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Every parent, even one that has “no idea about sport”, knows that a good coach is important. I’ve spent ages angsting over the right coach for my kids.
But what does a good coach...
The road to becoming a top coach is long and requires a combination of dedication, hard work, and a love for the sport. It can also be complicated as you're pulled in many different directions....
By Todd Corbin
Is there a secret to handling pressure packed situations both on and off the field/court?
Years ago, I was standing on the 18th green at a high school golf tournament with a 20-foot...
By Lauren Skopal, Limber Sports Performance
Coaching requires drawing on multiple forms of knowledge and demonstrating a wide range of applied skills. Effective coaches recognise the need for...
By Marc Sophoulis with Shane Liyanage
The night started with 17-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic as the raging favorite to claim his 9th Australian Open against the man who was on a 20-match...
By Marc Sophoulis with Shane Liyanage
In 1994, a woman by the name of Venus Williams changed the game of women’s tennis. At the ripe old age of 14 she entered the professional ranks of the...
By Val Febbo with Marc Sophoulis
Lockdown and quarantine have been some of the most frequently used words over the past year, almost every country has had them throughout the pandemic that has...
I’m writing this blog as the year 2020 has come to a close. Tired, physically and mentally, stressed and worn out. But as a tennis coach that’s almost the norm these...
By Val Febbo with Marc Sophoulis
Sport is all about competitiveness, the essence of it is winning and losing, so athletes must have that that drive to succeed in order to prolong their careers.
It...
By Val Febbo with Marc Sophoulis
If you look at life like a novel or movie, it has its chapters, sequences and stanzas along with scenes of jubilation and complications. There are always goals, and...
By Val Febbo with Marc Sophoulis
With the tennis fraternity in the complete unknown about when the season will actually begin, let alone the Australian Open, how should players and coaches actually...
By Callum Metcher
When it comes to an athlete’s recovery there is nothing more important than sleep. Sleep makes up around one-third of an athlete’s schedule so if you’re looking...