Lisa Stone

ParentingAces - The Junior Tennis and College Tennis Podcast

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Host Lisa Stone discusses the various aspects of developing a tennis player from beginner through the juniors to college and beyond. Her weekly guests include experts in coaching, parenting, mental toughness, fitness & nutrition, technology & equipment, and college recruiting. Stone provides invaluable information for parents, players, and coaches.

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Lisa Stone

Episodes

Reimagining Tennis Essentials ft. Lavie Sak 07.06.2022 33:03

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 22, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Lisa talks with Lavie Sak, a coach who recognized a need for an update to the commonly-used tennis gear currently on the market then started a business to solve for that need. ADV Tennis products have been created by designers and engineers who play, coach...

Old School v New School Coaching ft. Todd Widom 31.05.2022 53:27

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 21, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Coach Todd Widom is back for this episode to discuss Old School (or, as he calls it, Proper School) coaching versus New School coaching. Then the conversation segues into how best to utilize the information provided by ratings and rankings. This is a good one! Todd grew up being...

What's New with SwingVision ft. George Opelka 17.05.2022 56:20

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 20, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Lisa talks with George Opelka, Tennis Parent to ATP professional, Reilly Opelka, and the Head of Pro Player Relations and Head of Community (Southeast) for SwingVision . For those of you who might be new to our podcast, you may not have heard of SwingVisio...

Junior Players & the Southern California Pro Circuit ft. Chris Boyer 10.05.2022 40:51

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 19, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Lisa talks with Chris Boyer, a fellow Tennis Parent and a founding committee member for the new Southern California Pro Circuit. Per a press release Lisa received: The SoCal Pro Circuit is a transitional tour designed to create a path to the pro ranks for...

Managing Mind & Body Throughout a Tournament ft. JY Aubone 03.05.2022 49:13

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 18, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Coach JY Aubone is back to discuss how junior players and their parents and coaches can best manage both the mental and physical challenges during the course of tournament competition. Both JY and Lisa have been asked numerous times about the best way for a junior player to manag...

A Deep Dive into ParentingAces ft. Lisa Stone 26.04.2022 22:42

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 17, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, we've got something a little different on tap. ParentingAces creator and founder, Lisa Stone, does a deep dive into the ParentingAces platform, including ParentingAces.com and its social media channels. Learn how best to use the website, Facebook page and groups, Twitt...

What Should Parents Look For in a Short-Term Camp or Training Experience ft. Todd Widom 19.04.2022 53:21

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 16, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with coach Todd Widom about how parents should go about selecting a short-term training or camp experience for their junior players. The topic of summer camps and Spring Break training opps comes up pretty regularly in the ParentingAces community. There are...

Finding My Own Identity ft. Brett Connors 12.04.2022 39:56

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 15, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Brett Connors, current producer at the Tennis Channel and son of World Number 1, Jimmy Connors, and his wife, model Patti McGuire. Growing up as the child of world-famous parents can be a pressure cooker. You're always being held up in the world's eye t...

Building Great Competitors ft. Jonathan Stokke 05.04.2022 44:10

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 14, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, the topic is developing great competitors as opposed to simply great ball strikers. Coach Jonathan Stokke, a former college coach and current junior developmental coach, shares his strategies with the ParentingAces audience. Jonathan grew up playing tennis and went on...

Why Youth Sports Need Reforming ft. Nick Buonocore 29.03.2022 43:12

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 13 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week's episode, Lisa chats with the founder of the Reformed Sports Project , Nick Buonocore. As a former top youth and collegiate baseball player himself, and now as a youth coach and father, Nick Buonocore well knows and understands the challenges facing youth sports deve...

What's the Difference Between College Exposure Camp & College Showcase ft Ryan Carney 22.03.2022 50:20

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 12, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Ryan Carney, current head men's and women's coach at Missouri Valley College and director of Collegiate Exposure Camps . Coach Ryan Carney is entering his 19th season as a college head coach. As the Camp Director of Collegiate Exposure Camps, Coach Carn...

What Parents Need to Know: The Difference in Coaching Juniors & Coaching Collegians ft. Marcelo Ferreira 15.03.2022 51:36

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 11, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Marcelo Ferreira, a former college coach ( Texas Tech , Pepperdine ) who is now running his own junior tennis development program in the Atlanta area. After graduating from Georgia College & State University in 2006, Marcelo remained in Milledgevill...

Surviving the Second Tier ft. Katie Lever 08.03.2022 37:48

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 10, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa talks with Katie Lever, a former Division I athlete and newly-published author, about her college athletic experience. Katie is currently working toward her Ph. D at the University of Texas at Austin in Rhetoric and Language with experience in quantitative and qua...

What Does it Take to Win a Junior Slam ft. Todd Widom 01.03.2022 55:38

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 9, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa talks with Coach Todd Widom about what it takes for a junior player to win the biggest events on the world stage. It's great to finally get Todd back on the pod! Bruno Kuzuhara, an American who trains in Florida, was the 2022 Australian Open Boys Singles Champion....

MatchTennis: The Must-Have App for Tennis Parents ft. Heath Waters 22.02.2022 42:07

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 8, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa checks back in with the founder of Match Tennis App, Heath Waters, to discuss the newest amazing updates to this must-have app for tennis parents. We highly encourage you to watch the video version of this episode on ParentingAces.com or our YouTube channel so you...

College Tennis on TennisONE ft. Randy Master 17.02.2022 31:40

Welcome to this Bonus Episode of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . Lisa chats with Randy Master of the TennisONE app about their coverage of college tennis, specifically USTA College Match Days, during the 2022 season. Randy has an extensive history in tennis, starting as an accomplished junior player, playing college tennis at VCU, then moving into...

Talking High School Tennis ft. Kyle Williams & Tom Traub 15.02.2022 35:54

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 7, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with two high school tennis coaches from North Carolina: Kyle Williams and Tom Traub. If you've been following ParentingAces for any amount of time, you know Lisa is a huge proponent of junior players getting involved with their high school teams. Having the...

Junior Needs a New Bag! ft. Jack Oswald 08.02.2022 31:33

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 6, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with former touring pro, Jack Oswald, about his venture into entrepreneurship with Cancha Racquet Bag. After nearly a decade of traveling the world on the men’s pro tennis circuit, Jack Oswald grew tired of experiencing the downfalls of traditional tennis bag...

How Can We Attract - and Retain - More Children to Tennis ft. Danielle McNamara 01.02.2022 45:44

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 5, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week, Lisa chats with Danielle McNamara, former Head Women's Tennis Coach at Yale and current ITA Director of Coach Education, about what it's going to take to attract and retain more children to our sport. Danielle McNamara was the women’s tennis head coach at Yale from 2006...

Helping Your Child Become Tournament Tough ft. Carlos & Josh Goffi 25.01.2022 1:00:22

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 4, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week we discuss helping your child become self-reliant which leads to becoming a better competitor with coaching experts Carlos and Josh Goffi. Carlos and Josh are a father-son duo who, between them, have played and coached tennis at very high levels. Carlos was John McEnroe'...

The 2022 Progress Tour ft. Barry Fulcher 18.01.2022 35:11

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 3, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week we revisit the Progress Tour with its creator, Barry Fulcher. To listen to our previous podcast with Barry, click here . Barry Fulcher grew up in a Tennis Family. His parents and his siblings were avid players, so it was only fitting that Barry start honing his racquet an...

Focus on the Process, Not the Results ft. JY Aubone 11.01.2022 46:17

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 2, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This week we bring back coach JY Aubone to talk about why junior tennis player and their parents need to keep their eye on the process and not get sidelined by focusing only on results. To listen to our previous podcast with JY, click here . JY believes players can only be as good...

Fitness & Movement Training Step by Step ft. Dean Hollingworth 04.01.2022 58:11

Welcome to Season 11, Episode 1, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . We are thrilled you decided to join us for another year! It seems only fitting to kick off the year with another brilliant conversation with tennis fitness specialist, Dean Hollingworth, who was our most-downloaded podcast guest during Season 10. Dean is back this season to give y...

What Am I When I Am No Longer an Athlete ft. Rishav Khanal 23.11.2021 53:16

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 48, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . This is our final podcast of Season 10 - we hope you've enjoyed all our guests this year and will join us again in January 2022 for the kickoff of Season 11! Lisa's guest this week is Rishav Khanal, a best-selling author and founder of Compound Career. He helps college students a...

Building Resiliency Around Body Image in Junior Athletes ft. Dr. Michelle Cleere 16.11.2021 54:00

Welcome to Season 10, Episode 47, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network . In this week’s episode, Lisa talks with Dr. Michelle Cleere ( click here to watch/listen to our previous podcast with Dr. Cleere) about a sensitive topic: body image and body shaming in young athletes. Several weeks ago, Lisa received a DM from a parent concerned about comments h...