Essential Tennis Podcast - Instruction, Lessons, Tips
If you LOVE tennis, you badly want to improve, and you’re willing to work hard to achieve your goals then this is the tennis podcast you’ve been looking for! For over a decade tennis professional Ian Westermann has been answering questions for listeners all over the world with one goal in mind: making YOU a better tennis player. What topics are covered? Over the years no stone has been left unturned as Ian covers such topics as creating topspin, singles strategy, doubles strategy, mental toughness, stroke technique for the serve, forehand and backhand, fitness and conditioning, how to defeat pushers, mastery mindset and goal setting, how to change bad habits, footwork, defeating nerves during matches, tournament success, tie breaker success, breaking through plateaus, advice for tennis parents, and much, much more! Does Ian’s audio tennis instruction translate into better on court results? In short, YES! There’s a reason why the Essential Tennis Podcast is the highest rated tennis podcast in the world: Ian’s instruction actually does bring results. Tennis players all around the planet listen to his lessons thousands of times per day and are improving their tennis as a result. So whether your technique needs polishing, your strategy is suffering, or your mental game is leaving you a wreck on the court this tennis podcast can take you to the next level. Start listening today so you can take full advantage of all Ian’s tennis knowledge! You’ll also hear candid, in depth interviews with luminaries, book authors, and other experts in the game of tennis like Gigi Fernandez and Craig O’Shannessey. Ian loves spending time chatting with other podcast hosts as well in an effort to bring a well rounded, balanced approach to the thoughts and perspectives presented on his show. Subscribing to the Essential Tennis Podcast is hands down the best way to automatically get each episode that Ian publishes but you can also access each and every lesson at essentialtennis.com. From there you can manually download each .mp3 file into iTunes and listen to them on your computer or transfer them to your iPhone, iPod, or iPad to listen on the go. You can also subscribe via the Podcasts App on your iPhone, the Play Music app on your Android phone, or through Spotify, Stitcher, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. Be sure to check out all of the amazing video and written tennis lessons on www.essentialtennis.com as well. Everything at Essential Tennis is completely free and open to take advantage of. No matter what part of your game you need to improve you’ll find helpful instruction to get you to the next level. Have you enjoyed the Essential Tennis Podcast? Then please rate and review the show! It’s already the most highly rated tennis podcast on iTunes but Ian would greatly appreciate your support by leaving your comments and rating. Thank you so much for listening and good luck with your tennis!
Help with footwork coaching
26 oct.
Ian, I am currently 14 years old, and my school has a lot of good tennis players. We do Saturday clinics and this one day, the pro had us do some footwork drills. He said to first take big steps to cover the amount of ground you need to cover. Then, once you’ve got in position, to take a bunch of little steps, as if to micro-adjust your position to make perfect contact with the ball. I agree you should have good footwork, but he said he wanted to HEAR us sliding and making noise with our feet along the court. I didn’t like THAT. I usually take little steps after I’ve got into position, but it usually doesn’t make a lot of noise. I also noticed that every time I tried footwork his way, I would end up going too far, as I was already in position after two big steps, and the ball was basically going to hit my chest if I didn’t swing. After about 5 minutes, he gathered my group and said that we were making “great improvements”, but he still wanted to hear us making noise on the ground. He was looking pointedly at me when he said this. We began point play, and my strokes instantly improved when I retreated back to my original forehand footwork. Please make an episode on this so I know who was right. Thanks, Anonymous (haha you thought I was gonna tell you my name?)
Ian Ian Ian!
21 oct.
Please please PLEASE do an episode on ball machines! I don’t care how long it is, I want an in depth review on best machines, best budget machines, and everything in between! (Maybe also best brands?) Side note: maybe you could review rackets or shoes or something? You could, like, rank the best rackets of 2024 or something. Anyways, thanks for reading (hopefully lol), and I hope you have a good day! Bye! Sorry, one update: I don’t have a lot of time in my day to listen to these really. I listen when I walk my dog, but I only walk for 10 mins or so. I know you do a lot of 7-15 minute mental toughness episodes, but please start making more “mini” episodes or something like that. Thanks!
Thank you Ian 🙏🏽
16 mai
Keep going man!! I know it seems like you’re going backwards, but know there’s always a new group of eager tennis players who are trying to become better. Your content is amazing and I implement ALL the things you say. I believe I’m one of the 1% you mentioned and still listen to you. Praying for you and your team 🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️
Favorite podcast on tennis
13/07/2023
Ian shares great insights on all aspects of improving your tennis, from stroke technique to strategy to the mental game. My favorite episode is his interview with Dr. Peter Scales. I’m going to try to listen to that episode the day before I play a USTA match because it really helps me focus and to remember to enjoy the game. Smelling the tennis ball may seem strange, but it works for me!
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- CréationEssential Tennis LLC
- Années d’activité2008 - 2024
- Épisodes300
- ClassificationTous publics
- Copyright© Essential Tennis LLC - 2018
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