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Connecting the Dots coaching philosophy Jun 09, 2020

Planning Considerations for Grassroots to Pro (LTAD)

By George Vogiatzis

Our role as coaches is complex to say the least. Most of us spend years, even decades, becoming masters of our craft to...

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Developmental Readiness slice of motivation Jun 07, 2020

Developmental readiness is a concept that takes into account where a player is in terms of the overall development of their game physically. Tennis-wise, on the court, off the court and mindset...

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Building Belief slice of motivation May 27, 2020

Do you believe in yourself?

I know as a player I didn't. As a coach I never did. I've gradually improved the belief in what I do over time. As a young tennis player I was always told by people,...

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The Lefty Dilemma podcasts May 23, 2020

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Thanks for joining us here again on Crunching the Numbers I am Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu and we are so privileged to have Mr. Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics once...

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Communication slice of motivation May 19, 2020

Hi everyone and welcome to The Tennis Menu.

Today's a topic which I think is going to resonate with a lot of people and could be related to family life, your relationships, in your tennis coaching...

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Predictability and Patterns podcasts May 16, 2020

 

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Welcome to another episode of Crunching the Numbers, you are joined by Marc Sophoulis from The Tennis Menu, myself and obviously our data expert Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports...

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Less = More slice of motivation May 11, 2020

Hi again, and welcome to The Tennis Menu. Today's topic is an important tennis coaching and parenting topic. I feel it's something that I've learned over the journey. I used to think that when I...

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Making Volleys Great Again podcasts May 09, 2020

Marc
Thanks for joining us again here on Crunching the Numbers, you have myself Marc Sophoulis and the one and only Shane Liyanage from Data Driven Sports Analytics. Shane thank you so much for...

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Habits of Behaviour slice of motivation May 07, 2020

Hi, once again thanks for joining us here on The Tennis Menu.

Today is all about creating habits. Habits to me a critical for us tennis coaches and parents to create in our players and our children...

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What We Put in, We Get Out slice of motivation May 01, 2020

Thanks again for joining me here on The Tennis Menu, today is all about what we put in, we get out.

I feel like this topic is a really important one for a lot of young athletes out there who are...

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Mistakes Worth Making Apr 27, 2020

Hi everyone. Thanks again for joining us here on The Tennis Menu. I want to talk today about mistakes. We generally think of mistakes as a really bad thing. We think of mistakes as something that...

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Rewarding vs Punishment slice of motivation Apr 23, 2020

Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing well in these challenging times. I want to give you some thoughts around what we could do at home with our kids. Obviously there are parents out there that are...

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