On the 152nd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Jim Rogers. The Canadian from Winnipeg, Manitoba has expertise in three sports: hockey, tennis, and golf.
Their discussion covers the benefits of learning on red clay, the golfer’s mentality towards technique, accountability in tennis coaching, the differences between European and North American tennis, chirping from the hockey culture, playing club tennis in Germany, and much more.
On the 151st episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith interviews Nicole Erickson. She is a Mental Performance Coach and is based at the FM Performance Center in Boynton Beach, Florida. She has worked with numerous players and coaches associated with Steve and the results and, therefore, feedback has been outstanding.
The focus of their conversation is directed toward her new online project, “The Parents Championship Course.”
We would highly recommend parents contact Nicole (nicoleeric@gmail.com), register, and complete her course. The course will help parents help their players and themselves. Ideas, thoughts, and concepts are shared that can be and should be difference-makers.
On the 150th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Dave Secker.
The Englishman gives us an update on his team. To make an understatement, the Wolfpack have gained a tremendous amount of respect based on their rapid climb from obscurity to reaching the NCAA team final at the end of the 2023 season.
Dave also shares thoughts on Diana Shnaider, who played for North Carolina State this past year. The nineteen-year-old Russian entered college as the number 3 junior in the world and, as of this writing, is ranked 88 among WTA professionals.
As always, we hope to add golden nuggets to one’s tennis treasure chest and strongly believe listening to Dave Secker is a sure way to do so.
In this episodeOn the 149th episode of the GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Dave Anderson, a long-time associate, and highly accomplished coach. Steve asks David questions with the purpose of reviewing technical and...
On the 148th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith talks with Stuart Van Horn. They talk about the playing and teaching career of Stuart’s father, Welby Van Horn. His record as a player and teacher is nothing short of elite.
In his era, Welby played against the best and beat the best. In 1939 at the age of 19, he was the youngest US Open finalist until Pete Sampras broke the record. His playing career was cut short by World War II and an asthmatic condition, yet he played professionally for a decade and was in the top ten in the world numerous times.
Under the leadership of their head coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripts’s women’s tennis team has won the national championship in three of the last four years. Dave Schwarz also led Middlebury College to two national championships. He is the fifth coach in college tennis history to win national titles with both the men’s and women’s teams. He was the first tennis coach to win national titles at two different schools.
We are confident that our listeners will enjoy Dave’s story because he is humble, and honest and had to earn his position the good ole’ fashion way. Simply put, as a player and coach, he figured out how to add up his different and diversified experiences to be successful. The interview produced numerous golden nuggets for one’s tennis treasure chest.
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On the 146th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Andres Barbosa talk tennis. Andres is a veteran tennis coach who lives and works in Miami and understands our curriculum’s history and depth.
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On the 145th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Dave Anderson have a conversation pertaining to the outsider’s criticism of their work. They plan on collaborating on more episodes to review core tennis information; which has been requested by numerous listeners.
Dave Anderson has led the tennis instructional staff at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas for over thirty years. In doing so, he and his staff have developed approximately 500 college tennis players.
GreatBase Tennis Education (GBTE) aspires to help educate tennis players, parents, coaches, and administrators. In addition to the podcast, GBTE offers five online courses, five hundred plus Instagram posts, and fifteen years of daily Facebook posts. GBTE’s educational content is free.
On the 144th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Andres Barbosa discuss their thoughts on the role of the sparring partner. Like anything, there are numerous interesting points to discuss.
The term sparring comes from boxing; where one practices techniques and tactics to enhance performance. The sparring partner in boxing typically wears protective headgear, a mouth guard, and does not have a speaking part.
The opposite occurs in tennis; where quite often the sparring partner in tennis takes on the role of also being a talking technician. The complexities pertaining to a sparring partner are of great significance because, without successful practice sessions, one will simply not become a successful player.
On the 143rd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith interviews Ricardo Acioly. To make an understatement, Ricardo’s background is truly exceptional. The expression, ‘you name and he has done it’, applies to his journey in tennis.
Ricardo, who grew up just outside of Rio de Janeiro, acquired his passion for tennis from his parents and older brother. As a player and coach, he represented Brazil in both Davis Cup and the Olympics. He traveled the world, competed in all the majors, and experienced playing against the likes of McEnroe, Sampras, Agassi, and Becker.
Mr. Acioly has worked as an ATP officer, ATP tournament director, TV commentator, and academy owner. As a coach, he has worked with icons, former number ones, outstanding juniors, and elite college players.