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How to beat an opponent you lost to the week before coaching philosophy news Sep 17, 2020

By Val Febbo with Marc Sophoulis

It happens often in tennis, player A beats player B one week, and then a week later they have to do battle once more, and sure enough a lot of the time the result...

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10 Steps to Becoming a Successful 'High Performance' Coach' coaching philosophy Aug 28, 2020

By Marc Sophoulis

So, you have made the decision to become a career coach working in ‘High Performance’ sport?


The definition of 'High Performance' is usually referred to as the level of...

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Striking a balance - Early specialisation vs diversification coaching philosophy Aug 20, 2020

By George Vogiatzis

We have all heard the glory stories. It goes something like this:

“Child picks up racquet at three, shows talent, dedicates everyday to working on their craft, tennis is...

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Mindfulness a key to living in the present: Sophoulis coaching philosophy Aug 15, 2020

By Val Febbo

Mindfulness is becoming a more prevalent notion everyday, with more people adopting meditation as a pass time throughout what has been a dismal year on a global scale.

Tennis coach and...

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Creating Match Hard Skills coaching philosophy Aug 06, 2020

By George Vogiatzis

Coaches and players work hard to develop technical, tactical, physical and mental skills that are reliable during competition. It is common practice to break these skills down...

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How being a tennis player can help you through the COVID Crisis coaching philosophy Aug 03, 2020

By Marc Sophoulis

The COVID pandemic has been a challenging situation right across the world. It has sent people into lockdown, closed down sports centres and canceled sporting events right across...

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Getting to Know Marc Sophoulis - The Tennis Menu Head Coach coaching philosophy Jul 17, 2020

Where it all began...

Marc has been a full time tennis coach since 2001 after injury and a lack of financial support cut his tennis playing career short. Working alongside his former coach and...

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Connecting the Dots coaching philosophy Jun 09, 2020

Planning Considerations for Grassroots to Pro (LTAD)

By George Vogiatzis

Our role as coaches is complex to say the least. Most of us spend years, even decades, becoming masters of our craft to...

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Our Philosophy coaching philosophy Mar 08, 2020

By Marc Sophoulis

Here at The Tennis Menu we aim to deliver coaches, parents & athletes with access to a collection of drills, activities and pathways to follow to develop the skills,...

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Coaches Don’t Make Players coaching philosophy Feb 11, 2020

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...

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Breaking Down the Ability to Understand...The Person coaching philosophy Jan 10, 2020

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...

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Breaking down the ability to understand...The Athlete coaching philosophy Jan 03, 2020

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...

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