Teaching Methodology
In training a player from beginner to a high performance level such as a college recruit or a 4.5 level player I take you through a progression of general performance components encountered along the way. The general performance components are physical, technical, strategic, mental/emotional, and environmental, and each is constituted by a multitude of training factors through a periodization plan* (USPTA) that places all of the training elements in a comprehensive progression based on a player’s ability and mental and physical maturity. The United States Professional Tennis Association devised this periodization plan which means organizing a player with specific goals in training and competition. Periodization is intended to generate peak performance of general and long term goals for all of the specific performance components. The chart below illustrates the six general performance components and their defining concepts.