Read the latest news from the world of tennis, coaching philosophy and guides to help you become a better coach.
By Marc Sophoulis
History has shown us that a coach will coach hundreds of players in their coaching lives. A small percentage of these players achieve greatness and the others move onto...
By Marc Sophoulis
Each individual that crosses your path is different. No two people are the same. Even identical twins possess different character, habits, abilities etc. The biggest mistake...
By Marc Sophoulis
The definition of an athlete (according to the dictionary) is:
“A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.”
When it comes to...
By Marc Sophoulis
Coaching is a term which is used loosely in our society by people who feel the need to label themselves in a position of power. Being a coach is more than just standing in...
By George Vogiatzis
Having won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, 33 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments and the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal, it is easy to see...
By Marc Sophoulis
DEVELOPING THE RIGHT TEAM FOR YOUR ATHLETE
When we talk about the development of a tennis athlete we tend to talk about what the best player is doing in terms of their...
By Marc Sophoulis
‘Skill Based Training’ together with ‘Game Based Training’
As a coach, I constantly hear the same words from many players at tournaments. “Why...
By Marc Sophoulis
As a coach, one of the hardest things to do in this day and age, is to keep our current generation of athletes engaged in our messages and have continual buy-in to our...
• Introduction
• What is Self-Awareness? - Scaffolding the Learning
• Weaponising your curiosity - How can self-awareness help us?
• Aligning your behaviour with your values - The Work
• How to Build Self-Awareness - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• You Can't Control Time (Scaffolding the Learning)
• Energy and Attention (Understanding what we can Control)
• Availability is a Skill (The Work)
• Energy Management Strategies (The Next Level of Work)
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• Closing the Gap - Scaffolding the Learning
• When is Feedback Effective?
• Feedback is Science and Art - The Work
• Strategies for Effective Feedback - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• What is Conflict? - Scaffolding the Learning
• Shifting our view of Conflict - How to Orchestrate Conflict for Success
• Conflict Questions - The Work
• Strategies for Conflict - Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• Failure Must be Present - Scaffolding the Learning
• Targeting Growth - Embracing Failure for Success
• Failure is an Option - The Work
• Strategies for Embracing Failure - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
