5 Reasons Tennis Basket Feeding Fails Players!

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After 24 years and over 36,000 tennis lessons, I’ve learned the hard way why basket feeding rarely transfers to real match play. In this brutally honest video, I break down 5 hard truths every coach needs to hear — from decision-making failure to false confidence.

If you’ve ever wondered why technically sound players still struggle in matches, or why your sessions look great but produce little progress — this one’s for you.

👉 I also share what to do instead using the principles of Ecological Dynamics and Representative Learning Design, so your coaching actually sticks.

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