Aug 5, 2026 · 22 min · 11 segments
Why do tennis players constantly look towards their coach or parent during matches?Steve Whelan explores how excessive instruction and immediate feedback can unintentionally create coach-dependent…
Why do tennis players constantly look for help? Player misses a shot, they turn round, they look for the coach or look for the parent.
Welcome to My Tennis Coaching podcast, and today we're gonna discuss a behavior that I see now more and more, not just on the tennis court, but on the football pitch, the basketball court, most junior sports.
The look of desperation, the look for help, why it happens, why it's not a good thing, and how can we stop it from happening in the first place? Welcome as always to the My Tennis Coaching podcast.
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Why do tennis players constantly look for help? Player misses a shot, they turn round, they look for the coach or look for the parent.
Welcome to My Tennis Coaching podcast, and today we're gonna discuss a behavior that I see now more and more, not just on the tennis court, but on the football pitch, the basketball court, most junior sports.
The look of desperation, the look for help, why it happens, why it's not a good thing, and how can we stop it from happening in the first place? Welcome as always to the My Tennis Coaching podcast.