Meeting Tim Gallwey

Meeting Tim Gallwey changed the course of my entire life. Prior to meeting him, I was a highly successful coach working with numerous highly ranked juniors and tour pros.

I had what I thought was a successful coaching philosophy that I had developed with the help of my USC coach, Dick Leach. But I kept noticing oddities and limitations in my coaching experience that other coaches couldn’t explain and that made me curious.

So what did I learn from Tim?

What I discovered was how my thoughts and emotions could dramatically interfere with my learning and performance. When that self-interference was reduced, I changed immediately for the better.

I rediscovered how to learn from my own experience by being more focused and present. By closely observing my students I received important feedback that helped me improve my coaching and develop subtle perceptual skills like reading body language; and that awareness is a powerful tool for facilitating learning and change.

First Read

I first read the Inner Game of Tennis while in the middle of a terrible slump. (Click Here to order the first edition.) For several years after I got off the tour, I competed in local men’s open money…