
Beyond Top 10 Tennis
By Dr Ashley M Berge

Beyond Top 10 TennisNov 28, 2023

Gender Interactions in Tennis
This is Episode 57 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and kicks off with the WTA Finals and additional insights on Swiatek & Pegula before sharing what predictive analytics can tell us about next season. HUGE news is dropped about the *coming soon* BOOK to be released in time for Christmas! We then flashback to players who have previous reached the Top 10 to those who are currently inside and/or close to the Top 10 before sharing *drumroll please* the 8th Key. That's right, the 7 Keys has an 8th Key that delivers that Top 10 tennis ranking with gusto. Do you want to tackle the Top 10? Then this key is for you! This is followed by new insights on the ATP tour with key players hot on the threshold and prime for a 2024 season to those who neglect the 8th Key and will be replaced. It's a big one. The focus shifts to gender and the Top 4 with ATP and WTA comparisons and the Grand Slam dispersion before touching on what happens when the discussion of gender is removed. Today's episode finishes around the G.O.A.T debate and the role of physiology in sporting performances under the one and same banner.
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Persistence v. Walking Away: Tennis Players
This is Episode 56 of Beyond Top 10 that kicks off with decision making and life lessons before the next generation is touched on and how the 7 Keys, when integrated, has a compounded effect in the initial 10 Years of Play. Next up is 'what happens' if you harness the 7 Keys now with a HUGE reveal from our coming soon BOOK *drumroll please* revealing the enormity of the now uncovered 8th Key! From the likes of Federer, Serena, Nadal to Djokovic and the next generation of play with more insights from this newest release (it's coming!) from data drops to Top 4 alignments *here we come* with Top 20 insights and more. Additional name drops of the Top 10 are shared with the spotlight on Svitolina before sharing how to challenge the current Top 10 with a *never before* breakdown of the 7 Keys for even more coupled with key progressions and regressions. Lastly we touch on introvert to extrovert variances, mistakes to avoid and identify implications tied to a player's self-worth.
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Age Interactions: Tennis Players
This is Episode 55 of Beyond Top 10 that hits off with a core question around age and adulthood before drawing correlations with non-athletes to the sporting spectrum and the relevance of age. We then look at peak performance cycles and highlight our *coming soon* release that drops the 8th Key with HUGE implications for the Top 10. How to WIN multiple Grand Slams (backed by data) is then discussed before touching on the Top 4, 20 years of uncovering, 11 years in the making and the benefits of a Top 100 player and why they're equipped to topple players already inside this ranking range and their dark horse status! Lastly we finish with a variety of key topics including Academy's and the intersection of age and learning, a personal recount of losses and enforced age barriers, the power of dispersing talent, moving from colleagues to competitors, experience v. level of play and how to overcome biases around age perceptions.
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The Power of Song: for Tennis Players
This is Episode 54 of Beyond Top 10 that starts with a NEW finding of how the Top 10 becomes the Top 8 with the BOOK coming soon! How we learn is discussed with The Science of Elite Performance sharing additional insights, before touching on rhythmic applications. The use case of song and movement is shared along with how to increase patterns of play before the enjoyment of song is touched on with encouragement to turn up the loud speaker! Next comes the cause-effect relationship and conditioning towards a state of autonomy and how coaches can use this method to note future-based injuries and correct earlier with the compounded effect. A big name drop follows with a mention of Frozen to Disney for junior to then more heavier beats for those in the later half of the 10 Years of Play and how to be less distracted to optimise performances.
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Reading and its Applicability to Sports Performance: Tennis Players
This is Episode 53 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis kicking off with 8 Years until now, although much longer for other metrics to unveil (scientifically) what it takes to ascend towards the Top 10...phew! All will be told with the NEW Release hitting shelves in December! From the compounded effect to how The Long Game guides you to 20 Years in the making...wow! Then onto the Olympic impact, the onset of injuries and stages 1 to 10 towards the Top 10 with a LOT of name dropping along the way of current WTA and ATP players and why they're yet to win a Grand Slam Championship to why some already have. We then move to the role of language and a HUGE insight into interpretation and relationship dynamics that can be applied in life. Today's episode finishes with a discussion around introverts to extroverts and how to establish relationships that work for both sides. To get your hands on "The Secrets to Optimal Coaching Success" simply head here. Both hard and digital copies are available!
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NEW Book: Fundamental Skills for Tennis Players
This is Episode 51 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as our NEXT in line and NEW Book is dived into: The Secrets to Optimal Coaching Success. Launching right into the initial Chapter of Non-Typical Building Blocks, we discuss learning differences between 'now' and in generations prior with key differences. Shedding technical insights on some exclusive segments on my "NEXT TO BE RELEASED" Book, changes in skill development remain at the forefront. From the days of a Walkman to Netflix binges now on hand, long term impacts on skills gap to the onset of injuries later in life (i.e. tennis elbow) are shared. The latest pending book release (late 2023) is touched on and its astounding 11 years in the making aligned with the 11th publication in the cumulative series, before how these skills either hinder or help players progress towards that Top 10 Tennis Ranking. Lastly, the evidence of skills gaps in the elite and how they hinder their performances is touched on as PLAY is emphasised on The Pathway whilst helping limit those screen-based distractions.
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Problem Solving and Sport: for Tennis Players
This is Episode 52 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis that heads straight into the elite 'developmental' player with key differences shared and why 'developmental' holds relevance for peak performances in contrast to a level of sustained maintenance inside the Top 10. A big name drop is evident when touching on the Top 4 and why less Grand Slams are 'shared' between the Top 10. We touch on the role of predictive analytics to how to avoid an injury 20 years later with personal recounts! Big news arrives with a NEW RELEASE in time for Christmas (keep an eye out to hear more precise dates!) and the 10% in Tennis and 'how' this also moves across into other professions. Challenging your thought process to the use of language and perception takes the spotlight before the discussion is centred around removing barriers. Today's episode finishes on performance plateau's and how to overcome these hurdles with the 7 Keys responsible for huge ranking moves.
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Revisiting the Coach-Athlete Relationship Part 5: Developing an Elite Tennis Player
This is Episode 50 of Beyond Top 10 that serves as the finale of the Coach-Athlete relationship chapter with a round-up of some pivotal topics wrapped into a robust retake! Starting with the Coach-Parent relationship with key clarifications before touching on the use of journals and the need for coaches to up-skill to avoid players/athletes transitioning away from them. Double-duty is on call as direct insights are shared from a heavy writing week with some key 'never released' snippets shared -- the rest will need to wait until the Book is available. This is followed by some name dropping, from Djokovic to Swiatek and other Top 10 players with additional insights on our data. We then wrap up the Coach-Athlete relationship with touchpoints on each section whilst highlighting how to save $300,000 with our explicit Pathway with a nudge towards the power of conversations when trust has been built. To get your hands on "The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success" simply head here. Both hard and digital copies are available!
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Revisiting the Coach-Athlete Relationship Part 4: Developing an Elite Tennis Player
This is Episode 49 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship that sets the foundations for The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success. Building on Part's 1 to 3, today's episode is our BIGGEST to date as it's packed with all key elements with a focus on pressure. Looking at the role of social media to referring back to MySpace and the newer Topicthread, the role of negative noise and susceptibilities when on social media along with a personal recount of re-introducing Beyond Top 10 Tennis. Flashbacks feature mobile phones to now and how pressure has various implications with our inner circle a prime hunting ground. We then take a look at the scientific community and how to develop a Top 10 Tennis Ranking and ask the question: who deserves a seat at your table? Behaviours are then brought to the surface and how coaches can be responsible for both good and bad behaviours that players develop and how to be more mindful of developing 'good' behaviours. A big revisit then follows of this pivotal Chapter from hiring and firing your coach, why some of the Top 300 get stuck and don't make it into the Top 100 with a scientific overlap to how Talent ID contributes to pressure in players before piecing it all together!
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Revisiting the Coach-Athlete Relationship Part 3: Developing an Elite Tennis Player
This is Episode 48 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship and kicking off with quite a buzz before diving into correlations with the Olympics with Paris 2024 edging closer. From Gold medal achievements to more than one Grand Slam Championship discussed in the What is Your Game Missing Series before a detour for a walk in your shoes -- whether that be a coach, player/athlete to the parents and/or guardian. Developmental influences remain front and centre as the focus is firm on Player Behaviour and Mental Stability with direct associations to psychology -- child to developmental and in later years and how this remains incorporated in our work from the 10 Year release cycle and new insights (being penned as you listen) towards that Top 10 tennis ranking! How behaviours are shaped and how these align with the code of conduct is discussed with its tie to Player Behaviour before crossing over into Mental Stability and COVID implications on player/athlete wellbeing. Emphasis is then placed on self-care practices for all involved and putting in the work to look after yourself.
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Revisiting the Coach-Athlete Relationship Part 2: Developing an Elite Tennis Player
This is Episode 47 of Beyond Top 10 that continues our focus on the coach-athlete relationship with Talent Identification (ID) and its tie with Depression & Anxiety our topics of focus. Touching on the heartbreak and expectations of Talent ID systems to the increased rate of injury before the pitfalls of avoiding up-skilling is shared. Insights are shared from my latest book being penned with some secrets before an unusual name drop makes an appearance including Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, Osaka, Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Alcaraz, the one and only Serena to Pegula with commonalities! We then move to developing sustainable performances to build that next peak performance with data insights on our World 1st before changing gears to centre on mental health and its tie to these outcomes. From management strategies to examples from the likes of Federer, Nadal to Swiatek, emphasis is placed on the tennis player and tools that can be developed to better manage the broader and often complex landscape of an individuals mental health -- whether that be on or off court.
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Revisiting the Coach-Athlete Relationship Part 1: Developing an Elite Tennis Player
This is Episode 46 of Beyond Top 10 that focuses on the coach-athlete relationship and begins with the terminology around a tennis player to athlete and their ownership before discussing powerful connections and the role of power in the relationship dynamic. An important discussion is shared on finding your voice and a window into my own 'thinking process' before moving onto a more controversial topic of firing your coach. We then look at how the employer to employee dynamic works in tennis and a tennis player's power. The parental advantage brings us to a close with how the parent and/or guardian (or 'other') can empower the player/athlete before ensuring a common goal remains at the forefront of the coach-athlete relationship with the power of reflective practice.
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Learning from Mistakes: Coaches
This is Episode 45 of Beyond Top 10 and the final Chapter and Section has arrived with reflective practice leading the charge followed by time based applications of I am Your Tennis Coaching Guru to progress through that initial 10 Years of Play. A more serious discussion is shared around coaching negligence and how coaches can better prepare themselves by accessing education hubs like AM8 International before the role of decisional balance is touched and key behaviours to integrate for that Top 10 tennis ranking. Progressions discussed from the What is Your Game Missing Series to some big hints on a pending publication that remains in-the-works with exclusive snippets and to how not to be susceptible to opinions. We wrap things up with the power of new research and up-skilling to applications to other sports from the NBA, NBL, Soccer to Football (both), Swimming, Netball to Cricket and many more!
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Fair Play and Ethics: Win or Lose
This is Episode 44 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as a collective comparison of the Top 10 and other team sports to the likes of the NBA, Cricket, NFL to Netball are shared before heading into the role of ethics and securing sponsorships. A deep-dive is taken into the NCAA with added financial perks for those in their initial 10 Years of Play and how the Australian tertiary system would benefit from a similar strategy to enhance performance pathways. A shout out is given to former Top 10 player James Blake on his NCAA transition as a standout to pave the way of its benefits before looking at the power of teamwork embraced in one particular U.S Academy environment -- flashback to my time at John Newcombe's Academy in Texas, U.S. Hints are shared on two former No. 1's who remain firmly inside the WTA and ATP tour, respectively, and how the 7 Keys underscores the phenomenal rise of both players. To get your hands on "The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success" simply head here. Both hard and digital copies are available! For something different, head on over to Pink Octopus Books for a little bit of fun, here. To get in touch with me directly, I'm @drb on Topicthread. There are a few safe-walls previously shared. You'll need to wait up to 24hrs for approval and also, to sign in twice sometimes (we promise it isn't broken). We get quite a bit of spam to bots and it's a simple trick up our sleeves to keep it cleaner and safer for all. And, for this weeks Blog, head on over here. To interact with some random polls, head to Sprooke. To get in touch with us or connect on Social Media, find us here: TikTok: @top10tennis Instagram: @beyondtop10tennis Threads: @beyondtop10tennis Twitter: @top10_tennis Medium: @beyondtop10tennis LinkedIn: Beyond Top 10 Tennis Podcast Thank you so much for listening, please consider following us and/or rating us -- that would be super awesome! Plus, any feedback would be absolutely wonderful and we can look at including it in future episodes and/or blog posts! And of course, thank you for sticking with us, we appreciate your support immensely! Until next time, Enjoy!

The Small Things: Happiness Away from Sport
This is Episode 43 of Beyond Top 10 and it kicks off with a personal recount before driving into changes in identity as your performance grows and steps to put in place to keep you on The Long Game. Voids in the education system are shared to keep ahead of to ensure you're following best practices and the power of an elite coaching pedagogy (pending release) and its impact across sport -- from the Top 10 to the Olympics with another world first! Attributions of The 7 Keys are shared through to its intersection in The Science of Elite Performance, the What is Your Game Missing Series, key progressions in I am Your Tennis Coaching Guru and how a personal recount on skateboarding runs home our core objective around enjoying what you do and to feed that happiness.
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How to Plan for the Future: Guiding Tennis Players to Success
This is Episode 42 of Beyond Top 10 and we hit things off with a personal recount alongside helpful and non-helpful coaches and the road ahead with discussed variances. Junior Grand Slams to the NCAA take the spotlight before the playing schedule to overloading at a young age is shared with key insights. The discussion is moved to ranking ranges and those who hover outside the Top 100 -- we know why and how to get you over the mark. How to survive coach-free (temporarily) takes the limelight with the primary question around what price do you put on one lesson let alone lessons over a decade of play. Progressions and regressions of the best in the world are discussed before a big shout out to Coco Gauff with our key metrics showcasing why this year was her maiden Championship win. How the Top 20 ascend into the Top 10 closes out today's episode with a key discussion around funding options and initiatives directly available at AM8 International.
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The Training Session that Can't be Missed: is this the case Every Time?
This is Episode 41 of Beyond Top 10 as patterns of play and the 10 Years of Play and Pathway are shared followed by the importance of listening and a personal recount on a coaches commitment. Never would I have thought a Beyonce` reference would be shared with an exclusive tip around writing and performance progressions! Most substantially we dive into WTA and ATP player progressions and why they're inside the Top 10, what got them here and how we knew before they would win their maiden Grand Slam Championships. Wow! The 7 keys and ranking ranges followed by another hint is shared before Djokovic's incredible 24 is touched on and how we know why he's still at the top.
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Respecting Yourself: as a Coach
This is Episode 40 of Beyond Top 10 as we kick things off with a little story around time and pacing yourself before diving into The Rule of Transference and its tie to the 7 Keys as you embark on progressing towards that Top 10 tennis ranking. A crossover is shared between the elite player to life in general and how human behaviour can be leveraged for optimal performances. This is followed by a discussion around self-worth to your own belief system and its tie to your performance. A personal recount is then shared around self-worth and its impact before the power of growth leads the way for key progressions before how showing up and personal behaviours impact performances.
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Mentoring and its Tie to the Tennis Players Success
This is Episode 39 of Beyond Top 10 as role models are discussed and a coaches responsibility to parents that are coaches and the power of influence. Positive and negative environments are touched on and their impact on players/athletes and their performance. Additional insights are shared on the power tussle in relationships and why not all players will in fact progress towards the Top 10. We then touch on the role of influence with a personal recount shared of influential coaches and negative experiences as an adult. This is then trumped by the positive, the long-term impact of good coaches to highlighting the peak performance cycle and a coaches pedagogy. To get your hands on "The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success" simply head here. Both hard and digital copies are available!
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Injuries in Junior Athletes — not just Tennis and how it is Connected to their Technique
This is Episode 38 of Beyond Top 10 and we head straight into the Rule of Transference and how a coaches pedagogy has a huge impact on player outcomes. The 7 Keys to Optimise Your Life is touched on and the crossover to the professional domain before a personal recount of the peak performance cycle. Additional insights are shared on coach education and specific variances to be conscious of for both developing and elite players with knowledge gaps highlighted. The importance of specificity, how to use the 7 Keys and I am Your Tennis Coaching Guru to progress to the end of your first 10 Years of Play followed by the growth crossover and embodying excellence. A personal recount is then shared on training for EIGHT hours a day, the need to reassess your schedule and the importance of strength and conditioning. The episode closes with a HUGE technical hint, recall functional movement episodes with examples of causality behind tennis elbow before progressions and reaching autonomy with another HUGE hint followed by success benchmarks.
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Why are the Top Tennis Players Dropping like flies? Periodisation
This is Episode 37 of Beyond Top 10 and the US Open is front and centre with key performance metics shared. The What is Your Game Missing Series leads the charge (What is Your Game Missing, Now? claiming the #1 crown worldwide as the must-read book of 2020) featuring WTA and ATP players with specific metrics discussed. Pre-season to peak performance cycles are interwoven with the importance of recovery before commonalities are noted between The Australian Open and US Open with player performance. The benefits of qualifying rounds to wins for those outside and inside the Top 100 are shared plus how AM8 International knew how Osaka, Swiatek and then Alcaraz were positioned for their maiden Grand Slam Championships. The habitual state of play and ranking progressions per The Long Game wraps up today's episode.
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When Should Tennis Players Take Time Off if They Become Sick: the Balancing Act
This is Episode 36 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we head straight to The 7 Keys to Optimise Your Life and the cross-section between an accountant to teacher and more to building towards that elusive 1% -- a Top 10 tennis ranking. We then head into over-training and how this leads to players/athletes becoming sick with a personal recount before looking at the misunderstanding around rest and recovery that paves the way to endure The Long Game towards that WTA/ATP ranking and beyond. The role of the 10 Year pathway is then shared and how players/athletes on the cusp of securing their maiden ranking points often suffer through injuries and the steps that have been put in place to help you navigate this crucial time. We then finish on the power of reflective practice and how it compounds both player and coach performances.
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Body Image, Self-Worth and Tennis Players: A Coach's Responsibility
This is Episode 35 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as the relevance of the World Cup and Australia's Matilda's deliver key lessons on a player's self-worth before we share important insights on the coach education system void of core topics that affect boys and girls around the world for parents to be conscious of and for coaches to take greater responsibility. A question is asked around data before the 80/20 rule is touched on and how 'pressure to perform' often takes precedence over the 'whole athlete' and the detrimental impact. We then take a look at the power tussle in the coach-athlete dynamic and the need to foster safe environments -- away from school (for the developmental players) before wrapping up on empowering players/athletes and building more confident and resilient players opposed to seeing players/athletes that walk away from the game they love.
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Hydration: Coconut Water, Soda Water, Energy Drinks and Sport Drinks -- Which One?
This is Episode 34 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we look at the once popularity of coconut water through to common misconceptions around player/athlete hydration. Sharing more on consumption v. loss and understanding their role in your performance, we then take a swift turn towards soda water and its popularity along with other drinks. This is followed by caffeine in sport and its relevance for developing players and how education is critical to build sustainable performance baselines to allows these players to gain the advantage to head towards the Top 10 in the next decade of play.
*listen out for the dice roll and swift aeroplanes!
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Sweat: What it Tells You and What to Look For in the Tennis Player
This is Episode 33 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as a simple metric is dived into through to stages of development and the role of gender and correlations with performance. From fluid loss to intake, we share indicators for coaches to be mindful of and I share a personal recount on two fronts! We discuss work ratio and age variances as a HUGE marker is shared of The 7 Keys and one specific key to keep front and centre. How this shapes a player's success ratio is then touched on before The Pathway and 10 years of play can be used as green flags for peak performance outcomes.
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How to Coach the Warm-Up: an Underrated Necessity for Tennis Players
This is Episode 32 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and emphasis on one of the 7 Keys is shared and how it can really amplify the warm-up proponent of your game whilst fast-tracking a player's progression up the rankings. Touching on misconceptions around data and what the media has to say before addressing a key theory embedded in The 7 Keys to Optimise Your Life and the power of building habits. The role of a S & C Coach and the gap in education is touched on before a personal story is shared around injury and rehabilitation and The Long Game with 10 years of play.
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Addiction and Coaching: the Tennis Player
This is Episode 31 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and is one of our more serious topics to date that has endeavoured to address some at-risk scenarios in a lighter frame whilst drawing attention to the cross-sections between performance measures and more vulnerable environments. A personal recount is shared of over-training and how similar habits can be found in addictions to more often ignored addictions that can in fact have a detriment on a child's to young adults overall health and wellbeing. Another story is shared from lived experience, the value of friendships and writing down goals to another mental health reminder to ensure players/athletes stay the course of The Pathway to head towards that Top 10 tennis ranking. To get your hands on "The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success" simply head here. Both hard and digital copies are available! For something different, head on over to Pink Octopus Books for a little bit of fun, here. To get in touch with me directly, I'm @drb on Topicthread. There are a few safe-walls previously shared. You'll need to wait up to 24hrs for approval and also, to sign in twice sometimes (we promise it isn't broken). We get quite a bit of spam to bots and it's a simple trick up our sleeves to keep it cleaner and safer for all. And, for this weeks Blog, head on over here. To get in touch with us or connect on Social Media, find us here: TikTok: @top10tennis Instagram: @beyondtop10tennis Threads: @beyondtop10tennis Twitter: @top10_tennis Medium: @beyondtop10tennis LinkedIn: Beyond Top 10 Tennis Podcast Thank you so much for listening, please consider following us and/or rating us -- that would be super awesome! Plus, any feedback would be absolutely wonderful and we can look at including it in future episodes and/or blog posts! And of course, thank you for sticking with us as we fine tune the ropes, we appreciate your support immensely! Until next time, Enjoy!

Learning From Mistakes: Tennis Players
This is Episode 30 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as the conditioning behind player behaviour is revealed with personal experiences shared from poor behaviours and how they shape children through to an aspiring player on The Pathway towards a Top 10 tennis ranking. From the learning curve to constructive feedback, we discuss how the delivery -- irrespective of a Win or Loss plays a significant role in a player's development. Most importantly, we touch on the 'blocks' that need to be overcome between Junior Grand Slam Champions to 'best in the world' Juniors and why this is rarely transitioned to the WTA/ATP tour and how this can be avoided with The 7 Keys.
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What's Your Purpose? Tennis Training with Intention
This is Episode 29 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as the power of resetting is shared alongside the role of the parent/guardian to coach and how friendships can be used if these options are not favoured and/or accessible. The 7 Keys is delved into and its role in developing purpose through to intent and the responsibilities around structure in optimal performances. The Pathway and The Long Game are then tied to these outcomes and the power of conversations -- with your friends to parent/guardian and/or coach. And wait for it, the end touches on the What is Your Game Missing Series and if you're a WTA/ATP tour player and have made the Round of 16 or greater at a Grand Slam in the past few years, you're featured and your game to performance has been broken down on why you're either still inside the Top 10 or what's stopping you from progressing!
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Learning: the Role of Academia in Sport
This is Episode 28 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we continue on from our previous episode (27) around education and how we can leverage our learning environment to amplify our performances. Touching on The 7 Keys to The Pathway and how these allow new peak milestones to be reached, the focus knuckles down on learning and how it sets players/athletes up for the win! Looking at the various opinions out there verse a substantiated doctorate (PhD), sexism to outdated opinions, these are discussed and how AM8 International champions accessibility for all opposed to a singular federation. Key topics also include performance regressions, the learning curve to even Pythagorus' theorem and how the power of learning sets players/athletes up for The Long Game.
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Education and its Role in Aspiring Athletes
This is Episode 27 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and attention is given to the cyclical process of injuries and the role between peak performances and The Pathway and being derailed by injuries knocking players down to their 'previous' peak cycle. Dr Berge's own experience is shared around injuries and a 20 year rehabilitation cycle (!) along with how ultrarunning continues to keep her 'in training' and how coaches remain role models for their players/athletes. You'll hear Dr Berge get a little cranky (!) around juniors pressured to play-on with injuries and most substantially, how education forms the backbone to limiting these injuries and how a positive school/learning environment can improve performance. From challenging the player/athlete thinking to how The 7 Keys to Optimise Your Life rings true, the role of education is jam packed with take aways to head towards that Top 10 tennis ranking.
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Discrete and Serial Skills: Restoring & Re-learning Movement
This is Episode 26 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and is one of our most powerful episodes yet as we dig deeper into the barrier breaker and what it really takes to stay inside the Top 10 to win a Grand Slam and how to win a Grand Slam when not inside this ranking range. We discuss the broader concept of skills and the detriment to players at Junior Grand Slams to underlying reasons why they scarcely achieve the same results on the WTA and/or ATP tours. The 7 Keys are included in today’s episode around skill development and the role of re-conditioning to mitigate injuries at the Academy level to those ranked inside the Top 100 as attention is given to The Pathway and how to stay on track to head towards that Top 10 tennis ranking.
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The Forgotten Art of Skill Development in Athletes
This is Episode 25 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis with everything from Twitch to Documentary and Gaming references made plus a reminder why What is Your Game Missing, Now? was voted as the #1 Tennis Book to read worldwide in 2020. Discussing how the game has changed and how modifications are fundamental when working with players/athletes with their sights set on a Top 10 tennis ranking, there are takeaways for all. For the Top 200 to Top 20 players on the WTA or ATP tours through to Academy players with their sights set on those maiden ranking points, integrating some key elements of play into your game will not only strengthen your game but better position you for The Long Game ahead.
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Why isn't your tennis player or athlete listening to you? It's not them, it's you!
This is Episode 24 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a snapshot into why the "Top 4" (a.k.a S. Williams, R. Federer, R, Nadal and N. Djokovic) got to their current heights to the former two still remaining active. We touch on the milestones of these Top 4 from Serena hitting 23 first & Roger no. 20 on the ATP before only later being surpassed and the coaching differential that allowed this to happen. A HUGE key shared along with the role of gender, player comparisons subject to different coaching dynamics and personal recounts as I share a little about what was one of my hurdles to allow you to overcome it on your road to the Top 10!
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Are you proud of yourself? What about your tennis players?
This is Episode 23 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we dive into a topic often pushed aside that has a long lasting impact on the player/athlete and how coaches can help steer the way, in particular if we're serious about heading towards a Top 10 tennis ranking. From reaching the top of the mountain, questions are asked about the road along along the way and up-skilling for impact, the research that fills an enormous gap in sports 'and' most importantly tennis knowledge to get to the Top 10 and a key challenge for you to prove wrong!
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Single Sport Interaction: is athlete engagement necessary?
This is Episode 22 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we start a new Chapter in The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success and look at the benefits around single sport to team player interactions and how a coaches own personal experience lends to a bias for one over the other. Sharing valuable insights on how to overcome this, working towards optimal performance outcomes and using this experience for good, is front and centre. Touching on athlete engagement and how this can be used to empower performance, the episode is jam-packed with takeaways to apply into your own training loads.
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Functional Movement: Balance
This is Episode 21 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and it's the 5th and final segment on functional movement as we tie it all together and highlight how once you've mastered the other 'keys' then you're ready to integrate this one and edge closer towards your next peak performance. From a more refined approach as we discuss simple modifications to grasping how this 5th proponent can be used as an even greater weapon to gain the edge against your opponents, it's fundamental from juniors to high performance players as it is synonymous with a Top 10 tennis ranking.
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Functional Movement: Power
This is Episode 20 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we're getting to the cusp of functional movement and the steps we can put in place to better prepare current WTA or ATP players to ascend closer towards the Top 10. For the developmental to more high performing players, the same applies, as we take a closer look at power and how to begin to implement key patterns of play if the objective remains the same -- to maintain a level of play for the Long Game and be positioned to head towards a Top 10 tennis ranking. Irrespective of your current ranking, the discussion around power is our next milestone.
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Functional Movement: Momentum
This is Episode 19 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we take the next step in our discussion around functional movement and share the role of momentum and how it can contribute towards mitigating injury through to developing a top 10 tennis ranking with the key facets we've come to know and discuss. Whether you're a developing player or coach to parent, this is an integral episode to safeguard the player/athlete against the onset of injury -- 10 years later, to placing them in a better position and being better prepared as a whole for the Long Game and the road ahead.
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Functional Movement: Range of Movement (R.O.M)
This is Episode 18 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we continue delving into functional movement patterns and how to condition your range and where so many coaches and players make honest mistakes that later lead to injury. Drawing on additional insights, we discuss how your range is developed and integral to looking after your athlete-self to mitigating injuries long term so players are capable of sticking to The Pathway and poised to progress on the WTA or ATP tour with longevity on their side and the potential of a Top 10 tennis ranking!
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Functional Movement: Centre of Gravity (C.O.G)
This is Episode 17 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we take a closer look at what functional movement really means when it comes to your sporting performances and in tennis, what needs to be addressed to build a functional movement pattern. How avoid developing an injury in the next 3-5 years is discussed before shedding light on ensuring players are equipped to stay The Long Game and continue on the WTA or ATP tour for at least an additional 10 years of play opposed to succumbing to injury.
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Supplements: is there a place for them in athlete development?
This is Episode 16 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis as we dive headfirst into supplements and nutrition to best practices. Please be advised that if you have specific needs or are unsure, it is pertinent to talk with a nutritional service and/or provider. If you're also unsure about your general health, speak to your GP. As a general rule of thumb we look at nutrition and the basic guidelines and why to avoid supplements before this has been formed along with additional insights to gauge your performance and work towards more optimal performance outcomes.
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For the additional resource to help from your baseline, "The Secrets to Optimal Wellbeing" can be found here. Both hard and digital copies are also available.
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Balance: remember to take time for your non-sporting self
This is Episode 15 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we have a look at the role of balance and what it really means to integrate this into a player's schedule. Not only being a key ingredient to keep players engaged, but its benefits to optimal performance outcomes! From diving into long term effects -- including the not so good, to how parents and coaches can include this in their child's and/or player's schedule. Even bigger, we look at your identity and the identity crisis that happens when these practices are avoided or ignored all together.
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Mindfulness: away from the training grounds
This is Episode 14 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we delve into the varying connotations to descriptives of mindfulness that has in fact been around in training to practice loads for well over the past 20+ years! That's right, it's far from a new concept and merely something often overlooked or perhaps pushed aside for some when in fact it is so incredibly important to fundamental in a player's to athlete's training. Additional insights are then shared around goal setting and their direct alignment with this practice and how the power of questioning really is your super power (thanks mum!).
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Rate of Progress: is timing everything? The Sister-Factor
This is Episode 13 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and this is perhaps one of the most important episodes you'll listen to when it comes to dollars, finances to overall costs involved in a player's and/or athlete's journey towards becoming a professional and with the potential of embarking on the Top 10. There is so much misinformation out there and we touch on a #taylorswift analogy (never thought that would happen!) as well as #gender dynamics. From the #ncaa to real life expectations, we take a step back to look closely at how this plays out overall with key takeaways to ponder if you're set on taking that next step.
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Athlete Development: accommodating the growing body
This is Episode 12 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and it is such an important topic to talk about as we look at training modification to a balanced consensus between the triangular relationship to ensure the player/athlete and parent/guardian are on the same page as well as the coach and how the acceptance and inclusion of developmental needs ensures that the work towards a Top 10 ranking stays a course to afford the player/athlete to head towards their initial ranking points before steadily ascending towards the Top 100 and Beyond.
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Motivation: of the right kind for athletes
This is Episode 11 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a look at different kinds of motivation, including some personal reflections of my own Dad as he was set on embarrassing his daughter on the sidelines to finding what works best. We also look at how motivation is a constant and changes, including another personal take on what happens when you don't give up, no matter how hard it gets with the loses and all and eventually end up on time. A more relaxed episode that has some key takeaways that contribute towards athletes and players alike heading towards their 'big scary goals' that lay somewhere between a Top 100 ranking and embarking towards the Top 10.
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How to Avoid Adolescent Injuries: coach responsibilities
This is Episode 10 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we're taking a closer look at the body as a whole and how injuries can be prevented whilst safeguarding the players and/or athletes body from future development. Picking up from where we left on Episode 9, we're looking at a more long term approach and how by using simple steps to methods, we can employ good practices that each and every coach to player/athlete can do to progress towards reaching their peak performance and developing -- optimal performance patterns to embark upon the journey towards a Top 10 ranking. Share your thoughts and remember to tag #beyondtop10tennis.
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Jarring the Body in Sport: is my child getting injured?
This is Episode 9 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a deep dive into injury development and how these are formed, specifically in the adolescent years that only become known when it's too late and you're ready to embark on your professional career. It is often mistaken when players/athletes succumb to an injury later in their teenage years to early twenties, that it was ignited years prior due to a poor technical foundations. Take a listen and share your insights to key takeaways in the comments and remember to tag #beyondtop10tennis.
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Continued Learning: how do coaches continue to learn after they have become a coach?
This is Episode 8 of Beyond Top 10 Tennis and we take a look at 'education' overall and how it plays its part in a coaches collective performance. Touching on thoughts such as certification to tertiary education, the key difference along with misconceptions are touched on to distinguish between potential knowledge gaps and/or a more entrenched scope of performance metrics. On a lighter note, we look at where this education journey starts and how coaches can up-skill to keep pace with their players/athletes towards the Top 10 and why 'not' being aligned with a Federation can work in your favour!
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