#56: Liam Smith – Managing Successful Junior Players

Liam Smith has experience from working as the National Head Coach at Tennis Australia as well as various Tennis Academies. He is a former coach of Zarina Diyas & Richard Berankis & was a part of the coaching team bringing back Justine Henin for her comeback in 2010. Currently Liam is coaching moldavian Radu Albot

You’ll get to know:

– How to manage succesfull Junior Players
– How to go about over & under respecting your opponents
– What Liam’s definition of luck is

Timestamps
01:30 Managing the transition from successful junior going into seniors
05:20 Managing the schedule
08:30 Scheduling & self-confidence
09:40 Doing a roadmap
11:00 Over & under respecting opponents
13:15 What’s going on within the score
16:00 Justine Henin & Carlos Rodriques
18:45 Why Carlos Rodriques is a great coach
20:30 Different academies, different strategies
23:00 Patience & process
26:00 What Liam is excited about
28:15 Nextgen
30:55 How Liam gets better
33:10 Liam’s inspirations
37:10 The realities of tennis
39:30 Anything is possible.
41:30 Practicing without a purpose
43:15 How you judge how a player works
44:30 Holistic approach
46:30 Build the person & the player
47:00 Definition of luck