Payers & Players Podcast

Episode 33 - Tennis Equipment Expert Robb Julian by Robert and Scott

Episode 32 - 2019 Men's College Tennis Preview Show by Robert and Scott

We talk with Shannon Wrege of the Tennis Recruiting Network. www.tennisrecruiting.net Please see the google sheet that has the data on the Class of 2019. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19L6D87Dvk6tV487KWC3pjdiW8CpyQlX0X1XCPen25fg/edit

We talk with Karl Collins about his experiences playing Kalamazoo and attending development camp the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla.

We discuss the spanish method of tennis development with Chris Lewit, the author of The Secrets of Spanish Tennis and the owner of the Chris Lewit Tennis Academy in Vermont. ChrisLewit.com ProdigyMaker.com https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Spanish-Tennis-Chris-Lewit/dp/1937559491/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541787445&sr=8-1&keywords=secrets+of+spanish+tennis USTA Player Performance Profile: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/1/15/11940_highperformance_profile_lowres.pdf

We discuss the developmental path of Eric Quigley, the NCAA leader in career singles wins. Eric was a 5-time All American at University of Kentucky, and reached an ATP ranking of 297. Eric was not a tennis prodigy, but with his passion and commitment became one of the top ranked juniors in the USA and had a stellar college career. Eric now resides in Louisville, KY where he is a teaching professional at Springhurst Tennis Club.

Episode 27 - Jeff and Brooke Wolf - Parents of JJ and Danielle Wolf by Robert and Scott

We speak with Dr. Ben Kibler - world renowned Orthopedic Surgeon and founding member of the USTA Sports Science Committee, as well as WTA consultant. NYT Article on Women's Serve: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/03/sports/tennis/us-open-wta-tour-serving.html Positioning Youth Tennis for Success: https://www.usta.com/content/dam/usta/sections/northern-california/norcal/pdfs/coachesorganizersresources/playerdevelopment/positioning_youth_tennis_for_success_-full_version.pdf Society for Tennis Medicine & Science: https://www.tennismedicine.org/ Books by Dr. Kibler: https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=ben+kibler&tag=mh0b-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=78340253865728&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_xi0adzc5y_e Lexington Clinic: https://www.lexingtonclinic.com/staff/orthopedics/wbenkibler.html

We discuss the junior development process of top 60 ATP player Tennys Sandgren. He grew up in Gallatin, TN with nothing but a tennis court and ball machine in his backyard. With coaching from his mother, he became one of the top US junior tennis players. After 2 years at the University of Tennessee, he joined the professional grind. He broke out in 2018 by making the QFs of the Australian Open.

Episode 24 - Jeff Salzenstein Former ATP top 100 pro by Robert and Scott

John Yandell is a legendary tennis coach and founder of tennisplayer.net John has coached John McEnroe as well as many of other elite college and professional players. We take on several topics within the player development arena, including a discussion of pin-point vs platform serve, straight-arm vs bent-arm forehand, and much more. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/16/technology/a-coach-s-digital-tools-take-center-court.html

Episode 22 - Jakob Gustafsson - Louisville Asst Coach - European vs American Development Models by Robert and Scott

Sebastian Stiefelmeyer grew up in Vienna, Austria. He was ranked as high #67 ITF, and played college tennis at University of Louisville, where he was the outdoor fall national championship and reached the #1 ITA (NCAA) ranking in his senior year. We talk about his junior development in Austria, including practicing with Dominic Thiem. We also discuss his recruitment to Louisville, and how he became the #1 ranked player in college tennis. Article mentioned in the podcast: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tennis-phenom-who-chose-to-be-terrible-1467228669?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=5

We discuss Hayley's junior tennis development path, including her time at Smith Stearns Tennis Academy and choosing UNC for her illustrious college tennis career.

We look back at data from the USTA 12U rankings for boys from 2008 - 2011, and see if there are any trends or takeaways from where those players ended up as high school seniors. Here is the Google Sheet, with the data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F9H0qXzLNDI7y2cFtAeb5KyUgFXdT3WyCLik5nLgn5s/edit#gid=1126298337 We also referred to an amazing article about the illustrious junior tennis career of Al Parker, The Boy Who Fell To Earth. https://www.slideshare.net/palmerleasing/the-boy-who-fell-to-earth

We review the first 2 rounds of the NCAA tennis tournament, and preview the Round 16 with Chris Halioris of College Tennis Ranks.

We talk with Patrick Kypson of Texas A&M men's tennis (current ITA rank #5) about his junior development and his journey to Texas A&M including winning Kalamazoo twice.

We breakdown the women's and men's brackets for the NCAA Tennis Championships, and discuss Arkansas women not making the tournament. NOTE: Immediately after we recorded this podcast, we learned that Arkansas fired their women's coach and the challenge to the ITA was filed by Kansas State.

We recap the weekend in Tuscalossa to watch the SEC Men's Tennis Championships. Congratulations to the Mississippi State Bulldogs for winning the title, and special congratulations to Trevor Foshey for clinching the final match in a 3rd set tie-breaker and earning the Tournament MVP award. As they say, you shouldn't podcast and drive... we got a few details wrong along the way. Please see the write-ups from the schools for clarifications: http://hailstate.com/news/2018/4/29/mens-tennis-no-9-msu-rallies-to-capture-sec-title-sunday.aspx https://12thman.com/news/2018/4/29/mens-tennis-texas-am-falls-4-3-in-sec-tournament-final-to-mississippi-state.aspx

We discuss what the Little Mo tournaments are and why they are so beneficial to youth development. Little Mo: http://mcbtennis.org Little Mo opening ceremony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgor3RcRq0 Little Mo movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNiQQCeEhJo