VIRTUAL GRAND SLAM

Coaches' Conference

18 - 21 JANUARY, 2022

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

(All sessions are Australian Eastern Daylight Time – AEDT) 

Event Welcome

Craig Tiley – CEO, Tennis Australia

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Tuesday 18th January

Each day’s prerecorded presentations will be available for you to watch whenever you wish on the platform.

Our live Q&A sessions will also be recorded and made available 60mins post session conclusion each day.

On Demand

LOUIS CAYER – Senior Performance Advisor, Lawn Tennis Association

British Doubles’ System and Importance of the Receiver’s Partner

MARCO PANICHI – Strength and Conditioning Coach of Novak Djokovic

How Positivity Can Influence Rotational Sports

BEN ROBERTSON – National Wellbeing Manager, Tennis Australia

Managing Your Wellbeing: The Foundation to Consistent High Performance Coaching

FERNANDO SEGAL – Founder/President of Segal Institute

Transition as a Methodological Concept

REBECCA MCDONALD – Head of Programs, Tennis Australia

Data and Insights to Help Drive Programming

SARAH STONE – Founder and CEO, WTCA

BETI SEKULOVSKI – Director of High Performance, Champion Academy

Creating Culture and Collaborative Coaching

KODY THOMPSON – CEO of Sites At Scale; Website design company

14 Keys to Website Design that will get you more leads than you can handle

DANIEL KIERNAN – Director, SotoTennis Academy

My Spanish Academy

DR ELIZABETH ODERA – Global S&D Management Consultant and Public Speaker

What Makes You Unique?

CLINT FYFE – Head Tennis Coach, SCG Academy

Hot Shots to Junior Performance

TIM HILL – CEO, Coach Down Under

Attract, Develop and Retain Your staff

 

IVAN LENDL – Former ATP Singles #1 for 270 Weeks and Winner of 8 Grand Slam Titles, Former Coach of Andy Murray

Transition from Player to Coach

ANZAC LEIDIG – Indigenous Program Lead, Tennis NT

Understanding our Indigenous Backgrounds

Wednesday 19th January

Each day’s prerecorded presentations will be available for you to watch whenever you wish on the platform.

Our live Q&A sessions will also be recorded and made available 60mins post session conclusion each day.

Live Q & A

On Demand

Session One: 8.00am AEDT

LOUIS CAYER – Senior Performance Advisor, Lawn Tennis Association

British Doubles’ System and Importance of the Receiver’s Partner

TOM LARNER – Chief Tennis Officer, Tennis Australia

Coach Review Update

Session Two: 9.30am AEDT

FERNANDO SEGAL – Founder/President of Segal Institute

Transition as a Methodological Concept

SIMON WHEATLEY – CEO of Simon Wheatley Coaching , International presenter

Return of serve

Session Three: 10.15am AEDT

DR ELIZABETH ODERA – Global S&D Management Consultant and Public Speaker

What Makes You Unique?

MARION BARTOLI – 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion, Former #8 singles WTA

My Journey

Session Four: 1.45pm AEDT

CLINT FYFE – Head Tennis Coach, SCG Academy

Hot Shots to Junior Performance

CALLUM BEALE – Head of Game Development Partnerships, Tennis Australia

Competition Review

Session Five: 2.30pm AEDT

SARAH STONE – Founder and CEO, WTCA

BETI SEKULOVSKI – Director of High Performance, Champion Academy

Creating Culture and Collaborative Coaching

MARTIN ROCCA – Tennis Director of MiniPlayers, Tennis Aid

Mini Players. The Pathway to Yellow Ball

Session Six: 3.15pm AEDT

KODY THOMPSON – CEO of Sites At Scale; Website design company

14 Keys to Website Design that will get you more leads than you can handle

DAMIEN MORRIS – Senior Integrity Officer,

Tennis Australia

LOUISE BROADFOOT – Senior Integrity Officer, Tennis Australia

Safeguarding Children on and off the Court

Session Seven: 4.00pm AEDT

DANIEL KIERNAN – Director, SotoTennis Academy

My Spanish Academy

FRANCOIS VOGELSBERGER National High Performance Wheelchair Tennis Coach at Tennis Australia and Coach of Dylan Alcott

Coaching the World’s Best Wheelchair Players

CLAUDIO PISTOLESI – Director of JTCC, Former Coach of Robin Soderling and Monica Selas

How to be an Effective Communicator

BILL RIDDLE – Director of Tennis, Temple Hill Country Club 

Revitalize and Repurpose your Adult Programming

ALEX HYNES – Director, T-Movement

Hip Load and Hip Drive

FREDERIC FONTANG – Coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime

Player Development – Odyssey to High Level

ADRIAN ZEMAN – Director, A to Z Tennis Consulting

Top Tips for Scouting your Opponent

Live Q & A

Session One: 8.00am AEDT

LOUIS CAYER – Senior Performance Advisor, Lawn Tennis Association

British Doubles’ System and Importance of the Receiver’s Partner

Session Two: 9.30am AEDT

FERNANDO SEGAL – Founder/President of Segal Institute

Transition as a Methodological Concept

Session Three: 10.15am AEDT

DR ELIZABETH ODERA – Global S&D Management Consultant and Public Speaker

What Makes You Unique?

Session Four: 1.45pm AEDT

CLINT FYFE – Head Tennis Coach at SCG Academy

Hot Shots to Junior Performance

Session Five: 2.30pm AEDT

SARAH STONE – Founder and CEO of WTCA & BETI SEKULOVSKI – Director of High Performance at Champion Academy

Creating culture and collaborative coaching

Session Six: 3.15pm AEDT

KODY THOMPSON – CEO of Sites At Scale – Website design company

14 keys to website design that will get you more leads than you can handle

Session Seven: 4.00pm AEDT

DANIEL KIERNAN – Director of SotoTennis Academy

My Spanish Academy

On Demand

TOM LARNER – Chief Tennis Officer, Tennis Australia

Coach Review Update

SIMON WHEATLEY – CEO of Simon Wheatley Coaching , International presenter

Return of serve

MARION BARTOLI – 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion and former #8 singles WTA

My Journey

CALLUM BEALE – Head of Game Development Partnerships

Competition Review

MARTIN ROCCA – Tennis Director of MiniPlayers-Tennis Aid

Mini Players. The Pathway to Yellow Ball

DAMIEN MORRIS – Senior Integrity Officer,

Tennis Australia & LOUISE BROADFOOT – Senior Integrity Officer, Tennis Australia

Safeguarding children on and off the court

FRANCIOS VOGELSBERGER – National High Performance Wheelchair Tennis Coach at Tennis Australia and Coach of Dylan Alcott

Coaching the world’s best wheelchair players

CLAUDIO PISTOLESI – Director of JTCC, Former Coach of Robin Soderling and Monica Selas

How to be an Effective Communicator

BILL RIDDLE – Director of Tennis, Temple Hill Country Club 

Revitalize and Repurpose your Adult Programming

ALEX HYNES – Director of Tmovement

Hip load and hip drive

FREDERIC FONTANG – Coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime

Player Development – Odyssey to High Level

ADRIAN ZEMAN – Director of A to Z Tennis Consulting

Top tips for scouting your opponent

Thursday 20th January

Each day’s prerecorded presentations will be available for you to watch whenever you wish on the platform.

Our live Q&A sessions will also be recorded and made available 60mins post session conclusion each day.

Live Q & A

On Demand

Session One: 8.00am AEDT

MARTIN ROCCA – Tennis Director of MiniPlayers, Tennis Aid

Mini Players. The Pathway to Yellow Ball

NICOLE PRATT – Womens Coach Lead & Womens Team Coach, Tennis Australia

Analysing Width Effectiveness 

Session Two: 8.45am AEDT

CLAUDIO PISTOLESI – Director of JTCC, Former Coach of Robin Soderling and Monica Selas

How to be an Effective Communicator

GARRY CAHILL – Davis and Fed Cup Captain of Ireland

High Performing Teams from Davis and Fed Cup Coach

Session Three: 9.30am AEDT

BILL RIDDLE – Director of Tennis, Temple Hill Country Club 

Revitalize and Repurpose your Adult Programming

SCOTT RAWLINS – Coach Development Manager (QLD), Tennis Australia

Conquering the Conti

Session Four: 10.15am AEDT

SIMON WHEATLEY – CEO of Simon Wheatley Coaching , International presenter

Return of serve

STEPHEN HUSS – Former 2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion & #21 ATP Doubles 

Athlete Centered Coaching

Session Five: 2.30pm AEDT

MARION BARTOLI – 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion, Former #8 singles WTA

My Journey

RUBEN NEYENS – Coach Development Manager, Dutch Tennis Federation

Starting the Rally

Session Six: 3.15pm AEDT

ADRIAN ZEMAN – Director, A to Z Tennis Consulting

Top Tips for Scouting your Opponent

ALBERTO CASTELLANI – National President of the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association

The Beauty and Emotions of Coaching

Session Seven: 4.00pm AEDT

ALEX HYNES – Director, T-Movement

Hip Load and Hip Drive

MARK TAYLOR Lead Physical Performance Coach, Tennis Australia, S&C of World #1 Ash Barty

Breaking – Top Tips to Break Faster

MICHAEL BOHL –Australian Swimming Coach of Multiple Olympians

Building a High Performing Team

JEFF COETZEE – Davis Cup and ATP Cup Captain of South Africa, ATP Coach of Former World #1 Doubles Pair

Modern Day Doubles

EMMA DOYLE – High Performance Coach & International Speaker

My Coaching Journey – Creating a Ripple Effect

CARRIE JACKSON – Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Author of On Top of Your Game

Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries

LYNDON KRAUSE – Tennis Lab Technician, Tennis Australia

Bringing Racquet Customisation into your Business

Live Q & A

Session One: 8.00am AEDT

MARTIN ROCCA – Tennis Director of MiniPlayers, Tennis Aid

Mini Players. The Pathway to Yellow Ball

Session Two: 8.45am AEDT

CLAUDIO PISTOLESI – Director of JTCC, Former Coach of Robin Soderling and Monica Selas

How to be an Effective Communicator

Session Three: 9.30am AEDT

BILL RIDDLE – Director of Tennis, Temple Hill Country Club 

Revitalize and Repurpose your Adult Programming

Session Four: 10.15am AEDT

SIMON WHEATLEY – CEO of Simon Wheatley Coaching , International presenter

Return of serve

Session Five: 2.30pm AEDT

MARION BARTOLI – 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion, Former #8 singles WTA

My Journey

Session Six: 3.15pm AEDT

ADRIAN ZEMAN – Director, A to Z Tennis Consulting

Top Tips for Scouting your Opponent

Session Seven: 4.00pm AEDT

ALEX HYNES – Director, T-Movement

Hip Load and Hip Drive

On Demand

NICOLE PRATT – Womens Coach Lead & Womens Team Coach, Tennis Australia

Analysing Width Effectiveness 

GARRY CAHILL – Davis and Fed Cup Captain of Ireland

High Performing Teams from Davis and Fed Cup Coach

SCOTT RAWLINS – Coach Development Manager (QLD), Tennis Australia

Conquering the Conti

STEPHEN HUSS – Former 2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion & #21 ATP Doubles 

Athlete Centered Coaching

RUBEN NEYENS – Coach Development Manager, Dutch Tennis Federation

Starting the Rally

ALBERTO CASTELLANI – National President of the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association

The Beauty and Emotions of Coaching

MARK TAYLOR Lead Physical Performance Coach, Tennis Australia, S&C of World #1 Ash Barty

Breaking – Top Tips to Break Faster

MICHAEL BOHL –Australian Swimming Coach of Multiple Olympians

Building a High Performing Team

JEFF COETZEE – Davis Cup and ATP Cup Captain of South Africa, ATP Coach of Former World #1 Doubles Pair

Modern Day Doubles

EMMA DOYLE – High Performance Coach & International Speaker

My Coaching Journey – Creating a Ripple Effect

CARRIE JACKSON – Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Author of On Top of Your Game

Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries

LYNDON KRAUSE – Tennis Lab Technician, Tennis Australia

Bringing Racquet Customisation into your Business

Friday 21st January

Live Q & A

Session One: 8.00am AEDT

ALBERTO CASTELLANI – National President of the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association

The Beauty and Emotions of Coaching

Session Two: 8.45am AEDT

RUBEN NEYENS – Coach Development Manager, Dutch Tennis Federation

Starting the Rally

Session Three: 9.30am AEDT

STEPHEN HUSS – Former 2005 Wimbledon Doubles Champion & #21 ATP Doubles 

Athlete Centered Coaching

Session Four: 10.15am AEDT

EMMA DOYLE – High Performance Coach & International Speaker

My Coaching Journey – Creating a Ripple Effect

Session Five: 11.00am AEDT

FREDERIC FONTANG – Coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime

Player Development – Odyssey to High Level

Session Six: 1.45pm AEDT

MICHAEL BOHL –Australian Swimming Coach of Multiple Olympians

Building a High Performing Team

Session Seven: 2.30pm AEDT

NICOLE PRATT – Womens Coach Lead & Womens Team Coach, Tennis Australia

Analysing Width Effectiveness 

Session Eight: 3.15pm AEDT

CARRIE JACKSON – Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Author of On Top of Your Game

Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries

Session Nine: 4.00pm AEDT

JEFF COETZEE – Davis Cup and ATP Cup Captain of South Africa, ATP Coach of Former World #1 Doubles Pair

Modern Day Doubles