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Shane Scrutton

Jul 31
3 min

5 rules for teaching kids tennis in a Covid-19 world

... to improvise as you go, think on your feet, don't do anything crazy like end up beating yourself

Shane Scrutton

Jul 18
3 min

Excuses? Yep, I've got 'em.

... as he sipped on his bottled mineral water, just for a moment, silence filled the room.

Shane Scrutton

Jul 17
2 min

Welcome to Tuesday (fight) night!

you could be mistaken for thinking that these guys were playing for at least a couple of hundred thousand dollars in prizemoney

Shane Scrutton

Jul 17
3 min

It's all in the data. Or is it?

... by taking into account a win you may have once had, it’s possible to turn virtually any outcome of any related match, into

Shane Scrutton

Jul 15
3 min

Five things any junior can learn from Ash Barty

So be careful of who you listen to, keep positive, and be inspired by the kind of tennis player (and role model) that the entire Australian

Shane Scrutton

Jul 15
3 min

You can't measure it, but this is what makes a great coach

... armed with a rapier-like one-handed backhand “Budgie” once, embarrassingly for the AIS, beat all the top Australian juniors

Shane Scrutton

May 18
3 min

What's in a stadium name? Well, actually a lot ...

Born dirt-poor in Richmond, Virginia but encouraged as a junior by his coach to call any ball within two inches of the line IN.

Shane Scrutton

May 14
3 min

The Ultimate Test of Nerves (Family Mixed doubles)

She was instructed to pretty much stand in the doubles alley the entire time while he slung himself around the court, diving here and there

Shane Scrutton

Oct 31, 2017
4 min

This was 'The Greatest Tennis Point of All Time'

Haarhuis sliced the first serve to the deuce court out wide, but Connors had picked it up early and lunged a double-fisted backhand winner s

Shane Scrutton

Sep 22, 2017
2 min

Can you teach decision-making?

As a coach, how do you develop this skill in students so that they can learn to make effective decisions on the court?

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