THE BLOG 

The blog is home to recordings of our events plus technical coaching tips and knowledge to support coaching professionals in all areas of their coaching life. 

 
Story of i2c: Growing the Business

This is the second instalment of the The Story of inspire2coach. In this discussion, Mark Tennant and Richard Marklow, Directors of inspire2coach, talk about...

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Story of inspire2coach: How it All Started inspire2coach mark tennant richard marklow

Mark Tennant and Richard Marklow have built inspire2coach into one of the largest tennis companies in the UK, certifying just under 1000 coaches and...

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Nick Jacques on the Importance of Play Outside Lessons nick jacques thinking cap

Nick is the Tennis Manager and Participation Coordinator for Tennis Northern in New Zealand. In this 45 minute interview, Nick shares his thoughts...

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Managing conflict between player transition and retention mark tennant retention transition

On the face of it, keeping young players in our clubs’ programmes by providing a structured pathway of progression through the ball colours should be...

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What we learned from parents and i2c coaching programmes parents richard marklow

i2c Director Richard Marklow reveals what has proven most important to parents of kids in their tennis programmes at UK venues.

Running tennis...

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Cardio Tennis: Approach & Volley Drill cardio tennis drills

This video was filmed live when we join inspire2coach Director, Richard Marklow delivering a cardio tennis course to a group of UK tennis coaches....

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Positive Charting charting positive coaching alliance susan nardi

Coaches often think they add value only by pointing out players’ flaws and trying to correct them. But it is also important to positively reinforce...

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Mistake Rituals mistake rituals susan nardi

The ability to rise above, and move on from, mistakes is a vital skill in sport – and life. Specific mental strategies and routines often don’t...

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Challenges to progression of female tennis coaches emily white female coaches

inspire2coach is actively exploring ways to improve the level of participation of women in coaching roles at all levels. So, we were ...

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Coaching Adults coaching adults richard marklow tennis coaching

Richard Marklow is an experienced coach of club standard adult players. In this interview Richard discusses key issues & advice from his many years...

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Principles of Adult Learning coaching adults

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is that even though we are adults ourselves (and therefore we surely should understand adults better than anyone), we...

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Junior to Pro biography interview junior to pro michelle jaggard-lai

Michelle Jaggard-Lai, ex-pro tennis player, talks about her journey from junior to pro and provides unique & invaluable advice - whatever the goal.

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