The Power of Play
Welcome to the 2026 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.
Each week from the 5th of January, new presentations will be released onto this page. You can re-watch old sessions and also watch sessions from the 2022 conference here, the 2023 conference here, the 2024 conference here and the 2025 conference here.
Event Welcome
Craig Tiley – CEO, Tennis Australia
Week 1 Releases
Session will be released 5 January 2026 @ 8:00am AEDT
Week 2 Releases
Session will be released 12 January 2026 @ 8:00am AEDT
Week 3 Releases
Session will be released 19 January 2026 @ 8:00am AEDT
Week 4 Releases
Session will be released 26 January 2026 @ 8:00am AEDT
Conference Schedule & Sessions
Welcome to the 2026 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.
Week 1
Why Coaches Need to Care About Executive Functions (Part 1)
Adele Diamond
Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at University of British Colombia
The 4 Key Areas Every Coach Should Be Focussing On Right Now
Allistair McCaw
Author & Keynote Speaker
"Unreasonable Coaching": Is Excellent Enough? The Science, the Art and the "Magic" of Coaching
Ashley Ross
Founder & Head Coach at Coach Learning Solutions
Pre Tennis Condition Warm-Up for Junior to Pro Level Players
Jose Silva
POSITION
TITLE
Martin Echegaray
Director of Project Elis
21m Court
Simon Wheatley
POSITION
Week 2
Branding vs Burnout
Dan Kiernan
Founder of SotoTennis Academy
Quick Tennis Research Summaries for Coaches
Dr Mark Kovacs
CEO of Kovacs Institute
Confidence on Court: Empowering Girls Through Competition
Emma Wells
Owner of Emma Wells Tennis
From Orange Court to World Class: Shaping The Future of Kids' Tennis
Kai-Uwe Gerber
Founder of Coach the Coaches
Injury Prevention Programme for Tennis Players: Keeping the Shoulder in the Game
José Canós
Strength & Conditioning Coach
The Future of the Serve: Information, Not Imitation
Steve Whelan
Founder of My Tennis Coaching
Week 3
Character Development of Young Ambitious Future Champions - Jack
Justin Sherring
Tennis Director at Weybridge Tennis Academy
Beyond The Racket: From Fundamentals to Performance Can Be Fund In Group
Sander Bijnens
Founder of Vamos Tennis & Padel Academy
Brain Reprogramming to Modify Tennis Technique with Low Frequency Sounds Allyane
Paul Dorochenko
Osteopath & Physical Therapist at Valencia Tennis Academy
Training for Uncertainty: A Constraints Led Pathway in Tennis
David Sanz
Vice-Chancellor for Research & Teaching at UTAMED
Building a Personal Brand on Instagram
Olga Kalodzitsa
Founder of Tennis Perfect Coaching Melbourne
Play Tennis in Schools Program BTC
Airton Santos
Director of Airton Santos Tennis
Suzana Silva
Director of Suzana Silva Tennis
Life as a Touring Coach
Craig Veal
Tennis Coach at Craig Veal Tennis
Laterality in Tennis
Caroline Martin
Associate Professor of the M2S Laboratory of the University of Rennes
TITLE
Chris Steel
POSITION
Week 4
Decoding The U12 Serve: What To Look for in Boys' and Girls' Patterns
Rafa Martínez-Gallego
POSITION
Padel: Road to the Olympics
Iciar Montes
Head of Beyond FIP Tour 2026
Iga Swaitek | Road to Junior Wimbledon Title
Nick Brown
Tennis Professional, Olympic and Davis Cup Coach
TITLE
Samuel Lopez
Coach for Carlos Alcaraz Team
Coaching Juniors
Tamas Bogyo
Head Coach at Nexon Dunakeszi Teniszklub
Inclusion
Daniel Caverzaschi
Professional Wheelchair Tennis Player
SwingVision
Nikhil Jayashankar
Head of Business Development at SwingVision