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Jermaine Jenkins: Lessons learned from Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka
Jermaine Jenkins: Lessons learned from Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka
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36 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Jermaine Jenkins is our guest for the 38th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Jermaine was an All-American at Clemson University and went on to spend three years as the hitting partner for Venus Williams. He coached Naomi Osaka in 2019 and 2020 and now works as a lead national women's coach for the USTA. He also recently served as a vice captain on the USA BJK Cup team in their win over Austria. We talk:1:46 His family's success on the tennis court3:19 Starting tennis at age 144:25 How he got started with Venus7:55 Learning from Venus11:12 What he learned from David Witt13:03 Coaching Naomi Osaka16:04 Working with top junior players20:03 Tournament training schedules22:38 Calming yourself down when you're angry25:02 Getting ready for big matches28:00 Best coaching tip he's ever received31:34 His best advice for the 4.0 playersound effects by https://www.zapsplat.com
Released:
Jun 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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