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Payers & Players Podcast

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This podcast's mission is to discuss junior tennis with a focus on the journey and process of player development. We discuss trends in junior development and promote tennis events at all levels, including college, Futures, Challengers, ATP/WTA, and local events. We would like to invite our audience to share our experience raising competitive junior tennis players in the USA. We will discuss the highs and lows of being a Payer as we support our Players.
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Episodes

Episode 20 - Sebastian Stiefelmeyer - Louisville Legend and ITA #1 ranked player

Sebastian Stiefelmeyer grew up in Vienna, Austria. He was ranked as high #67 ITF, and played college tennis at University of Louisville, where he was the outdoor fall national championship and reached the #1 ITA (NCAA) ranking in his senior year. We talk about his junior development in Austria, including practicing with Dominic Thiem. We also discuss his recruitment to Louisville, and how he became the #1 ranked player in college tennis. Article mentioned in the podcast: https://www.wsj.com/arti...

Jun 24, 20181 hr 15 min

Episode 18 - Does a ranking in the 12s matter?

We look back at data from the USTA 12U rankings for boys from 2008 - 2011, and see if there are any trends or takeaways from where those players ended up as high school seniors. Here is the Google Sheet, with the data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9H0qXzLNDI7y2cFtAeb5KyUgFXdT3WyCLik5nLgn5s/edit#gid=1126298337 We also referred to an amazing article about the illustrious junior tennis career of Al Parker, The Boy Who Fell To Earth. https://www.slideshare.net/palmerleasing/the-boy-who-f...

May 30, 20181 hr 22 min

Ep 15 - We rundown the NCAA Tennis tournaments and discuss the Arkansas women

We breakdown the women's and men's brackets for the NCAA Tennis Championships, and discuss Arkansas women not making the tournament. NOTE: Immediately after we recorded this podcast, we learned that Arkansas fired their women's coach and the challenge to the ITA was filed by Kansas State.

May 02, 20181 hr 13 min

Ep 14 - Our observations from the SEC championships - coaches coaching and habits of the players

We recap the weekend in Tuscalossa to watch the SEC Men's Tennis Championships. Congratulations to the Mississippi State Bulldogs for winning the title, and special congratulations to Trevor Foshey for clinching the final match in a 3rd set tie-breaker and earning the Tournament MVP award. As they say, you shouldn't podcast and drive... we got a few details wrong along the way. Please see the write-ups from the schools for clarifications: http://hailstate.com/news/2018/4/29/mens-tennis-no-9-msu-...

Apr 30, 201835 min

Ep 12 - College Tennis - Arkansas women go 6-0 in one day & preview the conference championships

We talk with Chris Halioris of www.collegetennisranks.com about Arkansas going 6-0 vs Tennessee State in one day, as well as previewing the men's Power 5 Conference Championships. Chris's article on the Arkansas-TSU matches: https://www.collegetennistoday.com/item/1731-the-sub-500-manifesto-what-should-be-done.html POWER 5 CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT BRACKETS ACC (Cary, NC) http://www.theacc.com/documents/2018/4/22//2018_ACC_Men_s_Tennis_Bracket_FINAL.pdf?id=475 Big 10 (Iowa City, Iowa) http://www.big...

Apr 24, 201858 min

Episode 11 - TJ Pura, former Duke tennis player and star of "50,000 Balls"

We talk with TJ Pura about his junior tennis career, the 50,000 Balls documentary, and choosing the Duke Blue Devils. TJ provides real practical advice about the things that helped him develop into an elite junior tennis player in America. You can find the documentary at amazon: https://www.amazon.com/50-000-Balls-Tennis-Documentary/dp/B00A7IWAFI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524229886&sr=8-3&keywords=50%2C000+balls

Apr 20, 20181 hr 9 min

Episode 8 - We talk with another tennis parent Martyn Collins from Northern California

In this episode, we have a wide ranging conversation with Martyn Collins from Northern California. Marty's son is a nearly through his youth tennis journey, and would like to continue playing college tennis. Marty shares his experiences of his son starting in the local park to playing at some of the highest levels in the USTA.

Apr 04, 20181 hr 8 min

Episode 6 - Mario Llano of the Rhode Island Tennis Academy - Junior Coach of Jared Donaldson

In this episode we discuss developing junior tennis champions with Mario Llano of the Rhode Island Tennis Academy. Mario has developed several players that have won prestigious national and international events. His most popular student is Jared Donaldson (currently #48 ATP). www.ritennisacademy.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TkaGB4zqDk

Mar 23, 20181 hr 3 min

Episode 4 - Thai-Son Kwiatkowski discusses his Junior Career Payers and Players Podcast

In this episode we discuss the junior tennis development of Thai Son Kwiatkowski. From his dominance of the Little Mos to his time at USTA Player Development to becoming a 4-time NCAA National Champion at the University of Virginia, Thai shares his journey. Topics: Development Plan Playing Little Mos @mcbtennis Moving to USTA Player Development @usta Dealing with emotions and maturity 50,000 Balls https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A7IWAFI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2POMR406N5GX1&psc=1

Mar 16, 20181 hr 11 min

Episode 3 - Do we expect our 10 year olds to behave like the 35 year old Roger Federer

In this episode Scott and Robert discuss what behavior is acceptable and unacceptable in junior tennis. If we are going to compare our players behavior to Roger Federer, which Federer should it be - the Federer of today or the junior Federer? We also discuss one podcast and one book that we would recommend to our listeners, and provide a brief recap of the ASU v Stanford, Louisville v Notre Dame and Ole Miss v Vanderbilt tennis matches. Podcast mentioned: @adamblicher - The Adam Blicher Show, ep...

Mar 11, 201841 min

Episode 2 - Should your child play up or play in their age division?

In this episode we discuss the considerations regarding playing up or staying in your age division. We also rollcalled our followers - thank you Harvard Women's Tennis, Dr. Kwiatkowski, Bo & Anthony! Shoutouts to: Adam Blicher @AdamBlicher Lisa Stone @ParentingAces Bobby Knight @College10s2day Colette Lewis @ZooTennis

Mar 05, 201849 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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