Lose the Cart and Gain Teaching Opportunities…
It’s Spring and as the flowers bloom and the sun shines, love is in the air. As I reflect back on past loves, I can’t help but be reminded of my first true love. Her name was Diane. She was a true companion, she came with me everywhere, from the baseline to the net and back
From the Mouths of Babes
Josh is a beauty of a kid. He has thrown himself into his tennis playing 5 times each week including squads, privates, competition and tournaments. Naturally his learning curve is fairly steep at the moment. He has areas which need development, most noticeably moving around the court. The coaching team are working at his reaction speed,
Be a Great Coach….Don’t Just Look Like One
One of the best gifts I can give my young students is the time and space to solve their own problems. My job is to carefully design the task I ask them to perform and then allow it to do most of the teaching. With my youngest students the goal is often to complete their assigned
It isn’t failing until I stop trying!
You know how sometimes kids say something so profound that you wonder if they really do know more than you? If you have never experience this simple and yet amazing clarity that comes by viewing the world through a child’s eyes then maybe you are not listening properly. The other day it happened to me at one