Mar 30, 2020
Dr. Earlynn Lauer, mental coach at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, joins Coach Johnny and Dr. L to discuss how to teach tennis players to train visualization and transfer it to matches effectively. This episode ranges from the benefits of visualization to the different ways to use it. Furthermore, ways to lead your...
Mar 23, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic hitting the United States competitions have been suspended around the world. It can be an anxiety-provoking time as life changes with the unknown of the impact of the virus, increased social distancing and a loss in opportunities to compete. The team discusses different ways to manage this...
Mar 16, 2020
Visualization is a well known but less understood mental skill in the performance world. Many tennis coaches and players have differing opinions on how important it is, if it's effective, and why. Coach Johnny and Dr. L tackle the subject of visualization and why it is important to the high performance tennis player....
Mar 10, 2020
Habits are at the foundation of high performance tennis. In this podcast Coach Johnny and Dr. L take a closer look at habits and why they are important to become a better tennis player. They also talk about some of the latest strategies for sticking to habits, as well as how tennis coaches can help their players develop...
Mar 2, 2020
Dr. Dan Gould, Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University comes on the podcast to discuss his research on Generation Z athletes. Dr. Gould takes us through the purpose of generation or cohort research, what time frame constitutes Generation Z and the characteristics that define...