#84: Rohan Goetzke – Tennis is about teaching; Teaching is about listening to your Student

The Adam Blicher Show: Dissecting High Performance In Tennis

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Rohan Goetzke . Rohan has been working at the Dutch Federation, been on the tour with the likes of Mario Ancic and Richard Krijcek, he was director of Tennis at IMG and is currently holding the same position at Court Sense Tennis.

You’ll get to know:

• How to be consistent as a Tennis Coach
• What tennis players Rohan did his best work with
• How to not cause harm

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps:
01:00 Being consistent as a coach
03:05 Don’t be too strict on your philosophy
05:40 Getting the federation and private coaches to work together
07:00 Some of my best coaching have been with players who never made it
09:40 You have got to trust your team for period of time before you judge
12:00 How to approach contracting with tennis players
13:40 It’s a long journey don’t rush it
16:15 Getting good at Tennis is tough
18:30 How to interpret data
20:05 Serve and volley in tennis
23:10 Galloway, Wooden and Knight
23:45 Take care that you are not creating creating more harm than good
27:45 Get to know more about Rohan Goetzke