Episodes
Thoughts on USTA and UTR from the FRA team tournament in Colorado Springs.
Published 12/12/23
We discuss how the Spanish X Drill fails tennis players and how coaches can do better.
Published 12/05/23
We catch up on how Steve's summer went in Loveland and look forward to his next year and to a couple future podcast episodes.
Published 11/16/23
Steve and Bob welcome Irish tennis coach Philip O'Callaghan to the FRA Podcast to talk about our approaches to skill development in tennis. We hope you enjoy the episode.
Published 04/13/23
Why the traditional tennis lesson has totally failed our students (See
the full Podcast #13)!
Published 11/23/22
The flaws of the traditional lesson...
Published 11/21/22
Coach Bob and I discuss doubles positioning, formations, shot selection, etc!
Published 04/05/22
Coach B-O-B and I discuss the fundamentals of the game and how it
relates to our environment here in Colorado!
Published 03/22/22
Coach B-O-B and I discuss 4 steps that we believe would improve high school tennis in this area!
Published 03/15/22
Coach B-O-B with a Quickhit on bad habits in tennis....
Published 03/11/22
The How and Why of introducing people to the greatest lifetime sport on the planet. Perhaps
Coach Bob and Coach Steve have roots that can grow a tennis forest in Loveland! The how
and why of introducing people to tennis.....rally, play, stay! One ball and a wall is all you need....
Published 03/08/22
Coach B-O-B and I break down the idea of learning "proper form" early and tackling
the question of "I don't want my kid to have bad habits" and a continued discussion on
the hyper-focus of technique with coaches and pros (and where we are doing it correctly with
the 10 and unders)!
Published 03/03/22
The dangers of a hyper focus on technique and mechanics! What is the real reason
for misses in tennis and why you never tell a player "move your feet"!
Published 03/01/22
Coach Steve and Coach B-O-B discuss mental toughness and how to overcome getting tight in tennis matches
Published 01/28/22
Teaser for full episode number 5.....how to close out tennis matches!
Published 01/27/22
Here B-O-B and Coach Steve dive into the skill of closing out matches,
the importance of practice sets, and how we structure the FRA to make
sure we are working on this skill!
Published 01/27/22
Episode 4 dives in to the pusher in tennis! What is pushing, why does it work, and how
do you beat the pusher!
Published 01/26/22
Coach B-O-B and coach Steve discuss the 5 tactical areas of tennis, and what we believe coaches should
focus on out there in a group setting.
Published 01/20/22
The dangers of hitting hard and the 5 tactical areas of tennis (preview
to Podcast #3)!
Published 01/18/22
We talk about the value of playing high school tennis and all the pathways
to college tennis and the different levels, scholarships, etc.
Published 01/18/22
Proper Technique? Here today, gone tomorrow!
Published 01/13/22
FRA Podcast #1 - Game Based Approach vs Technique First approach to coaching tennis groups
Published 01/11/22