Advice for Combo or Playing Across Levels

About this episode

Francie Barragan shares advice on playing against lower-rated tennis players and the challenges that come with it.

Do you ever have trouble playing people that hit with less pace? Why is it so difficult to play against lower rated players? Francie Barragan is here to give advice for playing combo or across different levels! We are replaying a few of our most popular episodes and this was one of them! Francie played college tennis for NC State and was the Assistant Coach for NC State after graduating. She was the Head Coach at Methodist University, the Director of Professional Tennis Management at Method...

People in this episode

Hosts: Carolyn Roach, Erin Conigliaro

Guest: Francie Barragan

Topics covered

• tennis
• playing across levels
• coaching
• mental game
• sports advice

Keywords

• tennis
• combo play
• lower rated players
• coaching advice
• sports psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NC State, Methodist University

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