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EPISODE 182 – SOPHIA PATEL INTERVIEW

EPISODE 182 – SOPHIA PATEL INTERVIEW

University of North Carolina
2023 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship
The Power of Suggestion

On the 182nd of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith reconnects with Sophia Patel. She shares many golden nuggets for one to add to their tennis treasure chest. To make an understatement, she possesses deep and insightful wisdom.

EPISODE 181 – THE NEW KID – ALEX MICHELSEN

EPISODE 181 – THE NEW KID – ALEX MICHELSEN

In this episodeOn the 181st episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith and Ivan Ozerets talk tennis. Their topic centers around Alex Michelsen, the young player from southern California. They discuss and speculate as to why and how Alex reached a top 100 ATP...

EPISODE 180 – RACHEL ROHRABACHER’S STORY

EPISODE 180 – RACHEL ROHRABACHER’S STORY

Great person, great family, great competitor.

On the 180th episode of the GreatBase Tennis, Steve Smith’s guest is Rachel Rohrabacher. She talks about her background in junior tennis and college tennis as well as her current life as a pickleball professional. During their conversation, Rachel shares golden nugget after golden nugget. Their dialogue will help parents, athletes, and coaches.

Check our GreatBase Tennis Facebook account. In the upcoming days, old videos showing her tennis development, an excerpt from ‘Journey to the Truth’ (featuring Rachel), and clips of her pickleball play will be posted. The followers of the GreatBase developmental pathway will clearly see how Rachel’s fundamental tennis foundation translates into an explosive and exciting skill set for pickleball.

EPISODE 179 – JOHN VALENTI’S STORY

EPISODE 179 – JOHN VALENTI’S STORY

In this episodeOn the 179th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with John Valenti. To make an understatement, John Valenti has a story to tell. He claims to be the only person to have always made money from playing tournament tennis...

EPISODE 178 – CRISOBAL VALVERDE INTERVIEW

EPISODE 178 – CRISOBAL VALVERDE INTERVIEW

In this episodeOn the 178th episode, Steve Smith has a tennis conversation with Cris Valverde. Steve's guest is a veteran tennis teaching professional who resides with his wife and their two boys in Portland, Oregon. He has worked at the Irvington Club for the last 21...

EPISODE 177 – CZECH TENNIS

EPISODE 177 – CZECH TENNIS

In this episodeOn the 177th episode of the GreatBase Tennis (GBTE) podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Tomas Placatka. Steve's guest was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (1972), and grew up in nearby Kladno.  Tomas's primary sport was ice hockey. He played at...

EPISODE 176 – DOMANTAS SADAUSKAS INTERVIEW

EPISODE 176 – DOMANTAS SADAUSKAS INTERVIEW

In this episodeOn the 176th episode of GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a tennis conversation with Domantas Sadauskas. Domi recently joined Steve to be trained to teach and coach a couple of young tennis hopefuls that Steve and his associates have coached for...

EPISODE 175 – DO’S AND DON’TS FOR TENNIS COACHES

EPISODE 175 – DO’S AND DON’TS FOR TENNIS COACHES

On the 175th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Dave Anderson presents the Do’s and Don’ts for Tennis Coaches. Anderson, who literally has developed hundreds of college tennis players, previously shared a similar list for tennis parents. In the future, he will present a list for players and administrators.

Thank you for listening to our tennis podcast. The goal is for our audience to add golden nuggets to their tennis treasure chest. Please note, one can find additional free educational content on our website (www.greatbasetennis.com).

EPISODE 174 – OUR MISSION

EPISODE 174 – OUR MISSION

In this episodeOn the 174th episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith, Ivan Ozerets, and Dave Anderson review a document pertaining to GBTE (GreatBase Tennis Education). Their discussion should help listeners obtain a more in-depth understanding of the...

EPISODE 173 – A CONVERSATION W/ SUJAY LAMA

EPISODE 173 – A CONVERSATION W/ SUJAY LAMA

In this episodeOn the 173rd episode of the GreatBase Tennis podcast, Steve Smith has a conversation with Sujay Lama. Steve's guest was formally educated in his native Nepal, India, and the US. His education in tennis is also very diverse and complete. By listening one...

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