The Coaching Podcast

Mary Pat Faley and Emma Doyle share one thing in common - an abundance of energy and love for the sport of tennis that is contagious. Check out this week's episode on the coaching podcast to learn about: How to handle the cheat What makes a great coach? Mary Pat said: Energy (no surprises there), information and caring And the importance of learning the look from other coaches - never stop learnin...

Chuck Gill and Emma Doyle connected at the 2021 USPTA World Convention in Las Vegas. Emma has followed Chuck's career over the years and she has always been inspired by his humble leadership skills. Therefore, she seized the moment to interview him at the conference and discovered that empathy and being goal-driven is what Chuck believes makes a great coach. There are lots of pearls of wisdom in t...

Emma Doyle and Roger Crawford met during the Australian Open Tennis Conference and then again at the Tennis Congress event where Roger was the keynote speaker. This episode is full of great one-liners like: "Talent is nearly as important as execution." "We are going forward to normal." "Motion is influenced by emotion." If you knew of someone who became a Hall of Fame athlete despite four impaired...

Adam Blicher helped to re-earth The Coaching Podcast after a break of almost two years and we are very grateful for his support and encouragement to bring the show back. Adam interviewed Emma Doyle on his podcast (Dissecting High Performance in Tennis) and they hit it off with everything to do with coaching, communication, and player development. What does Adam think makes a great coach? Expectati...

Emma Doyle has long been a fan of Coach Ric Charlesworth after reading his book in her early coaching years called: The Coach - Managing for Success. Then in January of 2018, she had the pleasure of speaking at the Australian Open Grand Slam Coaches Conference alongside Ric Charlesworth. Of course, Emma will never die wondering and asking the question 'what if...' and so she jumped at the opportun...

Emma Doyle had the pleasure of meeting a total young game-changer, in person, back in 2017 named Daniel Flynn. She was blown away and moved by his purpose for being on this planet. He reminds us all to find a mentor who can call you out on your blind spots and ask yourself the question - 'why are you here? What's your purpose?' Be prepared to be inspired. Emma bought a copy of his book and his TED...

Rohan Fisher and Emma Doyle met when they were in their early twenties (a long time ago)! They have connected on a coaching and friendship level every since. Rohan and Emma have spent time on the court together running empowerment camps for some of Australia's best junior female tennis players and Rohan continues to be a leader in this space. You are in for a real treat on this episode of The Coac...

What a treat you are in for today ... Emma Doyle first met Dr Mitch Hewitt when they were working as learning facilitators together for Tennis Australia. They instantly connected over coaching pedagogy, best practice and different styles of teaching. Mitch told Emma that if she ever had the chance she should connect with Cliff Mallett while in Queensland for a unique perspective on his coaching ex...

Simon interviews the Founder of Peace Consulting, Diana Cutaia. In this long-form chat and interview, Diana reveals how to coach for peace, not war. Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, but the work started for her 20 years earlier. Today her clients range from school districts to national organizations to global companies. The focus of Coaching Peace is to create positive and safe culture...

Fernando Segal connected with Emma Doyle recently when he invited her to speak at his Tennis, Business and Technology Conference centred around INNOVATION in ACTION! He has a wealth of experience in the tennis industry (more than 40 years) and he is a tennis development expert recognized worldwide for his accomplishments and philosophical concepts. In this episode, he shares stories about one of h...

Dr. Michelle Cleere and Emma Doyle met at the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Symposium many years ago and they have become great friends. They share a similar philosophy on the importance of working on your mindset as the key to your success on and off the court and in and out of the board room. As a Global Performance Coach, Dr. Michelle Cleere helps top athletes, musicians, and executives in...

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 ey...

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. What does Mark think makes a great coach? Someone who  has love, passion and accountability. Mark has had a ve...

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 you...

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. What does Ken think makes a great coach? Someone who is 'for the athlete'. Ken Martel has over 25 years of experience in p...

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. What does Eniel think makes a great coach? Someone who cares, listens, and shows consistency. Eniel Polynice is the owner and founder of 2 Nice Elite Basketball Coaching. He went to Booker High School and was the...

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...

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 t...

Lauren Chypyha was a former student-athlete for the Women's Wisconsin tennis team where Coach, Tina Samara, had the fortunate experience of being her coach 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 h...

During the pandemic, Michele Krause and Emma Doyle crated and co-hosted the EM & M SHOW - providing both daily and weekly motivation, energy and mindset boosting to help people with their mental health! 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 U...

Valorie Kondos Field and Emma Doyle met when they were both speakers at The Winning Summit. They instantly connected on many coaching levels and this episode is no different. There are so many pearls of wisdom to be heard and vulnerable moments shared straight from the heart. ENJOY! Valorie is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA...

Are you curious to know more about how do you break free from the mass of wannabes and qualify for Wimbledon? If you answered yes to this question, then this episode on The Coaching Podcast is one not to be missed with Slovakian Coach, Vlado Platenik. What does Vlado think makes a great coach? Empathy, Passion, Knowledge! In the glossy world of ‘Grand Slam’ tennis coaches, there are very few...

What a real treat it is to have Casey Dellacqua on The Coaching Podcast. Emma Doyle has known Casey for many years and watched her development closely over the years. In this episode, she talks about the Wimbledon semi-final matchups as well as the importance of keeping tennis fun. What does Casey think makes a great coach? Someone who is an effective communicator, demonstrates respect and has fun...

In this episode of The Coaching Podcast, Emma Doyle interviews Dr. Nandi Shareef about her experience as an executive and speaking coach. She reminds us all that 'What Makes a Great Coach' is someone who has PRESENCE. She also asked us to reflect on - How are we taking care of ourselves? A wonderful coach reflection question when we are constantly giving our time, efforts and energy to others...