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Welcome to the Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. You will enjoy my conversation and insights with Liam Smith, coach of ATP No 10 Gael Monfils, as we talk about all levels of players, parents, coaches of all levels, goals, characteristics of greatness and the many facets of the game
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In this podcast I connect with friend, coaching colleagues and one of the most respected college coaches, Matt Anger, UW Head Men's Tennis coach. A Jr. Wimbledon champion, three time NCAA All American at USC, ITA Tennis Hall of Fame and former top 23 ATP player, Matt and I discuss various aspects of tennis from juniors-college-pro but as well as important characteristics plays need to have not just for success in tennis but life as well as lessons learned from coaches and mentors in the process.
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Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. I’d like to thank Wayne Bryan for the intro and Mike ’n Bob Bryan for the music. A special thanks to all they do for tennis through the Bryan Bro foundation and more.
Today I have the pleasure of reconnecting with a coaching colleague and friend I have not gotten to chat with in years but have seen him go from successful college coach to tour coach extraordinaire. Brad Stine. We are going to chat about junior-college-and pro tennis, parents of players, coaching at various levels, getting in an inside look at the best. And if you want to improve you should model the best, so today is a great opportunity to listen and learn.
In 1991, after leaving college coaching, Brad coached Jim Courier to a #1 ATP ranking, 2 French and Australian Open titles and 4 Slam finals. He went on to coach other top players like Top 10 Medvedev, Top 5 Kevin Anderson, and numerous others and currently coaches Tommy Paul to new heights including a top 100 for the first time in his career, 3rd rd at the 2020 Australian Open with a 5 set win over Demitrov and a quarters appearance in Acapulco with a win over Zverev. -
Hello everyone, this is Steve Clark, and thanks so much for tuning in to the show. I’d like to thank Wayne Bryan for the intro and Mike n Bob Bryan for the music. A special thanks to all they do for tennis through the Bryan Bro foundation and more.
If you are ready to be inspired, challenged, and want to share one of my shows with everyone you know, today is your day. I will do a 1000 pushups if you can listen to this podcast in its entirety and NOT have it affect your appreciation for what you have, your learning something new, or motivate you to greater things. Today my guest, Jason Harnett and I will be discussing wheelchair tennis not only in the US but around the world. Players both young and old, parents, and coaches, will be changed. You will not be the same not because of what Jason has done but because of what the players and leaders in WheelChair tennis are doing and what Jason is sharing today.
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Thanks so much for tuning in to the show. Today, like every day on the show, is special because I get to talk with someone who Anne White, elite pro tennis player, movie producer, etc., has made an impact in the tennis world on many levels: on court, in the media and in education.
Anne and started playing tennis at just five years old and by the time she was nine years old she was #29 in the U.S. in the 12’s. At 14 Anne did not have a coach during the winter and was only able to practice indoors 3 hours a week. Nick Bollettieri watched her play in the National 16’s and offered her a scholarship to train in Florida at what is now the infamous IMG Academy. After two and a half years in Bradenton, FL, she then went on to college at USC where she played #2 as a freshman. Anne finished the year as an undefeated All American and USC won the National Championship. Anne also won 3 USTA gold balls in one day at The U.S. Amateur Clay Courts in Pittsburgh, PA, winning the singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
In 1987, after two years at USC, Anne turned pro and played eight years on the circuit reaching #19 in the world in singles and #9 in the world in doubles. She won one singles title and eight doubles titles with six different partners, including Chris Evert.
Following her WTA career, Anne has been involved in a broad array of endeavors including color commentary for professional tennis tournaments and in addition to her directing tennis at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club she produced a feature documentary about Bollettieri for SHOWTIME, “Love Means Zero“ and co-producing a new online interactive reading platform called REED (Read, Experience, Explore and Dream). -
Hear from a former NCAA All American, a top 89 ATP player who had wins over #1 Rafal Nadal and the #1 Bryan Brothers who shares that despite very few believed he was good enough as a young player after years in college believed he could be a great player and belong on tour. You need to listen in and share it with as many younger players as you can.
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Thanks so much for tuning in to the show. Today, like every day on the show, is special because I get to talk with a very dear friend and collegiate tennis colleague of mine, John Nelson. I can guarantee you have never heard a podcast like this since both John and I have been involved in martial arts for many years and his recent book Sensei Tennis: Martial Arts (and more) in the Mastery of tennis will guide our conversation. You will not want to miss the unending connections and teaching points whether you are a player, coach or parent and whether you have any experience in the martial arts or not. We will discuss Growth mindset, calm mind, balance, fluid power, confidence under pressure, staying in the present, visualization for correction and execution, anticipation strategy and and more.
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The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show
with Allon Khakshouri
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
My guest today is Allon Khakshouri, with whom I discuss the mental side of tennis particularly gleaning from his background as an agent of professional tennis players, three of them world #1’s including Novak Djokovic and Marat Safin. Allon is a current member of the ATP council, has written a helpful The Ultimate guide to High Performance and his insights are not just for tennis but business etc. We will be discussing what makes a mentally tough tennis player, how to become a tough competitor (what shapes our practice and how to play like we practice better), what do do after painful losses, how to balance the passion and drive to win and the ability to “not care” so much about the outcome, etc. All these and more are seen from the perspective of what separates great players from good players at the every day level and what separates the better even among great players.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. Share and like it and visit me at @CoachClarkPhD on Twitter as well.
The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Special thanks to our sponsors Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc and Collins Company tennis court products. Both fantastic groups of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.
You can reach Allon and read his material at his website Mental Game of Tennis or www.mentalgameoftennis.com -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
My guest is Dr. Mark Kovacs, who joints me for a second time, as we discuss general nutrition principles as well as pre, during, post match nutrition and hydration concepts and practical to-do's. Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He is known as the go to expert for elite and professional athletes, corporate executives and performance artists looking for science based programming to optimize human performance. He holds a PhD in exercise physiology, and speaks from first hand experience as an All American at Auburn University and NCAA doubles champion. As the CEO of the Kovacs Institute, he oversees the direction, testing protocols and athlete monitoring programs along with his staff. He also consults with various tennis organizations such as the USTA, ITA, ITPA, etc.
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The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. -
Today we are going to focus on leadership. Parents are leaders. Coaches are leaders. And parents, coaches, teachers and others mentor young players in leadership skills. You are either influencing or being influenced. So this will be very practical and encouraging for any of our listeners.
I am honored to have friend who is a leader and change agent in the business and sports world, Todd Gongwer. Todd has over 25 years of leadership and team dynamics expertise through a broad range of business and entrepreneurial endeavors as well as collegiate and professional athletics. His leadership and cultural development principles have been embraced by some of the most successful leaders in business, education, and athletics including the NCAA, NBA, MLB and NFL. Todd’s principles have also been featured by ESPN the Magazine, ESPN.com, Bleacher Report and Forbes.com. -
The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show
with ATP/WTA stats and strategy guru Craig O’Shannessy
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation with ATP/WTA leading strategist and statistics analyst Craig O’Shannessy.
Craig O'Shannessy is the strategy analyst for Wimbledon, The Australian Open, The ATP World Tour, The Italian Tennis Federation and Team Novak Djokovic. Craig has coached tennis at all levels of the game for over 30 years and now, specializes in researching and teaching patterns of play that dominate our sport. Craig is the 2015 USPTA Tour Coach of Year, and in 2018 helped guide Novak Djokovic to two Grand Slam titles as he surged back to No. 1 in the world rankings. Craig lives in Austin, Texas, and runs his tennis strategy website, braingametennis.com, while regularly conducting speaking presentations for players and coaches all over the world. Craig created his online Brain Game Tennis business to teach players, coaches and fans the patterns of play, and winning percentages that dominate our sport. Tennis is a game of repeatable patterns & percentages. Craig is the expert at bringing them to life and on this podcast you will get a glimpse of that skillset.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
Today my guest is a former player of mine. You will be glued to this conversation because of what Neel and I talk about. Things that every young player, aspiring college player, aspiring young man or woman with dreams to play college tennis but also wondering what they do after college tennis. They will hear of real life examples of why hard work pays off; why good sportsmanship pays off; why focusing on school now pays off later; why it is true that you may not have an idea of what the future holds but rest assured that many great things are in store for you, things that you never dreamed would come to fruition.
Neel was a typical junior player, not highly ranked, but developed in college, pursued law at one of the largest firms in the nation, was senior legal council for a fortune 500 firm, president and CEO of buy.com, sold that and now is on the cutting edge of a new frontier with his new company Indi.com. And since his collegiate days, he stays active in tennis, winning 16 national USTA Gold balls, is on the board of the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis coaches Association) and works tirelessly where he can in the community and to promote tennis. You will hear about his journey, his junior and collegiate tennis experience, lessons learned that young players, their parents and coaches can glean from. You will learn lessons from his journey as a elite businessman, giving to the game of tennis and those around you, and more. There is something for everyone: players of all levels (juniors to college to pros), parents and coaches. -
The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show
with Chris Lewis, ATP great, Wimbledon finalist, and elite coach
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
Chris was the 1983 Wimbledon Finalist, Finals in 10 ATP singles events with 3 titles and winner of 8 doubles titles. His highest ATP rank was 19 in 1984 and was considered the fittest player on tour during his tenure. As a junior, he achieved the #1 world ranking in 1975 while winning Wimbledon Junior Championships and reaching the finals in the Jr US Open. Hailing from Auckland, NZ, he was inducted into the NZ sports Hall of fame (1986). As a coach he has coached other elite players such as world #1 ATP legend Ivan Lendl and since moving to Southern California, has a list of juniors he has coached, some reaching as high as #1 world ranking.
You will enjoy our discussion regarding the characteristics of champions, his coaching philosophy and how his great coaches Roche and Hopman and other great players influenced him as a player and coach. Among many other topics things we discuss are how players can deal with closing out matches, the role of emotions in matches, what is confidence and its role in goal setting and expectations, what to focus on in their journey, and how coaches can assess players to coach them individually and parents encourage their children. There is something for everyone: players of all levels (juniors to college to pros), parents and coaches. -
The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show
with Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open Director
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
Joining me on today's show is a good friend, an amazing coach, a servant leader and one of the most well liked leaders in the tennis world and that is Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open Director. You probably have seen him every ceremony greeting the finalists and in one epic final between Nadal and Djokovic they could barely stand after the ruling match. As speeches went on you see Craig, the CEO, who should not have to do it, getting chairs for the gladiators so they didn’t topple over from fatigue. That is servant leadership. Craig began his most notable professional career as the head coach at Illinois. My teams played his early on and they were a scrappy and not so highly ranked but it was not long before they were top dogs. His teams won the NCAA Championship in 2003, numerous indoor national championships and reached the NCAA finals numerous times as well. They had a record setting 64 match consecutive winning streak as well. He took over his duties in Australia in 2005 and has done a world class job to say the least.
Join us while we talk about all things tennis but particularly up and coming juniors, parents and coaches will learn a lot. We talk about some fundamental changes in how tournaments might be run, some current issues in tennis (sportsmanship, doubles, etc), the inside scoop to his philosophy or leading one of the most storied tennis nations and beloved Grand Slam, his views on teamwork, and humility in teamwork especially in a highly "individualistic" sport as tennis. We will tap into his views on the state of tennis, where he sees various aspects of tennis going, etc (e.g. no ad, shorter format for Slams, on court coaching, etc). Tune in, you will be glad you did for sure. If you want any questions for Craig in the future or of other podcasts I have feel free to email me at [email protected]. Or you can follow me on twitter at @coachclarkphd. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
My guest today is Alistair Higham, with whom I discuss momentum in tennis. You will love his delivery and insights. Alistair's coaching experience spans thirty years including being the LTA National Coach for eight years, Great Britain Team Manager for the World University Games when they won seven medals at major championships and he currently heads up university tennis in Great Britain for the Tennis Foundation. He enjoys working in the space between the practical world of coaching and the worlds of sports science and technology, to create innovative coaching practice. His work in helping coaches and athletes manage momentum during competition, focuses on recognizing and adapting to the ‘state of play.’ Alistair has presented his momentum observations to LTA Grand Slam Conference, ITF World Wide Workshop, Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s National Coaches Convention, the USTA’s Tennis Teachers Conference, and the Swedish and European Tennis Association’s to name a few.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
Today, is special because I get to talk with a former player of mine and it is just fantastic to see how guys move on in life, make a name for themselves and serve their communities by being great leaders. I could have a podcast a week with former players to share what they are doing but today I am talking with Chris Tontz, USTA national coach who coaches top US women on the tour and those up and coming. We'll delve into various issues regarding junior tennis and particularly transitioning to college tennis and beyond. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
In this podcast I talk with ATP Champion Robin Soderling. Robin turned professional in 2001 at the age of 17. He was among the top players on the tour reaching a career high of #4 in the world. Among his big serve and forehand, 11 ATP titles his claim to fame was being the first player ever to beat Nadal at the French
Open (2009) and then he took down Federer the following year in the quarter finals at Rolland Garros. He had career high Grand Slam finishes of 2 finals at the French, quarters at both Wimbledon and the US Open and 4th round at the Aussie Open. Severe illness took him out of the game in 2001 and after lengthy recovery he later retired from the tour in 2015 and now heads up the RS brand of Premium balls, strings etc, used on the tour, collegiately and for everyday players. He has a story that is inspiring and instructive for players, parents and coaches so enjoy the conversation.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show podcast bump music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Also, visit Robins’ amazing RS Premium Tennis at RS-Tennis.com to see the quality products they offer.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
As a player, assistant coach and now the head coach of one of the most storied programs in NCAA tennis lore, Manny has done an amazing job. As you will hear, the accolades for the Manny and the Georgia program are in the stratosphere. You will gain a lot of insight into how a great coach and player grew up playing the game when there was not much available compared to today's youth. We will discuss junior development, championship characteristics, some of the greats that made tennis in general and UGA tennis great. Enjoy the show.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
This podcast is from a series of interviews of intended to glean from elite program coaching duos, looking into the dynamics of Head Coach/Assistant coaches and how they work together in recruiting, player development, fundraising, promotional areas to name a few. Often these coaches have very different approaches but complement each other. Join Champion coach and player Lele Forood (The Peter and Helen Bing Director of women’s tennis ) and her long-time, Asst. Associate Head Coach Frankie Brennan. You will benefit from what they have to say regarding juniors, collegiate, and professional tennis, parents, and recruiting to name a few.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. -
Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.
I am pleased and honored to have as my guest today a seminal thinker and developer of a very practical guide to changing habits, thought patterns, etc. and we will largely discuss how we might apply it to tennis and competition. Dr. Jeff Schwartz, M.D. is a research psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine and one of the world’s leading experts in self-directed neuroplasticity and the co-founder of the NeuroLeadership field. His breakthrough work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provided the hard evidence that the mind can control the brain’s chemistry and circuitry. He has lectured extensively to both professional and lay audiences in the US, Europe, and Asia and is a sought after speaker, best selling author, advisor to the film industry and consultant to organizations.
In short we will have a fascinating conversation on how we as people (specifically to our task as tennis players, coaches and competitors) can change our habits and thought patterns even in light of similar input or data. That is if you miss a ball and consequently lose a massively critical point, how can you change that perception of the importance of that shot and treat shots, the pressure, stress, anxiety, differently yielding more free play, fewer problems with breathing and physiological affects of stress in competition.
Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.
Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc. A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. - Show more
