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Improve your tennis with the Essential Tennis Podcast, the very first podcast dedicated to tennis lessons and instruction! Tennis professional Ian Westermann answers listener questions about technique, strategy, mental toughness, and much more.
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Jan 29, 2013
Jan 29, 2013
15 min
Everybody hates playing pushers, so what can we learn from them to become more effective on the court?
Jan 21, 2013
Jan 21, 2013
17 min
How should you balance out working on your technique while competing on the court at the same time? Should technique improvements wait for an "off season"?
Jan 10, 2013
Jan 10, 2013
22 min
Hate pushers? Then this episode is for you. Learn what technique and confidence issues are essential to coming away with a win.
Jan 4, 2013
Jan 4, 2013
17 min
Discover my top 4 tips for a healthy, successful relationship with your doubles partner!
Nov 2, 2012
Nov 2, 2012
19 min
What's the difference between sportsmanship and gamesmanship? More importantly, how can we deal with somebody that is using gamesmanship against us?
Aug 21, 2012
Aug 21, 2012
17 min
What happens when you hit a wall trying to improve a weakness? Should you keep plugging away at it or just move on?
May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012
19 min
"Find out when you should infuse (if ever!) some of the styles and personalities that you see on TV from ATP and WTA professional tennis players."
May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
18 min
"Timing, footwork, and contact point are all at least closely related when it comes to the forehand groundstroke. However, when attempting to diagnose a problem and fix it you need to know which element is at fault and what change to make! Today's show focuses on exactly those topics as I go into detail on all 3 technique elements of the forehand groundstroke."
Apr 25, 2012
Apr 25, 2012
13 min
"Have you ever experienced a certain stroke getting stuck in a rut when it comes to timing? A very common issue is timing a groundstroke swing late over and over again. I should know, it happens to me! In today's episode of the podcast I'll share my favorite method of breaking a student out of a timing rut. It's a progression of different target areas that will get you swinging freely and correctly in no time."
Apr 17, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
34 min
"When your child begins taking lessons there are so many questions to answer: "What should I look for in a coach? Should he/she take lessons from only one coach or several? In today's episode of the podcast tennis parent expert Frank Giampaolo answers those questions and many more as he talks to me about the many pit falls of competitive junior tennis."