#35: Andy Brandi – Developing Good Citizens & Great Champions

In this episode you are going to listen to Andi Brandy, Andi briefly played on the professional circuit himself before going on the tour as a coach for the WTA top 10 players Kathy Rinaldi & Carlin Basset. He then served as the Executive Director at the Bolletieri Tennis Academy. He has been the Head Coach at Florida University for 17 straight seasons then had a stint at the Evert Tennis Academy before eventually joining the USTA as a national Coach in 2010. In this conversation you’ll get to know: – Why Andy thinks that it is easier to coach female players – Why Andy thinks that every tennis player could learn a lot from doing martial arts – How tennis has developed & where he predicts that tennis will go in the future Enjoy the show! Timestamps 02:12 (42) University of Florida Head Coach 03:33 Working with professionals 05:23 Why it is easier to coach women players 06:49 Most influential persons for Andi 07:57 Hopman 08:49 Von Horn 10:36 Why Andi always takes the youngest age group at USTA 11:27 Most common adjustments in juniors 12:44 Good citizen & great champions 13:49 How USTA develop character 14:34 Most important tennis player characteristic 15:11Tennis is changing 16:14 How the game has developed the last 12 months 17:16 Where the game is going in the future 17:42 Martial Arts 19:43 What we as coaches tend to forget 21:21 High Intensity 24:46 You need to have a purpose 25:30 Speaking less 26:44 The best thing about being a coach 27:18 What is less/more important for Andy 27:58 Andi’s advice 29:43 Get to know more about Andy