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The My Tennis Coaching Podcast is a practical, evidence-informed podcast for tennis coaches who want their players to perform in matches not just look good in training.Hosted by Steve Whelan, coach educator, researcher, and founder of My Tennis Coaching, the podcast explores how modern skill acquisition, ecological dynamics, and intelligent practice design can transform the way you coach.Episodes bridge research and real-world coaching, unpacking why traditional drills often fail to transfer and what to design instead. Expect clear explanations, applied examples, coach reflections, and honest conversations about what actually helps players adapt, decide, and compete.This podcast is for coaches who want to: • Design practices that show up on match day • Move beyond technique-first, drill-heavy coaching • Understand learning, not just copy methods • Coach with clarity, confidence, and intentIf you’re ready to challenge convention and coach in a way that matches how players really
My Tennis Coaching hosts My Tennis Coaching Podcast, a sports show with 99 episodes published.
Players look great in practice but struggle in matches? Download the free Practice-to-Match Scorecard and access the mini-course here https://mytenniscoaching.com/tennis-practice-to-matchplay/ For one week, Steve Whelan
Tennis social media is increasingly filled with coaching methods described as “research-backed,” “neuroscience-based” or scientifically proven. But what evidence actually supports these claims? Steve Whelan examines how
Why do tennis players constantly look towards their coach or parent during matches?Steve Whelan explores how excessive instruction and immediate feedback can unintentionally create coach-dependent players. This episode e
Why do tennis players look technically strong in practice but struggle when they compete? Steve Whelan explores the difference between immediate performance and genuine learning—and asks whether conventional tennis pract
"We use basket drills to build confidence."It's one of the most common reasons coaches give for feeding balls.Whether it's introducing beginners to tennis or helping elite players "find their rhythm," basket feeding is o
Has the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) gone too far? A recent LinkedIn post argued that too many coaches are hiding behind constraints-led coaching, becoming "robotic organisers" who simply set up games, ask players to "
Did the LTA accidentally damage the very club culture it was trying to improve? In this episode, I explore one of the most fascinating papers ever written about British tennis: "Managing Change in British Tennis 1990–200
Can deception actually be taught? Or is it simply something that elite players develop naturally over time?In this episode of the My Tennis Coaching Podcast, I sit down with ITF coach and researcher **William O'Connell**
"Suffering builds champions."It's one of the most common messages in sport.And one of the most dangerous.After watching Episode 2 of the Rafa Netflix documentary, I found myself questioning the story being told about Raf
Everyone is talking about Italy. Jannik Sinner. Lorenzo Musetti. Jasmine Paolini. The common response? "Let's copy the Italians." But what exactly are we trying to copy? In this episode, I explore one of the biggest mist
In this episode of the My Tennis Coaching Podcast, I explore why the current competition structure in UK tennis may be unintentionally limiting player development, creativity, adaptability, and long-term participation in
Why are so many tennis players struggling to transfer practice into real match performance? In this episode of the My Tennis Coaching Podcast, I sit down with Jeff Webb to explore the growing tension between traditional
Do beginner tennis players really need to learn technique first? Most coaching sessions for beginners look the same: Throwing drills, catching exercises, isolated technique work… But very little actual tennis. So when be
Is tennis dying? In this episode of the My Tennis Coaching Podcast, I explore a question many people in the sport are starting to ask: Is tennis slowly losing relevance? With the rapid growth of padel and pickleball, ten
In this episode, I unpack a brilliant question from a top coach: “What are the non-negotiables for representativeness in tennis—and can you trade some for others?” We explore: Why throw tennis isn’t representative (and w
You’ve heard it a hundred times: “Play with better players, and you’ll improve.” But what if that advice is only half true? In this live session, I’ll break down: Why constantly “playing up” can stall learning, not accel
Are we preparing kids for tennis, or for a game they’ll never actually play? Most red stage programs still rely on throwing and catching, but research shows these skills don’t transfer to striking sports like tennis. In
This week I’m answering the most common pushbacks I hear about how learning really works.From “What about fundamentals?” to “But isn’t that how I was taught?” — I’ll unpack what’s really behind these questions, and how w
What if you didn’t have to run repetitive drills to see real progress? 👉 https://mytenniscoaching.com/drills-t... Read the paper discussed in this stream 👉 https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...Most tennis practices
This approach didn’t just change my sessions...it changed my career 👉 https://mytenniscoaching.com/tennis-coach-newsletter/ What if you didn’t have to run repetitive drills to see real progress? 👉 https://mytenniscoach
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