Carlos and Josh Goffi: How to play the "other" 50 minutes of a match

Carlos and Josh Goffi are our guests for the fifth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Carlos is the author of "Tournament Tough" and was the longtime coach of world number 1 and 7-time grand slam champion John McEnroe. His son, Josh, is currently the head men's tennis coach at the University of South Carolina where he helped coach Paul Jubb to the individual NCAA Singles title in 2019. We talk: 2:30 Carlos' first tennis lesson with John McEnroe 4:45 What you should be doing between points 6:30 Controlling your opponent 10:22 The traffic light analogy 14:45 The two phases of junior development 21:00 The role of the tennis parent 28:30 Kids who have parents as their coach 34:00 Not all points are worth the same **Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com