#32: Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez – Closing the Gap between Science & Practice

In this episode you are going to listen to Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez. Jaime has been working as a S&C Coach since 2000. For the Spanish Tennis Federation as a consultant since 2006, he assisted in developing the test battery that the German Tennis Federation uses & is currently developing & implementing a Long Term Athlete Development system for the Norwegian Tennis Federation In this episode you’ll get to know: – How tennis is a professional sport filled with amateur coaches – How it is possible to close the gap between science & practice – How tennis is an individual sport, but how essential it is to have a good team Enjoy the show! Timestamps 01:30 The story of how Jaime got to work for the Spanish Tennis Federation 04:43 A professional sport full of amateurs 08:03 Unlicenced Tennis Coaches 10:22 What can be done to help coaches 14:47 Closing the gap between science & practice 24:01 Long term Player Development Norway 34:26 Lack of agreement across federations 40:19 How much influence does the coaches actually have 41:46 Training using names 45:00 Individual sport, but essential to have a good team 47:12 Traveling days are not restdays 48:38 Imbalances created by tennis 52:10 Jaime’s advice