The Power of Play
Event Welcome
Craig Tiley – CEO, Tennis Australia
Weekly Release
Week 1
Talent
Wayne Elderton
Performance
Dr Nicholas Busuttil
Business Development
Simon Gale
Modified Tennis
Performance
Talent
Modified Tennis
Jay Deacon
Shayne Tabb
Performance
Shaun Malcolm
Performance
Ian Ketteringham
Matt Wigham
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Philippe Vergeylen
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Conference Schedule & Sessions
Welcome to the 2025 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.
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
Imagineering your Tennis Lesson
Susan Nardi | Vice President & Fun Engineer, LA Tennis, Inc.
Play Master: The Coach's Role
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 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
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
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
Using the constraints-led-approach to design activities for beginner players
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
Forehand Biomechanics - What stance is best
Trends of the Modern Game - Data insights
Preparing our players for the match court
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"
Rhythm
Using the Integrated Tennis Shapes – Supporting transfer of training to the court.
Effective Warm-ups for youth performance players
Business Development
Power of Community - Insights into the USTA National Campus
Complementary Formats
Parent Education
Tennis Australia Sessions
Mitch Hewitt
Rob Urquhart
Louise Broadfoot
Zara Cavalot
Jenny Crendel and Jamilia M
Scott Draper