Today I chat with coach and author Adam Bilcher, who recently published a book called Winning Words. The book focuses on how good communication can improve tennis coaching, highlighting the importance of respect and understanding between coaches and players. Drawing from his experience with the Danish Tennis Federation and his podcast series, Adam shares insights into the mental and emotional aspects of coaching. The book is a helpful guide for both coaches and parents, showing how better communication can help players reach their full potential. In this conversation, we explore the key ideas from Adam’s book and discuss how communication is crucial for developing young players.

5 Key areas:

🔵 Building trust and respect as a coach to get buy-in from players.

🔵 How external cues (like analogies) work better than internal cues for learning and performance.

🔵 The value of clear roles and expectations between players, coaches, and parents.

🔵 Normalizing nerves and using focal points to refocus during matches.

🔵 The role of post-match evaluations based on focal points rather than just results.

I hope you enjoy

Fabio

This podcast is sponsored by ASICS. ASICS is a Japanese company founded in 1949 to give more people the opportunity to experience how sports and movement can have a positive impact on mental well-being.

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