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Kyle Lacroix is our guest for the 19th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Kyle is the Chief Education Officer of SETS Consulting, a coaching and educational service for elite coaches, competitive players and tennis institutions/federations. He is certified by the USPTA and PTR as well as the ITF. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and has extensive on court work with ATP and WTA players, as well as top collegiate players.

We talk:

3:25 His background in tennis

7:01 His time at Saddlebrook

10:45 What linked Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati and Justine Henin

12:44 Why he's the "king of failure"

15:43 Why people struggle with failure

17:34 Connecting with players

22:01 Coaching other coaches

23:49 Improving coaching professionalism

26:36 Coaching pet peeves

29:40 Player accountability

34:09 Why players lean towards the negative

38:14 Advice for the 3.5 player

41:32 "Kyle-isms"

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You can find Kyle and Specialized Educational Tennis Solutions (SETS Consulting) online at www.setsconsult.org.

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Kyle Lacroix: Coaching the coaches

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