Strategy & Tactics

Being the best tennis player you can be IS NOT just about what you can do to others.
Being the best tennis player you can be IS about how much you can take out there on the court and still move forwards.
Now, I don’t know where I first saw that or even if I recalled it correctly but hopefully you get the … More→

Creativity is the “end game” and is key to tennis success.
Most players I have ever worked with or spoken to want to be and want to be thought of as being creative. The problem is that most players don’t actually know what creativity IS or WHY striving for creativity will always be a good thing over time.
Being a creative tennis … More→

Breaking through to your best ever tennis is as simple as tracing a few simple steps that others who have been successful before you have marked out.
As someone who has studied performance success over a number of years, I have seen that in among the heap of individual traits that exist (Federer is different to Nadal who again is different … More→

Us tennis players have a funny relationship with technique.
We can talk about it for hours…..the forehand of this one, the backhand of that one and how great the serve of so and so is. It ebbs, flows and changes direction like an undulating river in high winds.
One minute “you just have to” hit the forehand like Federer and serve like … More→

There is so much emphasis placed (by the tennis playing and coaching community) on technique that I almost feel players have lost sight of the one thing that I believe makes this such a great sport.
The tactical and strategic battle on (and sometimes off) the court. That is what makes this the great sport it is!! The pitting of one … More→

I was asked to talk at a meeting of local tennis clubs the other day (adults and juniors attending), mainly about the far reaching effects of a specific type of tennis footwork and tennis movement training that I specialize in.
Anyway, I will reveal more about this stuff as I document it all but there is one thing that came out … More→

I’ve said it many times before only because I have seen it many times before…….Keeping things simple on the tennis court helps you win more!!
By keeping things simple, you allow yourself to play with a clear mind which in turn helps you to “see” what is going on in the match.
Here are some examples of FACTS that show you how … More→