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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#101: Kyle LaCroix–It’s not WHAT a coach does, it’s HOW from 2023-07-04T14:56:44

  Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Kyle LaCroix. Kyle holds a master’s degree in educational leadership from Stanford University. He is among a bunch of other certifications a...

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#100: Emma Doyle–To really listen, you have to ask great questions from 2021-08-14T18:09:09

  Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Emma Doyle. Emma has been coaching for the past 30 years. She is a Tennis Australia High Performance Coach, tennis touring professional and ...

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#99: Peter Lundgren–The good, bad&ugly part of being a traveling Tennis Coach from 2021-05-08T07:36:51

  Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Peter Lundgren. Peter might be best known for coaching 3 world number ones in Marcello Rios, Roger Federer and Marat Safin, but he was a gre...

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#98: Howard Green–Stand out, but don’t burn out from 2021-04-10T06:22:34

  Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Howard Green. Howard spent six years in the Royal Marines Commandos. Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan he has extensive experience in preparin...

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#97: Michael Geserer–There are no short cuts in tennis from 2021-03-13T19:24:32

  In this episode you are going to listen to Michael Geserer. Michael did not pick up a tennis racquet until the age of 17 but managed to play qualifying for all Slams and a career high singles ...

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#96: Luke Passman–“How to safely increase the number of serves” from 2021-02-06T17:35:09

  Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Luke Passman. Luke worked 6 years at the Soto Tennis Academy as the Head of Sport Science Support and have for the past 2 years been the Str...

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#95: Carl Maes–Why we sometimes should practice hitting outside of the court from 2021-01-16T14:11:06

  Hi guys, in this episode you are going to listen to Carl Maes. Carl spent 6 years at the LTA as Head of Women’s tennis, he has been the director at the Kim Clijsters Academy and have coached t...

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#94: Nick Horvat–The Power of Basics from 2020-11-21T07:27:52

Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Nick Horvat. Nick has been the assistant coach of Mario Ancic and coached the likes of Sofya Zhuk, Timea Babos and Donna Vekic. Since 2015 he ...

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#93: Emilio Sanchez Vicario–Habits build Character from 2020-11-07T07:17:34

Emilio is a former top 10 singles player and world number 1 doubles player. He is a 5-time Grand Slam winner and won the Hopman Cup alongside his sister Arantxa in 1990. After he retired as a pl...

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#92: Hans-Peter Born–A new priority on the tennis practice court from 2020-10-31T08:14:30

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Hans-Peter Born. Peter was for 26 years in charge of coaches’ education and 14 and Under development in the DTB (the German tennis federation). Duri...

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#91: Mike Barrell–It’s my game. Getting tennis players to think, play and explore from 2020-10-03T05:10:54

Hi guys, In this episode you are going to listen to Mike Barrel. Mike has taught tennis for 30+ years and is the founder and CEO of evolve9. He specialises in coach education and program managem...

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#90: Izo Zunic–If you change the way you see things, things you see change from 2020-09-26T07:14:38

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Izo Zunic Izo is a tennis coach with a special passion for personal development. For the past 7 years he has been coaching on the WTA tour where he ...

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#89: Carlos Goffi–Why not practice under situations of a match? from 2020-09-19T18:05:07

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Carlos Goffi. Carlos’ coaching career began in 1975 at the Port Washington Tennis Academy in New York, by recommendation from his mentor Harry Hopma...

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#88: Michael Baroch–Respect, Trust and Good Communication from 2020-08-22T05:10:32

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Michael Baroch. Michael was coached as a junior by the legendary Tony Roche and went on to becoming Tony’s understudy and hitting partner for Ivan L...

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#87: Ruben Neyens–Making an Impact as a Tennis Coach from 2020-08-08T09:47:18

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Ruben Neyens. Ruben is the head of Coach Development at the Dutch Tennis Federation. He calls himself a kid’s tennis tutor and has a special emphasi...

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#86: Philipp Born–The Most Effective Serving Patterns from 2020-07-25T07:51:47

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Philipp Born. Phillipp is a researcher and a tennis coach trying to bridge the gap between science and the practice court.  You’ll get to know: The ...

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#85: Patrick McEnroe–Treat everyone fairly, but not necessarily the same from 2020-07-11T12:42:51

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Patrick McEnroe.  Patrick was ranked as high as #28 in Singles and #3 in doubles as a player himself. He has been the General Manager of Player Deve...

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#84: Rohan Goetzke–Tennis is about teaching; Teaching is about listening to your Student from 2020-07-04T15:35:26

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Rohan Goetzke . Rohan has been working at the Dutch Federation, been on the tour with the likes of Mario Ancic and Richard Krijcek, he was director ...

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#83: Li Pingwei–To What Extent can Junior Results Predict Future Ranking? from 2020-06-13T14:17:53

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Li Pingwei. Pingwei is a tennis coach and doctoral researcher in elite sports focusing on tennis. Her research provides evidence-based facts for coa...

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#82: Sven Groeneveld–Coaching Principles from 2020-06-06T19:15:08

Hi guys, in this episode you’re going to listen to Sven Groeneveld. Sven has been a coach on the ATP and the WTA Tour for the past 30 years coaching players such as Monica Seles, Mary Pierce, Mi...

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#81: Dario Novak–The Why, When&How of the Tennis Split Step from 2020-05-30T11:50:22

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Dario Novak. Dario has for the past 15 years attempted to translate scientific findings into practical advice and have worked with the likes of Chri...

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#80: Frederik Nielsen–The Process is the Best way to be Result-oriented from 2020-05-23T15:23:42

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Freddie Nielsen. Freddie turned pro in 2001 and is still an active player on the doubles circuit. At the same time, he is coaching Swedish youngster...

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#79: Nick Saviano–From Vision to Personalized Tactics from 2020-05-16T07:45:06

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Nick Saviano. Nick has more than 35 years of experience as a coach working with ATP and WTA players including Grand Slam Winners and World Number 1’...

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#78: Beni Linder–Winning Through Intensity, A Soft Skill Approach from 2020-05-09T15:37:02

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Beni Linder. Beni has been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at the Swiss Tennis Federation for more than 15 years and worked with everyone f...

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#77: Brad Gilbert–The Best Coaching is done over Dinner from 2020-05-02T17:49:54

Hi guys, this time around you will get to listen to Brad Gilbert. Brad probably doesn’t need a whole lot of introduction, but in brief highlight he was ranked as high as number 4 in the ATP Rank...

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#76: Craig O’Shannessy–It’s not only about 0-4, but… from 2020-04-25T15:20:30

Hi guys, this time around you will get to listen to Craig O’Shannessy. Craig analyses tennis strategy and teaches players, coaches and fans patterns of play and the winning percentages that domi...

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#75: Wim Fissette–Using Data as Your Assistant Tennis Coach from 2020-04-18T07:26:44

Hi guys, hope you are all continuously safe, healthy and happy! This time around you will get an insight into the thoughts of Wim Fissette. Wim started his coaching journey on the tour with Kim ...

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#74: Dirk Hordorff–Coaching a Top 100 ATP Player from 2020-04-11T07:40:17

Hi guys, during these Corona Times I have been fortunate to get the opportunity to listen and learn from some very clever and experienced Coaches. This time around you will get an insight into t...

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#73 Carlos Rodriquez–Creating a Coaching Relation from 2020-04-04T17:51:50

Hi guys, another Corona special that I hope you’ll enjoy. On this episode I talk to Carlos Rodriquez all the way from Bejing, China and due to the government restrictions, the only way that we w...

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#72: Magnus Norman–It’s the Player who makes the Coach from 2020-03-26T10:43:20

It’s Corona-time globally and I wish all of you and your families happiness and health through these times. Robert Davis asked me half a year ago who was on the top of my Wishlist for a Podcast ...

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#71: Mike James–Navigating, Interpreting&Implementing Data in Tennis from 2019-12-07T10:18:41

An increasing amount of data is becoming available within tennis. As coaches we need to navigate through the jungle of  information. How do we interpret the data? What stats are true, but not re...

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#70: Frank Giampaolo–The Soft Science of tennis from 2018-08-09T11:22:51

In this episode I’m delighted to welcome back Frank Giampaolo for his 2nd visit on the podcast. In the last episode with Frank, which was number 40, he discussed how to best be a tennis parent a...

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#69: Dave Mullins–The How, When&What of American College Tennis from 2018-04-18T14:40:52

Whether you are a player, coach or a parent the whole world of American College Tennis can seem overwhelming – Here is an interview with Dave Mullins who recently retired as a College Coach, but...

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#68: Dave Bandelin–Guidelines for life from 2018-03-06T14:18:34

Have you ever experienced your players going for a week or two to a foreign country on a fancy tennis academy and you find your player coming back with a changed grip, awkvard looking technique ...

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#67: Mark Leschly–How UTR predicted big things for Hyeon Chung in 2018 from 2018-02-20T14:30:16

Do you ever wonder how you compare to the best players in the world? Well now you can find out – thanks to Universal Tennis Rating – the UTR. Mark Leschly, Universal Tennis CEO is with me to tal...

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#66: Carlos Kirmayr–No Trust, No Opportunity from 2018-02-11T08:26:39

Today you are going to listen to Carlos Kirmayr. Carlos is a former professional player himself with a career high of #37 in singles and #6 in doubles, ATP. He has coached such renowned players ...

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#65: Chris Trieste–Reward and Recognize from 2018-02-02T17:43:11

Chris Trieste (@CTrieste2), is a veteran educator with extensive experience in coaching, teaching, and educational leadership. He has been the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Mount Saint Mary College...

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#64: Allistair McCaw–Championminded from 2017-10-07T03:52:10

This is a round 2 with Allistair McCaw which many of you have requested. Allistair barely needs another introduction on the podcast, but shortly he is a Sports Performance Specialist with more t...

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#63: Dave Miley–The Good, Bad&Ugly of Global Tennis Development from 2017-09-12T19:37:58

Dave Miley has an incredible amount of experience within high performance in tennis having been the Owner of Record tennis for 10 years before joining the ITF for 24 years where 18 of those were...

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#62: Jonny Fraser–The Science of Grunting from 2017-08-31T08:29:08

Jonny Fraser (@scienceintennis) has a wealth of experience in tennis having been a strength and conditioning coach for more than 7 years working with players from mini tennis to full-time profes...

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#61: David Sammel–The Building Blocks of Leadership from 2017-08-16T04:48:57

David Sammel is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David has been the Head Coach at Team-Bath MCTA and is also the author of the book Locker Room Power: Building an Athlet...

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#60: Alon Moritz–Developing a Match Strategy from 2017-08-01T04:16:58

Alon Moritz is what he himself calls a high performance advisor to CEO’s of Tennis&CEO’s of businesses. He has previously been a national coach for Israel&helped players such as Marinko Matosevi...

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#59: Jo Ward–Women Tennis Players are different, not limited from 2017-07-18T16:23:23

Jo Ward is a former player herself with a career high of #150 WTA. She has been a National Coach for the LTA, traveled on the WTA Tour as a coach&started back in January 2006 a Tennis Academy in...

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#58: Sarah Stone–Creating Trust with a Player from 2017-07-04T07:51:20

Sarah Stone is a former player herself with a career high of #600 in singlesƒ in doubles. She has been coaching on the WTA Tour for more than 10 years working with Anastasia Rodinova, Romina...

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#57: Hugo Ekker–Preparing a Junior for the Pro Circuit from 2017-06-20T18:07:42

Hugo has been traveling on the professional circuit ever since 1987 and has worked with a multitude of top 100 players including Miriam Oremans, Martin Verkerk, Peter Wessels, Thiemo De Bakker&R...

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#56: Liam Smith–Managing Successful Junior Players from 2017-06-06T06:46:24

Liam Smith has experience from working as the National Head Coach at Tennis Australia as well as various Tennis Academies. He is a former coach of Zarina Diyas&Richard Berankis&was a part of the...

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#55: Kris Soutar–Fostering Smart&Happy Players from 2017-05-23T05:23:09

Today you are going to listen to Kris Soutar, Kris has worked as a full time professional for the past 25 years. He has coached everything from Scottish&British National Champions to Tennis Euro...

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#54: Juan Reque–Finding Your Training Group from 2017-05-09T04:33:50

Today you are going to listen to Juan Reque, Juan spent 6 years on the Professional Tour as a trainer before joining Maria Sharapova’s Team for a period of 5 years within which she won the Frenc...

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#53: Cassiano Costa–How the Hip has become the new Tennis Elbow from 2017-04-25T04:54:58

Today you are going to listen to Cassiano Costa, Cassiano has a master’s degree in sports injury prevention from the University of Galicia,&has further more done his ph.d Thesis in biomechanics ...

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#52: Michael Joyce–The Winning Tactics of Maria Sharapova from 2017-04-11T09:40:17

Today you are going to listen to Michael Joyce, Michael was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #64 in singles. He then went on to coach Maria Sharapova from 2004-2011 in whi...

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#51: David Sammel–Locker Room Power from 2017-03-28T11:27:41

Today you are going to listen to David Sammel. David is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David has been the Head Coach at Team-Bath MCTA and is also the author of the bo...

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#50: Takura Happy–Being an African Aspiring Tennis Player from 2017-03-14T05:44:45

In this episode you’re going to listen to Takura Happy, Takura was born in Zimbabwe&trained at the ITF Developmental center from the age of 13-17 before eventually going to the states to play Di...

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#49: Mark Tennant–Learning How to Play the Piano from 2017-02-28T06:16:14

In this episode you’re going to listen to Mark Tennant, Mark has been a Coaches educator for as many years as I haved lived. He has worked with the LTA, Tennis Europe&the International Tennis. M...

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#48: Juan Viloca–Lessons from Pato Alvarez applied to Modern Tennis from 2017-02-14T14:39:17

In this episode you’re going to listen to Juan Viloca. Juan was a professional player himself for more than a decade with a career high in singles of #47. After his own career Juan had coaching ...

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#47: Olivier Jeunehomme–Finding the Lead Domino from 2017-01-31T23:04:07

In this episode you’re going to listen to Oliver Jeunehomme. Olivier has among others worked with the likes of: Sofya Zhuk, Irina Kromacheva&Elina Svitolina&has previously been a part of Justine...

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#46: Milo Quiroz–How to become a professional on a budget from 2017-01-17T10:47:18

In this episode you are going to listen to Milo Quiroz, Milo has previously been a Coach at Claremount Country Club, the Galindo&Saddlebrook Tennis Academies as well as the private coach for Ame...

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#45: David Wilson–Marginal Gains from 2017-01-03T06:40:54

In this episode you are going to listen to David Wilson, David is a Performance Coach from Ireland and is a Ph.D graduate from Trinity College Dublin, in the field of Education. David has spoken...

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#44: Diego Moyano–The USTA Player Development from 2016-12-27T08:43:38

In this episode you are going to listen to Diego Moyano, Diego was a professional player himself with a career high of #130 in Singles. He has previously coached players such as Guillermo Coria,...

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#43: Christian Ruud–You Need To Have a Big Weapon from 2016-12-20T08:05:16

In this episode you are going to listen to Christian Ruud, Christian was a professional player himself with a career high of #39 in Singles in 1995. He represented Norway in 3 consecutive Olympi...

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#42: Mehdi Daouki–Developing the next African Grand Slam Winner from 2016-12-13T09:10:19

In this episode you’re going to listen to Mehdi Daouki, Mehdi has worked under the guidance of Patrick Mouratoglou for 6 years&has worked with the likes of Sachia Vickery, Aravane Rezai, Anastas...

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#41: Edgar Giffenig–Developing Stroke Flexibility from 2016-12-06T06:15:46

In this episode you are going to listen to Edgar Giffenig, Edgar has been a National Coach in Mexico, Germany&the States. In 2013 he published the book “Developing High Performance Tennis Player...

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#40: Frank Giampaolo–Being a Tennis Parent is Tough! from 2016-11-29T12:04:54

In this episode you are going to listen to Frank Giampaolo, Frank founded The Tennis Parents Workshops in 1998, conducting workshops across the United States, Mexico, Israel, New Zealand, Austra...

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#39: Marc Sophoulis–The Person, The Athlete&Then The Tennis Player from 2016-11-22T12:10:03

In this episode you are going to listen to Marc Sophoulis, Marc has among others coached ATP&WTA players like: Victor Hanescu, Karan Rastogi, Anastasia&Arina Rodionova&Sabine Lisicki. He has con...

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#38: Stephan Medem–We are Born Mentally Tough from 2016-11-15T11:42:01

Today you are going to listen to Stephan Medem, Stepan played professionally himself&reached a career high of #216 in singles’ in doubles. He has been coaching several players on the WTA-tou...

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#37: Jose Antonio Fernandez–Develop potential before you think about Results from 2016-11-08T12:24:37

Jose Antonio Fernandez played on the ATP Tour for 12 years reaching a career-high ranking of 202 in 1991. He represented Chile in Davis Cup from 1986-1992. He coached Steffi Graf&has been the co...

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#36: Simon Wheatley–Common Issues&Solutions in the Tennis Serve from 2016-11-01T11:16:42

In this episode you are going to listen to Simon Wheathley, Simon has been a Performance Coach for more than 10 years working in Great Britain. He has written 3 resources on mini tennis, authore...

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#35: Andy Brandi–Developing Good Citizens&Great Champions from 2016-10-25T14:59:16

In this episode you are going to listen to Andi Brandy, Andi briefly played on the professional circuit himself before going on the tour as a coach for the WTA top 10 players Kathy Rinaldi&Carli...

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#34: Jeff Coetzee–The difference on a Good&Great Doubles Player from 2016-10-18T08:32:28

In this episode you are going to listen to Jeff Coetzee, Jeff is a former professional player himself reaching a career high of #12 in doubles¸ in singles. He represented South Africa in Dav...

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#33: Antonio VanGrichen–The Man who Coached Azarenka from age 15 to WTA Top 10 from 2016-10-11T07:04:54

In this episode you are going to listen to Antonio Van Grichen, Antonio is a former player himself representing Portugal in Davis Cup. He then went to the Harry Hopmann Tennis Academy as a Coach...

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#32: Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez–Closing the Gap between Science&Practice from 2016-10-04T06:59:45

In this episode you are going to listen to Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez. Jaime has been working as a S&C Coach since 2000. For the Spanish Tennis Federation as a consultant since 2006, he assisted ...

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#31: Mikael Tillström–Academy&Tour Coach from 2016-09-27T08:29:48

In this episode you are going to listen to Mikael Tilström, Mikael was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #39 in singles in doubles. Mikael has been the Coach of Thomas ...

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#30: Alberto Castellani–The Tennis Paradox from 2016-09-20T09:05:15

In this episode you are going to listen to Alberto Castellani, Alberto has been on the Professional Circuit for more than 30 years coaching a bunch of top 100 players&to name a few he has coache...

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#29: Jaro Levinsky–Full time Coach, Husband&Father from 2016-09-13T16:20:54

Today you are going to listen to Jaro Levinksy, Jaro was a professional player himself reaching a career high of #239 in singles in doubles. Immediately after retiring as a pro he went into ...

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#28: Robert Davis–The Non-Negotiables from 2016-09-06T13:18:27

In this episode you are going to listen to Robert Davis, Robert has been on the ATP Tour for 24 years. He has served as either a Technical Director&National Coach for Peru, Panama, Thailand, Ind...

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#27: Christian Groh–The Rise of Fritz&The Return of Haas from 2016-08-30T07:08:54

In this episode you are going to listen to Christian Groh, Christian was an ATP ranked player himself&then went directly into coaching after pulling the plug as a player. Christian has worked wi...

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#26: Karan Rastogi–Learn from the mistakes of former #4 Junior in the world from 2016-08-23T09:26:17

In this episode you are going to listen to Karan Rastogi, Karan was a very promising Indian Junior player that was scouted&signed by IMG as a 14 year old, he was 4 in the ITF ranking&had a caree...

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#25: Federico Ricci–Cultural differences in running a Tennis Academy from 2016-08-16T08:39:01

In this episode you are going to listen to Federico Ricci, Federico was the director at the Evert Tennis Academy where he worked with the likes of Lauren Davis, Jesse Levine, Madison Keys&Ajla T...

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#24: Dusan Vemic–A former Player¤t Coach of the Serbian Davis Cup Team from 2016-08-09T08:42:22

In this episode you are going to listen to Dusan Vemic, Dusan was on the tour as a player for nearly 20 years&represented Serbia in Davis Cup. He assisted Petar Popovic in guiding Andrea Petkovi...

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#23: Roberto Brogin–Bouchard’s determination from 2016-08-03T05:11:41

In this episode you are going to listen to Roberto Brogin. Roberto was on the tour for more than 20 years as a coach&has coached several top 100 ATP&WTA players. He has been the coach of the Uzb...

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#22: Claudio“The Tailor”Pistolesi–10 players to the top 100 from 2016-03-04T09:36:32

In this episode you are going to listen to Claudio Pistolesi. Claudio (@cpistolesi) is a former Junior World Champion&top 100 singles player. He has brought 10 players from the outside of top 10...

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#21: Bob Brett–Lessons from a life on Tour from 2016-02-14T11:19:37

In this episode you are going to listen to Bob Brett. Bob (@bobbretttennis) has been on the professional tour as a coach for more than 35 years, he has coached players like Becker, Ivanisevic, C...

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#20: Johan Hedsberg–Developing the Player from the Personality from 2016-01-27T12:45:06

In this episode you are going to listen to Johan Hedsberg. Johan has tried pretty much everything as a tennis coach&is currently the main coach of Swedish junior Mikael Ymer. In this episode you...

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#19: Merlin Van de Braam–Demystifying Mental Toughness from 2016-01-19T08:59:24

In this episode you are going to listen to Merlin Van De Braam. Merlin is excellent at demystifying Sport Psychology. He is currenty working for the LTA, has earlier been traveling as a coach on...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#18: What YOU don’t normally hear from 2016-01-16T14:44:30

Hi guys. Decided to do a little mix of the stuff that is usually cut out from each&every episode. Stay tuned&listen to the edited version of Merlin Van De Braam demystifying Mental Toughness rel...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#17: Jeff Rothschild–Beating Jet lag, Dehydration&Cramps from 2016-01-12T17:36:21

Jeff Rothschild is a registered dietitian currently helping out well established players on the ATP-tour like Mike&Bob Bryan as well as rising stars like Stefan Kozlov In this episode you’ll get...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#16: Peter Smith–Serious Fun from 2016-01-05T18:26:05

Peter Smith (@coachpetersmith) has led The USC Trojans to 5 NCAA Team Championships within the last 7 Years as the The Head Coach&he goes into great depth with the Competitive Environment that h...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#15: Mark Kovacs–Implementing Sport Science in Your Daily Practice from 2015-12-29T09:12:39

Mark Kovacs (@mkovacsphd) Mark is the Michael Jordan of Sport Science&World Class at translating very complex science into applied information that coaches, players&parents can use. In this epis...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#14: Jared Donaldson–The Story Of The Top Ranked American Teenager from 2015-12-22T09:31:27

Jared is finishing 2015 as the top ranked American Teenager on the ATP Rankings&in this episode you’ll get to know: Why he choose to go to Argentina at the age of 14 What it was like training wi...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#13: Chris Cagle–Being a Team in an Indivdual Sport from 2015-12-15T20:17:39

Chris is Head of Women’s Tennis at Penn State University. He has coached players to 3 out of the 4 Junior Slams&2 players to Senior Slams. He has coached both men’s&women’s teams in Division 1 C...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#12: David Grant–Don’t smoke the Money Maker from 2015-12-11T20:10:26

David is an S&C Coach who earlier in his career worked alongside legendary Pat Etcheberry at the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy, Tampa. Among other players David has worked with Victoria Azaranka, ...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#11: Dean Hollingworth–S&C Coach On Tour from 2015-12-01T10:29:06

In this episode you’ll get to know: Why recovery isn’t just taking time off What Bouchard’s recovery routine looks like Why you might learn more as a coach by teaching reg kids than high level o...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#10: Allistair McCaw–Setting Standards from 2015-11-24T12:00:15

In this episode you’ll get to know: – How to set standards in warm up, cool down®eneration – How to manage dissapointments – How&when to evaluate performance Follow Allistair on Facebook, Twi...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#9: Dominic King–Tennis from an S&C Coach’s Point of View from 2015-11-17T19:08:33

In this episode you’ll get to know: – The exact physical demands of tennis – When to specialize – What the truths are about kids&resistance training Make sure to visit www.maximiseathleticperfor...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#8: Steve Johnson Sr.–USTA High Performance Tennis Coach&father of a Professional Tennis Player from 2015-11-10T12:43:31

In this episode you’ll get to know: How a football is an essential part of learning the serve Why staying in college was the most difficult thing for Steve Johnson Jr. to do What being the “Big ...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#7: Andrew Moss–How to determine Mental Strength by a number from 2015-11-03T10:20:35

01:37 Reason to start cleaning the lines 04:07 The clutch index 08:07 Isner, Raonic&Karlovic 08:52 Bautista Agut 09:52 Fognini 11:07 Berdych 13:37 How you can use the clutch index 15:22 Mistaken...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#6: Per Bastholt–Physio of Azarenka&Berdych and former Manager of The Medical Services Team, ATP from 2015-10-27T09:54:57

00:30: From Medical Services team until Tomas Berdych 07:30 Team Azarenka 15:10 Team Berdych 21:10 Typical training day 28:00 Typical Match Day 32:40 Neuro warm up 37:00 The game has changed 39:...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#5: Kenneth Carlsen–Former Top 50 ATP&Coach Of Davis-&Fed Cup from 2015-10-20T05:34

How is life on tour? What is the most vital skill as a player on the professional tour When did you know about your strengths&weaknesses What it was like being 3 in the world as a junior approac...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#4: Nestor Bernabe–Former Pro, Hitting Partner for Henin&Academy Owner from 2015-10-15T15:25:28

01:30 Thoughts on Rafa’s win against Dr. Ivo 03:10 From playing professionally to be a hitting partner for Justine Henin 08:30 Carlos Rodriques 11:00 Hugo Varela 12:25 Teaching how to understand...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#3: Cameron Moore–Tour Coach from 2015-10-09T18:55:47

01:15 How Cameron ended up as a tour coach 03:00 What Cameron likes about being on the tour 04:15 What are you looking for in players 07:15 Contracting with players/parents 07:30 Redflags when t...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#2: Dan Kiernan–Former British No. 1 Doubles Player, father of 3&Academy Owner from 2015-10-02T09:42:14

The podcast Shownotes 00:05 Tell me the story of why you started your own tennis academy&why you chose to place it in Spain 02:40: Control the controllabels – What does that mean to you? 04:40 W...

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The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis
#1: Patrik Langvardt–Former DC Player, Tour Coach&Academy Owner from 2015-09-23T15:32:37

The podcast   The shownotes In this episode I chat with, Patrick Langvardt. He is a former professional tennis player&davis cup player representing Denmark. He was in charge of the junior develo...

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