Coach Steve Clark PhD Show

Welcome to the Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. You will enjoy my conversation and insights with Liam Smith, coach of ATP No 10 Gael Monfils, as we talk about all levels of players, parents, coaches of all levels, goals, characteristics of greatness and the many facets of the game

In this podcast I connect with friend, coaching colleagues and one of the most respected college coaches, Matt Anger, UW Head Men's Tennis coach. A Jr. Wimbledon champion, three time NCAA All American at USC, ITA Tennis Hall of Fame and former top 23 ATP player, Matt and I discuss various aspects of tennis from juniors-college-pro but as well as important characteristics plays need to have not just for success in tennis but life as well as lessons learned from coaches and mentors in the process. Be sure to like, share, and subscribe to my podcast, videos, and more. See CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, videos, resources and discussions. Share and like it and visit me at @CoachStevePhD on Twitter as well. Thanks for liking, sharing. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsors Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc and Collins Company tennis court products.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. I’d like to thank Wayne Bryan for the intro and Mike ’n Bob Bryan for the music. A special thanks to all they do for tennis through the Bryan Bro foundation and more. Today I have the pleasure of reconnecting with a coaching colleague and friend I have not gotten to chat with in years but have seen him go from successful college coach to tour coach extraordinaire. Brad Stine. We are going to chat about junior-college-and pro tennis, parents of players, coaching at various levels, getting in an inside look at the best. And if you want to improve you should model the best, so today is a great opportunity to listen and learn. In 1991, after leaving college coaching, Brad coached Jim Courier to a #1 ATP ranking, 2 French and Australian Open titles and 4 Slam finals. He went on to coach other top players like Top 10 Medvedev, Top 5 Kevin Anderson, and numerous others and currently coaches Tommy Paul to new heights including a top 100 for the first time in his career, 3rd rd at the 2020 Australian Open with a 5 set win over Demitrov and a quarters appearance in Acapulco with a win over Zverev.

Hello everyone, this is Steve Clark, and thanks so much for tuning in to the show. I’d like to thank Wayne Bryan for the intro and Mike n Bob Bryan for the music. A special thanks to all they do for tennis through the Bryan Bro foundation and more. If you are ready to be inspired, challenged, and want to share one of my shows with everyone you know, today is your day. I will do a 1000 pushups if you can listen to this podcast in its entirety and NOT have it affect your appreciation for what you have, your learning something new, or motivate you to greater things. Today my guest, Jason Harnett and I will be discussing wheelchair tennis not only in the US but around the world. Players both young and old, parents, and coaches, will be changed. You will not be the same not because of what Jason has done but because of what the players and leaders in WheelChair tennis are doing and what Jason is sharing today. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com

Thanks so much for tuning in to the show. Today, like every day on the show, is special because I get to talk with someone who Anne White, elite pro tennis player, movie producer, etc., has made an impact in the tennis world on many levels: on court, in the media and in education. Anne and started playing tennis at just five years old and by the time she was nine years old she was #29 in the U.S. in the 12’s. At 14 Anne did not have a coach during the winter and was only able to practice indoors 3 hours a week. Nick Bollettieri watched her play in the National 16’s and offered her a scholarship to train in Florida at what is now the infamous IMG Academy. After two and a half years in Bradenton, FL, she then went on to college at USC where she played #2 as a freshman. Anne finished the year as an undefeated All American and USC won the National Championship. Anne also won 3 USTA gold balls in one day at The U.S. Amateur Clay Courts in Pittsburgh, PA, winning the singles, doubles and mixed doubles. In 1987, after two years at USC, Anne turned pro and played eight years on the circuit reaching #19 in the world in singles and #9 in the world in doubles. She won one singles title and eight doubles titles with six different partners, including Chris Evert. Following her WTA career, Anne has been involved in a broad array of endeavors including color commentary for professional tennis tournaments and in addition to her directing tennis at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club she produced a feature documentary about Bollettieri for SHOWTIME, “Love Means Zero“ and co-producing a new online interactive reading platform called REED (Read, Experience, Explore and Dream).

Hear from a former NCAA All American, a top 89 ATP player who had wins over #1 Rafal Nadal and the #1 Bryan Brothers who shares that despite very few believed he was good enough as a young player after years in college believed he could be a great player and belong on tour. You need to listen in and share it with as many younger players as you can.

Thanks so much for tuning in to the show. Today, like every day on the show, is special because I get to talk with a very dear friend and collegiate tennis colleague of mine, John Nelson. I can guarantee you have never heard a podcast like this since both John and I have been involved in martial arts for many years and his recent book Sensei Tennis: Martial Arts (and more) in the Mastery of tennis will guide our conversation. You will not want to miss the unending connections and teaching points whether you are a player, coach or parent and whether you have any experience in the martial arts or not. We will discuss Growth mindset, calm mind, balance, fluid power, confidence under pressure, staying in the present, visualization for correction and execution, anticipation strategy and and more.

The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show with Allon Khakshouri Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. My guest today is Allon Khakshouri, with whom I discuss the mental side of tennis particularly gleaning from his background as an agent of professional tennis players, three of them world #1’s including Novak Djokovic and Marat Safin. Allon is a current member of the ATP council, has written a helpful The Ultimate guide to High Performance and his insights are not just for tennis but business etc. We will be discussing what makes a mentally tough tennis player, how to become a tough competitor (what shapes our practice and how to play like we practice better), what do do after painful losses, how to balance the passion and drive to win and the ability to “not care” so much about the outcome, etc. All these and more are seen from the perspective of what separates great players from good players at the every day level and what separates the better even among great players. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. Share and like it and visit me at @CoachClarkPhD on Twitter as well. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsors Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc and Collins Company tennis court products. Both fantastic groups of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information. You can reach Allon and read his material at his website Mental Game of Tennis or www.mentalgameoftennis.com

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. My guest is Dr. Mark Kovacs, who joints me for a second time, as we discuss general nutrition principles as well as pre, during, post match nutrition and hydration concepts and practical to-do's. Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He is known as the go to expert for elite and professional athletes, corporate executives and performance artists looking for science based programming to optimize human performance. He holds a PhD in exercise physiology, and speaks from first hand experience as an All American at Auburn University and NCAA doubles champion. As the CEO of the Kovacs Institute, he oversees the direction, testing protocols and athlete monitoring programs along with his staff. He also consults with various tennis organizations such as the USTA, ITA, ITPA, etc. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. Engage with me by leaving your video testimony on my home page. You can also email me with questions or comments at steve@coachsteveclarkphd.com The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.

Today we are going to focus on leadership. Parents are leaders. Coaches are leaders. And parents, coaches, teachers and others mentor young players in leadership skills. You are either influencing or being influenced. So this will be very practical and encouraging for any of our listeners. I am honored to have friend who is a leader and change agent in the business and sports world, Todd Gongwer. Todd has over 25 years of leadership and team dynamics expertise through a broad range of business and entrepreneurial endeavors as well as collegiate and professional athletics. His leadership and cultural development principles have been embraced by some of the most successful leaders in business, education, and athletics including the NCAA, NBA, MLB and NFL. Todd’s principles have also been featured by ESPN the Magazine, ESPN.com, Bleacher Report and Forbes.com.

The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show with ATP/WTA stats and strategy guru Craig O’Shannessy Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation with ATP/WTA leading strategist and statistics analyst Craig O’Shannessy. Craig O'Shannessy is the strategy analyst for Wimbledon, The Australian Open, The ATP World Tour, The Italian Tennis Federation and Team Novak Djokovic. Craig has coached tennis at all levels of the game for over 30 years and now, specializes in researching and teaching patterns of play that dominate our sport. Craig is the 2015 USPTA Tour Coach of Year, and in 2018 helped guide Novak Djokovic to two Grand Slam titles as he surged back to No. 1 in the world rankings. Craig lives in Austin, Texas, and runs his tennis strategy website, braingametennis.com, while regularly conducting speaking presentations for players and coaches all over the world. Craig created his online Brain Game Tennis business to teach players, coaches and fans the patterns of play, and winning percentages that dominate our sport. Tennis is a game of repeatable patterns & percentages. Craig is the expert at bringing them to life and on this podcast you will get a glimpse of that skillset. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Today my guest is a former player of mine. You will be glued to this conversation because of what Neel and I talk about. Things that every young player, aspiring college player, aspiring young man or woman with dreams to play college tennis but also wondering what they do after college tennis. They will hear of real life examples of why hard work pays off; why good sportsmanship pays off; why focusing on school now pays off later; why it is true that you may not have an idea of what the future holds but rest assured that many great things are in store for you, things that you never dreamed would come to fruition. Neel was a typical junior player, not highly ranked, but developed in college, pursued law at one of the largest firms in the nation, was senior legal council for a fortune 500 firm, president and CEO of buy.com, sold that and now is on the cutting edge of a new frontier with his new company Indi.com. And since his collegiate days, he stays active in tennis, winning 16 national USTA Gold balls, is on the board of the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis coaches Association) and works tirelessly where he can in the community and to promote tennis. You will hear about his journey, his junior and collegiate tennis experience, lessons learned that young players, their parents and coaches can glean from. You will learn lessons from his journey as a elite businessman, giving to the game of tennis and those around you, and more. There is something for everyone: players of all levels (juniors to college to pros), parents and coaches.

The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show with Chris Lewis, ATP great, Wimbledon finalist, and elite coach Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Chris was the 1983 Wimbledon Finalist, Finals in 10 ATP singles events with 3 titles and winner of 8 doubles titles. His highest ATP rank was 19 in 1984 and was considered the fittest player on tour during his tenure. As a junior, he achieved the #1 world ranking in 1975 while winning Wimbledon Junior Championships and reaching the finals in the Jr US Open. Hailing from Auckland, NZ, he was inducted into the NZ sports Hall of fame (1986). As a coach he has coached other elite players such as world #1 ATP legend Ivan Lendl and since moving to Southern California, has a list of juniors he has coached, some reaching as high as #1 world ranking. You will enjoy our discussion regarding the characteristics of champions, his coaching philosophy and how his great coaches Roche and Hopman and other great players influenced him as a player and coach. Among many other topics things we discuss are how players can deal with closing out matches, the role of emotions in matches, what is confidence and its role in goal setting and expectations, what to focus on in their journey, and how coaches can assess players to coach them individually and parents encourage their children. There is something for everyone: players of all levels (juniors to college to pros), parents and coaches.

The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show with Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open Director Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Joining me on today's show is a good friend, an amazing coach, a servant leader and one of the most well liked leaders in the tennis world and that is Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia CEO and Australian Open Director. You probably have seen him every ceremony greeting the finalists and in one epic final between Nadal and Djokovic they could barely stand after the ruling match. As speeches went on you see Craig, the CEO, who should not have to do it, getting chairs for the gladiators so they didn’t topple over from fatigue. That is servant leadership. Craig began his most notable professional career as the head coach at Illinois. My teams played his early on and they were a scrappy and not so highly ranked but it was not long before they were top dogs. His teams won the NCAA Championship in 2003, numerous indoor national championships and reached the NCAA finals numerous times as well. They had a record setting 64 match consecutive winning streak as well. He took over his duties in Australia in 2005 and has done a world class job to say the least. Join us while we talk about all things tennis but particularly up and coming juniors, parents and coaches will learn a lot.  We talk about some fundamental changes in how tournaments might be run,  some current issues in tennis (sportsmanship, doubles, etc), the inside scoop to his philosophy or leading one of the most storied tennis nations and beloved Grand Slam, his views on teamwork, and humility in teamwork especially in a highly "individualistic" sport as tennis. We will tap into his views on the state of tennis, where he sees various aspects of tennis going, etc (e.g. no ad, shorter format for Slams, on court coaching, etc). Tune in, you will be glad you did  for sure.  If you want any questions for Craig in the future or of other podcasts I have feel free to email me at steve@coachsteveclarkphd.com. Or you can follow me on twitter at @coachclarkphd.  Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. My guest today is Alistair Higham, with whom I discuss momentum in tennis. You will love his delivery and insights. Alistair's coaching experience spans thirty years including being the LTA National Coach for eight years, Great Britain Team Manager for the World University Games when they won seven medals at major championships and he currently heads up university tennis in Great Britain for the Tennis Foundation. He enjoys working in the space between the practical world of coaching and the worlds of sports science and technology, to create innovative coaching practice. His work in helping coaches and athletes manage momentum during competition, focuses on recognizing and adapting to the ‘state of play.’ Alistair has presented his momentum observations to LTA Grand Slam Conference, ITF World Wide Workshop, Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s National Coaches Convention, the USTA’s Tennis Teachers Conference, and the Swedish and European Tennis Association’s to name a few. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation.  Today, is special because I get to talk with a former player of mine and it is just fantastic to see how guys move on in life, make a name for themselves and serve their communities by being great leaders. I could have a podcast a week with former players to share what they are doing but today I am talking with Chris Tontz, USTA national coach who coaches top US women on the tour and those up and coming. We'll delve into various issues regarding junior tennis and particularly transitioning to college tennis and beyond.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. In this podcast I talk with ATP Champion Robin Soderling. Robin turned professional in 2001 at the age of 17. He was among the top players on the tour reaching a career high of #4 in the world. Among his big serve and forehand, 11 ATP titles his claim to fame was being the first player ever to beat Nadal at the French Open (2009) and then he took down Federer the following year in the quarter finals at Rolland Garros. He had career high Grand Slam finishes of 2 finals at the French, quarters at both Wimbledon and the US Open and 4th round at the Aussie Open. Severe illness took him out of the game in 2001 and after lengthy recovery he later retired from the tour in 2015 and now heads up the RS brand of Premium balls, strings etc, used on the tour, collegiately and for everyday players. He has a story that is inspiring and instructive for players, parents and coaches so enjoy the conversation. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show podcast bump music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Also, visit Robins’ amazing RS Premium Tennis at RS-Tennis.com to see the quality products they offer. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. As a player, assistant coach and now the head coach of one of the most storied programs in NCAA tennis lore, Manny has done an amazing job.  As you will hear, the accolades for the Manny and the Georgia program are in the stratosphere.  You will gain a lot of insight into how a great coach and player grew up playing the game when there was not much available compared to today's youth. We will discuss junior development, championship characteristics, some of the greats that made tennis  in general and UGA tennis great.  Enjoy the show. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. This podcast is from a series of interviews of intended to glean from elite program coaching duos, looking into the dynamics of Head Coach/Assistant coaches and how they work together in recruiting, player development, fundraising, promotional areas to name a few.  Often these coaches have very different approaches but complement each other.  Join Champion coach and player Lele Forood (The Peter and Helen Bing Director of women’s tennis ) and her long-time, Asst. Associate Head Coach Frankie Brennan. You will benefit from what they have to say regarding juniors, collegiate, and professional tennis, parents, and recruiting to name a few. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. I am pleased and honored to have as my guest today a seminal thinker and developer of a very practical guide to changing habits, thought patterns, etc. and we will largely discuss how we might apply it to tennis and competition.  Dr. Jeff Schwartz, M.D. is a research psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine and one of the world’s leading experts in self-directed neuroplasticity and the co-founder of the NeuroLeadership field. His breakthrough work in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) provided the hard evidence that the mind can control the brain’s chemistry and circuitry. He has lectured extensively to both professional and lay audiences in the US, Europe, and Asia and is a sought after speaker, best selling author, advisor to the film industry and consultant to organizations. In short we will have a fascinating conversation on how we as people (specifically to our task as tennis players, coaches and competitors) can change our habits and thought patterns even in light of similar input or data.  That is if you miss a ball and consequently lose a massively critical point, how can you change that perception of the importance of that shot and treat shots, the pressure, stress, anxiety, differently yielding more free play, fewer problems with breathing and physiological affects of stress in competition. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. Special thanks to our sponsor Arrow Concrete and Asphalt Specialties, Inc.  A fantastic group of professional people who do their work with integrity and relationship. See my resource page of court equipment and services for more information.

welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. In this podcast I talk with Trevor Kronemann, edited from a 2015 conversation a had with him. Trevor is currently the SCTA (Southern California Tennis Association) Director of Junior Tennis but at the time of this conversation was the head coach at UC Irvine where he not only played and made his mark collegiately but took the reigns after I left, post his professional playing days. It was a pleasure to coach him for those years and develop as a collegiate coach and husband/father. Trevor (UC Irvine, 1990) was an 4x All-American (one of only a few players at the time to have done that), and among many other accolades was as high as 14 nationally in singles, #1 in doubles at one time, was honored with the National ITA Van Nostrand Award, which goes to a promising collegiate player entering the professional circuit and in 1999 was inducted into the UC Irvine Athletics Hall of Fame. Trevor was top on a doubles tandem on the ATP that was 3 in the world during his 1990-98 span, participated in all Grand Slam Tournaments, garnered six career ATP Tour Doubles titles and was a finalist in five other championships. As a player, he also served as Vice President of the ATP Tour Player Council. He was coach of Newport Beach Breakers of World Team Tennis and previously served as head coach of the Springfield Lasers for seven seasons which he led to the Western Conference title in 2001. He was named Team Tennis Rookie of the Year as a member of the Charlotte Heat in 1990 and was the league's MVP on two occasions. In 2005, Kronemann was named to the World Team Tennis All-Star 30, a group of the best men's and women's players in the 30-year history of the WTT. We talk about being a college student-athlete, the transition from college to the professional ranks, parenting and junior tennis, the role of doubles in player development and college tennis, and much more. Thanks for listening in. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Today I will be talking with long time coaching colleague Allen Fox, PhD, former Pepperdine Head Men’s Tennis. He is a leading sports psychologist, author, speaker, and works with numerous levels of players.  As a collegiate champion, world class player, coach of ATP analyst Brad Gilbert, and great collegiate coach, Allen brings a lot to the table as we talk about the mental game of tennis. I guarantee you will thoroughly enjoy this episode and walk away with applicable nuggets. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Today, we delve into tennis with respect to training, biomechanics, technique, injury prevention etc. Whether you are a parent, player (old or young) or a coach I trust you will walk away with something.  My guest is Dr. Mark Kovacs, is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He is known as the go to expert for elite and professional athletes, corporate executives and performance artists looking for science based programming to optimize human performance.  As the CEO of the Kovacs Institute, he oversees the direction, testing protocols and athlete monitoring programs along with his staff.  He also consults with the United States Tennis Association, the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association and the International Tennis Performance Association among others.  He holds a PhD in exercise physiology, and speaks from first hand experience as an All American at Auburn University and NCAA doubles champion. You can reach him at Kovacs Institute. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.

Today I will be talking with Paul Goldstein, Stanford’s Taube Family Director of Men’s Tennis. Like most players that play for and represent Stanford, Paul had a stellar career at from the juniors through college and into the professional ranks. As a junior he was Top 10 in the World, was the first USTA junior in history to win 3 consecutive national championships in 14,16, and 18s. As a collegian (at Stanford 1994-1998) he Lead the Cardinal to 104-6 record, was the 1st player in NCAA history to start on 4 consecutive NCAA Championship teams. He was a 4-time All American, 2-time Aurthur Ashe JR Sportsmanship, recipient of the Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship award, and inducted into the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of fame 2013. In the professional ranks, Paul had an ATP high of 58 singles and 40 doubles with a US Open doubles semifinal appearance in 2005. He had wins over Novak Djokovic, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt and Patrick Rafter. At the time, he was the highest ranked player with a college degree. Brandon Coupe is the James and Martha Poppy Associate Head Coach of Men’s Tennis. He played for San Jose State University from 1990-94 where he held the school record for most wins in singles and doubles. Unfortunately one of those wins kept one of my players out of the NCAA’s and while fortunately catapulting Brandon into the NCAA’s and his subsequent professional playing stint (this is always a good story we tell the campers when we do camps together). He was an All American, Arthur Ash Sportsmanship Award recipient as well as a recipient of the Rafael Osuna Senior Player of the year and National Van Nostrum Most Improved Player Award. He was a semifinalist at the 1994 NCAA indoor championships. On the professional tour, Brandon played in 14 Grand Slam events, with a high of the 2002 US Open quarterfinals in doubles. He had the pleasure of playing against the likes of Federer, Roddick, Black, Agassi, Hewitt, and Becker. His highest individual doubles ranking was 61 and as a team he was 20 ATP. As a collegiate coach he joined Stanford in 2007 and in 2014 was the ITA NW Region Asst Coach of the Year. I know you will enjoy the conversation. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions. The introduction music is “Let it Rip” by Mike and Bob Bryan band and the narrator is Wayne Bryan. Thanks for your continued support.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. In this podcast you are in for a treat of Hall of Fame, collegiate-tennis-guru, and bar-setting proportions. My guest is long time friend and colleague Dick Gould, the long time head coach of Stanford Men’s Tennis. Coach Gould set the standard of success in collegiate tennis. As a recruiter, consummate promotor of the game and coach to so many national champions, All-Americans, olympians, world class and Grand Slam players, his handprint is impressive.   And his influence continues as the John L Hinds Director of Tennis At Stanford where he overseas major events (WTA events), community relations, fundraising, and inner city academic-tennis related programs for youth.  He was the head coach for 38 years (1966-2004) at his Alma Mater (BS 1959, MA 1960) where he set the standard of college tennis in many ways (we will get to that later). He is the winningest tennis coach at the Farm 776-148 (.840), won 17 NCAA Team Championships! But the rest stems from this excellence: 10 NCAA Singles Champions, 7 NCAA Doubles Champions, 50 All Americans, and 9 players in top 15 ATP singles and 14 in top 10 doubles. ETC! But more importantly, and the reasons actually for all the success, Dick is a contagious leader.  He is habitually friendly, optimistic, congratulatory and makes those around him better and feel important.  No wonder all this success follows. We delve into great wealth of wisdom on these topics and more: Healthy competition, fundraising (Buck Club), how the game has changed, advice to parents and coaches, great coaches that influenced him, etc. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.

Welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show where the aim is to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people. So thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the discussion. In this podcast I discuss my F.O.C.U.S. © philosophy that I have used as a guideline for some 25 years, transformational coaching, between point management, momentum management, etc. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.

Peter Smith--Head Men’s Tennis Coach at USC Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. Thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. The podcast available below is with my long time friend and coaching colleague, Peter Smith, Head Men’s Tennis coach of USC. He is not only a 5 time Pac 12 coach of the year and a 2 time ITA National Coach of the year but he seems to have figured out how to create a dynasty by winning 5 NCAA championships in 7 years, 4 of them in a 4-pete. We will be talking on numerous topics some of which are the collegiate transition to the pros, what is success, changes in the game since his earlier days, characteristics of a champion, what is missing in tennis, etc. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. Thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. The podcast available below is with my good friend Carol Weyman and Cindy Brinker Simmons, daughter of Maureen Connolly. Cindy Brinker Simmons is president of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation since 2007. She was in the public relations business for over 20 years having her own company: Brinker Communications. Carol Weyman is executive vice president of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation for 25 years. She was tournament director of the Virginia Slims of Dallas in 1989 and founder of the Road to the Little Mo Nationals and the Little Mo Internationals. If you are not familiar with Little Mo, you can visit their website at Little Mo but in short they have the classiest opportunity regionally, nationally and internationally for youth to play tennis and experience competition the way it is supposed to be done. All ages can play without restriction or funny soft balls. Matches are played to the full. Doubles are played at every event. Sportsmanship is intentionally rewarded. A Grand Slam is awarded as well. In this podcast we will discuss Little Mo tournaments, Maureen Connolly as a person and player and why the Little Mo Foundation, what are championship characteristics and much more. It is about 50 minutes long so grab comfortable seat and listen in. Be sure to see CoachSteveClarkPhD.Com for other podcasts, blogs, resources and discussions.

Hello everyone, welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. Thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. Today I have as my guest a very long time friend and coaching colleague who has been a great voice for NCAA tennis and AMERICAN tennis at large, Dave Fish of Harvard Men’s Tennis. Dave is at his 39th year as the Head coach at Harvard. He was a1972 graduate of Harvard, played on 3 national championship squash teams and one Ivy Champion tennis team with the Crimson. Dave has had an impressive 626-284-1 overall record for a .688 percentage making him the winningest men's tennis coach in Harvard history. He guided Harvard into the NCAA Championships 22 times so far. He has tutored 15 All-Americans including James Blake (singles and doubles) Now achievements aside, Dave will be the first to tell you that more important is the character and integrity of a person. Dave is a great friend on both counts. He is more interested in the development of tennis than the focus being on him so, with that lets get into some topics for our young players, parents, and coaches regarding the NCAA, USTA, the UTR and more. Please see coachsteveclarkphd.com for more of my discussion, resources, blogs and podcasts.

Welcome to The Coach Steve Clark PhD Show. Thanks for joining me and I hope you can just sit back, relax and enjoy the conversation. I know this podcast will be very special to thousands of people because of the guest. This is a replay of my visit with Steve Johnson Senior, coach, father and friend of touring professional Stevie Johnson. Steve Sr. leaves an amazing legacy having touched the lives of thousands in the tennis community not only in Southern California but around the world and on the tour. He was a late comer to tennis and coaching having grown up playing baseball and basketball and attending John Wooden basketball camps. But when tennis took hold of him, his way with people and love for the sport catapulted him into being one of the most loved tennis coaches and club directors in Southern California. Steve was always a pleasure to talk with and had a sense of humor and ease about him. For context, in this podcast we talk about juniors, college and pro tennis, a few things about his son Stevie and especially with the ATP Tour ramping up again this year tune in and support Stevie. Stevie was one of the top juniors in SoCal his entire junior career. He went to USC, leading the team to 4 straight National Championships from 2009-2012. He won the individual title his junior and senior seasons. Stevie left USC as the most decorated player in college history. As a Pro, he broke into the top 100 his first year on tour. Started at around 350 when he left college. Highest ranking was 37 at the end of 2014. He is currently ranked 48. But what I know those around Stevie and his family would say is that Stevie’s friendliness and genuineness resembles his dad. They had a tremendous bond and it is something any parent-coach/child-player would love to emulate. That relational aspect and the people he touched is a huge legacy that Steve Sr. leaves. Please see coachsteveclarkphd.com for more of my discussion, resources, blogs and podcasts.

Welcome to the Coach Steve Clark Ph.D Show where we aim to encourage, inspire and equip coaches, players and parents who in turn inspire and equip others to promote tennis, foster sportsmanship, and develop greater players and people.   Today's Guest or Topic Today I will have the privilege to be talking with long-time friend Wayne Bryan about his book Raising Your Child to be a Champion in Athletics, Arts and Academics (at Amazon or Tennis Warehouse). He speaks to parents and coaches, from experience, having raised his sons Mike and Bob Bryan to be Stanford champions and the world’s greatest Doubles Tandem. He is the pied piper of tennis world-wide and a phenomenal musician as well.   A bit about your host, Coach Steve Clark Having over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience with teams as high as #16 NCAA and players in the top 5 and former players in the top echelon of the ATP, Coach Clark engages guests and the listeners in an array of topics ranging from momentum management to between point management; from elite coaches and players as guests to the mechanics, tactics and sports psychology for the determined club player.  And beyond the normal discussions often around tennis, Dr. Clark will entertain topics as wide as collegiate recruiting, team promotion and fan building for coaches, to topics for the parents-coach dynamic.  Having a PhD and numerous other degrees and being a former NCAA All-American and successful player beyond, he understands and has a deep concern for the academic, personal and athletic development of players and students. Thanks for tuning in. Please see my website at CoachSteveClarkPhD.com for content, resources, and discussion as well.