This is Episode 20 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we're getting to the cusp of functional movement and the steps we can put in place to better prepare current WTA or ATP players to ascend closer towards the Top 10. For the developmental to more high performing players, the same applies, as we take a closer look at power and how to begin to implement key patterns of play if the objective remains the same -- to maintain a level of play for the Long Game and be positioned to head towards a Top 10 tenn...
Jul 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 20
This is Episode 19 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we take the next step in our discussion around functional movement and share the role of momentum and how it can contribute towards mitigating injury through to developing a top 10 tennis ranking with the key facets we've come to know and discuss. Whether you're a developing player or coach to parent, this is an integral episode to safeguard the player/athlete against the onset of injury -- 10 years later, to placing them in a better position and bei...
Jul 18, 2023•37 min•Ep. 19
This is Episode 18 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we continue delving into functional movement patterns and how to condition your range and where so many coaches and players make honest mistakes that later lead to injury. Drawing on additional insights, we discuss how your range is developed and integral to looking after your athlete-self to mitigating injuries long term so players are capable of sticking to The Pathway and poised to progress on the WTA or ATP tour with longevity on their side and t...
Jul 12, 2023•37 min•Ep. 18
This is Episode 17 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we take a closer look at what functional movement really means when it comes to your sporting performances and in tennis, what needs to be addressed to build a functional movement pattern. How avoid developing an injury in the next 3-5 years is discussed before shedding light on ensuring players are equipped to stay The Long Game and continue on the WTA or ATP tour for at least an additional 10 years of play opposed to succumbing to injury. To order ...
Jul 11, 2023•37 min•Ep. 17
This is Episode 16 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we dive headfirst into supplements and nutrition to best practices. Please be advised that if you have specific needs or are unsure, it is pertinent to talk with a nutritional service and/or provider. If you're also unsure about your general health, speak to your GP. As a general rule of thumb we look at nutrition and the basic guidelines and why to avoid supplements before this has been formed along with additional insights to gauge your performance...
Jul 05, 2023•40 min•Ep. 16
This is Episode 15 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we have a look at the role of balance and what it really means to integrate this into a player's schedule. Not only being a key ingredient to keep players engaged, but its benefits to optimal performance outcomes! From diving into long term effects -- including the not so good, to how parents and coaches can include this in their child's and/or player's schedule. Even bigger, we look at your identity and the identity crisis that happens when these p...
Jul 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 15
This is Episode 14 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we delve into the varying connotations to descriptives of mindfulness that has in fact been around in training to practice loads for well over the past 20+ years! That's right, it's far from a new concept and merely something often overlooked or perhaps pushed aside for some when in fact it is so incredibly important to fundamental in a player's to athlete's training. Additional insights are then shared around goal setting and their direct alignment...
Jun 29, 2023•36 min•Ep. 14
This is episode 13 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and this is perhaps one of the most important episodes you'll listen to when it comes to dollars, finances to overall costs involved in a player's and/or athlete's journey towards becoming a professional and with the potential of embarking on the Top 10. There is so much misinformation out there and we touch on a Taylor Swift analogy (never thought that would happen!) as well as gender dynamics. From the NCAA to real life expectations, we take a step ba...
Jun 27, 2023•36 min•Ep. 13
This is episode 12 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and it is such an important topic to talk about as we look at training modification to a balanced consensus between the triangular relationship to ensure the player/athlete and parent/guardian are on the same page as well as the coach and how the acceptance and inclusion of developmental needs ensures that the work towards a Top 10 ranking stays a course to afford the player/athlete to head towards their initial ranking points before steadily ascending ...
Jun 22, 2023•35 min•Ep. 12
This is episode 11 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a look at different kinds of motivation, including some personal reflections of my own Dad as he was set on embarrassing his daughter on the sidelines to finding what works best. We also look at how motivation is a constant and changes, including another personal take on what happens when you don't give up, no matter how hard it gets with the loses and all and eventually end up on time. A more relaxed episode that has some key takeaways that...
Jun 20, 2023•33 min•Ep. 11
This is episode 10 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we're taking a closer look at the body as a whole and how injuries can be prevented whilst safeguarding the players and/or athletes body from future development. Picking up from where we left on Episode 9, we're looking at a more long term approach and how by using simple steps to methods, we can employ good practices that each and every coach to player/athlete can do to progress towards reaching their peak performance and developing -- optimal perf...
Jun 15, 2023•36 min•Ep. 10
This is episode 9 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a deep dive into injury development and how these are formed, specifically in the adolescent years that only become known when it's too late and you're ready to embark on your professional career. It is often mistaken when players/athletes succumb to an injury later in their teenage years to early twenties, that it was ignited years prior due to a poor technical foundations. Take a listen and share your insights to key takeaways in the commen...
Jun 13, 2023•33 min•Ep. 9
This is episode 8 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a look at 'education' overall and how it plays its part in a coaches collective performance. Touching on thoughts such as certification to tertiary education, the key difference along with misconceptions are touched on to distinguish between potential knowledge gaps and/or a more entrenched scope of performance metrics. On a lighter note, we look at where this education journey starts and how coaches can up-skill to keep pace with their playe...
Jun 08, 2023•36 min•Ep. 8
This is episode 7 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis dives head first into the notion of expectations and how too often this is lopsided and that adults "expect" certain behaviours from a "child" (to simplify), however when we look at the sporting environment, the "player/athlete" is entitled to have set expectations for the "coach" and too often this is not the case. Listen in close to consider if you've set the bar high enough as a player or if you have at all! For the coaches out there, is this a mutual...
Jun 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 7
This is episode 6 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we take a different take on Mental Stability and how the presence of 'pressure' that is experienced throughout the life cycle of any athlete, irrespective a beginner through to an elite, and we look into strategies that help combat this presence for a more optimised mental state. As someone who knows too well about pressure -- self-imposed and external expectations, I know how important this topic is for coaches, parents and players to athletes to hea...
Jun 01, 2023•35 min•Ep. 6
This is episode 5 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we delve into the idea of role models and its tie to player behaviour. Looking into different offshoots of our own behaviour to how these characteristics are formed, the discussion takes a turn into our own self and how some of our own habits may have been impressed upon us, without us being none the wiser! Another close to my heart, having experienced first hand the power of role models in sport and the good ones (to not so good ways) it's time to as...
May 30, 2023•35 min•Ep. 5
This is episode 4 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and an episode close to my heart with a background as a Chairperson for NFP's in the Mental Health space. Today's episode is all about removing the stigma around Mental Health and championing for better acceptance, awareness and self-care. To follow along, we're at section 1.4 on p.44 inside " The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success " although today's episode does veer away quite a lot from the Chapter to re-focus on a few key points that really matte...
May 25, 2023•34 min•Ep. 4
This is episode 3 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and welcome to today's episode that looks at Talent Identification (ID) and the misconceptions that surround these systems and/or programs. To follow along, we're beginning on p.39 of " The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success ". Tell us your thoughts around Talent ID and your experience? Have you been a part of a program and if so, what was your experience? Or, if not, why were you not a part of the program and how did it make you feel? We'd love to k...
May 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 3
This is episode 2 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and today's episode is centred around " The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success " as we discuss Hiring and Firing Your Coach. It's an incredibly controversial and yet necessary topic to touch on and delve into a little deeper. It's also a candid window into the role of education and the varying roles that different levels or skillsets play in an athlete and/or player's career. A side note, please keep in mind that this is the "2nd Episode" of Beyond T...
May 17, 2023•32 min•Ep. 2
The Coach-Parent Relationship and its link to Performance Success from Chapter 1 of " The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success " is discussed openly with some key insights on the role, how best to manage for the player and/or athlete along with advice on taking the next step towards that Top 10 endpoint. An introductory discussion with extracts from this Chapter, an initial look at this dynamic begins to conversation around the role of this relationship and also how it is reflected in our day ...
May 16, 2023•31 min•Ep. 1
