Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

Hugo has been traveling on the professional circuit ever since 1987 and has worked with a multitude of top 100 players including Miriam Oremans, Martin Verkerk, Peter Wessels, Thiemo De Bakker & Raemon Sluiter. From 2003-2006 he was Davis Cup Coach for the Netherlands & worked as the National coach for the Dutch Tennis Federation from 2007-2012. Currently Hugo is a consultant for players, coaches & tennis organisations You’ll get to know: – How to prepare a Junior for the Pro Circuit – How Win/loss ratio affects self-confidence – Why Coco Vandewedge has a great serve Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Preparing a junior for the pro circuit 05:20 The developmental plan at KNLTB 07:20 The last 20 % technically 09:20 Late change in technique 11:37 Character & game identity 13:50 Gameidentity 15:50 Preferred win/loss ratio 18:40 Scheduling & confidence 19:45 Main lessons learned on the tour 23:10 The ones that didn’t look good 24:30 Raemon Sluiter 29:00 Peter Wessels 32:00 The serve of American Women 33:55 Why the American women are serving better 34:35 How Hugo gets better 37:30 Hugo’s inspirations 40:00 The plumber with the hammer 41:30 Academy programs like a menu 43:00 Don’t get too fancy 44:30 Has to be the player’s process 46:10 The lifestyle of a player 48:20 Hugo’s advice

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

Today you are going to listen to Kris Soutar, Kris has worked as a full time professional for the past 25 years. He has coached everything from Scottish & British National Champions to Tennis Europe, ITF ATP & WTA Ranked Players. He has worked as a consultant in USA, presented at UK national Coaches Conference & won multiple awards for his coaching & furthermore been working with Judy Murray to build bigger & better coaching workforce in Scotland & surrounding areas. You’ll get to know: – The difference between a High Performance Coach & being high Performing as a coach – How to foster smart players who love tennis – The effectiveness of giving tips Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Genius game 03:30 Davis Cup 07:52 What makes people tick 09:37 Remote coaching 11:16 What true high performance is 14:13 High performance vs high performing 15:40 Personality test 18:15 Values 20:40 Remote coaching 24:30 Goal setting 29:00 High level without good coaching 32:05 Smart players who love tennis 36:30 It all starts at the match court 41:00 The importance of working with someone 45:30 Needs vs Wants 49:00 Play sight 51:15 Playing always comes first 55:00 Get uncomfortable as a coach 58:20 The people not the tennis 59:30 Ban Coaching for a year 1:03:00 Volunteers managing professionals 1:09:36 Giving tips 1:09:35 + 5 min 1:11:15 Changed my mind about 1:12:16 Givning tips 1:15:15 Working with likeminded people 1:17:16 Start with the competiton program 1:25:00 Get to know more about Kris

Today you are going to listen to Juan Reque, Juan spent 6 years on the Professional Tour as a trainer before joining Maria Sharapova’s Team for a period of 5 years within which she won the French Open. During his work with Sharapova Juan moved from Spain to the states to work with her & has stayed there ever since. He is currently running his own Clinique out of San Diego. You’ll get to know: – The difference between junior development in USA & Spain – What invincible training is & how to do it – How Maria Sharapova changed her diet Timestamps 01:30 Spain vs USA 02:40 Team vs individual 05:00 Why team is better 06:41 When the individualistic approach works 08:00 The Spanish system 11:18 Find your training group 18:20 Why SLITES 20:00 Doing injury prevention is not really fun 21:45 What you need to look out for 22:45 Where to start 25:46 Why the top players are staying on top longer 26:25 Nutrition 27:45 From sandwich to full meals 29:45 Traveling the tour 30:06 Working on the Tennis Tour is NOT glamorous 33:40 Get to know more about Juan

Today you are going to listen to Cassiano Costa, Cassiano has a master’s degree in sports injury prevention from the University of Galicia, & has further more done his ph.d Thesis in biomechanics on the Tennis Serve. Before joining IMG Academy, Cassiano was a strength and conditioning coach for a number of professional players on the ATP and WTA Tours, including Gasto Elias, Jamea Jackson, Thomas Bellucci & Vera Zvonareva. Currently Cassiano is working with Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. You’ll get to know: – How the hip has become the new tennis elbow – When to use what type of stance – How fatigue is a state of mind Timestamps 01:30 Hips are becoming the new tennis elbow 06:00 Avoiding hip injuries 09:30 The open stance 14:15 What great footwork is 18:00 Brining the outer leg around 20:20 The importance of the hip 22:00 Quantity over quality 27:10 Patience 28:15 Don’t be afraid to ask 30:05 See things in perspective 31:05 Fatigue is a state of mind 32:30 Using soccer drills for tennis players 36:00 Don’t bike & stretch after match 37:10 Proper Cool down 39:00 Mobility vs Flexibility 39:20 Importance of recovery 40:00 Cassiano’s advice Enjoy the show!

Today you are going to listen to Michael Joyce, Michael was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #64 in singles. He then went on to coach Maria Sharapova from 2004-2011 in which she won 2 Grand Slam titles & rose to #1 in the world. Since 2011 Michael has worked with Jessica Pegula who rose from #900 to #120 WTA within the first 2 years of their partnership before suffering from a serious injury which she is now trying to get back from. You’ll get to know: – About Maria’s Mentality – The exact winning strategies of Maria – About the short hop test Timestamps 01:30 Get the personality 04:10 Cultural differences 07:30 Maria’s mentality 11:30 Confidence 13:00 Looking at the bigger perspective 15:15 The importance of preparation 19:30 Scouting 24:45 Playing up an age group 31:45 Using doubles as practice for singles 36:10 Better people 41:00 The Phil Jackson story 47:30 Rubbing people the right way 49:00 Getting the players to feel good about themselves vs being honest 54:00 The fakeness of the tennis world 56:30 Eye-hand coordination 58:45 Landorph’s short hop test 1:02:15

Today you are going to listen to David Sammel. David is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David has been the Head Coach at Team-Bath MCTA and is also the author of the book Locker Room Power: Building an Athlete’s Mind. David has coached players including Liam Broady, Arvind Parmar,Barry Cowan, Wesley Moodie, Martin Lee & Andrew Richardson. You’ll get to know: – How to train Locker Room power – What the difference is between confidence & belief – How slow is smooth & smooth is fast Timestamps 01:30 The inferiority complex 05:30 Locker Room Power 08:45 BAD Locker Room Power 11:00 Social media presence 12:00 Developmental Pathways for tennis players 14:15 When to go to college 15:15 Most common misconception trying to go pro 17:15 How to know when you are ready to turn pro 19:15 The story about Vince Spadea 24:35 The perfect set up for tennis 31:30 How Andy wasn’t ready for Jez Green 34:15 The change of training blocks 38:55 The baker 42:00 How to avoid the “Baker effect” 44:15 At all levels it is all about the mind 47:50 Same shit different level 49:55 The definition of Locker Room Power 52:20 Winning matches 55:00 Tennis is a sport of loosing 56:30 Painting the picture for the player 58:00 Find a mentor 59:00 David’s inspirations 1:01:30 Put trust in the journey 1:03:30 Pro Tennis is really starting at 300 1:07:30 The crazier the better 1:08:30 Myth: You can learn to stay in the zone 1:11:00 Myth: Being a perfectionist is good 1:13:45 Tennis has a way of giving back 1:16:00 Tennis is a vehicle to give what you have 1:18:25 Slow is smooth

In this episode you’re going to listen to Takura Happy, Takura was born in Zimbabwe & trained at the ITF Developmental center from the age of 13-17 before eventually going to the states to play Division 1 tennis. After College Takura went on tour with Takanyi Garanganga. Currently Takura is based out of Florida working with various junior players. You’ll get to know: – What it’s like growing up playing Tennis in Africa – Why you shouldn’t say “Watch the ball” – The importance of consistent commitment Enjoy the show! Timestamps: 01:30 Growing up as a Tennis player in Africa 03:55 Get comfortable outside the court 06:30 More challenges = stronger mindset 09:15 Mental training for tennis 11:20 Self-assesment 16:35 Tournament scheduling 20:00 An education for life 22:00 Get uncomfortable 23:03 The relationship 26:00 Think like a Champion 28:00 Consistent change 28:30 Don’t look at the ball 30:00 Consistent commitment

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

In this episode you’re going to listen to Juan Viloca. Juan was a professional player himself for more than a decade with a career high in singles of #47. After his own career Juan had coaching stints with Flavia Panetta & Svetlana Kuznetsova & helped out Pato with players such as Gilles Mueller & Grigor Dimitrov. You’ll get to know: – Pato’s training methods – What cleaning the games means & how to do it – How Juan felt a lack of competencies & what he then did Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 The Team Juan was a part of 05:30 What we can apply from Pato 11:32 Cleaning the game 12:05 How being tough can help 15:54 The 3 different areas 19:53 Would Pato still do the same? 22:12 Have we as Tennis Coaches become too soft? 26:12 20’s & 21’s 29:00 Lack of competencies 40:30 Communication skills 42:50 The Relation 44:44 Why Mats Wilander os not coaching on the tour 51:03 Top players are extremely intelligent