junior tennis tips

Hey, what's up guys! Its your boy coming back at you today from a cold morning in Kansai, with another great tip or should I say tips, that can help you start performing better in your tennis matches. And at the end of the day. If you are a competitive tennis player. Your matchplay results...

Are you tired of losing matches to better players? If so, please keep reading. Because, The reality you are facing is this. If you want to move up in the ranking at your club or in your league or team. You are going to have to learn how to beat the better players at some point, so why not...

How well do you practice on a daily basis? I mean. Do you play up to your full potential in every practice or not? Those are a few powerful questions that you need to be asking yourself today and be honest with the answers that you give. Then get to work on becoming more productive and...

Dear Competitive Tennis Players. Are you tired of losing to the same players, that you know you should be beating? I know the feeling... been there and have experienced THAT. The first thing that you have to do is change your matchplay strategies, the next thing you have to do is develop an...

As a competitve tennis player. You have to have your tennis goals written down and you have to focus on working on them daily. But here is the catch... less is more!! The more you focus on your daily goals, the faster you will reach your ultimate goal. Which should be to reach your full...

The one handed backhand is a stroke that many adults and juniors struggle with... And there are 3 common mistakes that they are making to cause them to struggle with executing this shot. So, in this post. You are going to learn how to fix your backhand in weeks. First tip. Get your grip...

Since I wrote a post about watching the pros last time. I wanted to share Roger's video in slow motion as a follow up post for you guys. Here are some things to look out for while watching it. "His contact move is very smooth and compact, then after he makes contact with the ball, his head is...

They say the eyes never lie and it's true. You can learn tennis and develop your matchplay game faster by watching yourself play on video. And this is how you can do it... Set up the camera and video tape your strokes and your practice matches. Then after that, get your tennis journal and...

Dear Tennis Players. Here is the deal... When you feel good and look good in your matches, you play GOOD in them. The way you think, will always affects how you feel and that affects how you play in matches or in practice!! I was watching a girl yesterday in Nara who, just verbally abused...

First let me say this to you guys. My coaching philosophy has changed on this matchplay tip. I used to teach my players to focus on the end results before matches and then get in the RIGHT training before their matches. But. Now, I try to stress to them. "To focus on their performance and...

The great Arthur Ashe stated at one time. 80% of all tennis matches are decided before they are even played!! I agree with him too. But. "I would go even further and say that the number is more higher than that now, somewhere like 95%!!" This is why you should be working on your mental game...

We hear it all the time from tennis coaches. (You must develop a solid foundation for developing a solid matchplay game). And it's true. Your success as a competitive tennis player starts with your foundation. With that being the case. Here are 3 tips to help you get started off on the...

Okay so. The first thing that I have to mention to you guys here is this... "The serve and the return of serve are the 2 most important shots in tennis, but yet they are the least worked on in practice by most players." Go figure that one out!! Just doesn't make sense does it? And. That...

Yesterday I watched my friends student lose a match in Nara. And man was it painful for both her and him to watch. Because she was making the same mistakes that most players make when dealing with these pushers. So, let me share with you, what I shared with her after the match. Don't ever...

WARNING!!! Don't even think about taking another tennis lesson until you read this post!!! I'm serious too!!! Did you that... 90% of all tennis students, never really improve in their development, in their lessons? That's a fact too,so with that being the case. Here are 3 reasons why you...

Did you know that 90% of all competitive tennis players never reach their full potential? YES. Less than 10% of all of the players out there that are playing right now, will reach their full potential!!! Well, there is the reason for this and I am going to tell you... most don't understand...

Before I get into the post. There is something that I want to say to you readers out there... as you can see from the comments on many of my post. (90% of the people on this site have no idea or coaching philosophy about learning or playing the game.) So, Make sure that you don't listen to...

Okay guys. Here are 4 tips that can help you quickly and easily, start winning more tennis matches. So... go grab a pen and some paper and write them down please. The first thing that you should do is... Develop solid service game. For both your first and second serve. Then in your tennis...

So, today. I wanted to address some coaching myths that have been going on for too long. Because, they need to be corrected like yesterday. Again, I want to point out that. I have already tested these tips out on many tennis students here in Kansai. So, you can be sure that I am not...

Okay, so today I want to talk about a very important topic that is holding many tennis players back. Here is the thing that you have to keep in mind. As you move up in the rankings. You will have to deal with better players and these players will be sending you a lot of power and if you can't...

Okay so... I know a lot of you aren't going to get what I am about to say here and that's okay, because this post isn't for YOU. But. For you other tennis students with an open mind and want to reach your full potential, you can use this concept to start developing your strokes in weeks. I...

Before every tennis match. Prepare yourself mentally for dealing with certain situations that you may face during the match. You should be actually picturing yourself executing your shots in these situations, in your mind. Now. Here are 3 situations that you should focus on getting your...

What most tennis players don't know is that. Tennis Champions are always asking themselves the right questions and this is very powerful, it helps them to self-coach, self- direct and self-correct themselves in their careers. They know that. It's more about reaching your full potential as a...

What if I told you that, if you give me 10 seconds of your time right now, I can show you how to start winning your tennis matches, before you even play them. Would you be interested in learning more? The great Arthur Ashe said that, "90% of tennis matches are won before they are even played"...

You know something? What many tennis players don't understand it that... Developing a Champion's mindset is not about becoming a Champion. It's about reaching your full potential as a competitive tennis player before your career ends. If you do that, you can walk away from the game feeling...

Without even seeing you practice, I can tell you that you have 3 bad habits that you need to break as soon as you can. These are 3 habits that 90% of players are committing in practice and it prevents them from reaching their full potential. Planning for practice and then using better practice...

Need any help with your forehand stroke? Look. If you are committing a lot of unforced errors or having problems dealing with powerful shots on your forehand swing, take down some notes from this post. Then get started on fixing your forehand stroke. "Here are 3 things you can do today, that...

We have all had to play cheaters at some point during our careers. In high school we had one team who matchplay mindset was... "When in doubt, call it out and if it's on the line, the call is mind". I have to admit too that, I really struggled with playing these guys for a long time. Then...

It doesn't matter how well you deveop your strokes in practice, if you can't execute them when facing pressure in your tennis matches. Does it? Of course not!! Which is why. You should be spending more of your time off the court, working on your ability to perform at your best, when you are...

Are you ready to take your matchplay game to another level this year? If so, I got your back my friend!! Here are 3 things that you need to work on from today. Number one. Develop a solid first serve and also develop a reliable second serve. We know that... you are only as good as your...