Bridge Sports and Blind Spots

About this episode

The episode discusses various topics in tennis, including new racket sports and coaching insights.

Steve Smith and Dave Anderson cover a wide range of topics on the latest episode of the GreatBase Tennis Podcast, from submarine parenting and the three phases of truth in tennis teaching, to shoutouts for Dave Fish, the Bryan brothers, and the coaching tree that continues to grow through the GreatBase network. The centerpiece of the episode is a look at the surge of new racket sports, with a particular focus on Steve Bellamy's new game Type T and whether sports like pickleball can serve as g...

People in this episode

Host: Steve Smith

Guest: Dave Anderson

Topics covered

• tennis teaching
• racket sports
• pickleball
• coaching
• parenting
• GreatBase network

Keywords

• tennis
• racket sports
• pickleball
• coaching
• GreatBase
• Type T

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Type T

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