Carlos and Josh Goffi are our guests for the fifth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Carlos is the author of "Tournament Tough" and was the longtime coach of world number 1 and 7-time grand slam champion John McEnroe. His son, Josh, is currently the head men's tennis coach at the University of South Carolina where he helped coach Paul Jubb to the individual NCAA Singles title in 2019.
We talk:
2:30 Carlos' first tennis lesson with John McEnroe
4:45 What you should be doing between points
6:30 Controlling your opponent
10:22 The traffic light analogy
14:45 The two phases of junior development
21:00 The role of the tennis parent
28:30 Kids who have parents as their coach
34:00 Not all points are worth the same
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