The Power of Play

Welcome to the 2025 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.

Each week from the 6th 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 and the 2024 conference here.

Event Welcome

Craig Tiley – CEO, Tennis Australia

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Weekly Release

Week 1

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Modified Tennis

Creative Kids Tennis

Nina Nittinger

Coach Education Swiss Tennis
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Talent

Situational Point Play

Wayne Elderton

Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional
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Performance

Hold the Grip: Coach Perceptions, Stroke Production and Training Methods

Dr Nicholas Busuttil

Sport Biomechanist, University Lecturer La Trobe
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Business Development

Power of Community - Insights into the USTA National Campus

Simon Gale

Senior Director of Racquet Sports Development at the USTA
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Modified Tennis

Imagineering your Tennis Lesson

Susan Nardi

Vice President & Fun Engineer, LA Tennis, Inc.
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Performance

Beyond Technique

Frank Giampaolo

Tennis Pro, Author Vice Chair of the USTA/SCTA Coaches Commission
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Talent

Modern tennis: Rotational Awareness vs. Linear Thought

Oscar Wegner

Founder of Tennis Teacher
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Modified Tennis

Modified Tennis Competition

Jay Deacon

Coach Development Coordinator - Qld (Metro) at Tennis Australia

Shayne Tabb

Player Development Coach at Tennis Plus Queen’s Park
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Performance

Using the constraints-led-approach to design activities for beginner players

Shaun Malcolm

Level 4 Coach LTA, MSc in Sport Psychology
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Performance

Pressure Points

Ian Ketteringham

Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Performance Tennis Coach

Matt Wigham

Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach
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Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Part 2: Balance

Philippe Vergeylen

Founder of Universe of Skills

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Part 3: Orientation

Philippe Vergeylen

Founder of Universe of Skills

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Part 4: Reaction

Philippe Vergeylen

Founder of Universe of Skills

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Part 5: Rhythm

Philippe Vergeylen

Founder of Universe of Skills

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Conference Schedule & Sessions

Welcome to the 2025 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.

Modified Tennis

Creative Kids Tennis

Nina Nittinger | Coach Education Swiss Tennis 

Modified Tennis Competition

Jay Deacon | Coach Development Coordinator – QLD (Metro) at Tennis Australia

Shayne Tabb | Player Development Coach at Tennis Plus Queen’s Park

Imagineering your Tennis Lesson

Susan Nardi | Vice President & Fun Engineer, LA Tennis, Inc.

Play Master: The Coach's Role

Mike Barrell | Founder and CEO of evolve9, Executive Director of Tennis at SPORTIME

Adapting your lesson to maximise player potential

Martin Rocca | Coach Education Specialist at Tennis Australia

Nick Jacques | Coach Relationship and Education Manager at Tennis Australia

The Power of Play

Emma Wells |  Owner of Emma Wells Tennis

The Plays the Thing - importance of competition within your program and how to implement

Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional

Talent

Situaltional Point Play

Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional

Modern tennis: Rotational Awareness vs. Linear Thought

Oscar Wegner | Founder of Tennis Teacher

Return of Serve on Court Drills for Group Coaching

Simon Wheatley
Director, SWNineteen  & Tennis Coach Educator

PLAY to Learn

Séverine Tamborero | High-performance coach, speaker, consultant, author and TV analyst

Talent Development in Sweden

Lars Wahlgren | Former Pro Player

Exploring Offence and Defence

Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional

Developing Talent at your Club

Steve Blundell | Head Coach at Melbourne Tennis Concepts

"Tweaking" your Coaching Delivery

Brendan Moy | Associate Professor in Skill Acquisition within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology

Performance

Hold the Grip: Coach Perceptions, Stroke Production and Training Methods

Dr Nicholas Busuttil | Sport Biomechanist, University Lecturer La Trobe

Using the constraints-led-approach to design activities for beginner players

Shaun Malcolm | Level 4 Coach LTA, MSc in Sport Psychology

Pressure Points

Ian Ketteringham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Performance Tennis Coach

Matt Wigham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach

Beyond Technique

Frank Giampaolo | Tennis Pro, Author Vice Chair of the USTA/SCTA Coaches Commission

Forehand Biomechanics - What stance is best

Caroline Martin | Associate Professor at the M2S Laboratory of the University of Rennes

Trends of the Modern Game - Data insights

Simon Rea | Senior Manager of Game Analysis at Tennis Australia

Life on Tour

Nicole Pratt | Australian BJK Cup Coach

Preparing our players for the match court

Shaun Malcolm | Level 4 Coach LTA, MSc in Sport Psychology

From Practice to Performance - Boosting skills transfer through repersentative design

Ian Ketteringham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Performance Tennis Coach

Matt Wigham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach

Sport Science, Strength and Conditioning

Coordination training: “The key to master technical tennis skills"

Philippe Vergeylen | Founder of Universe of Skills

Balance

Philippe Vergeylen | Founder of Universe of Skills

Orientation

Philippe Vergeylen | Founder of Universe of Skills

Reaction

Philippe Vergeylen | Founder of Universe of Skills

Rhythm

Caroline Martin | Associate Professor at the M2S Laboratory of the University of Rennes

Career Excellence in Tennis

Natalia Stambulova | Professor Halmstad University

Using the Integrated Tennis Shapes – Supporting transfer of training to the court.

Howard Green | Co-creator of Tennis SuperMovers, Head of Athletic Development at Bolton Arena Academy

Effective Warm-ups for youth performance players

Jamie Fernandez | PhD in Exercise and Sport Sciences and Senior Lecturer at the University of León, Spain

Business Development

Power of Community - Insights into the USTA National Campus

Simon Gale | Senior Director of Racquet Sports Development at the USTA

Knowing your Audience

Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design

Engaging your Audience

Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design

Growing your Audience

Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design

What is your Brand

Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design

Simple guide to Social Media

Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design

Mapping Success: Strategies for Performance and Leadership

Peter Karounos |
Founder of The Creator’s Hand

Complementary Formats

Implementing Pickleball into Your Business

Chris Gale |  Director of Racquets at River Oaks Country Club

The Magic of Padel: Building a Global Sport in North America

Marcos del Pilar | Head of Padel Certification for the RSPA

Parent Education

Communicating with parents to facilitate play

Kylie Moulds | Women and Girls Coordinator – Tennis Australia

Power of connection for coaches

Michelle Jaggard-Lai | Founder of Jaggard Sports

Tennis Australia Sessions

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Rob Urquhart

National Youth Programs Specialist at Tennis Australia
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Cardio Tennis

Ardian Fazliu

National Adult Programs Manager at Tennis Australia
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Progressing talented athletes and related integrity risks

Louise Broadfoot

Senior Integrity Officer at Tennis Australia
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Creating an Inclusive environment

Zara Cavalot

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead at Tennis West (Perth)
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Sport for All

Jenny Crendel and Jamilia M

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Player Development Matrix

Belinda Colaneri

Performance Coach Development Manager at Tennis Australia

Scott Draper

Head of Performance Coach Development at Tennis Australia