In this episode:On the 66th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Brandon Flanagan interview Manny Diaz. Manny is in his 40th year as the coach of The University of Georgia. The primary focus of their discussion is the work of Welby Van Horn. Manny...
In this episode:In episode #65, Steve Smith and Brandon Flanagan touch upon tennis history. The topics discussed are based on the interior design of the new FM Tennis Performance Center in Boynton Beach, Florida. SubscribeInterested in becoming a sponsor?...
In this episode:On the 64th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Brandon Flanagan interview Steve Roberts. Steve, who is a graduate of Ferris State's Professional Management Program, is the Tennis Director at the Brookside Tennis Club in Saratoga,...
In this episode:In episode 63 of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Brandon Flanagan is introduced. Currently, Brandon Flanagan and his partner, Allington Mutimer, own and operate FM Tennis. Their headquarters is in Boynton Beach, Florida. In addition to providing tennis...
In this episode:On the 62nd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and one of his students, Malhar Patel, share information, ideas and insights to help develop a healthy and productive tennis culture. The inside-language of GreatBase teaching and...
In this episode:In this episode, Steve Smith shares notes he has from talks conducted by the late Don Meyer. Steve states that one of his favorite lectures is one presented by Coach Meyer. The title of the talk, "The Best Things I Have Seen In Sports." Don Meyer was a...
In this episode:In this episode, Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell had the honor of interviewing Dr. Jim Loehr. Previously, Steve and Andy had dedicated an entire podcast to Dr. Loehr's contributions as a leading sports psychologist. Throughout the 1980s, Steve and his...
In this episode:In this episode, Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell discuss ideas for tennis leadership. Each speaker zeroes in on one point. Andy suggests the overall improvement of tennis teaching and Steve suggests a concept called a Form Tournament. The educational...
In this episode:In this episode, Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell interview Dr. Jack Groppel. Jack is one of the most prolific speakers in tennis and he can cover topics from A to Z. By formal study, he is a bio-mechanist. By informal study, he is a nutritionist,...
In this episode:In this episode, Steve Smith and Andy Fitzell interview South Africa's Raven Klaasen. Raven loves tennis as much as anyone on the planet. His story is remarkable; after his third knee operation, he was starting to think his dream of playing in our...