Doubles Strategy with Cayer, Hamilton, Westermann, Abel, and Stormon

[E46luver]

These are free for 2 days.
If you watch, post your favorite tip that you find.


1. Louis Cayer - The Top Pro Doubles Strategies and Tactics You Can Use at the Club Level

Louis will reveal strategies from the pro tour that you can use to dominate your doubles matches. He will identify common doubles mistakes, how and when to use disruptive plays, why you can win playing two-back in the modern game, footwork and movement essentials, and more. Louis is world-renowned as one of the best doubles coaches in the game. He's coached and mentored six #1 ranked doubles specialists, including Jamie Murray, and 26 players who’ve reached the ATP top 50. Louis works in coaching development for the Lawn Tennis Association and has been a Davis Cup coach and captain for Great Britain and Canada.



2. Will Hamilton - Secret Doubles Plays From Bob and Mike Bryan

Will uncovers Bob and Mike's secrets tactics for playing winning doubles matches in this expert session. Will co-founded Fuzzy Yellow Balls, one of the biggest and most well-known online tennis instructional websites on the planet. Will has partnered with many of the game's best players and coaches to produce instructional courses, including Patrick Rafter, Bob and Mike Bryan, Gigi Fernandez, Craig O'Shannessy, Dr. Mark Kovacs, and Feisal Hassan.



3. Ian Westermann - How to Implement Disruptive Plays Against Your Doubles Opponents

Ian will show you step by step how to use disruptive plays to cause uncertainty and break the rhythm of your doubles opponents. If you want to learn strategies that will force more unforced errors and put away more balls at the net, this session is a must watch! Ian is the founder of Essential Tennis, one of the most successful instructional tennis sites and tennis podcasts of all time. Ian and his team have coached thousands of players online and in person on how to fix their strokes and strategies to reach the next level. He also hosts a new podcast called Shank Cast.



4. Brent Abel - Doubles Points Analysis: What's the Right Shot?

Brent will analyze points from competitive amateur tennis matches and dissect the optimal next shot for each one. If you want to understand the thought process behind shot selection in doubles, this is the perfect session for you! Brent founded WebTennis.com in 1999, "What's The Right Shot?" in 2012, and GoldBallHunting in 2019. His YouTube Channel has gotten over 11 million views from passionate tennis players. Brent has won 11 national USA Gold Balls in singles & doubles and is a member of 3 USA World Cup teams (2009 & captain 2018, 2019).



5. Gyata Stormon - How to Play the Staggered Offense Position in Doubles

Gyata will outline the staggered both-up at net system, and provide a practice plan so you can master this method. If you dream of playing in harmony with your partner, each having clear roles, this session is for you. Gyata is the author of the best-selling book, On the Ball: Doubles Tennis Tactics for Recreational Players. She’s a four-time Canadian doubles champion, and a coach with more than 25 years of experience. She teaches yoga and tennis at the Manlius YMCA in upstate New York.

 

[Friedman Whip]

I would really like to hear what all Mr. Cayer has to say but I gave up trying to understand the words he was saying with an his unusual accent. Guess it's because English is not his first language.

 

[sovertennis]

I've watched #s 1,4 and 5. Of them, I found #5 to be the most informative and useful for the players (3.0-4.0) I coach. Gyata's video was very well produced. I found the other two vids to be just talk, talk talk (and I agree that Mr Cayer is a bit difficult to understand).

 

[E46luver]

Thank you for saving us time.
I will check out #5 first

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

Brent Abel's "What's the Right Shot" series is very entertaining because it's "interactive" in the sense that you get to vote. I wouldn't call it comprehensive instruction, more like examples of how to analyze a situation.

ET and FYB do tend to talk a lot, which isn't necessarily a bad thing: some people, perhaps even many, might need the more detailed explanations; otherwise, they miss the key concepts. But you can't please everyone. I think both produce excellent content.

I haven't seen Stormon but I think I heard an interview talking about doubles and thought it was well-stated.

Cayer is obviously an authoritative source [the accent doesn't bother me] although some of the things he concentrates on might not have the highest payout for the average rec player.

Everyone has different learning styles so sample them all.

 

[Raul_SJ]

Thank you for saving us time.
I will check out #5 first

Is it worth signing up for the full course?

 

[E46luver]

That is up to you.
Personally, I think videos can't make you a better tennis player.
But, they are entertaining, so I will watch free 2 day trial period only

 

[sovertennis]

I salute Mehrban for putting the program together--it must have required an enormous amount of work and coordination. That said, for me there is too much content because there is a lot of redundancy. Today (Friday) for example, there are multiple videos regarding the mental game. While certainly this is an important topic, how many experts have something new to say about the topic?

Another vid I found helpful to my coaching work was from Jorge C. As with Gyata's, it is more visual (ie on court demo) than verbal (just talking about strategy rather than showing it in action becomes very dull very quickly for me) and gives me information I can more effectively use.

 

[E46luver]

Can you post the Jorge C. video you liked ?

 

[E46luver]

Liked Ian's poach distractions and fakes at the net.
Also, dubs is about hitting down.
And playing Aussie to play to your FH side