#55: Kris Soutar – Fostering Smart & Happy Players

Today you are going to listen to Kris Soutar, Kris has worked as a full time professional for the past 25 years. He has coached everything from Scottish & British National Champions to Tennis Europe, ITF ATP & WTA Ranked Players. He has worked as a consultant in USA, presented at UK national Coaches Conference & won multiple awards for his coaching & furthermore been working with Judy Murray to build bigger & better coaching workforce in Scotland & surrounding areas. You’ll get to know: – The difference between a High Performance Coach & being high Performing as a coach – How to foster smart players who love tennis – The effectiveness of giving tips Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Genius game 03:30 Davis Cup 07:52 What makes people tick 09:37 Remote coaching 11:16 What true high performance is 14:13 High performance vs high performing 15:40 Personality test 18:15 Values 20:40 Remote coaching 24:30 Goal setting 29:00 High level without good coaching 32:05 Smart players who love tennis 36:30 It all starts at the match court 41:00 The importance of working with someone 45:30 Needs vs Wants 49:00 Play sight 51:15 Playing always comes first 55:00 Get uncomfortable as a coach 58:20 The people not the tennis 59:30 Ban Coaching for a year 1:03:00 Volunteers managing professionals 1:09:36 Giving tips 1:09:35 + 5 min 1:11:15 Changed my mind about 1:12:16 Givning tips 1:15:15 Working with likeminded people 1:17:16 Start with the competiton program 1:25:00 Get to know more about Kris