Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

Jeff Rothschild is a registered dietitian currently helping out well established players on the ATP-tour like Mike & Bob Bryan as well as rising stars like Stefan Kozlov In this episode you’ll get to know: How to beat Jetlag What causes dehydration & cramps & how to prevent it What to have in your bag as a competitive tennis player Get to know more about Jeff by going to www.eatsleep.fit or follow him in Instagram @eatsleep.fit Enjoy the show!

Peter Smith (@coachpetersmith) has led The USC Trojans to 5 NCAA Team Championships within the last 7 Years as the The Head Coach & he goes into great depth with the Competitive Environment that he is trying to create. In this episode you’ll get to know: What the term Serious Fun means What 50 % of USC’s Conditioning work look like How Peter manages to be a partner, coach & dad to his sons Get to know more about Peter by going to www.sctennisacademy.com, check out his great Championships Videos at www.championshipproductions.com or have a sneak peak at www.usctrojans.com Enjoy the show!

Mark Kovacs (@mkovacsphd) Mark is the Michael Jordan of Sport Science & World Class at translating very complex science into applied information that coaches, players & parents can use. In this episode you’ll get to know: How to conduct training sessions simulating match situations Why you should always look at groundstrokes & the serve from the ground up How you can learn from everyone if they meet 2 criteria Get to know more about Mark at wwww.mark-kovacs.com & the iTPA at www.itpa-tennis.org Enjoy the show!

Jared is finishing 2015 as the top ranked American Teenager on the ATP Rankings & in this episode you’ll get to know: Why he choose to go to Argentina at the age of 14 What it was like training with Roger Federer How Jared cope with the up’s & down’s as a tennis player Follow Jared’s progress on Instagram @jared_donaldson Enjoy the show!

Chris is Head of Women’s Tennis at Penn State University. He has coached players to 3 out of the 4 Junior Slams & 2 players to Senior Slams. He has coached both men’s & women’s teams in Division 1 College Tennis & in 2009 he became the No. 1 ranked 30 year old singles player in America despite the fact that he wasn’t able to qualify for a single nationals as a junior. In this episode you’ll get to know: Why he choose to go into college tennis as a volunteer coach What’s it like to be on a team in an individual sport + the 4 core values at Penn State The differences between working with a men’s & a women’s college team Follow pennstate on Instagram or go check out http://www.gopsusports.com to learn more about the men’s & the women’s program. Enjoy the show!

David is an S&C Coach who earlier in his career worked alongside legendary Pat Etcheberry at the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy, Tampa. Among other players David has worked with Victoria Azaranka, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, James Blake & Mardy Fish. In this episode you’ll get to know: What smoking the money maker means Why Chest & biceps might be a secret weapon in tennis Why Tennis specific exercises might not be ideal Follow David on Facebook or go check out www.gtsgermany.com & sign up for his amazing weekly newsletter which DOESN’T try to sell you anything! Enjoy the show!

In this episode you’ll get to know: Why recovery isn’t just taking time off What Bouchard’s recovery routine looks like Why you might learn more as a coach by teaching reg kids than high level ones Follow Dean on Twitter (Deaner99) or got check out www.deanhollingworth.com to get to know more about current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 03:42 World Team Tennis 05:26 Traveling on the Tour as an S&C Coach 07:05 What Dean learned 08:01 Most important skills as an S&C Coach 09:15 The rubber floor 10:48 How tennis is different 12:33 Keeping Eugenie healthy 14:07 Dynamic Warm ups 14:54 Not overtrained just under recovered 16:15 Recovery – Traning vs tournament 17:02 Comming off the court 22:15 Biggest waste of time/myth 23:20 How to know when athletes have mastered a drill 25:05 Books/persons 26:46 Talking less/coaching less 27:44 Example of specic cue 32:46 Testing 33.48 Testbattery 36:48 Advice 38:15 Caring for your athlete

In this episode you’ll get to know: – How to set standards in warm up, cool down & regeneration – How to manage dissapointments – How & when to evaluate performance Follow Allistair on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or go visit www.themccawmethod.com to get to know more about Allistair & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 01:40 Setting the standards 5:10 Warm up properly 09:00 Proper Cool down 10:30 Biking as recovery 13:25 Getting your athletes to do what you are woing on when you are not there 14:50 Regeneration part 16:15 The 1 percent’s 19:10 Opportunity time 21:40 What books to read for athletes 23:30 Moving on from mistakes 27:25 Timing of the evaluation of a match 29:00 The length of an evaluation 30:37 Confidence 32:05 Ranking’s U12 37:53 What to do with a nearly burned out player 39:35 Building the character 41:00 Reverse running 43:57: Tiebreak in the 5th set 45:15 Simplicity & people 46:24 Likeability, adaptability, accountability 47:30 Creating accountability 50:40 Inspiration 53:40 Nick Bollitieri 56:00 More & less important 58:10 Advices

In this episode you’ll get to know: – The exact physical demands of tennis – When to specialize – What the truths are about kids & resistance training Make sure to visit www.maximiseathleticperformance.com to get to know more about Dom & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 01:30 Physical Demands of tennis 05:10 Most common tennis injuries 07:00 How to reduce likelihood 09:25 Mobility work 13:25 Cooling down 15:05 Good rolling 16:50 Cultural leader 20:00 Periodization 23:15 Where does the periodization start 24:05 Adjusting periodization 28:45 What to do at tournaments 31:40 Doing something at tournaments or not? 32:00 If there is no gym at cite 35:37 Spezialisation 39:37 When to Spezialize 41:59 Kids & physical training 48:36 Which Exercises to start with 54:06 Transfor to the court 55:45 Conditioning 1:00:45 Monitoring 1:06:15 Combat Sport & tennis 1:12:43 Number one skill set 1:12:26 Most valuable lesson learned 1:15:45 Biggest myth / waste of time 1:18:19 Biggest inspiration 1:21:20 What Dom has changed his mind about 1:24:00 Advice to coaches & players

In this episode you’ll get to know: How a football is an essential part of learning the serve Why staying in college was the most difficult thing for Steve Johnson Jr. to do What being the “Big dog” means & how to do it Make sure to visit www.sjtennis.com to get to know more about Steve & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 01:30 Being a Parent & Coach 4:10 College 5:30 What Steve got out of college 07:15 What it takes to be on the Tour 08:30 How tennis builds character 10:30 How a football teaches the serve 11:30 How Steve Sr’s role changed when Jr was 16 13:30 Peter Smith 17:36 Being a big dog 26:10 Tennis must go in the calendar first 29:30 What do you need to sacrifice as a family 32:15 The importance of loosing 35:30 How to manage the disappointment of losses 39:15 Number 1 skillset for a parent 40:50 Defining roles 42:15 Most valuable lesson learned 44:30 How it is dealig with losses today for Steve Sr 47:40 How things would change if rankings was like in golf 49:10 What Steve believes that everyone else think is crazy 49:45 Quality over quantity 50:45 How hard it is to be on tour 52:45 The reasons of the many routines 56:15 Advice to the coaches