This video took me from a 3.0 to a 4.0. Amazing and such a simple fix . Thank you. Instead of working about unit turn I can just turn my foot and use the governor.
Hi coach Steven! I love your videos and the way you explain things and I've been wondering something lately. I was wondering how long it took you to get into coaching? I'm about a 3.5 level player and I love tennis with all my heart, and with that I've found I want to become a coach myself. I'm very confident in this and I've been thinking about it for a long time now. I would love to hear about your experience on this and maybe some advice!
OverRev, I’d love to hear Coach Stevens comments on this subject as well. Love all the videos btw. Seems like a lot of knowledge and hard work to produce these.
At some point I’ll go more in depth on this, but I was lucky enough to know coaches and academies in the area from when I was a junior player so it was pretty seamless but it did take some time because I didn’t have big time playing credentials either. In that regard I’m just like you, but there are some essentials. You must be able to feed very well which allows you to replicate any game scenario without needing to play at a high level. Then it’s just continually preaching and instilling the basics - there’s really only like 5-10 things coaches ever say for the average player to really help their game. Then you can step into any clinic and be valuable and that’s a great starting point. Hopefully, you can pick up for private students from there if you want to do more teaching and technique etc but over time your eye as a coach will get better but more importantly controlling a court better like how you reward and critique students, settle into a distinct teaching style, earn students respect so they actually listen etc. I think it’s the human element as much as the tennis. Nothing new but if you can’t get a job right away, try to volunteer for clinic somewhere and learn how it runs. Hope that helps!
Hi，Steven，your video is great. Do you know bilibili? It's TH-cam in China. Why don't you put your video in bilibili? We like your professional explanation.
I'm wondering why did you go to a two handed forehand. My understanding is kids who started playing young with two hands stuck with it... for example Seles.
When I played table tennis as a kid I used helicopter footwork, but almost never symmetrically. For example, I would pivot 135 degrees and move back 3 feet and left 3 feet in a single spin., landing on my back foot . After 500+ hrs practice my shot speed went out of sight overnight. A friend asked me what happened. I explained my footwork which was everything and I explained it almost exactly as you have here. However, I then got up and practiced and I had to go back to my friend and tell him I did it completely differently. The difference was I turned my back foot a full 90 degrees further so both feet were parallel to the target line. As a result my ground force had almost no vertical component. I do not even know if that applies to tennis, but it seems to me if your feet limit you, they are the easiest thing to change in the whole swing. And this footwork involves much less stress on the body than restrictive assumptions require.
Please could you explain the mechanics of why the right heel lifts over the height of knee on follow through. I notice that so many good players and especially Federer, when he runs around the backhand to hit his forehand; after striking the ball his right leg is "left behind" and the heel rises well above knee level. I believe it's to do with balance and to keep the rotation around the axis. But I'm not sure how the footwork causes the right leg and right heel to rise. My attempts always feel like it doesn't add to the power of my swing, when I try to run around the backhand. Worse, I get jammed-up resulting in a weakish swing. Thank you.
Hey Your vídeos are so good but so long, mostly over 20 minutes. The practice of tennis is so difficult , i believe it is really necessary not talk to much and show more what you are teaching... Its just an idea budy
U must be the male version of monica seles...but ur forehand is so slappy..it's. Not even funny....lol...u should take lesson to fix that side...josh ..people pay u for lessons....where do u get all of this info...who was ur coach..cause your not giving proper techniques...cmon bro...
Thanks coach! This info is gold. Can’t wait to work it into my game. Look out!
This video took me from a 3.0 to a 4.0. Amazing and such a simple fix . Thank you. Instead of working about unit turn I can just turn my foot and use the governor.
Best coach on TH-cam brother!👍👍
Looking forward to your new videos. Cheers.
This one I will need tons of practice on but my inner-standing of the mechanics have expanded by leaps and bounds thanks to you!
Cool, no other youtube channel talked about this, this is very cool stuff. I don't 100% agree but it is on the right direction in my opinion.
Konnichiwa!
You haven’t posted in a few months - hope all is okay over there, or at least improving.
Looking forward to future content. Best.
I’ve taken a break, but have some stuff in the works... Thanks for checking in!
Great videos Steven! 👍 Have you done a video on leverage?
Video: "Mirroring the mechanics of a helicopter."
Me: Either a you think a helicopter is more simple than it is or I am better at tennis than I am.
Hi coach Steven! I love your videos and the way you explain things and I've been wondering something lately. I was wondering how long it took you to get into coaching? I'm about a 3.5 level player and I love tennis with all my heart, and with that I've found I want to become a coach myself. I'm very confident in this and I've been thinking about it for a long time now. I would love to hear about your experience on this and maybe some advice!
OverRev, I’d love to hear Coach Stevens comments on this subject as well. Love all the videos btw. Seems like a lot of knowledge and hard work to produce these.
At some point I’ll go more in depth on this, but I was lucky enough to know coaches and academies in the area from when I was a junior player so it was pretty seamless but it did take some time because I didn’t have big time playing credentials either. In that regard I’m just like you, but there are some essentials. You must be able to feed very well which allows you to replicate any game scenario without needing to play at a high level. Then it’s just continually preaching and instilling the basics - there’s really only like 5-10 things coaches ever say for the average player to really help their game. Then you can step into any clinic and be valuable and that’s a great starting point. Hopefully, you can pick up for private students from there if you want to do more teaching and technique etc but over time your eye as a coach will get better but more importantly controlling a court better like how you reward and critique students, settle into a distinct teaching style, earn students respect so they actually listen etc. I think it’s the human element as much as the tennis. Nothing new but if you can’t get a job right away, try to volunteer for clinic somewhere and learn how it runs. Hope that helps!
15 Points Of Tennis Another option is certification with USPTA or PTR. Then you get liability insurance, which nobody should be coaching without.
thanks again
Hi，Steven，your video is great. Do you know bilibili? It's TH-cam in China. Why don't you put your video in bilibili? We like your professional explanation.
First time I’ve heard of it. Thanks! I’ll look into it.
Can you please do a video on your two-handed forehand? It looks really neat
Soon!
I'm wondering why did you go to a two handed forehand. My understanding is kids who started playing young with two hands stuck with it... for example Seles.
When I played table tennis as a kid I used helicopter footwork, but almost never symmetrically. For example, I would pivot 135 degrees and move back 3 feet and left 3 feet in a single spin., landing on my back foot . After 500+ hrs practice my shot speed went out of sight overnight. A friend asked me what happened. I explained my footwork which was everything and I explained it almost exactly as you have here. However, I then got up and practiced and I had to go back to my friend and tell him I did it completely differently. The difference was I turned my back foot a full 90 degrees further so both feet were parallel to the target line. As a result my ground force had almost no vertical component. I do not even know if that applies to tennis, but it seems to me if your feet limit you, they are the easiest thing to change in the whole swing. And this footwork involves much less stress on the body than restrictive assumptions require.
Please could you explain the mechanics of why the right heel lifts over the height of knee on follow through.
I notice that so many good players and especially Federer, when he runs around the backhand to hit his forehand; after striking the ball his right leg is "left behind" and the heel rises well above knee level.
I believe it's to do with balance and to keep the rotation around the axis.
But I'm not sure how the footwork causes the right leg and right heel to rise.
My attempts always feel like it doesn't add to the power of my swing, when I try to run around the backhand.
Worse, I get jammed-up resulting in a weakish swing.
Thank you.
Nice job Steven....where are you shooting at? Down in SJ? From, Eva's Dad!
Hey Jason! I’m shooting out at Campbell Rec Center.. everything’s been close down though
Beginners will be spraying balls everywhere trying to jump hitting the ball😅
Hey Your vídeos are so good but so long, mostly over 20 minutes. The practice of tennis is so difficult , i believe it is really necessary not talk to much and show more what you are teaching... Its just an idea budy
Uses too many words, needs to simplify the language and stay away from sales discussions as a tennis analogy
U must be the male version of monica seles...but ur forehand is so slappy..it's. Not even funny....lol...u should take lesson to fix that side...josh ..people pay u for lessons....where do u get all of this info...who was ur coach..cause your not giving proper techniques...cmon bro...