Tennis Players are content with being a talent and leaving it to talent. Tennis Competitors strip it back and give themselves key jobs.

In other words, Tennis Players are happy to leave it to chance and hope that things go right; they fall back on their ‘talent’. …

Tennis Players hold beliefs about themselves, the game and tennis life that impact their ability to cope in a tennis environment. This is because those beliefs are often untrue and unhelpful.

Tennis Competitors have checked and challenged their beliefs, they know …

Creating a game within the game is one of favourite ways to raise the focus and purpose within a tennis session. 

A game within a game is way of focusing attention toward a smaller task & away from larger less controllable tasks. There are lots of ways to do this …

A players real level is their match play standard, not their level in practice. As such it makes sense to prepare thoroughly for tournament competition. 

The Notice, Ready, Go pre-match sheet provides a structured way to get into the zone on the day of …

In 2016 Phil presented at the LTA Coaches Conference alongside Mark Hayden. The presentation was titled; 

U11 Skill Development Through Attack and Defence. 

This dynamic on-court session is based on a “skill before drill” methodology whereby key skills and …

Player Development Model