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...
Read the latest news from the world of tennis, coaching philosophy and guides to help you become a better coach.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
• Introduction
• What is Self-Awareness? - Scaffolding the Learning
• Weaponising your curiosity - How can self-awareness help us?
• Aligning your behaviour with your values - The Work
• How to Build Self-Awareness - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• You Can't Control Time (Scaffolding the Learning)
• Energy and Attention (Understanding what we can Control)
• Availability is a Skill (The Work)
• Energy Management Strategies (The Next Level of Work)
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• Closing the Gap - Scaffolding the Learning
• When is Feedback Effective?
• Feedback is Science and Art - The Work
• Strategies for Effective Feedback - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• What is Conflict? - Scaffolding the Learning
• Shifting our view of Conflict - How to Orchestrate Conflict for Success
• Conflict Questions - The Work
• Strategies for Conflict - Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review
• Introduction
• Failure Must be Present - Scaffolding the Learning
• Targeting Growth - Embracing Failure for Success
• Failure is an Option - The Work
• Strategies for Embracing Failure - The Next Level of Work
• Growth Challenge - Refining the Learning
• Learning Review