Spencer and My Son Joey Johnsons son Spencer and my son Connor do a stroke review on todays video clip. Spencer, the lefty, is eleven. He is making great strides with improving his technical base. Connor is twenty-three and like all players can benefit by reviewing basics. Spencer, Connor and a handful of other players have been practicing with Joey and me at North Carolina State the last several days. I met Joey thirty years ago. We were both at Tyler Junior College. Joey was a student-athlete and I was directing a degree program for career-minded tennis teachers. Joey was curious; seeking input to be a better player. He was constantly asking me questions. Even though he was not part of my program, he became enough of an insider to persuade his little brother, Jimmy, to enroll in my program. Jimmy owns and operates (Advantage Tennis, Southern California) one of the largest tennis academies in the US. While at TJC, Joey was part of a national championship team. Upon graduating he played for Mississippi in the SEC. He still competes in national age group events. He started late in Duluth, Minnesota with no technical input. To reach his level of play with his set of circumstances was an outstanding achievement. I love the title of Joeys book, Worthy to Win. Joeys purpose professionally is to help players, parents and coaches with the mental and emotional aspects of sport. Just Google Joey to get connected with him and his work. ( worthytowin/Worthy_to_Win/Joey_Johnson.html ) Joey has three decades of experience working with athletes from all sports but tennis is his passion. He has golden nuggets to add to a tennis players treasure chest. I would never tell a tennis player to not get angry while on court. Strive for angry-calm and avoid angry-storm. My experience, just asking a player if they are worthy to win makes them stop and think. I respect Joey in numerous ways, on both personal and professional levels. One is that he totally understands the importance of having strokes that hold up under pressure. Another is he loves tennis and truly wants to make a difference with his players. I had worked with Spencer before via video but this is the first time I have worked with him in person. Now Spencer can cross reference his training from this year (2014) with his uncles training from 1985. Basics are basics. Fundamentals stand the test of time. One difference, I was tougher on his uncle. Thanks for sharing. Steve Smith https://youtube/watch?v=dn76h8ztUM8
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:46:16 +0000
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