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Kyle Lacroix: Coaching the coaches
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Kyle Lacroix is our guest for the 19th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Kyle is the Chief Education Officer of SETS Consulting, a coaching and educational service for elite coaches, competitive players and tennis institutions/federations. He is certified by the USPTA and PTR as well as the ITF. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and has extensive on court work with ATP and WTA players, as well as top collegiate players.
We talk:
3:25 His background in tennis
7:01 His time at Saddlebrook
10:45 What linked Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati and Justine Henin
12:44 Why he's the "king of failure"
15:43 Why people struggle with failure
17:34 Connecting with players
22:01 Coaching other coaches
23:49 Improving coaching professionalism
26:36 Coaching pet peeves
29:40 Player accountability
34:09 Why players lean towards the negative
38:14 Advice for the 3.5 player
41:32 "Kyle-isms"
** sound effects from https:www.zapsplat.com
You can find Kyle and Specialized Educational Tennis Solutions (SETS Consulting) online at www.setsconsult.org.
73 episodes
Manage episode 340313191 series 3298921
Kyle Lacroix is our guest for the 19th episode of Baseline Intelligence. Kyle is the Chief Education Officer of SETS Consulting, a coaching and educational service for elite coaches, competitive players and tennis institutions/federations. He is certified by the USPTA and PTR as well as the ITF. He has been a featured speaker at numerous industry conferences and has extensive on court work with ATP and WTA players, as well as top collegiate players.
We talk:
3:25 His background in tennis
7:01 His time at Saddlebrook
10:45 What linked Martina Hingis, Jennifer Capriati and Justine Henin
12:44 Why he's the "king of failure"
15:43 Why people struggle with failure
17:34 Connecting with players
22:01 Coaching other coaches
23:49 Improving coaching professionalism
26:36 Coaching pet peeves
29:40 Player accountability
34:09 Why players lean towards the negative
38:14 Advice for the 3.5 player
41:32 "Kyle-isms"
** sound effects from https:www.zapsplat.com
You can find Kyle and Specialized Educational Tennis Solutions (SETS Consulting) online at www.setsconsult.org.
73 episodes
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