Father of 5, husband & and full-time tennis coach trying to implement a nonlinear approach. Its a game first Informed by evidence shaped by experience.
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10 Apr 2022
My take on : Task simplification & manipulating constraints,in this case (equipment) in beginners tennis. Tennis has traditionally treated newcomers to the game as if they're incapable of PLAYING tennis until all the technical "fundamentals" are in place. I was guilty of this 🤦🏽♂️.
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In almost 20 years of coaching, less than 10% of the 🎾 coach education I’ve encountered focuses on how humans actually learn.
We spend all our time on how to teach in a vacuum. It’s a systemic design flaw.
How we learn should be the bedrock not an add on .
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Fun is a serious business. Don't let old-school mentalities tell you that "fun" means a soft, undisciplined practice. The sports science is done, the data is freely available, and the verdict is absolute
Fun is the raw fuel that powers athletic execution lifelong retention.
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Informed by:
Fun Integration Theory (FIT): Visek, A. J., et al. (2018).
Personal Assets Framework (PAF): Côté, J., et al.
youtu.be/rF4XGWO8Jro?si=uuYF…).
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Some still think FUN is a waste of time
“My child is here to learn, not just play games.”
But FUN is not the opposite of learning.
It can include effort, challenge, improvement, connection, and competence.
Graphic informed by Visek et al.’s Fun Integration Theory.
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Using principles allows players to explore without being dictated to on exactly how the movement should look.
It gives them a direction, not a script.
That creates space for creativity, while still helping them make informed choices during play.
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May 27
For years, I thought coaching meant players conforming to my instructions.
How wrong I was.
Players bring history, need agency, and learn through environments designed around real problems.
Learning does not emerge from compliance.
It emerges from interaction.
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May 24
Talent decisions based on a snapshot in time risk two mistakes
Overlooking late developers too early.
Overburdening early developers by mistaking temporary physical advantage for talent.
Current performance ≠ long-term potential.
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May 23
Talent ID must look past the talent that shouts. Often, the ones who whisper are overlooked.
Traditional pathways reward immediate performance, creating structural blind spots that bleed long-term potential.
Ref: Cobley et al. (RAE) & Malina et al. (Maturation Bias).
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May 22
Managing expectations as a parent is a crucial factor in shaping both the relationship with your child and their experience in sport.
Being aware that our role as parents shifts over time can help alleviate potential issues along the way.
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May 20
To a player under stress, a physical gap only becomes a real affordance if their grip, balance, and fatigue allow them to exploit it. Change the action capacity, and the space lights up naturally.
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May 19
Elite players don’t just solve problems they set them.
Within 1 point, a player may need to outlast, outhit, and outplay their opponent as the point unfolds.
The differentiating factor between levels is the ability to continuously attune and adapt to what is emerging in real time
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May 18
Returning a 220 km/h serve may require stabilising coordination.
An open-stance forehand winner may require exploiting movement variability.
Expertise is not “loose” movement alone.
It is adaptive movement relative to the demands of the GAME. 🎾🧠
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May 17
Maybe Ecological Dynamics and Active Inference are explaining similar behaviours through different language.
Ecological Dynamics:
Players become attuned to affordances and specifying information.
Active Inference:
Players minimise uncertainty through prediction and action🎾🧠
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May 16
Are we only attuning to the specifying information present in the environment or are we also drawing on contextual priors ? My interpretation from the perspective of how players engage in the return of serve in tennis ! Can we do both ?
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May 15
IMHO technical development that emerges within the context of the game is far more likely to transfer to the match court . Non linear coaching does NOT mean we don't work on technique. Technique isn't removed from non-linear coaching decontextualised technique is.
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May 14
In tennis we have 5 main slices/situations. Serving, Returning, Both Back, Volleying, Passing /Lobbing. All of which can be practiced in a representative way to include an opponent a barrier & consequences.
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Some say sport builds character others say it reveals it here it's doing both
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Gaza residents carve out a football pitch in rubble to keep the game and their spirits alive
When will Israel be banned from soccer internationally?
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Easy ways to improve your coaching now !
Ask yourself 👇🏽
Is this session about learning or performance?
Are the athletes your working with aware of this ?
Does your practice design match the intentions?
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7 Nov 2025
Unpopular opinion : I view coaching through an Eco lens. This does NOT mean I diminish the value of other skill aq accounts, nor does it mean I will NEVER use tools from a representation lense. Im attempting to fill my toolkit with a rich & diverse breath of skill aq knowledge.
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25 Sep 2025
💡 Whether you come from an IP lens or an Eco lens, you’re using constraints.
If it comes out of your mouth, or you set it up on the court/field, it’s a constraint.
The real difference isn’t if you use them… it’s WHY you use them. My tennis context 👇🏽
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