ParentingAces - The Junior Tennis and College Tennis Podcast

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 10 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Coach Todd Widom is back with us to shed some light on why tour players don't always make the best junior coaches. Many of you have had the good fortune to see former professional tennis players come to your local club or academy or other facility and offer to work with developing...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 9 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week we welcome Coach Tim Noonan to discuss his very interesting proposal to discourage cheating in junior tennis. Several years ago, Tim wrote an article ( click here to read in full) with some thoughts on why junior players cheat and what we as a sport can do to put a stop to...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 8 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week we return to our recent discussions around UTR, WTN, and what that means for junior tennis and college recruiting with guest Chris Lewit. Chris Lewit is a former number one for Cornell and pro-circuit player. He is a high-performance coach, educator, and the author of two...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 7 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Our guest this week is Martin Vinokur, creator of Tennis Europe, a fantastic summer tennis-travel experience for players age 13-18 (click the ad on our homepage to go to their website). I first met Martin over a decade ago while at the US Open and learned about Tennis Europe . They...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 6 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Former Head Women's Coach at Yale, Danielle McNamara, returns to dig into choosing the proper tournaments given all the rating/ranking changes. Last week, we spoke with ITA CEO Tim Russell about the ITA's recently-announced partnership with WTN. Many of you are feeling some confusio...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 5 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Tim Russell joins us to discuss the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) announcement regarding its relationship with the USTA, ITF, and World Tennis Number (WTN). For those of you following the various rating systems over the last several months, you know USTA anno...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 4 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Our returning guest this week is Coach JY Aubone who takes a deep dive into the difference between "liking" and "loving" tennis and what that can mean for overall junior development. Those of you who are long-time listeners of our podcast are very familiar with JY and his no-nonsens...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 3 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Our guest this week is Coach Rick Macci who you may know from KING RICHARD as the coach of Venus and Serena Williams. Rick is a Hall of Fame coach who has been working with tennis athletes since he was 22 years old. Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Sofia Kenin - these are just a few of...

Welcome to Season 12 Episode 2 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Coach Todd Widom is back with us discussing the limitations of talent identification in young athletes. Governing bodies in junior tennis have traditionally relied on talent ID to determine where to allocate their financial and coaching resources. Players as young as 8 years old woul...

Welcome to the premiere episode of Season 12 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . We are so excited to bring back coach and tennis parenting author, Frank Giampaolo, to discuss his latest book and his thoughts on how we as parents can help our children have a more positive experience as they go on their Junior Tennis Journey. Frank has been coaching...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 37, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This is our final episode of Season 11 and what better way to close out the year than by taking a deep dive into the mental side of junior tennis development with Dr. Peter Scales! Coach Pete Scales, Ph. D. is an internationally known developmental psychologist and expert in posi...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 36, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Todd Widom is back to discuss the challenges of developing junior players indoors versus outdoors. As you're well aware, there are many paths to success for junior tennis players. Some players grow up in sunny, warm climates where they can train outdoors year 'round. H...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 34, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Fellow Tennis Parent, Hugo Aguirre. When you have multiple children playing the same sport, oftentimes you can simply repeat the developmental process with each child. Tennis, however, is different. What works for one child won't necessarily work for th...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 34, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, we focus on off-court strength and conditioning with certified coach James Shapiro. James grew up playing junior tennis then moved into the coaching realm. He realized there was a missing piece when it came to the off-court training for young players - there were fitne...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 33, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa checks back in with Coach Heath Waters of Match Tennis App about their latest feature upgrades. We all know how challenging it can be to figure out which tournaments your child should be playing. USTA? Universal Tennis? ITF? Pro Circuit? Adult Open? There are so m...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 32, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa has as her guests two coaches who are going against the grain in terms of their approaches to junior tennis development. Todd Widom and JY Aubone grew up training with "old school" coaches who used "old school" methods. Since it served them both so well in terms o...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 31, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa continues her look at life after junior tennis with current college player, Allie McCray. Allie grew up in Marietta, Georgia, the same Atlanta suburb as Lisa's family. Even more coincidentally, Allie trained as a junior player at the same facility where Lisa's son...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 30, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week's episode is a follow-up to our recent podcast with Coach Todd Widom discussing the prevalence of international players in Division I tennis.  In the previous episode, Todd and Lisa talked about some of the factors contributing to DI college coaches recruiting a majority...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 29, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with NAIA Men's and Women's Tennis Coach, Chance Joost. You recently heard Lisa and Todd Widom discuss the prevalence of international players in Division I tennis and some ideas to increase the chances for American players to be recruited successfully. But,...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 28, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Ryan Redondo, former top junior and college player, coach, and now Grower of Tennis in his home community of San Diego, California. Lisa and Ryan first met when Ryan recruited Lisa's son to play college tennis for him at University of the Pacific in Nort...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 27, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Coach Todd Widom joins Lisa to discuss what American junior tennis players need to do to become competitive in the eyes of Division I college coaches. The conversation has been going on for years now - why are there so many international players on US colle...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 26, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Lisa talks with Shelia Townsend, former junior and college player, current coach and Tennis Parent, and the creator of 4 the Love . The mission of 4 the Love is to develop the skills of its clients to the status they strive to achieve - whether it be high s...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 25, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Erik Kortland, former college and professional player and current coach and business person, about his latest venture, RKT Group, Inc. After his playing career, Erik started at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles as Head of Elite Player and Academy D...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 24, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa talks with fellow tennis parent, Lianne Mandelbaum, about keeping our players who have food allergies safe on and off the court. Lianne's son, Josh, has a severe allergy to peanuts which she has taught him to manage well over the years. However, when Josh had to g...

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 23, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the  Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa's son, Morgan Stone, rejoins the podcast to discuss his life after tennis. The last time we checked in with Morgan, he was working in tech sales in the California Bay area. He had graduated from San Jose State by way of Santa Clara University and Boise State Unive...