The central idea behind ATF tennis is that a coach should start all players with an ‘advanced foundation’ for every aspect of their game

In the first of my three tennis instructional books, (Tennis Mastery, Coaching Mastery, and High School Coaching Mastery), I coined the...

What if you could EXPAND your strike zone from above your forehead down to well below the knees?

Charles’ 1926 story of how he supervised his daughter’s rise to #1 is worth studying for parents who want to be involved in coach their kids

I hope you can relate to this simple organization of the 4 phases of serve fundamentals. A series of articles will follow that explain each

The basic idea of the smart target is to improve shot consistency without giving up any ability to place a challenge on our opponent

Can you always attack the short ball? The real answer is sometimes you can and sometimes you can’t.

Quality contributions can come from some of the most unlikely sources. 

The third and most specialized ability needed to complete the Shot Matching Cycle is to understand the “Fade vs Draw” spins

Using Fades and Draws gives additional dimensions of control and makes it much easier to handle a variety of incoming shots.

The Redirect like a protective shield that can be used to defend against high powered hitting and in emergencies

An information advantage is when a competitor utilizes data and knowledge in a way that provides a competitive edge. The advantage may...

Re: Sports Parenting by Lisa Stone - November 4, 2013 I know this isn’t politically correct and all that, but, dammit, sometimes it just...

Roscoe Tanner is an Australian Open Champion, former World #4, NCAA Doubles Champion, and one of the greatest servers in history. Twenty...

As we move out of the mess of the pandemic of 2020, we need to look forward to how tennis can—and should—look in the coming generation. ...