Transforming Tennis, The FRA Podcast

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This will change the way you think about tennis! We are on focusing on Colorado tennis, but will likely touch on pro tour topics as well. Tennis parents, players, coaches, and pros should check it out! Thank you!

Steve Williams


    • Dec 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    FRA Podcast #17: USTA vs UTR and the tournament experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 44:46


    Thoughts on USTA and UTR from the FRA team tournament in Colorado Springs.

    FRA Podcast #16: X Misses the Mark

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 71:21


    We discuss how the Spanish X Drill fails tennis players and how coaches can do better.

    FRA Podcast #15: Season re-cap and a look ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 54:27


    We catch up on how Steve's summer went in Loveland and look forward to his next year and to a couple future podcast episodes.

    FRA Podcast #14: Skill Acquisition with Philip O'Callaghan, Mr. Tennis Coach

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 66:56


    Steve and Bob welcome Irish tennis coach Philip O'Callaghan to the FRA Podcast to talk about our approaches to skill development in tennis. We hope you enjoy the episode.

    FRA Tennis Quickhit #5: "Racket back, bend your knees, that'll be $50 dollars please"!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 0:46


    Why the traditional tennis lesson has totally failed our students (See  the full Podcast #13)!

    FRA Tennis Podcast #13: Revisiting traditional approaches to skill acquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 85:46


    The flaws of the traditional lesson...

    FRA Podcast #12: Doubles!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 73:34


    Coach Bob and I discuss doubles positioning, formations, shot selection, etc!

    FRA Podcast #11: The "Fundamentals" of Tennis and the impact of altitude!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 50:27


    Coach B-O-B and I discuss the fundamentals of the game and how it relates to our environment here in Colorado!

    FRA Podcast #10: Proposed changes to CO HS tennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 31:56


    Coach B-O-B and I discuss 4 steps that we believe would improve high school tennis in this area!

    FRA Quickhit #4: A Bad Habit (See Ep 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 1:42


    Coach B-O-B with a Quickhit on bad habits in tennis....

    FRA Podcast 9: Introducing people to tennis!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 54:58


    The How and Why of introducing people to the greatest lifetime sport on the planet.  Perhaps Coach Bob and Coach Steve have roots that can grow a tennis forest in Loveland!  The how and why of introducing people to tennis.....rally, play, stay!  One ball and a wall is all you need....

    FRA Podcast 8: Proper Form and Bad Habits (Fixing Strokes Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 57:58


    Coach B-O-B and I break down the idea of learning "proper form" early and tackling the question of "I don't want my kid to have bad habits" and a continued discussion on the hyper-focus of technique with coaches and pros (and where we are doing it correctly with the 10 and unders)!

    FRA Podcast #7: Fixing Strokes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 52:02


    The dangers of a hyper focus on technique and mechanics! What is the real reason for misses in tennis and why you never tell a player "move your feet"!

    FRA Podcast 6: Mental Toughness and Choking!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 51:11


    Coach Steve and Coach B-O-B discuss mental toughness and how to overcome getting tight in tennis matches

    FRA Quickhit #3: The Closer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 0:41


    Teaser for full episode number 5.....how to close out tennis matches!

    FRA Podcast #5: Closing out sets and tennis matches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 37:47


    Here B-O-B and Coach Steve dive into the skill of closing out matches, the importance of practice sets, and how we structure the FRA to make sure we are working on this skill!

    FRA Podcast #4: The Pusher!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 35:39


    Episode 4 dives in to the pusher in tennis! What is pushing, why does it work, and how do you beat the pusher!

    FRA Podcast #3: 5 Tactical Areas of Tennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 37:38


    Coach B-O-B and coach Steve discuss the 5 tactical areas of tennis, and what we believe coaches should focus on out there in a group setting.

    FRA Quickhit #2 - It's a game of misses…. and preview of 5 tactical areas of tennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 1:31


    The dangers of hitting hard and the 5 tactical areas of tennis (preview to Podcast #3)!

    FRA Podcast #2: High School and College Tennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 41:22


    We talk about the value of playing high school tennis and all the pathways to college tennis and the different levels, scholarships, etc.

    FRA Podcast “Quick Hit” #1 - Technique: Here today, gone tomorrow!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 1:37


    Proper Technique? Here today, gone tomorrow!

    FRA Podcast #1 - GBA vs Technique First

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 67:53


    FRA Podcast #1 - Game Based Approach vs Technique First approach to coaching tennis groups

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