Donna Vekic's Serve Vs. Coco Gauff's
Similarities and Differences
Sean O’Neil
When developing a new player's game, the teaching professional's goals are centered around developing efficient, repeatable swings that will hold up under pressure. The simpler the motion, the more likely it's able to handle stress. When building the foundation of a player's game, you take their natural ability and mold it into a style of play that matches their personality. With proper biomechanical instruction, a player's game will continue to develop as they gain more and more tournament experience. Mechanics that are limiting will eventually cause the player's game to plateau and their development will be stunted.
Complicated, limiting mechanics will decrease the likelihood of that stroke holding up under pressure. Players will start to develop "cracks" in the "foundation" of their game, increasing the likelihood of their strokes collapsing. Maintaining confidence under these conditions is extremely difficult. Soon the lack of confidence becomes a "self-fulfilling prophecy" and the player soon expects to fail. All players on the professional tennis tour have achieved great heights but can still be subject to these breakdowns.
Sean is a retired teaching professional with more than 40 years of coaching experience. Before having multiple neck surgery’s, Sean was certified by both the USPTA (Elite Professional) and PTR (Professional) and taught at some of the most prominent country clubs in the Washington D.C. area. Sean attended the University of Maryland with a major in Kinesiology which led to a keen interest in the biomechanics of stroke production. Having taught all levels of the game, Sean continues to spend time learning about the complexities of the game. Tennis is his lifelong passion and he still continues to have a thirst for knowledge.
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