Tennis is Life

Janet has been a leader in the tennis industry with Tennis Canada for over two decades! We discuss how she went from playing competitively as a youngster to coaching, officiating, and ultimately her current management role.  Remote work has been the norm for Janet over the past 20+ years given that she works out of her home office in Vancouver, while managing people and events across Canada (and at times internationally).  A great example how tennis can turn into a flourishing career!  Enjoy:)

Take your tennis game to the next level with learning from the top tennis experts from around the world. In this edition, we speak to a top coach in Europe who discusses the Eastern European Championship and the Tipsarevic Academy.  Gain insights to improve you tennis game with topics including tennis philosophies from around the world that work for top players, fitness programs for international players, and what insights an international coach has from teaching the pros.

Always a pleasure speaking with one of the great minds of tennis - Oded Jacob. His journey went from being the Fed Cup and Davis Cup Captain for Israel, to leading the Western Canada National Training Centre program out of Vancouver BC back in 2011. We touch on different aspects of player development, parent involvement, the comeback of Rebecca Marino...  His Biography Includes: * Tennis Canada National Coach – Head of U15 National Junior development Programs 2011 - 2021 * Captain & Coach of Team Canada, Winners of the 2015 Junior Davis Cup (World Team Championship) * Former Israeli Fed-Cup Captain (National Women’s Team) 2001-2008. *Former Israeli Davis-Cup Captain (National Men’s Team) 2004-2005 *Former Israeli Davis Cup Coach 1995-2004 * Olympic coach at the 2004 Athens Olympic games * WTA Tour Coach of two Top 20 Professionals Shahar Peer & Anna Smashnova (over 15 years) * ATP Tour coach of a top 30 male – Harel Levy (over 12 years)

🔸How can I thrive under pressure? 🔸How can I sharpen my mental focus? 🔸How can I level up my mindset? 🔸What are the 4 Cs of mindset? ZORAN STOJKOVIC, Founder of Kizo Performance & Mental Performance Specialist Zoran believes that we are all born to flourish in life. He equips people with mindset to get them there. His love for coaching and human performance led him to study how elite performers prepare for competition. He has two MSc degrees in Sport & Exercise Psychology. Zoran is a Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) certified by the Canadian Sport Psychology Association, a tennis coach, and a husband. www.kizo.ca  IG @kizoperformance

MENTALLY TOUGH TENNIS WEBSITE FOR ALL DETAILS HERE Great talk with Anthony from Australia. Very useful information to all of you working on your awareness, acceptance, patience, understanding, and commitment to yourself and your tennis! OFF COURT MENTAL FITNESS CHALLENGE HERE Dr. Anthony Ross is a former Pepperdine All-American, Wimbledon competitor, and now tennis specific psychologist. Over the last 15 years Dr. Ross has consulted to players of all standards and ages including World Junior # 1’s (several have gone on to become Top 100 ATP/WTA pros including a Grand Slam singles champion); National High School and NCAA championship winning teams and coaches; professionals winning ATP/WTA titles; as well as national organizations. He currently consults to Tennis Australia Canberra Academy, North Carolina Men’s Tennis, SotoTennis Academy in Spain, Centercourt Academy in the USA, and PJ Tennis Academy in Thailand Follow IG @budimactennis  www.budimactennis.com 

Doubles is about teamwork! 2 individuals working towards a common outcome goal, while focusing individually on what needs to be done. So many transferables between Doubles Squash and Doubles Tennis... and Viktor shares his experience from many years of competing and being one of World's best Squash players.  His career highlights: World Mixed Doubles Champion 2015 World Doubles #1 / 2008-2010 Former world #44 Singles player 2003 Pan Am Games Gold Medalist Ranked #1 in British Columbia Doubles & Singles Viktor is now a Certified Coach and Head Squash Professional at the Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club

Aleksandra is a Canadian former tennis player. She turned professional in November 2005, and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 21 in June 2009, making her the fifth highest-ranked Canadian singles player of all time. She won one WTA and eleven ITF tournaments. At the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford in 2008, she became the first Canadian in 20 years to capture a WTA singles title and the first Quebecer in history to have accomplished such a feat. She reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 3 on January 31, 2005. Wozniak was named Female Player of the Year by Tennis Canada five times (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012). HIGHLIGHTS #1 FedCup (Canada) for 5 years Record number of games won in Fed Cup Canada: 40 games 1 WTA Title and 12 ITF titles Reached the Round of 16 at Roland Garros / French Open Victories against World No. 1: S. Williams, Azarenka, Barty, Jankovic, Wozniacki, Mauresmo Find out more at www.aleksandrawozniak.net

It was such a pleasure speaking, listening and feeling the energy of Canada's highest ranked doubles tennis player on the WTA tour, as she is in isolation in Australia.   Gaby Dabrowski shares her thoughts on her doubles game, Women's and Mixed in this 30-ish minute video chat.  She will be competing at the 2021 Australian Open in the Women's Doubles category with American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and in Mixed Doubles with  Mate Pavic from Croatia!    A bit of background: Gabriela "Gaby" Dabrowski  is a Canadian professional tennis player of Polish origin. She reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 164 on November 3, 2014 and her highest doubles ranking of No. 7 on March 19, 2018.  She won the 2017 French Open mixed doubles title with Rohan Bopanna, becoming the first Canadian woman to win a senior Grand Slam title. With Mate Pavić, she also won the 2018 Australian Open mixed doubles title. Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

Laura is the CEO and founder of Mind in Motion Consulting ( https://mindinmotion.ca/ ). She has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Ottawa. Her formal training is in the area of educational psychology and the psychology of performance. She has worked in the field as an applied practitioner for over 20 years. She is a professional member of the Canadian Sport Psychology Association (CSPA), a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC), a Chartered Professional Coach (Ch.P.C.) with Coaches Association of Canada (CAC), and a Learning Facilitator for the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Laura has worked with a number of national, provincial and regional organizations as a Mental Performance Consultant (MPC). She has supported Canadian athletes at Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympic Games, and World Championships. She has provided consulting services to BC provincial teams at Canada Summer and Winter Games. She has been an instructor at Douglas College in Sport Science teaching courses on sport psychology and an adjunct professor in the Theatre Department at the University of British Columbia running a course on Performance Psychology. She has supported coaches as a Learning Facilitator through the NCCP program, facilitating courses on the psychology of performance, conflict management, and leadership. She supervises emerging MPCs and counsellors in an internship program through Douglas College Athletics. Finally, Laura has contributed to the Canadian Sport Psychology Association as a member of the Managing Council and as Chair of the Review Committee. Laura is passionate about the field of performance. She strives to create safe and compassionate environments where clients can explore their own understanding of who they are and what they want to accomplish. She believes that individuals are the experts on themselves and active agents in their own change. She views consulting as a collaborative process where individuals need to be supported to recognize their strengths, explore past, present and future understandings and approaches, and move forward in ways that are meaningful and relevant to them.

One of the most passionate and driven human beings that I've had the pleasure of knowing. Sharon shares her passion and outlook on her career, what drives her, and how she is now competing amongst the top players in the world in the game of DOUBLES! Enjoy!! Uros

Not only one of the best Tennis Coaches I have ever met, but also one of the kindest and genuine human beings. Coach and Tennis Leader Louis Cayer and I met almost 20 years ago when I was playing as a junior; and always stayed in touch.  In this interview, Louis shares his thoughts on creating world class tennis performers, doubles strategy including Mixed Doubles, and how he has taken dozens of players to the top 100 in the World! Thanks for listening :) Uros LOUIS CAYER BIO COACHED: - 26 of the top 50 ATP/WTA doubles players - Six #1 Pro Tour ranked players (including Jamie Murray) - Wimbledon Doubles Champion Jamie Murray in 2012 - Australian and US Open Grand Slam champions in 2016 - Joe Salisbury Australian doubles champion in 2020 - 26 of the top 50 doubles and 9 top 100 singles players on tour (ATP/WTA) OTHER:  - Presented at conferences in more than 30 countries - Canadian Davis Cup Coach & Captain 1989-2000 - Canadian Olympic Gold Medal coach for Men’s doubles in Sydney 2000; and 5-times Olympic Coach in 1996,2000 (Canada); 2008, 2012, 2016 (GB) - Canadian Hall of Fame Tennis 2013 - LTA Davis Cup coach since 2007 - LTA Fed Cup coach for 7 years

One of my main mentors; Wayne is one of Canada's (and World's) leading tennis coaches / educators. I chat with him about Coach Education, his website www.acecoach.com and "Programming for Success". Hope you enjoy Wayne's perspective and our chat:)  Uros WAYNE ELDERTON BIO: Tennis Director, North Vancouver Tennis Centre (NVTC) Head Course Facilitator for Tennis Canada Coaching Certification in British Columbia He is also a PTR Professional and USPTA Elite Professional. Wayne is one of only 3 coaches in Canada with Coach level 4 and Club Professional 3 Certification. He has won multiple coaching awards for development as well as High Performance including twice being runner-up for the Coaching Canada Development Coach of the year (nominated from coaches from every sport). He has been the Canadian Tennis Professionals Association Pro of the Year and Coaching Educator of the year. As a coaching educator, he has designed large portions of the Canadian Certification system and is a consultant for the Midtown network of clubs, training their Tennis Directors in Situation Training. He has been a presenter at coaching conferences world-wide including 5 times at the Tennis Teachers Conference in New York and a Keynote Speaker at the ITF World-wide coaches Conference. He is a recognized international expert in the Game-Based Approach.

Talking Doubles Tennis with Daniel; we dive into what it takes to be one of the greatest doubles players in the history of the game. What makes a player great; how do you pick your partners, and how is mixed doubles different from doubles?  Enjoy:) Uros BIO: Daniel Nestor is a Canadian retired professional tennis player. He is one of the foremost doubles players in tennis history due to his longevity and continued success at the top of the men's game. As of March 2018, he is 10th for most men's ATP titles in Open Era history. In January 2016, Nestor became the first doubles player in ATP history to win 1000 matches. He was continuously ranked in the top 100 in doubles from April 1994 to April 2018, a total of 1134 consecutive weeks. He won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including a Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, four ATP World Tour Finals, and eight Grand Slam men's doubles titles attained with three different partners. In addition, Nestor won four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles: the 2007 Australian Open with Elena Likhovtseva, the 2011 Australian Open with Katarina Srebotnik, and the 2013 Wimbledon and 2014 Australian Open with Kristina Mladenovic. His 91 men's doubles titles make him the third-most decorated champion among doubles players. He was the first player in doubles tennis history to win every Grand Slam and Masters Series event, the Year End Championships and Olympic gold medal at least once in his career, an achievement that has since been matched by the Bryan brothers. He was named ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2002 and 2004 (with Mark Knowles) and 2008 (with Nenad Zimonjić). He became the world No. 1 ranked doubles player in the world in August 2002. Nestor's career-high singles ranking was world No. 58, which he reached in August 1999.