In this episode: On the 136th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Ivan Ozerets reviews the strokes that were covered in previous episodes of the podcast. Short clips are shown from previous podcasts that have Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell talking about the solid...
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Episode 135 – a review of the eight pillars
In this episode: On the 135th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Ivan Ozerets reviews the eight pillars of the GreatBase. Short clips are shown from previous podcasts on the mentors and teachers behind the GreatBase Tennis curriculum. The pillars of the...
episode 134 – steve campbell interview
In this episode: On the 134th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith (SS) has a conversation with Steve Campbell (SC). SS & SC studied tennis together in the '80s and, most importantly, both worked for the late Vic Braden. SC and his wife, Colleen,...
Episode 133 – Jacob hansen interview
In this episode: On the 133rd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith's guest is Jacob Hansen. The two tennis teaching professionals discuss the life and career of the late Peter Burwash. Jacob worked for Peter Burwash International (PBI) for ten...
Episode 132 – Andres Quijada Interview
In this episode: On the 132nd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Andres Quijada. The Venezuelan is the director of the high-performance players at the Brookhaven Tennis Academy in Dallas. Prior to joining the private sector,...
EPISODE 131 – AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEN’S FINAL REVIEW
In this episode: On the 131st episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Andres Barbosa discuss the 2023 Australian Open men's final. Perhaps Novak Djokovic was not 100% because of his injury. Perhaps Stefanos Tsitsipas could have played the one set...
EPISODE 130 – ILJA SEMJONOVS INTERVIEW
In this episode: On the 130th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Ilja Semjonovs. Steve compliments his guest by calling him a total package coach; meaning Ilja can cover all four components of the game with extremely high...
EPISODE 129 – CASEY CURTIS INTERVIEW
In this episode: On the 129th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a tennis conversation with Casey Curtis. Coach Curtis is a veteran tennis coach; the Californian native spent nearly forty years developing junior players in Canada. His most...
EPISODE 128 – BUD SCHULTZ INTERVIEW
In this episode: On the 128th episode of the GreatBase podcast, Steve Smith interviews Bud Schultz. The session covers a tennis story that must be heard. Bud, who never played a junior tournament, climbed to #39 on the ATP Tour. His story is truly inspirational and is...
Episode 127 – Johann Frühling Interview – Fitness
In this episode: On the 127th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith's guest is Johann Frühling, who plans on making fitness and wellness his life's work. The native of Hamburg, Germany has completed sport science studies at the undergraduate level at...
