes involved with Tennis Canada since 1996, as well as having been a National Strength Coach with the organization.  Coach Lindsay has also provided programming to University Varsity Teams, OHL hockey clubs, European professional hockey clubs, and a wide variety of Minor Associations. Dennis formerly worked in a multidisciplinary rehabilitati...

Karl Hale has an accomplished tennis history. He has played competitive tennis internationally, participated as a player and coach in Davis Cup for Jamaica, and is a former Fed Cup coach for Canada. He was named tournament director of National Bank Open presented by National Bank in Toronto on December 11, 2006. Hale was born in Falmouth, Jamaica and played Davis Cup tennis from 1988 to 1999 and a...

In this conversation we discuss lack of tennis courts and tournaments in Ontario, use of video in coaching, coaching decision making and more. For separate interviews with my guests please visit separate links: Alastair: https://youtu.be/GQvdwFsiKHw?si=GyDB9SoC_CvWkD6H Zack: https://youtu.be/F9AvNNxS7rU?si=fu6Ypkrp3Rq1UDh9

Chris Manzinali has been part of the tennis community for over 20 years. As a junior he spent most of his career training with Milos Roanic, reaching top 50 in Canada. He was mentored by Casey Curtis, former coach of Milos Raonic. Chris is currently the Director of High Performance at Tennis Clubs of Canada coaching multiple players to top 10 in Canada and has worked as a Team Ontario coach for U1...

Zack Ohlin is responsible for men's tennis at the Academy of KLTK in Stockholm, Sweden. He is also travelling the ITF Junior and Pro circuits, the junior Grand Slams. At the same time Zack is completing a Master's of Education in High Performance Coaching (UBC) and doing consulting for coaches, clubs, and players. Zack is a former Junior Davis Cup Coach, touring coach on the WTA Tour, and a direct...

Miron began coaching at the Richmond Hill Country Club in 2008 primarily starting with recreational level players working his way up the ladder. He was awarded The Gary Caron National Scholarship Award in 2012 awarded the top Under 30 coach in Canada.  Miron has been a Team Ontario Provincial Coach for over 5 years and also a Tennis Canada Mentor Coach travelling internationally with the likes of...

Pierre Lamarche (born January 2, 1947) is a Canadian former tennis player and coach. Raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lamarche played collegiate tennis in the United States for Mississippi State University and was known for having a fiery on court persona. He made a solitary Davis Cup appearance for Canada in 1974, featuring in the doubles rubber of a tie against Mexico in his home province, which he a...

A successful junior, Fontang won the Petits As in 1984 and was the French 16s champion in 1986. Fontang had his best year on tour in 1991 when he reached two ATP Tour finals. He was runner-up in the San Marino Open and won a tournament in Palermo . The following year he reached the quarter-finals at Palermo and was also a quarter-finalist in the Estoril Open . At these tournaments he had wins over...

Philip Bester (born October 6, 1988) is a Canadian former professional tennis player from North Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada. Bester was a finalist at the 2006 junior French Open . In doing so he became the first Canadian male to reach a Grand Slam final in singles.

Rob has played competitive sports since he was 8 years old. Developing in academies and athletics at a high level in hockey, baseball and volleyball. Rob has trained athletic development for the last 10 years in multiple sports including hockey, baseball, football, soccer, tennis and track. The focus for the last few years has been on holistic athletic development, as well as child development/ ne...

Jon is a strong Coach 3 Club Pro 3 joining us after his last 15 years developmental coaching. He spent his career developing provincial and national juniors working with the Toronto Tennis Academy, U10 and U12 provincial teams and as a National Coach. Jon was awarded a National Coaching Development Award in 2015.  Over the past five years, he has been dedicated to coaching one player who is curren...

Séverine Tamborero is a high performance coach, speaker, consultant and author. Being involved in the tennis world for more than 30 years, she graduated from the National Institute of Coaching in Montreal and holds her Level 4 National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Séverine is a renowned speaker and consultant. She works with parents, athletes, coaches and federations in various sports. S...

Alastair is the owner and Tennis Director of The Supreme Court, including The Supreme Court Tennis Club’s in Toronto and Sierra Vista, Arizona. Alastair is one of only a handful of Tennis Canada Coach 3 and Club Professional 3’s in the country. Alastair has helped athletes achieve 3 National Titles and 7 Provincial Titles since 2019 and has helped develop ITF juniors to reach rankings as high as #...

Mike Hall is currently the Tennis Director for The Tennis Centre in Langley, BC. He is a Tennis Canada certified Coach 4 and graduate of their mentorship program. Mike has also received the Tennis Canada Excellence award multiple times and is a winner of the TPA Coaching Excellence award. Previously was the Tennis Director at ACE Tennis where he helped guide many players to national and internatio...

Marlene has been a long time physiotherapist for Tennis Canada from 1990 to 2019, Consulting therapist to the WTA and ATP working with many top players. She is a true expert in her field with over 30 years of experience on the highest level of her craft. Marlene worked with numerous players that range from professional to juniors or all ages. She also is certified NCCP instructor, teaching many se...

Alisa Baranovska is a Ukrainian tennis player who is currently transitioning from junior to professional tennis. She is a former Tennis Europe #1 in U14 category. Alisa also was a member of Junior National Team Ukraine and represented her country on numerous occasions in team competitions, including junior world cup. She recently won adult national championship in Ukraine.