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Last week I was out at a tournament with one of my players. Before he went out to play, he turned to me and confessed, ‘Marc, I’m really out of form. I’ve lost five matches in a row, I’ve got no confi...

Last week I talked about how stories can be used in coaching to cement ideas. This week I want to share another story. It’s an old Chinese proverb about a farmer and I use it to illustrate present thi...

I coach in an academy where we have over 35 players in our program. It’s a squad-based environment, so to stimulate our players thinking and creativity, my coaching staff and I come up with regular th...

One thing I’ve learnt from years of coaching and mentoring is that often, one good analogy can do the job of multiple repetitions of the same advice. But for that analogy to really hit home, you need ...

You need only need 52%

Guess what? When you play a match, you’re not going to win every point. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? But how many do you have to win, on average, to win more matches than you ...

Pablo Picasso once said, “Good artists copy, great artists steal”.

To become the greatest tennis player or coach in the world, you already have so many footprints to follow. All you need to do is wal...

If you clicked on this blog, you obviously have a passion for tennis and want yourself or someone you have a connection with, to become one of the world’s best players.

For over 25 years I’ve coached...

For the past three weeks as I’ve been travelling around Australia presenting on The power of data analytics in tennis, I’ve seen articles, stories, blogs and courses on data everywhere. It’s like when...

For the past two weeks I’ve talked about:

WHY you need to use data in your everyday coaching, and

WHAT you can use to collect that data.

In the next two weeks, I’m going to take you through the HOW...

Last week I travelled around Australia delivering my workshop on the power of data analytics in tennis. I presented to coaches in Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane and Adelaide. It was exciting to share t...

Tennis is about 7 years behind Australian Rules Football in data analytics. It’s probably further behind other sports like NFL and cricket. We need to catch up, starting at the grassroots level. And w...

Losses suck. Big time. Honestly, I’m often more upset when my kids lose than they are. (My daughter will definitely back me up on that!)

It’s hard not to be upset, especially after all the time, mo...