HeyJaredMy Tennis Coaching Podcast
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…
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How Ecological Coaches Actually Change Tennis Technique (opens the original)
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🎾 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/ 🏆Ecological dynamics is often accused of ignoring tennis technique and biomechanics. But ecological coaches do not abandon movement they investigate why particular movement solutions emerge.Inspired by a recent conversation with Wayne Elderton, Steve Whelan explores how intention, attention, anxiety, phy
How I Coach a Complete Tennis Beginner Without Teaching Strokes First (opens the original)
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🎾 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/ 🏆Can ecological dynamics really be used with complete tennis beginners?Steve Whelan walks through the first twoweeks he would design for an adult who has never played tennis explaining how he scales the court, manipulates constraints, guides attention and develops functional tennis skills without teachin
Five Things Tennis Coaches Confuse With Evidence (opens the original)
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🎾 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/ 🏆Tennis coaches regularly defend their methods through experience, successful players, longevity, tradition and popularity. But what do these arguments actually demonstrate?Steve Whelan examines five things tennis coaches frequently mistake for proof and explains the difference between observation, immed
Why Coaches Defend Drills That Don't Transfer (opens the original)
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🎾 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 has assessed viral tennis drills for their potential to transfer into match play. The reaction has revealed a deeper tension: what should count as evidence that a practice develops skill?This episode explores representative practice, path dependence, confirmation bias and surv
The Pseudoscience Problem Taking Over Tennis Coaching (opens the original)
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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 elite-player videos, isolated studies, scientific terminology and personal testimonials can create an illusion of evidence—and why ecological coaching must be held to the same critical standards as every other approach.
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