About this episode
Have you ever experienced your players going for a week or two to a foreign country on a fancy tennis academy and you find your player coming back with a changed grip, awkvard looking technique or what you just used month trying to build comepletely colapsed – Here is an interview with a guy who built a secondary camp and touring academy around NOT changing technique. Dave Bandelin, is a former division one coach of Texas El Paso and was awarded New coach of the year back in 1986. He then moved to Scadinavia and spent 10 years coaching in Hölviken tennis before starting EuroElite that has now got close to 200 players signed up for camps and travels every year. You’ll get to know: – How Dave teaches guidelines for life – The Concepts of Euroelite – How tennis is not always fun Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 Why EuroElite was started 03:12 Where is EuroElite Now 07:37 The screening process 19:10 The Match paper 24:50 Taking risks 32:08 5 basic patterns of play 34:15 What Euroelite doesn’t do 37:23 The short game + fitness 43:15 Don’t get too excited 44:30 Breathing 48:32 Neutral to neutral 53:00 Freedom to older players 57:00 Curtesy and respect 62:15 Tennis isn’t always fun