About this episode
Today you are going to listen to David Sammel. David is a tennis coach, sports consultant and writer. Since 2010, David has been the Head Coach at Team-Bath MCTA and is also the author of the book Locker Room Power: Building an Athlete’s Mind. David has coached players including Liam Broady, Arvind Parmar,Barry Cowan, Wesley Moodie, Martin Lee & Andrew Richardson. You’ll get to know: – How to train Locker Room power – What the difference is between confidence & belief – How slow is smooth & smooth is fast Timestamps 01:30 The inferiority complex 05:30 Locker Room Power 08:45 BAD Locker Room Power 11:00 Social media presence 12:00 Developmental Pathways for tennis players 14:15 When to go to college 15:15 Most common misconception trying to go pro 17:15 How to know when you are ready to turn pro 19:15 The story about Vince Spadea 24:35 The perfect set up for tennis 31:30 How Andy wasn’t ready for Jez Green 34:15 The change of training blocks 38:55 The baker 42:00 How to avoid the “Baker effect” 44:15 At all levels it is all about the mind 47:50 Same shit different level 49:55 The definition of Locker Room Power 52:20 Winning matches 55:00 Tennis is a sport of loosing 56:30 Painting the picture for the player 58:00 Find a mentor 59:00 David’s inspirations 1:01:30 Put trust in the journey 1:03:30 Pro Tennis is really starting at 300 1:07:30 The crazier the better 1:08:30 Myth: You can learn to stay in the zone 1:11:00 Myth: Being a perfectionist is good 1:13:45 Tennis has a way of giving back 1:16:00 Tennis is a vehicle to give what you have 1:18:25 Slow is smooth