History has shown us that a coach will coach hundreds of players in their coaching lives. A small percentage of these players achieve greatness and the others move onto other things. 1% of athletes make it to the pinnacle of the sport, while the other 99% pursue other pathways after the realisation that their dream…

Each individual that crosses your path is different. No two people are the same. Even identical twins possess different character, habits, abilities etc. The biggest mistake in coaching is to coach athletes the same. In previous blogs we have discussed what to consider when we coach our players, now let’s give you some examples about…

Before an athlete is an athlete, they are first a person. A person who has strengths, weaknesses, emotions, life stressors, school, work, financial pressures etc. They have a story to tell, influences around them and factors that effect their decision making in both life and on the sporting arena. Before we, as coaches, attempt to…

Here at The Tennis Menu we aim to deliver coaches, parents & athletes with access to a collection of drills, activities and pathways to follow to develop the skills, physicality and games sense of our tennis players. Although, in context we have an underpinning philosophy that ensures a player is ready to accept our ideas.…

The Tennis Menu is designed by professionals in the tennis industry, to give athletes, parents and coaches a platform for developing tennis players.   Working at the pinnacle of both Tennis and AFL, our co-founder Marc Sophoulis boasts  an impressive resume. Coaching on the ATP and WTA Tours as well as the ITF Juniors and…