Projects

EPISODE 234 – STATISTICAL TENNIS INSIGHTS

EPISODE 234 – STATISTICAL TENNIS INSIGHTS

On the 234th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Dave Secker talk tennis with Mat Cloer. Mat holds a senior position with the USTA’s Player Development Department. Their conversation is centered around tennis analytics.

The saga of the GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) continues. Our non-profit organization shares free educational tennis content. 225+ podcasts, 5 educational courses, 15+ years of daily Facebook posts, 1000+ Instagram posts and much, much more.

EPISODE 233 – ACADEMIES

EPISODE 233 – ACADEMIES

In the 233rd episode of the GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) podcast, Steve Smith, Dave Anderson, Dave Secker, and Ivan Ozerets share their thoughts regarding tennis academies. Their conversation covers a wide spectrum of points and should serve the purpose of helping to educate the tennis consumer.

Thanks for listening and thanks for caring about the growth and welfare of the game of tennis.

EPISODE 232 – CHUCK KRIESE “BACK TO THE FUTURE”

EPISODE 232 – CHUCK KRIESE “BACK TO THE FUTURE”

In this episodeThe 232nd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast is based on a question Steve Smith asked Dave Anderson.  Steve asked David, "What should be a theme to help US tennis?" David answered, "Back to the future." In basing a podcast episode on Dave's answer,...

EPISODE 231 – MENTORING

EPISODE 231 – MENTORING

In this episodeOn the 231st episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Ilja Semjonovs re-visit thoughts and principles shared by the late Don Meyer. Mr. Meyer was a basketball coach who touched the lives of thousands of people. His contributions should...

EPISODE 230 – MENTORING

EPISODE 230 – MENTORING

In this episodeOn the 230th episode of the GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE)  podcast, Steve Smith, Ilja Semjonovs, Richard Hernandez, and Dave Anderson discuss mentoring and its significance. Listeners are assured of a few laughs and a few nuggets for their tennis...

EPISODE 229 – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

EPISODE 229 – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

On the 229th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith, Ivan Ozerets, Andy Fitzell, and Dave Anderson discuss the ins and outs of making resolutions for the new year. As always, we hope our listeners find value in listening and occasionally can chuckle at our attempt at humor.

We wish everyone all the best for 2025.

Happy New Year

EPISODE 228 – PETER KOBELT

EPISODE 228 – PETER KOBELT

In this episodeMerry Christmas  On the 228th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve, Ivan, and Andy interview Peter Kobelt. To make an understatement, Peter's journey in tennis is remarkable. As a first-year student at Ohio State University (OSU), Peter...

EPISODE 227 – TENNIS BOOKS

EPISODE 227 – TENNIS BOOKS

In this episodeOn the 227th episode of the GreatBase Tennis Podcast, Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell talk about some tennis books from the GreatBase Tennis library. The GreatBase Tennis library now includes all the tennis books from Vic Braden’s library. Overall, the...

EPISODE 226 – COLLEGE TENNIS UPDATE W/ DAVE SECKER

EPISODE 226 – COLLEGE TENNIS UPDATE W/ DAVE SECKER

On the 226th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell interview Dave Secker. Their guest is the Associate Head Coach of the North Carolina State women’s tennis team.

Dave, who has previously donated his time to support our efforts to inform the tennis public, addresses numerous issues pertaining to college tennis in the US. To make an understatement, the Englishmen is well-informed.

EPISODE 225 – JEFF MOORE INTERVIEW

EPISODE 225 – JEFF MOORE INTERVIEW

In this episodeOn the 225th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast Steve Smith and Ivan Ozerets interview Jeff Moore. To make an understatement, their humble and honest guest has oodles of wisdom to share. We are confident that the session should be classified as a...

Pin It on Pinterest