World-Class Tennis Coaching for Women | Tennis Strategy | Winning Mental Game | Fitness for Tennis
The most common complaints we hear from female doubles players are: Chemistry – “I just don’t seem to play well with her.” Communication – “What she said really upset/distracted me.” Concentration – “I keep thinking I’m letting my partner down.” Captaincy – “She won’t listen to me.” or “She always tells me what to do.” More >
“There are lots of myths around doubles,” says Amy Jensen, Founding Head Coach of GlamSlam Tennis. Many players subscribe to the notion that the server’s partner must be positioned at net and the server should always strive to make her way forward. Not true, according to Coach Jensen, who notes that “the game of doubles More >
Top doubles teams at every level actually look like a team. How do they do it? Well, recent research shows us that “reaching out and touching someone” goes a long way in creating great team chemistry. The fist bump, the high five, a quick hug or even the Bryan Brothers famous chest bump – are More >
Mistakes on the tennis court are inevitable, even with the most accomplished players make mistakes. Great players and great teams have a common mindset about mistakes: they don’t fear them, they put mistakes immediately behind them, and they learn from them. To develop this mindset, adopt a simple concept popularized by the Positive Coaching Alliance, More >
If your team or tennis-playing group is anything like mine, you just get out there and play without doing any specific tennis exercises or practicing any techniques for tennis. Next time you are on the courts with a group of friends or teammates, try this point-play tennis exercise instead. It works whether you have enough More >
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