Rhythm & Flow Tennis

Achieving Optimal Performance: Winning vs Performing – 1st in a series

December 31, 2016

“When the Great Scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not that you won or lost, but how you played the game” –Grantland Rice We live in a highly competitive society that is obsessed with winning. Most players experience tremendous pressure, fear and anxiety generated by an overwhelming obsession to win. Without realizing … More Achieving Optimal Performance: Winning vs Performing – 1st in a series

First Foundation: Ball Awareness

December 28, 2016

There are two critical components to ball awareness: spin and height. Spin: Only two things make a ball land on the court – gravity and spin. By hitting harder or softer, beginners use gravity to help them vary the depth with which they place the ball on the court. Pros however use spin to control … More First Foundation: Ball Awareness

The Second Fundamental: Balance

December 26, 2016

Balance is the secret to power. A body is balanced when the center of gravity is directly over the base of support, the feet. The feet need to be well grounded and the head has to be centered in order to be properly balanced. Move your head off of center and you are no longer … More The Second Fundamental: Balance

The Mind Game

December 23, 2016

In Western sports athletes experience tremendous pressure, fear, and anxiety generated by an overwhelming desire to win. We learn this frame of mind from early childhood. Coaches, teachers and parents are obsessed with winning and some simply cannot tolerate failure. Athletic pressure spills over into other areas of performance including into the academic and corporate … More The Mind Game

The Fundamentals of Strategy

December 21, 2016

Besides yourself, there are three necessary elements to the game of tennis: A Ball A Court An Opponent To be good at this game you need to focus on all three of these elements. To do that you need to develop “Triple Vision”. Triple vision is critical in tennis. Essentially it is the ability to … More The Fundamentals of Strategy

First Fundamental: Understanding the Contact Area

December 19, 2016

All strokes have a beginning, middle and end. By far the most important of the three is the middle, or the contact. Everything else you do; backswing, follow through, footwork, and concentration is secondary to the moment you make contact. This is true for all of your strokes be it ground strokes, volleys or serves. … More First Fundamental: Understanding the Contact Area

Rhythm & Flow Introduction

December 12, 2016

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Welcome

October 29, 2016

Welcome to my blog. I’m Ean Meyer, a professional tennis coach since 1987. Over the years, I’ve worked with every level of player from beginner to professional. Through this blog I hope to share some tips, tactics, and techniques that will help you take your game to the next level. I came to the game … More Welcome

Programs and Services

October 29, 2016

I’m based in the Houston, TX area and also provide clinics and lessons in Florida. Private and semi-private lessons for juniors and adults Footwork and movement development Video analysis Coaches seminars (available locally or in your area) Phone coaching for travel players

My Philosophy

October 29, 2016

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