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Top 5 Tennis Drills to Correct Ball Toss Height [2020] technical analysis Jul 13, 2020

By Marc Sophoulis

Are you or a player you coach struggling with a consistent ball too height on the serve? These five drills will help get you on the right path to success.

When analysing a...

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Kids Are Not Young Adults slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

Kids are not young adults. Although we like to think that when kids make mistakes that they knew that was going to happen. But as a parent myself, I know that kids don't mean to make a mistake....

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Match Day slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

Hey tennis parents, I just wanted to have a chat about the match day of your child. When your child is playing on the court and you're standing behind after you've taken a day off work to go and...

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The Drive Home slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

Hi to all the tennis parents out there. Hopefully I can give you another tip to help you assist your child in becoming the best player they can be. We're going to talk about the drive home.

We all...

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Strengths vs Weaknesses slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

I often get asked a question from coaches I mentor and teach, "do you work on somebody's strengths or somebody's weaknesses more?"

That's a great question, it all depends on your student's...

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Success Leaves Footprints slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

Pre-match preparation is an individualized process. Being individual and true to yourself and your routines is important. One thing I always talk to players about regarding pre-match routine is to...

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Training For Matches slice of motivation Jul 12, 2020

Have you ever thought that you practice better than you play matches?

Have you ever gone on court and tried to understand why the things that were happening in practice yesterday are not coming...

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Gender Differences podcasts Jul 11, 2020

Marc Sophoulis

Thanks for joining us again here on Crunching The Numbers. You have Marc Sophoulis and Shane Liyanage. Welcome once again.

 

Shane Liyanage

Hi, guys. Hopefully you've had a...

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Dissecting the Data podcasts Jul 11, 2020

Marc Sophoulis

Thanks for joining us with Crunching the Numbers, Shane Liyanage and myself, Marc Sophoulis are here to talk a little bit about where the game is at currently in the game of tennis....

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Shot Chains podcasts Jul 11, 2020

Marc Sophoulis

Thanks for joining us again here on Crunching the Numbers with Shane Liyanage and Marc Sophoulis. We are here once again to dissect the game of tennis. And thanks again for joining...

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Losing is Reality slice of motivation Jul 08, 2020

Losing is a reality of sport in general, but it's also the reality of life. We don't always win and one of the things that I find challenging is that players always have the expectation of winning....

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Dreams vs Goals slice of motivation Jun 15, 2020

Is your dream to become a professional tennis player? That certainly was my dream as a kid and every night I'd go to bed and think about playing at the Australian Open, having the crowd cheering...

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