MTMCA is a grassroots coaching organization that is not in competition with the USPTA and PTR. We only want to promote simplified tennis instruction and many of our coaches are USPTA/PTR certified also
The proof of any theory validity is that if it's used by other's, you get the same results. It's called the Scientific Method. With MTM, you get results like these. It also provides proof of my claim that there are countless MTM coaches around the world, even at the highest levels of the game, even if they don't credit him always. Even Richard Williams credited Oscar.
It only took one presentation from Oscar Wegner (at the 1995 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Coaches Convention) to understand that there was a better way to teach and play tennis. I should not even say better... this should be, and always should have been, the ONLY method! The idea of “conventional tennis” is greatly misunderstood. All great players - past and present - have played tennis using the mechanics that Oscar describes. Clearly Oscar understands these techniques, timing concepts, biomechanics and even the physics associated with hitting a tennis ball as well as anyone in the world. The great news is that with some focus and desire, any coach or player can also understand and implement these great methods. Over the past 11 years I have seen some of the most rapid development of collegiate level players take place largely through the application of these concepts and principals. Even players that have trained a different way for many years can adjust almost every stroke so that they are taking advantage of the methods Oscar teaches. More than anything else, it makes hitting a tennis ball feel great and become a very consistent, efficient and highly confident skill.—Mark Guilbeau, 2005 NCAA Coach of the Year / Univ of Virginia Women
A lot has been written about the modern forehand with its natural movements, open stance, windshield-wiper swing, and most importantly, tracking the ball and waiting before taking the racquet back. Much of this has been pioneered by Oscar Wegner, who has been teaching this method since 1968. Back then, this was very controversial, however, history has proved him right. —TennisOne.com, May 2006
Oscar: I have long acknowledged that your teaching methods are light years ahead of those for most teaching professionals in our industry. I also happen to believe that our industry has complicated the learning process for so many players that they become discouraged and leave our sport too quickly. Your ideas simplify matters, and this is crucial. Bill Mountford, Director of Tennis USTA National Tennis Center - Site of the US Open, President of the USPTA Eastern Division, USTA.com website Teaching Pro.
Oscar is one of the best coaches I ever met. His techniques have helped me tremendously with my own game, as with all the players that I coach.— Paul Pisani, July 2005, while helping Robert Ginepri to #17 in world in 2005, and former coach of Marissa Irwin and Justin Gimmelstob.
When my children were very young and just starting to play tennis, Oscar gave them drills that were fun to do. He generated an interest and eagerness for the game so that they wanted to play more, and as a result, they became motivated to play better. Oscar's relaxed style of teaching conveys a sense of comfort and confidence to his students so that they look forward to working with him and can enjoy the consistent improvements that result from his teachings. —Vincent Spadea Sr, a piano teacher who learned MTM after Oscar started coaching his three very young children, all who became national champions, and Oscar upon returning from Brazil then coached Vince Jr. just before turning pro. The father, originally a piano teacher, then coached Vince Spadea Jr. to world #18 and was his son’s coach until age 26.
Oscar is a great coach. He makes the most advanced concepts of the game simple and clear. In a few days he helped me regain my strokes and my feel for the ball. Bjorn Borg, winner of eleven Grand Slam Tennis Titles.
Bud Collins, NBC Commentator/Historian: I know people that couldn’t learn tennis in two lifetimes, but they never met Oscar Wegner. This is a short course of you hitting balls, lots of them, soon. You will find it worthwhile to dump the past and join Oscar in your tennis future.”
I've been coaching and playing tennis for more than twenty years, coaching my son to a national ranking as well as coaching numerous USTA ranked high schoolers in San Clemente. After watching how the pros played, I decided to test and apply Oscar Wegner's MTM. The results in just a few months have been exceptional for those involved, myself included. After many years of just coaching, my son Gage and I have begun to play again with a new excitement. Susan Nardi was recommended to me as an expert in Modern Tennis Methodology and after one lesson with her, the results were amazing. Gage was already a very fine player with lots of topspin, yet he went away with a much "heavier" ball liken to that of a pro. Her teaching of the volleys not only got results, but astounded me even as a coach. Susan also taught my wife the classic MTM stroke with about 15 minutes of instruction all the while keeping her laughing and having fun. I can just imagine how well Susan works with kids and I'm perplexed as to why the USTA hasn't already grabbed her for their "Quick Start" program . She is obviously a Master at teaching Oscar Wegners MTM program. I am tired of watching players from smaller countries like Spain, France and the like continually beating the U.S.A. on the Pro circuit. They were introduced to Oscar's MTM years ago and are reaping the rewards. Playing like the Pro's, MTM, is not only easier and more rewarding but so much more fun than the Conventional methods still being primarily taught in the U.S.A. I for one believe its about time this great tennis country of ours wakes up and adopts MTM in totality. Mike Gallagher, San Clemente, Ca. (Mike also coaches at a high school in San Clemente)
From a 30 year tennis coach who thought he knew everything there was to know until he watched Oscar's DVDs.......
I just love summer in Texas! 115 to 120 degrees on the tennis court during the day in our summer camp! Lots of humidity, too! My players, 5 returning and 7 new for the high school team, are sweating it out! I'm happy to report that they are learning fast with the MTM method! We don't get the good athletes, we get the ones who want to be athletes! However, with Oscars method in my head and towels for everyone we're going full steam ahead! The returning players have caught on quickly, and their tournament results this summer are great!! I'm smiling!!! 5 championships in USTA tournaments! I can't complain! The new ones, Well, the best thing about freshman is they become sophmores! However they're gettin good, Quick! Are they all happy? YES! Are the excited about tennis now? YES! Are they gettin their parents and relatives excited? YES! Are they giving me less of a hard time now? NO!!! But, I love em anyway! Stay tuned, there is a long way to go! This town, Bandera Texas is known as the cowboy capital of the world! Maybe, just maybe! we can make it the tennis capital of the the Texas hill country!! I'll let you know!!! Dean Wright,USPTA P1, MTM Pro
Hi John, I really enjoyed our session. I got much more out of it than I believed possible. I believe my game will improve as much as 30-40% because of your coaching methods...that's a lot. I thought I had it down when it came to tennis technique...I've read countless tennis books, taken countless lessons and I have taught some tennis working as an assistant to some very well known teaching professionals...Oscar's method may be coined modern but to me it's more "organic" than anything else. Feel free to quote me. How about next Sunday if you have an opening? Dan Doroux,RCI Racquet Club, Irvine CA
MTM is a foundation but it is proven by evidence and history to get the best tennis results of any teaching method on the planet. I don't follow Oscar, I follow his results. I will follow anyone who shows me better results with a different teaching method that works for the masses. The USPTA is moving this way even if they don't credit Oscar. Dennis Van der Meer uses these techniques himself and told Oscar and I in person and I document that on the History of Tennis Instruction Part 3.
Technique is everything. If you start your students off with anything but proper technique, you will have to then unlearn all that muscle memory. I will quote the Russians, who have about 20 players in the WTA top 100.
Tatiana Matokhnyuk, top international Russian coach to World #3 Nadia Petrova and Marcus Baghdatis said about an MTM Coaching Clinic held by MTI: "You won't find beginners improve this quickly with any other method. Modern Tennis is the only way to teach at all levels, it's how we do it Russia...surely everyone teaches this way."
"Technique is everything," to quote Spartak Tennis Club in Russia, with it's one indoor court that produces more top twenty players the last seven years than the entire USA. "If you begin playing without technique, it is big mistake. Big, big mistake!" Whose technique? You might be surprised. Look at the evidence in the Spartak article on
www.moderntenniscoaches.com.
Those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it. We welcome all coaches to join us in making tennis simple to play like the pros.
