How serious are we ??

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by BSPE84

Crude oil prices, the stuff GASOLINE comes from and prone to spills, is near historic highs and what Brad and the rest of us were referring to. NATURAL GAS prices, the stuff used to heat homes and the culprit in your clip, is near historic lows. Just make sure you differentiate the two commodities on your youtube searches or discussion of market manipulation.

But, how can this be? Both natural gas and crude oil are traded as commodities, with futures contracts. Yet, natural gas prices dropped by about 60% in an 18 month period recently. During that period, we heard that "speculators" were responsible for driving up the price of oil. But natural gas has speculators (i.e. commodities traders) just like oil does. Why are the natural gas "speculators" unable to drive up the price of gas like those evil crude oil speculators have done with crude oil prices? Are they just incompetent?

Of course, the supply of natural gas was shooting up faster than demand during this time, while the supply of oil was having a hard time keeping up with demand. Could it be that the prices are determined by supply and demand, rather than by evil speculators? No, that would be too simple an explanation for TCF et al.

[Soianka]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach TCF you been at Rebbeca Marinos web sites ? Looks like your work to me !!!haha

LMAO.

Even TCF has to admit that is a good one.

[NLBwell]

She quit because she was upset that she would never be better than a Division 2 player.

(Sorry TCF, don't really mean it, but it was too easy a target to pass up)

[NLBwell]

Originally Posted by TCF

I don't know. He obviously is a great athlete as he has had such fast results. As far as money making potential, we need to see if his improvement keeps going.

You are right.
Actually, player injured leg and never played that well again. Unpredictable. Just wondering theoretically.

Just goes to show, It's always something.

[WoodIndoors]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

gas prices that will stay high and climb and the people suffer !

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

all our young guys need to tighten up everything in their games and lives cause most the guys in the futures are what I call the bottom feeders and they are all on survival mode .

About 'killing' gas prices and 'survival modes'....this Quinzi dude pays for his gas 10$per gallon

[coaching32yrs]

Originally Posted by TCF

Coach....do your research a little better, those examples show the opposite. ITF ranking was only one of the possible measures, not every junior participates in ITF. Mentioning Dogopolov is silly....he was a successful pro at age 17.

Dolgopolov.....played his first ATP event at age 16....played Jr. Davis Cup at age 16 and beat Andy Murray. His ATP record at age 17 includes wins over the 38th, 68th, 72nd ranked players...at age 17! Even at age 16 he has wins over top 600 players.

Granollers....also played soccer as a kid, dad encouraged him to focus on double, won Jr. Grand Slam doubles title at age 17.

Phau....played and loved soccer as a kid, by age 17 he had won a Euro tennis championship, you are welcome to google his videos where he shows off his still great soccer skills using a tennis ball, credits soccer as why he is considered one of the quickest to play tennis.

Tell you what....I will give you Phau as he was a later bloomer. But thats stretching it to find a few rare exceptions.

TCF: Our job here is not to argue but to help juniors and parents. It's not about the 1 player, it has to apply to all. Look the facts about #1's player: 6'5" w/ athletic build, made quarters of OB at 16, took out #6 player in world, focused driven father and coach, never had professional full time coaching. Most, including me, given the facts would say he has a shot at the ATP top 100. Not a good or likely one. It would be beter if he was ITF top 5. He has 1 year to make a choice- college or pros. Right now he has the 1 signature win. It's not that important that he win tournaments. But he has to back up that big win with 3 or 4 more. If he does not it does not make sense to bypass college.

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by coaching32yrs

TCF: Our job here is not to argue but to help juniors and parents. It's not about the 1 player, it has to apply to all. Look the facts about #1's player: 6'5" w/ athletic build, made quarters of OB at 16, took out #6 player in world, focused driven father and coach, never had professional full time coaching. Most, including me, given the facts would say he has a shot at the ATP top 100. Not a good or likely one. It would be beter if he was ITF top 5. He has 1 year to make a choice- college or pros. Right now he has the 1 signature win. It's not that important that he win tournaments. But he has to back up that big win with 3 or 4 more. If he does not it does not make sense to bypass college.

Coach what do you think the difference is between our top Nationals vs top ITf's , how hard they hit the ball , how much topspin , how big they serve , quality of forehands and back hands , slices , speed of players ,ect ???

I purposely didnt mention what I believe the answer is but would love to see what your thought is .

[TCF]

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[tennisfan69]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

Coach what do you think the difference is between our top Nationals vs top ITf's , how hard they hit the ball , how much topspin , how big they serve , quality of forehands and back hands , slices , speed of players ,ect ???

I purposely didnt mention what I believe the answer is but would love to see what your thought is .

N#1 coach, commend you for your belief in your player.

dont bother comparing US top nationals vs top ITF. the comparison is what is my player missing from a champions way of thinking in the court and off the court. John Mac once said in an interview, as soon as he enters the court to play, he feels like he is in a library. before every ball he hits and receives his mind immediately knows which shot to pick from the library of shots he trained all his life. So it is not how good my forehandshot is, how good my top spin is, how good i can move, how good i can serve.. because there are a lot of kids out there who can do all of the above extremely well. but the difference is when to do what. it is a psychological battle. it starts in the mind and ends in the mind.

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by coaching32yrs

TCF: Our job here is not to argue but to help juniors and parents. It's not about the 1 player, it has to apply to all. Look the facts about #1's player: 6'5" w/ athletic build, made quarters of OB at 16, took out #6 player in world, focused driven father and coach, never had professional full time coaching. Most, including me, given the facts would say he has a shot at the ATP top 100. Not a good or likely one. It would be beter if he was ITF top 5. He has 1 year to make a choice- college or pros. Right now he has the 1 signature win. It's not that important that he win tournaments. But he has to back up that big win with 3 or 4 more. If he does not it does not make sense to bypass college.

You have to remember when questioning him his answer comes from lack of and added info he makes up , such as the player you mentioned has always been involved in other sports yet he claims he is " tennis only" for the last 12 years so any answer he gives comes from what ever he thinks it is.

[Number1Coach]

Originally Posted by tennisfan69

N#1 coach, commend you for your belief in your player.

dont bother comparing US top nationals vs top ITF. the comparison is what is my player missing from a champions way of thinking in the court and off the court. John Mac once said in an interview, as soon as he enters the court to play, he feels like he is in a library. before every ball he hits and receives his mind immediately knows which shot to pick from the library of shots he trained all his life. So it is not how good my forehandshot is, how good my top spin is, how good i can move, how good i can serve.. because there are a lot of kids out there who can do all of the above extremely well. but the difference is when to do what. it is a psychological battle. it starts in the mind and ends in the mind.

I agree that's the answer I purposely left out .

When we showed up to the OB this year we were ranked 633 in the ITF's my player knew all these guys ,in his first round against the kid from Japan he said "this guy is solid " and he was but as soon as My player knew he own the guy you could see him relax and cruise in the 3rd set for the win , then when he played the no.6 player in the world they split sets and between the 2nd and 3 rd I ask him what he needed to do ? his answer kinda blew my mind " go after him take the ball right to him he cant keep up with me " Right there I saw his belief he went on to dismantle this poor kid and left him on the court crying !

When we were heading down there he looked at the ITF's and the players like they were something real special after he played them he said being no.1 in the ITFs would mean me traveling but I know I could get it done pretty fast .

It really comes down to the mind once you have the skills and the more you play the more your mind retains as you mature .

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[BSPE84]

Originally Posted by Number1Coach

I would like to know if the 12 year rule is scientific or speculative ?

Brad, to every rule there is an exception. No one has the secret sauce, certainly not any resident of this board. If anything, take it as a contrarian indicator and forge ahead if that's what the kid wants to do.

[TCF]

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[RingerOG]

Through the years I have battled against just about every type of player out there (money makers, top D-1 college, top juniors). Some guys you play are obvious top 100 talent and others you are not quite sure, but you know they are good just not sure how high they could get. Then you have those that you can't understand for the life of you how they broke through and win that many matches. They do nothing special but win. The mind is very powerful in this sport.

[TCF]

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[RingerOG]

You are exactly right TCF, nobody knows. I could not put a finger on what some of these guys have that separated them from the rest of the pack. If I had to take a guess, I would say it is their mental approach to playing the big points. But in this day and age, I would certainly like to have some big weapons as well as mental strength. Maybe some just have a knack for the game that can't be described or understood.

[TCF]

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[Number1Coach]

Pierre-Ludovic Duclos-Lasnier of Quebec,,,, TCF you really sent this guy off the deep end !

[RingerOG]

I watched Jack Sock practice court side just after he turned pro as curiosity got the best of me. Anybody that could win that many US nationals as a junior must have something special. Sure enough, he has a nasty forehand that pins opponents back and forces them to play constant defense. His serve is also very big with nice kick. While he is not the quickest guy around the court, he is a great athlete with size, strength, and durability to play at ATP level. In my opinion, those must have been jealous tennis parents as there is nothing lucky about him that i saw.