My specialty is I’m an improvement coach who practices constraint based coaching techniques. I work with students to evaluate all parts of their game. We'll identify your strengths AND your weaknesses. I then focus the student on improving the weakest parts of their game till the desired level of improvement has been reached. That is where most players stop, however, for my students that just where we start. Let's say your backhand needed improving and we improved it. Is your game perfect now? No...we re-evaluate your strengths and weaknesses to see what the effects of improving your backhand had on your game. We repeat the cycle since that backhand moved from your weakest part of your game to your strongest. What is the new constraint (or weakest part of your game)? We repeat the process until you achieve the level of play you want. To evaluate students I like to shoot video of their games. I'll analyze the video and then review it with the student to share my analysis. From there I'll come up with an improvement plan focusing on the biggest constraint (it could be serve, returns, 3rd shots, dinking, volleys, court positioning, movement, shot selection, etc.). We'll then run through a coached drilling session that focuses on improving that constraint. You can then go repeat those drills with your partner OR if you want a coaches eye you can schedule drilling sessions with me. We'll repeat the process till my student hits their goal.

Preparation needs to start the night before the lesson. Start hydrating the night before and get a good nights rest. My coaching/drilling sessions will require a lot of focus (listening to my queues) while working on non-competitive drills and competitive drills. There will be a lot packed in to ensure you get a good value from the session. Be prepared for a lot of movement, hitting many shots repeatedly and working through a myriad of drills.