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Inside the Success of Czech Tennis with Jan Stoces

Inside the Success of Czech Tennis with Jan Stoces

FromControl the Controllables


Inside the Success of Czech Tennis with Jan Stoces

FromControl the Controllables

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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Czech tennis has quietly been leading the way in tennis player development for the past 10-15 years, particularly on the women’s side of the game. What seems like a conveyor belt of world class players have been arriving into the worlds top 100 players and beyond, including Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova.Marketa Vondrousova became the latest Czech player to rock the tennis world when she won Wimbledon in July. Czech players also lifted the ladies doubles, the girls and the boys doubles trophies, showing that the future continues to be bright for the nation. So what is the secret to the success of Czech tennis? In todays episode we speak to Jan Stoces, Head of the Czech Tennis Federation to find out!  Episode highlights include:-Why he thinks the country is producing so many female players.Can the Czech system be copied in other countries?The Importance of Goal Setting and how it helped him overcome a career-ending injury.Adapting to the player, not the player adapting to the system.The importance of a good tournament system in player development.Why he thinks Doubles is so important for the development of players.Staying Humble in the Face of SuccessRead full shownotes here.
Released:
Aug 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Dan Kiernan, Director of SotoTennis Academy in Spain has created a podcast to entertain, educate and energise the tennis community. Hear Dan pick the brains of professional tennis players, coaches, parents, and others involved in High Performance Tennis.