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
Shayne Tabb

Modified Tennis
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
Weekly Release
Week 2

Modified Tennis
Mike Barrell

Talent
Simon Wheatley

Performance
Caroline Martin

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning

Complementary Formats
Marcos del Pilar

Parent Education
Kylie Moulds

Modified Tennis
Martin Rocca
Nick Jacques

Talent

Performance
Simon Rea

Performance

Business Development
Lewis Woodham
Weekly Release
Week 3

Talent
Wayne Elderton

Performance

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Howard Green

Business Development
Peter Karounos

Complementary Formats

Parent Education

Modified Tennis
Wayne Elderton

Performance
Ian Ketteringham
Matt Wigham

Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Jamie Fernandez

Talent
Brendan Moy
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.
Using the constraints-led-approach to design activities for beginner players
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
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
The power of situational analytics to raise your match play performance
Brett Hobden | Gotta Tennis
Preparing our players for the match court
Shaun Malcolm |
Founder of Infinite Tennis
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"
*please note all 5 sessions are included in the one video link
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
Part 1: Knowing your Audience
Part 2: Engaging your Audience
Part 3: Growing your Audience
Part 4: What is your Brand
Part 5: 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
The Magic of Padel: Building a Global Sport in North America
Parent Education
Communicating with parents to facilitate play
Power of connection for coaches
Michelle Jaggard-Lai | Founder of Jaggard Sports
Tennis Australia Sessions

Zara Cavalot

Scott Draper

Louise Broadfoot

Mitch Hewitt
Rob Urquhart


Jenny Crendel and Jamilia McCoy

Karen Clydesdale