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Postcast #201: Tennis Parenting 101

When your child begins taking lessons there are so many questions to answer: "What should I look for in a coach? Should he/she take lessons from only one coach or several? In today's episode of the podcast tennis parent expert Frank Giampaolo answers those questions and many more as he talks to me about the

Andy Murray Crushes a Flying Insect in Mid-Air

This is definitely a very unique video clip! Just having a bit of fun today to show you something I happened to capture during a practice session between Andy Murray and David Ferrer. While engaging in a rally back and forth Andy Murray hits a shot that clips the tape, jumps up in the air,

Postcast #200: Defeat Spectator Nerves

Do you hate it when people watch you while you play? Do you get nervous, tight, and stop playing the type of tennis that you know you can? If so then you absolutely must catch this episode of the podcast in which Dr. Patrick Cohn is going to tell you how to overcome your anxiety.

Tennis Footwork, Split Step Lesson 2 of 3: Timing

In my first video in this series about the split step (click here to view) I spoke in detail about how the split step really is a make-or-break element of your tennis footwork. High level players use it and low level players don't, period. I also used David Ferrer as a model to teach the

Tennis Footwork, Split Step Lesson 1 of 3: Technique

The split step is so incredibly important to your success on the tennis court and yet SO many recreational players completely skip it. If you're one of those players (be honest!), or if you currently only use a split step once in a while then you're going to want to pay very close attention to

Roger Federer Forehand, Backhand and Serve in HD

Today we're going to do a Roger Federer tripple play! I just got done posting a bunch of new pro video to the Essential Tennis YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/essentialtennis) and wanted to share a few strokes from Roger along with my thoughts. Make sure to check out all three! Federer Video #1: Forehand and Backhand Rally

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