Sometimes the best thing you can do for your child’s tennis journey is knowing what NOT to do.

Treating UTR like a report card can actually sabotage your child's tennis progress, but shifting your focus to the right metrics gives them a massive competitive edge.

Why focusing on performance goals reduces pressure, builds skills, and helps a junior player thrive.

Mental toughness starts with fitness, resilience is built through work, and nerves are part of the game.

Choosing where to play college tennis can feel overwhelming with hundreds of options, but asking a few key questions early simplifies the entire process.

Navigating junior tennis through the teenage years can feel overwhelming, but a few simple shifts in your support can make it a more enjoyable experience.

Bad line calls in junior tennis are deeply frustrating, but knowing how to handle them gives your child a massive competitive edge.

In sports, results takes center stage, and highlights focus on flashy moments. Sportsmanship is usualy mentioned when rules are broken or fights occur. If winning and controversy get all the attention, how can we teach kids that character matters most? Yosuke Watanuki recently gave us a prime example of sportsmanship that every young athlete should see.

If you can’t see these things in person, it’s hard to get inspired by them. It’s hard to feel the magic. It’s hard to feel the crowd come alive. It’s a completely different feeling to see a 145mph serve in person come off of Isner’s racquet. To hear the sound of Juan Martin Del Potro’s forehand as it connects with the center of his strings.

What are you willing to tolerate on your high performance junior tennis journey? Some people can't handle the emotional outbursts, bad line calls, frustrating parents, and the overall emotional roller coaster. They want a nice respectful game, with a nice relaxing atmosphere, and if goals aren't achieved, it's not a problem. Others can tolerate the roller coaster so long as progress is being made and the child is showing continuous signs of happiness.

Unfortunately you have to pick.

Most families are stuck in a position where their child splits sets, they’re able to receive coaching, and they have no coach there.

So the parent is left as the de facto coach.

What should they do? They’re not a coach, but here they are, with their child about to go into a nerve wrecking third set tiebreak (or regular set depending on the tournament), and are looking for guidance.