#49: Mark Tennant – Learning How to Play the Piano

In this episode you’re going to listen to Mark Tennant, Mark has been a Coaches educator for as many years as I haved lived. He has worked with the LTA, Tennis Europe & the International Tennis. Mark was further more listed by the New Zealand sports organisation CoachSeek as one of the top 50 most influential coaches in the world.

You’ll get to know:

– How to navigate through the jungle of information
– The importance of mentoring
– The best Tennis Book you have never heard about before

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps:
01:30 Have we become too well educated?
04:20 The piano
06:00 How to play the piano
07:50 How being a Tennis Coach has evolved
16:00 The myth of the ATP or the WTA Forehand
18:40 Drill vs Live ball
21:15 Integrity
23:10 Mentoring
30:30 Extremely privileged
31:30 The want of a player & a coach
35:30 Legacy
38:30 Book recommendation
40:30 The most important person
41:30 No purpose
42:34 Coach should work equally hard as the player
47:46 A lot of listening
47:37 Get in contact with Mark