giantschwinn
Semi-Pro
I have been coaching my son myself for the past 6 months. He is improving nicely but in the back of my mind I always wonder what if he had a more experienced coach. I have no coaching experience, I don't know how a 5 year old should hit or what they are capable of. I am the one that taught him the whippy forehand. Am I rushing him along too quickly? He has had group lessons but at some point I want to start private lessons.
My local club has two coaches. One runs the junior program and the other runs the older kids program (for kids that can rally). I don't like the coach that runs the junior program because he doesn't pass the eye test...maybe a 4.0 player at best. The second coach has text book strokes and is a solid 5.0 player. The first coach is very friendly and talkative so kids like him and he has no shortage of private lessons. The second coach is stern and technical and has told me that she only takes high performance players/older kids. After having coached my son myself, I have a lot of respect for coaches that are willing to put in the ground work to develop junior players. For a coach to tell me that she only takes high performance players is kinda like telling me she is ripping off someone else's labor...makes me lose a little respect for her. Which coach would you choose to coach your kid? How much of a coach's ability to play the game influenced your decision to hire?
My local club has two coaches. One runs the junior program and the other runs the older kids program (for kids that can rally). I don't like the coach that runs the junior program because he doesn't pass the eye test...maybe a 4.0 player at best. The second coach has text book strokes and is a solid 5.0 player. The first coach is very friendly and talkative so kids like him and he has no shortage of private lessons. The second coach is stern and technical and has told me that she only takes high performance players/older kids. After having coached my son myself, I have a lot of respect for coaches that are willing to put in the ground work to develop junior players. For a coach to tell me that she only takes high performance players is kinda like telling me she is ripping off someone else's labor...makes me lose a little respect for her. Which coach would you choose to coach your kid? How much of a coach's ability to play the game influenced your decision to hire?