Tennis Talks

Simon Johnstone

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TENNIS

The tennis podcast that focuses on tennis coaches and their effect on their players' mental health for the better. Tune in every Friday at noon to hear a new coach's story on how they can keep players' mentality strong and their morale high.

04/18/2025

Episode 12: Gian Pico - Deep Dive into the Mind and Social Media

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks with tennis coach Gian Pico who is running his own social media account which has gained over 3,500 followers throughout its creation. He also is a head pro at Western Racquet club and always puts the mind in the forefront of his coaching philosophy.

31 min
04/11/2025

Episode 11: Trey Martin - Managing a Large Roster and Leading it to Glory

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University women's tennis head coach Trey Martin. Together, they break down how Trey manages a large roster of girls and keeps them driven and continuously fighting to play their best. If you want to learn more about college tennis or how to traverse a big roster, this is the episode for you!

32 min
04/04/2025

Episode 10: Leo Galarza - Coaching Your Own Team in Your First Year, Transitioning from Player to Coach

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University men's tennis assistant coach Leo Galarza. They break down how Leo coached his own team right out of college, how that shaped his coaching identity, and how returning to Piedmont has helped both the tennis program as well as himself. This is an episode you do not want to miss!

32 min
03/28/2025

Episode 9: Patrick Hirscht - From Juniors to Professionals: How to Develop Mentally Strong Players

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks with ATP Coach of Elliot Spizzirri, Patrick Hirscht. In this episode the two break down what it takes to create a mentally strong junior tennis player, the steps to becoming one yourself, and how to manage sky high expectations when you are one of the top players in the country.

46 min
03/21/2025

Episode 8: Drake Bernstein - Winning National Indoors with UGA Women's & Why the Mind is King

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone speaks with reigning indoor women's national champion coach Drake Bernstein from the University of Georgia about how they mentally accomplished lifting the trophy in Evanston and what it is going to take for the Bulldogs to end their season strong.

38 min
03/14/2025

Episode 7: Johnny Parkes - From IMG to D1: The Shift from the Individual to the Team

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone is joined by University of South Carolina men's tennis assistant coach Johnny Parkes. They chat about how he went from teaching at IMG Academy to now working at the D1 level as well as how his background in psychology has allowed for him to become the coach he is today.

41 min
03/07/2025

Episode 6: CJ Williams - From National Champion to PHD in Psychology

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with CJ Williams, a former national winning coach at the D3 level who has turned the page onto his next chapter in life, looking into how tennis can affect psychological development for teens and adolescents. Listen in this week to get a deep insight into the mind of a tennis player and coach.

34 min
02/28/2025

Episode 5: Brian Garber - Wolf & Quinn: Mental Approach at the Professional Level

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone spoke with Brian Garber coach of JJ Wolf (former top 40 tennis player in the world) and Ethan Quinn (near top 100 ranked) and they chatted about how these two top athletes approach the mental game differently and the strategies that Brian employs to get the most out of his players.

41 min
02/21/2025

Episode 4: Micah Klousia - IMG Academy & Martin Damm

In this episode of tennis talks, host Simon Johnstone speaks with Micah Klousia a coach at the prestigious IMG Academy where he works with top juniors and professionals to hone their game both physically and mentally at the highest level. If you want to learn more about how the pros approach the game, this is the episode for you!

28 min
02/14/2025

Episode 3: Linda Lied - High School State Champion, Raising Players for their Future

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks to his girl's and boy's Brookfield East varsity tennis coach Linda Lied about how she approaches the mental side of tennis for both her girls and her boys and how it has helped her lead both sides to a state title within the last three years.

35 min
02/07/2025

Episode 2: Erick Martinez - Coach, Father, Philosopher

In today's episode of Tennis Talks, Simon Johnstone has a conversation with tennis coach and father Erick Martinez who has played at the Division 1 level at Northern Illinois University, coached at the Division 1 level at Marquette University for four years, and now works with players of all skill levels and ages at Western Racquet Club in Wisconsin where he shares his wisdom on both the athletic and mental side of tennis.

29 min
01/31/2025

Episode 1: Matt Williams - Igniting History

In the first episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University Men's Tennis head coach Matt Williams as they discuss how Coach Williams approaches keeping his team morale high and continuing to make statements and history in the newly coveted Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS). This podcast focuses on head coaches and their effect on their player's mental health for the better. Stay tuned every Friday at noon for another excited episode.

30 min

12 Episodes

The tennis podcast that focuses on tennis coaches and their effect on their players' mental health for the better. Tune in every Friday at noon to hear a new coach's story on how they can keep players' mentality strong and their morale high.

Creator

Simon Johnstone
Years Active

2K
Episodes

12
Rating

Clean
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