Episode 40: Mental Health Awareness Week - Matt Hingley
July 17, 2020
In todays episode of our Mental Health Awareness week we speak to Matt Hingley. Matt has competed on and off on the ITF futures tour for the last 7-8 years whilst juggling a tennis coaching career to fund this. Does he do ei…
Episode 39: Mental Health Awareness Week - Joe Dixon
July 16, 2020
In today´s episode of our Mental Health Awareness Week we speak to tennis coach Joe Dixon. Joe was a coach at SotoTennis Academy for 6 years and continues to work at an International Player level in the UK. He has experience…
Episode 37: Mental Health Awareness Week - Fran Lewis
July 14, 2020
In today´s episide of our Mental Health Awareness week we speak to British coach Fran Lewis. Fran is a top coach in Wales working with International Juniors. She discusses the potential challenges for coaches working with yo…
Episode 34: Paul Casey - Bleed Green
July 11, 2020
Former Irish National Coach Paul Casey talks from the heart about his ideas on how Irish Tennis can and should develop, from his experiences as a player and as a coach for 40+ years. Paul talks to Control the Controllables a…
Episode 32: Martin Lee - Management of disappointment
July 4, 2020
Martin Lee is one of a very select few British Male Players to reach the ‘Holy Grail’ of Top 100 ATP. Was it an easy journey there? Find out more....
Episode 29: James Trotman - Born to Coach!
June 24, 2020
James Trotman was a top 10 player in Europe from an early age who went onto win multiple Junior Grand Slams. He was then struck down with a career-ending illness. Not one to dwell, he put his passion into his coaching and ha…
Episode 27: Judy Murray - Super Mum!
June 17, 2020
Judy Murray is a Scottish tennis coach and the Mum of global superstars Jamie and Andy Murray. A former player, she became Scottish National Coach in 1995. She was the GB Fed Cup Captain between 2011-2016, and in 2017 was aw…
Episode 22: Dan Kiernan: Control the Controllables
June 4, 2020
Dan moves to the other side of the microphone, as he chats with Graeme Foreman. Dan discusses the influence of his North East upbringing and how this led to his Control the Controllables philosophy out at SotoTennis Academy …
Episode 21: Ian Barclay - Not in the net!
June 3, 2020
Ian Barclay or ‘Barkers’ as he is known in the tennis world, talks us through his incredible coaching career. From how he got into tennis in Australia, to the amazing journey of taking Pat Cash from aged 11 to Wimbledon Cham…
Episode 19: Conor Niland - The luck of the Irish
May 27, 2020
Ireland’s Davis Cup Captain and ATP 129 at his best, Conor Niland talks through his journey from Edgbaston to Limerick, on to Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York playing against Novak Djokovic. We also dig into the details aroun…
Episode 18: Calvin Betton: Train with purpose
May 24, 2020
Calvin Betton has been a tennis coach for more than 20 years, working at all levels. He has developed a passion for purposeful practice and skill acquisition and we attack both subjects with live examples from his career. Co…
Episode 17: Euan McGinn- GB University Tennis
May 24, 2020
Euan McGinn is Head of Tennis at the University of Stirling. After growing up in Scotland, Euan went to the University of Arkansas in 1990 on a tennis scholarship. In his senior year he gained All American Doubles status bef…
Episode 14: John Hicks - A British Coaching Legend
May 14, 2020
In this episode we speak to 87-year-old British coach John Hicks about his tennis story. From the early days, to his favourite Wrexham squad, the British players such as Tim Henman and Andy Murray who he helped shape, to wha…
Episode 12: Lee Childs- Life is one big competition.
May 8, 2020
Head Coach of the prestigious Queens Club in England, Lee Childs discusses his tennis journey. Lee had a very successful junior career and was the Under 18 European Champion in singles and doubles in 2000. He also won the US…
Episode 9: Coach Life on the ATP Tour with Mark Hilton
April 29, 2020
From talented British junior, to a successful playing career before moving onto the ATP Tour as a coach, Mark Hilton has an amazing story. As well as helping GB´s Liam Broady reach World Junior number 2 in 2012, Mark has als…