#83: Li Pingwei – To What Extent can Junior Results Predict Future Ranking?

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Li Pingwei. Pingwei is a tennis coach and doctoral researcher in elite sports focusing on tennis. Her research provides evidence-based facts for coaches, parents and federations regarding talent selection, prediction and development. She is the founder of the China-Europe Tennis Platform, which aims to promote the exchange of coach education, high performance training and scientific research between China and European Countries You’ll get to know: The correlation between Grade A Wins & Senior Ranking From What age Ranking Benchmarks become relevant The 60 % Curve Enjoy the show! Timestamps: 01:00 Why look into the relation between junior success and future success 03:30 Grade A ITF results compared to Senior Ranking 06:30 From what age does ranking benchmarks predict senior success 09:00 Don’t give up because of poor junior results 10:45 The 60 % curve 13:30 The opinion of 34 National Coaches on transitioning 16:40 Outliers 18:25 Becoming a better coach 19:00 Always have a goal in practice 19:30 No one size fits all 20:00 Being a good tennis coach is like being a good chef 20:50 Li Pingwei’s inspirations 21:50 Li Pingwei’s advice Enjoy your listen!