#26: Karan Rastogi – Learn from the mistakes of former #4 Junior in the world

In this episode you are going to listen to Karan Rastogi, Karan was a very promising Indian Junior player that was scouted & signed by IMG as a 14 year old, he was 4 in the ITF ranking & had a career high of 284 in singles & 221 in doubles. Karan has worked with top 100 ATP Doubles specialist Purav Raja & is currently the National Coach of Hong Coach which also includes being a coach for both the Davis Cup & the Fed Cup Team In this episode you’ll get to know: – How Karan helps the players he is working with avoiding the same mistakes as he did – The most valuable lesson he learned being at the IMG Tennis Academy for 11 years – How to gain trust from the parents of the players you are coaching Get to know more about Karan by going to his profile at either GPTCA or OrangeCoach. Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 The steps that lead Karan to go from a professional player to a coach 03:17 What Karan learned at the GPTCA Courses 04:30 What Karan is doing in Hong Kong 06:03 Karan’s mistakes 11:36 What makes Nishikori so special 14:26 Karan’s first meeting with Maria Sharapova 16:25 Biggest lesson from the IMG Tennis Academy 19:10 How to educate tennis parents 20:21 How to handle unwanted parent behaviour as a coach 21:32 The steps of gaining trust of the parents 23:35 How to navigate in the jungle of technology 24:20 The very best about being a tennis coach 25:06 How to spot desire 26:19 Why you need adaptability & flexibility as a tennis coach 27:30 Karan’s book recommendation 29:45 Why you will learn how to persevere 31:46 The positives of getting seriously injured 37:48 How to do smart practices 40:43 Why you need to take care of yourself