ParentingAces - The Junior Tennis and College Tennis Podcast

Using CrowdFunding to Launch a Pro Career with Jimmy Bendeck

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 33 of the ParentingAces Podcast! Jimmy Bendeck started playing tennis at a young age after growing up watching his parents...

It Gets Lonely Out There with Danielle Lao

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 32 of the ParentingAces Podcast! Before embarking on a professional tennis career, Danielle Lao had an outstanding 4 years...

What Makes DIII Recruiting Different with Jordan Brown

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 31 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week we are discussing Division III recruiting with Jordan Brown. Jordan Brown is As...

Prepare for the Clay with Jeff Puhan

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 30 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, I chat with Jeff Puhan about how junior players can best prepare...

How to Recognize An Athlete-Centered Coach with Bill Patton

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 29, of the ParentingAces Podcast! My guest this week is Coach Bill Patton, and we discuss the concept of the athlete-cent...

Taking a Note from Toni Nadal & Building a Champion Human with Marianne Werdel

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 28, of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, my guest is Marianne Werdel. Several weeks ago, I read an article on Mariann...

The Changing Face of Junior & College Tennis Through Carl Goodman's Eyes

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 27, of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, things get personal! My father, Carl Goodman, started playing tennis in New ...

Being a good Tennis Parent is tough! With former World #1 Tracy Austin

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 26 of the ParentingAces Podcast! I have been traveling - A LOT! - and have not been able to schedule podcast recording s...

UTR & High School Tennis with Corey Aldridge & Troy Simonek

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 25 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's show, the topic is High School Tennis. Corey Aldridge and Troy Simonek bo...

What Does Being a Certified Coach Really Mean with Sid Newcomb

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 24 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's conversation, I chat with Sid Newcomb, lead tester for the USPTA. For tho...

A Deeper Look Inside 2019 NCAA DI Championships with Todd Widom

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 23 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this episode, I discuss the NCAAs with coach - and former University of Miami standou...

ITA Summer Circuit 2019 with Cory Brooks

18 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 22 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, I chat with Cory Brooks, the ITA Senior Director of Championshi...

You Can't Skip Steps with Todd Widom

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 21 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this episode, we chat once again with Coach Todd Widom as a follow-up to last week's e...

Two Tennis Dads Discuss Their Son's Developmental Pathway with Ron Hohmann & Eric Mautner

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 20 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode we hear from two Tennis Dads who have seen their sons rise to the ...

NCAA's Problematic 6-Month Rule with Ken Giavara

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 19 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we talk about the NCAA rule regarding a grace period between hig...

Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps with David Schilling

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 18 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we discuss summer tennis camps with Ohio State Men's Assistant C...

To Relocate or Not to Relocate: That is the Question

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8 Episode 17 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we hear from two families who have chosen two very different path...

How to Get in Front of College Coaches with Matt Knoll

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 16 of the ParentingAces Podcast! I hope you've used the last couple of weeks to catch up on any episodes you may have mis...

Little Mo with Cindy Brinker & Carol Weyman

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 15 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week’s episode, we chat with Cindy Brinker and Carol Weyman of the Maureen Con...

Fueling Your Body for Success with Julie Nicoletti

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 14 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we take a detailed look at hydration and nutrition for junior te...

What You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Recruiting with Matt Manasse

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 13 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, I chat with coach Matt Manasse, the women's Associate Coach at 4...

What is Periodization & How Do We Use It with Dr. Mark Kovacs

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 12 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, I chat with Mark Kovacs, PhD, founder of the International Tenni...

Where Does This $70 Million Go? with Shelby Talcott

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another Bonus Episode of Season 8 of the ParentingAces Podcast. In this one, I chat with former University of Iowa and current professional...

How the ITF World Tennis Tour is Really Impacting Players with Jared, Aron, & David Hiltzik

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another Bonus Episode of Season 8 of the ParentingAces Podcast. In this one, I chat with brothers Jared and Aron Hiltzik and their father, ...

Behind the Racquet with Noah Rubin

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this Bonus Episode of the ParentingAces Podcast! Growing the game of tennis is the mission of many organizations and individuals out there...

Shaky Foundation with Dave Mullins

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 8 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, former college coach, Dave Mullins, joins us from Ireland to talk...

The Value of Level-Based Play with Greg Chambers

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 7 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's show, the focus is on level-based play. That is, playing tennis against op...

Tennis is a Gift Not an Investment with Jeff Bearup, Tim Donovan, & David Benzel

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 6 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, we chat with Jeff Bearup, Tim Donovan, and David Benzel who founded CrossCourt...

Are Time & Money Keys to Development? with Todd Widom

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I received an email from a member of the ParentingAces Community asking if ANY coach can develop a champion if the family has enough ...

Why We Should Care About the ITF with Dave Miley

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Several months ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Dave Miley, the Executive Director of Tennis Development for the International Tennis Federati...

Abracadabra: The Magic of Communication with Jeff Salzenstein

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Salzenstein has been involved in tennis pretty much his entire life. In Season 8 Episode 3, Jeff shares his tumultuous junior career, going from ...

The Nuances of DIII Recruiting with Lauren Egna & Leslie Schleimer

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Season 8, Episode 2 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week, the discussion focuses on the nuances of Division III Recruiting and how it di...

What is it about Millennials? with Todd Widom

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's hard to believe another season of the ParentingAces Podcast has come to a close! Over the past 7 years, I've had the opportunity to chat with som...

A New Hat for Patricia Hy-Boulais

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Patricia Hy-Boulais has worn many hats in the tennis world: junior player, professional player, coach, parent. Her latest hat is that of blogger as sh...

Jordan Belga's Complicated Relationship with Tennis

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Like many young kids, Jordan Belga played several sports, but it was tennis that lit a spark in him. The sport seemed to come easy to him. He was the ...

Managing the Junior Development Pathway from Red Ball to College

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When you're a 10-and-Under Faculty Coach for the USTA, you have access to the latest information on junior development and the best way to navigate th...

By the Numbers: Inside the Mind of the Athlete

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

While I was in New York for the WTCA Conference and the US Open, I had the opportunity to learn from some incredible coaches and parents. One of the m...

A New Wave of Online Coaching with Jeff Dawson

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when 3 brothers, all alums of the Yale Men's Tennis program, are inspired by an Aristotle quote to create an online space to offer coachi...

Youth Tennis Tactical Progression with Todd Widom

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode, we discussed the youth tennis progression in terms of the Red, Orange, Green, and Yellow balls. This week we will discuss the you...

Understanding Different Types of Coaches with Todd Widom

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode, you heard from Coach Todd Widom about the role of the Tennis Parent throughout the Junior Development process. In this week's pod...

Role of the Tennis Parent with Todd Widom

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The role of the Tennis Parent is crucial in the Junior Development Process. But, if we don't have a clear understanding of exactly WHAT our role is, i...

A Better Way of Monitoring Player Development with Furqan Iqbal

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For years I have been asking junior coaches to do a better job of communicating with families. Everything from which tournaments to play to whether th...

How To Do Junior Tennis on a Limited Budget with Mike Belangia & Will Segraves

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago I received an email from a member of the ParentingAces community. It said, "We have a limited budget for tennis and you know personall...

The Backdraw Flu with Marc Lucero

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Withdrawal from the backdraw of our biggest national tournaments has reached a ridiculous level. At last week's Kalamazoo Tournament (Boys 16s & 1...

Reviving Tradition with Jeffrey Goodman

07 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine being outside on a summer day surrounded by people who all share a love of the same thing. The only sounds are of feet skidding on green "clay...

Tennis Takes with Ryan Lipman & his mom, Lisa

24 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when 3 tennis-playing brothers get together and start a website? Get the answer in this week's episode (apologies for the poor sound qual...

Talk College To Me with Marisa Meddin

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode, we talked to you about how you can manage your college recruiting in the palm of your hand with the newest feature on the Match!T...

College Recruiting in an App? with Heath & Lindsey Waters

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, we were all introduced to the Match!Tennis App, a one-stop-shop for all your junior tournament needs - a calendar, rankings, ratings, medic...

Compete. Learn. Earn.

26 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Barry Fulcher grew up in a Tennis Family. His parents and his siblings were avid players, so it was only fitting that Barry start honing his racquet a...

Coach & Dad Talk Development Pathways with Todd Widom & George Opelka

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How lucky are we to have both Coach Todd Widom and Tennis Parent George Opelka together in one podcast?!?!?! These two gentleman offer their wisdom on...

The DIII Life with Matt Brisotti

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

June is prime recruiting season for many college coaches. That said, what better time to do a podcast about Division III and how it differs from DI? C...

The One with the Junior Tennis Official with Gary Link

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, I posted on our Facebook page that I would be doing an interview with a USTA official and asked you for questions to ask him. You did...

How Do You Survive the Puberty Years? with Katie Malinski

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I know. No one likes talking about periods and puberty. But, it's a reality of life and a topic that we need to discuss if we're going to help our you...

Using Nutrition to Maximize Performance with Jackie Slomin, RD

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jackie Slomin is a sports dietitian who helps high school athletes get recruited to top tier colleges on scholarship with her Fuel Your Full Ride prog...

Repurposing Tennis to Help People Grow Up with Jorge Capestany

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wouldn't it be awesome if you could find a teaching pro who actually had a college degree in Tennis? What if she had an in-depth knowledge not only of...

Is This the Solution for Short-Scoring in Tennis? with Mark Milne

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a Tennis Parent or Coach, you know how frustrating it is to travel to a tournament only to find out the Tournament Director has decided to u...

Are College & ITFs Really Pathways to the Pros with Todd Widom

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As of the taping of this week's podcast, there are 4 former college players in the Top 100 of the ATP and 2 former college players in the Top 100 of t...

How to Make Sure YOU Are Recruitable with Tarek Merchant

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the new recruiting rules announced by the NCAA (click here), making sure your child is properly prepared for the process is crucial to his/her su...

An Inside Look at UTR with Mark Leschly, CEO

17 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week I published an article on the new partnerships between Universal Tennis Ratings and the two major coaching certification organizations, USPT...

Learning from Those Who Came Before Us

10 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Several months ago, Tennis Parent (and now, Podcaster!), Robert Garrett called and asked me if I would ever consider doing an episode where he could a...

Sports Made Easy - Great New Tennis App!

03 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sports Made Easy, formerly known as My Game Solutions, is an online community that connects players, instructors, and facilities in real time. With t...

Tennis Parenting Across the Pond with Sharon Gaskin

27 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We rarely get to hear from Tennis Parents outside the US, so I was thrilled when UK Tennis Parent Sharon Gaskin agreed to come on the podcast! Sharon ...

Refusing to Lose with Tami Matheny

20 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tami Matheny became a Mental Game Coach in 2008 and started Refuse2LoseCoaching, LLC. She knows the role the intangibles play in career success and l...

Coaching "Secrets" & the Future of Tennis Development with Craig Cignarelli

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I can't tell you how thrilled I was to run into my old friend, Craig Cignarelli, at the BNP Paribas Open last weekend! It's been quite a while since w...

Training Like - and WITH! - the Pros with Todd Widom

13 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sixteen-year-old Ronnie Hohmann, who won the 2017 Eddie Herr 16s, recently had the unique opportunity to train with several players on the ATP tour. B...

Doing the Work Right with Harsh Mankad

06 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In order to further junior tennis development, it is crucial that coaches learn about and use the new technologies being developed. One of my favorite...

Interview with ParentingAces Lisa Stone

03 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by the amazing talents behind the Great Shot Podcast, Alex Gruskin and Max Rothman. We did the interv...

Are We Killing the Dream? Part 2

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As an adjunct to this week's podcast with Tim Russell, I also had the opportunity to chat with Dave Miley who has written a very detailed article abou...

Are We Killing the Dream? Part 1

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On February 1, 2018, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) sent out a press release describing its effort to reduce the number of professional ten...

What We Can Learn from 14 Great Coaches with Chris Trieste

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Just because you're an experienced coach yourself doesn't mean you can't learn from the Great Coaches who came before you. Former college player Chris...

Growth Spurt? Injury? Keeping Your Junior's Body Healthy with Dr. Erin Boynton

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Being sidelined by injury is never a good thing. In the short journey that is Junior Tennis, taking even a few weeks away from training and playing ca...

Fab Summer Tennis Opportunity: West Coast Tennis Tour with West Nott

06 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering what your high school or college player should do this summer? USTA tournaments? ITA Summer Circuit? ITF Pro Circuit? Something else? Former...

Everything You Need to Know About College Recruiting with Renee Lopez

30 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The college recruiting process can be overwhelming and confusing. This week's guest, Renee Lopez, works with prospective student athletes (PSAs) and t...

The Russian Tennis System with Aleksey Zharinov

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Siberia isn't really the first place I think of when I think "Tennis Hotbed." However, there have been some incredible players coming out of that ice-...

ParentingAces with guest Craig Cignarelli

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is from 2013 but warrants a listen even now! Craig is still one of the most influential coaches in my son's Tennis Journey, and his wisdo...

NextGen Comes to New York

16 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get when you cross a marketing whiz with a top-notch event planner/journalist? A new ATP tournament featuring black courts, a female-ancho...

Eating for Maximum Performance & Growth with Dr. Charlotte Alabaster

09 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Family practicioner, Charlotte Alabaster, originally from the UK and now living and practicing in Calgary, Canada, grew up playing tennis only recreat...

From Pro to Parent with Patricia Hy-Boulais

02 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year and welcome to our first podcast episode of 2018 with Patricia Hy-Boulais! Music by: STØNE - You can find more of Morgan Stone's orig...

The Business Behind the Coaching Business Pt. 3

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 3 of my series with Todd Widom, we discuss the importance of choosing a coach who has a long-term development plan for your child.  Unfortuna...

Creating the Champion Tennis Parent

14 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I had the opportunity to speak at the Middle States USPTA Conference in Philadelphia last weekend, presenting to a room full of coaches. What a treat!...

Steve Johnson Memorial Tournament with Dennis Claus

07 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When Tennis Parent Extraordinaire, Steve Johnson, passed away unexpectedly in May, the tennis world was in shock. Steve was a man who devoted his life...

Coaching John McEnroe with Carlos Goffi

31 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos Goffi has a very impressive coaching resume, listing John McEnroe and Mary Carillo among his successful charges. In this week's throw-back epis...

The Business Behind the Coaching Business Pt. 2

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this second in a series of episodes devoted to the business side of tennis, Coach Todd Widom discusses how to determine what coaches and academies ...

When Tennis Players Give Back

10 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Y'all know how much I love to hear about tennis players giving back to their communities. And, when the various organizations within our sport take th...

The Federer Effect

03 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In the last year, we saw something pretty remarkable in terms of Roger Federer's career. He took extensive time away from the game then came back to w...

The Business Behind the Coaching Business

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

With the growth of the internet and the proliferation of online tennis sites, it's tough to separate the proverbial wheat from the chaff. Coach Todd W...

The State of Junior Cheating and Other Relevant Topics with Bill Patton

19 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The topic of cheating in junior tennis seems to come up ad nauseum both on this podcast as well as on the ParentingAces social media outlets. I'm not ...

Trey Hilderbrand's Run at US Open Juniors

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Seventeen year old Trey Hilderbrand and his father, Mark, joined me in the interview room at the US Open to discuss his incredible run at this year's ...

Wayne Bryan, Steve Johnson, Melanie Rubin from 2014 US Open

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Since I'm not yet at the 2017 US Open, I thought I would throw things back to my last trip to our Home Slam and my conversation with Tennis Parents Ex...

Numbers Don't Lie with Craig O'Shannessy of Brain Game Tennis

29 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Coach Craig O'Shannessy knew there had to be more to developing players and analyzing matches than simply relying on the opinion of others. He looked ...

Jim Harp discusses coaching the tennis journey

22 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

High-performance coach Jim Harp has been around a few years, more than 30 to be exact, and he knows his stuff! He makes it his mission to learn someth...

Trent Bryde, Patrick Kypson, and TennisMentors.net

15 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Photo courtesy of Bill Kallenberg & Captured In Action What happens when two top juniors get together to form a business while giving back to the ...

Life on Tour & in Business with Rubin Statham

08 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Professional tennis player, Rubin Statham, chats with Lisa about his life growing up with his twin brother in New Zealand and going through the junior...

Tour Level Program with Mark Springett

01 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Tour Level Program was born of a vision to bring together tennis experts from around the world and to make the program accessible globally to juni...

Beating the Tennis Demons with Dr. Michelle Cleere

25 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Sport Psychologist, Dr. Michelle Cleere, talks with us about why training the brain is crucial to the overall junior development process. Her approach...

Saving & Growing College Tennis with Tim Russell

18 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Russell, the head honcho at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), discusses how his organization is working with colleges, coaches, and co...

Young Guns at the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open

11 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I will once again be covering the BB&T Atlanta Open, the kick-off men's event to the US Open Series. This year's tournament will be held at Atlant...

European-Style Jr Tourney Comes to US with Kriek Cup

04 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Two-time Australian Open Champion, Johan Kriek, has been working hard for the past several years to change how we train junior tennis players here in ...

The Sol Schwartz #SaveCollegeTennis All-In Tournament

27 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

My dear friend, Sol Schwartz, passed away suddenly in March 2016, and a group of us decided to honor his legacy and try to continue his life's work by...

John Falbo Pt. 8 Parents' Responsibility to Build Competitive Athletes

20 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Should we parents push our kids to be fiercely competitive? Or should we protect them from the knockouts?  In Part 8 of our conversation, John Falbo ...