Leading Edge Tennis Archive

• May 2001 Leading Edge Tennis: Big Names, Big Organizations, Preaching Big Lies!

• April 2001 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Methods Around the World: Get off your high horse, and quit acting like a big million dollar baby!

• March 2001 Leading Edge Tennis: To bang or not to bang, that is the question!

• February 2001 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Conferences - Lethal weapons of information. Are you licensed to thrill?

• January 2001 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Reputations - Do You Have One?

• December 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Six Million Dollar Players: The future is coming watch out! A short say on what is happening to today's juniors.

• November 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Parents! Should they go away or are they welcome to stay?

• October 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Coaching "Kid's Tennis"

• September 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Tanking: What is it? Are your players giving you their best? Is your coach giving you the best?

• August 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Becoming a professional tennis player: Do you have what it takes?

• July 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: The Wimbledon Championships--an experience of a lifetime! and Contrast -- A key to tactical success.

• June 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Intelligence.

• May 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: The BIG PICTURE isn't always the answer.

• April 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Do You "Practice" Tennis Or "Play" Tennis?

• March 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: Australian Open Tennis Championships 2000 - What an Experience!

• February 2000 Leading Edge Tennis: The Nestor Files

• December 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: Andre Agassi's Coach: A Conversation with Coach Brad Gilbert

• November 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: The Overhead -- Have You Mastered This Shot?

• October 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: Fueling the fire!

• September 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: What we can learn from players at this year's U.S. Open.

• August 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: How do you know if you are improving? Ideas, suggestions and thoughts on the winding road to development.

• July 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: So Much To Do, So Little Time?

• June 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: Prepare Yourself for Summer Tennis Action!

• May 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: Traveling On The Road: Junior Tennis Players.

• April 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: Make'em Reach For The Cookie Jar! Using the moonball to gain an advantage.

• March 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: The Road to Development: Reputation versus Present Situation

• February 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: How Important Is Biomechanics? As Important As Eating And Sleeping!

• January 1999 Leading Edge Tennis: How Do You Know You Are Really Improving?

• December 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: The Long And Winding Road To Development: Practicing And Playing Properly, A Key To A Player's Performance!

• November 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Developing a Effective Short Ball Attack!

• October 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Perspectives: Imagine seeing tennis through the eyes of Agassi, Ivanisevic, your coach or your student.

• September 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Coaching #1 Ranked Professional Players

• August 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Lessons in Perspective: Turning a Loss into a Learning Opportunity

• July 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Wins and Losses: The road to junior development

• June 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: What we can learn from watching professional tennis? You'd be surprised!

• May 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis and Parents: The good the bad and the ugly

• April 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Lessons - Are you truly getting the most out of your time and money?

• March 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Periodization a Key to Success for the Serious Training Tennis Player

• February 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Are you motivated to be the best?

• January 1998 Leading Edge Tennis: Mandatory Developmental Experiences - The Orange Bowl International Junior Tennis Championships.

• December 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Watch out tennis world, is your coach a professional or a professional fake?

• November 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Outlining The Proper Physical Developmental Components For Tennis Players.

• October 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Egos for juniors, professional coaches and parents; The U.S.P.T.R. 1997 International Tennis Symposium.

• September 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Tennis Equipment - Racquets, what should you use? Dangers and more.

• August 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: The Long and Winding Road - Developing Juniors into Professional Tennis Players.

• July 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Weapons of Today: This Month - The Forehand.

• June 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Sports Science #2: What to do with all the information and horror stories from the tennis court.

• May 1997 Leading Edge Tennis: Sports Science: Use it or you'll lose it!

Reggie is one of Canada's leading tennis coaches for juniors. He is actively involved with Tennis Canada's grassroots player development. A frequent and enthusiastic speaker at tennis conferences, he is certified by the U.S.P.T.A., Tennis Canada and the U.S.P.T.R.. For almost 7 years he was a head coach for the Canadian Davis cup Captain's Academy at the Canada's National Tennis Center. He has been a Tennis Canada - National Youth Tennis Center Leader for over 8 years and is presently a head coach of an Elite Tennis Academy. He has experience working with juniors from the absolute beginner to the international caliber tennis player. Reggie is also a published author on junior tennis. His personal web site has additional information on his book, the Tennis for Kids. The Tennis for Kids can be ordered directly at a discount using this link to the Amazon.com online bookstore.

Questions and comments about these columns can be directed to Reggie by electronic mail at reggie@tennisserver.com.