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Ep 83: Is the Practice Court Broken?
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2020
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Description
Jeff is joined by Carl Bialik and Jeff McFarland, dipping our collective toe into a debate in the tennis coaching world. With rallies short and aggressive, should players be using practice time differently? What types of skills can still be improved, once a player has reached the top? What tactics can a coach teach their charges, and which ones are too deeply ingrained in the physical nature of hitting the shots? Is a 3- or 4-shot rally qualitatively different from a 5- or more-shot rally? How would you teach Madison Keys to retain the positives of her aggressive style while dialing back the aggression a bit? We offer more questions than answers, which seems appropriate for a topic that is far from settled, and is likely to remain controversial for years to come.
Released:
Jan 13, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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Episode 1: Indian Wells, Miami, and the Renewal of Federer-Nadal: Carl and Jeff cover the events of the March Sunshine Double, and dig into the nitty gritty of the Roger-Rafa matchup. by The Tennis Abstract Podcast