Coaching my Students During Tennis Match Play | Part 1 Alec

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Playing Points with Alec 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJXXlHekZdBskKs

[@wlpc1919]

Strong improvement, clearly. Nice work to you and Alec especially. Nasty slider on ad side. Wellington seems a bit more natural / cleaner technique, but looks more uncomfortable than Alec out there in points so maybe more matchplay for him / coaching there would be of great benefit and allow him to play looser / more confidently. I'd like to see more of this with these two guys - a good level to display for a video like this. They are strong players with different styles that do certain things very well, but both with clear areas of improvement. Good stuff. Hope to see more of them.

[@marcorenato1814]

This series is gold for those of us who never got to experience high level coaching and top competition

[@formica.]

I never saw high level coaching before, for good reason, but so interesting

[@formica.]

Best he's ever played --- because coach! No one ever teaches strategy, just technique. To Alec, no need to apologize, you have a great game so you deserve to own confidence!

[@suwarnadeokar5481]

Nik, you're video's never disappoint...

[@ratanchitluri3793]

I love how Nic amps up Alec before every point 💯

[@formica.]

Makes a big difference. Guess you have to learn to do that for yourself - create a cheerleader inside your head. Makes me think of Sharapova.

[@stockton350]

Thanks! This is a great kind of video. I'm a strong player technically, but when I play a match, my tennis IQ is terrible. It's really helpful to hear what to focus on point to point. I'd love to see a series devoted to improving your match play thought process.

[@Prof.Amateur]

Wow, Nick. Love this type of content. Absolutely great inspiration for recreational players. Can't wait to see more.

[@stefakker9175]

Really looking forward to the tips you will give Wellington, Especially on the return, I also struggle to return lefty serves a lot of the time.

[@dennisthegreek5336]

One of the best videos ever! Great idea conception! Looking forward to part 2!

[@georgebraue4739]

What a sweet and powerful story! Sweet because you reveal much about your life and emotions and powerful because you address how to limit the emotional and psychological injuries that can be caused by trying to win so much, and then losing (even though you didn't lose your match). You just raised the internet coaching bar, Nik. Thank you.

[@thomasmedeiros5722]

This is absolutely why players will benefit from real time on court professional coaching. I am an old High School and USTA Junior tennis coach. PTR certified teacher so I understand I have a strong opinion on coaching as opposed to self taught or video lessons. When I was developing my game back in my early years I had a great teaching pro give me the same coaching advice that Nick is giving his players. Start off slow and adjust as necessary. Lots of fast footwork and nice long full strokes that land deep and result in short returns. Run everything down and use lots of net clearance so you can recover. Play to the service score and attack weakness. Find out what they don’t like at feed them an extra big serving. My coach turned me into a “ Lean Mean Ground Stroke Machine “ who could defend the baseline and attack at the net. A confident player is not afraid to wait for the right ball to attack. This is a mind game so you got to break their confidence by showing them you can play all day as well as put it away.

[@lashminarayanvenkatesan5844]

Alec was on fire. Very curious to see the coaching on Wellington, presumably in the next set. From this angle, it seemed like he's using the wrist on the forehand (much like me, I've been trying to correct it, but just can't stop the wrist flick in matches when I need to make up for the lack of positioning)

[@andreandree4384]

Alex got a nice serve!!

[@AdHl2000]

Great video! Thanks Nik! Hopefully part 2 will be with the other player

[@slowBeat]

Really love this format! Helpful to hear thought process throughout.

[@prashant9108]

Awesome watch. Nick really knows how to bring variety to his videos.

[@kevinarmes9804]

Oh heck yes. I love this style of video, so rare and super valuable for us. Thanks so much!

[@tezuka3752]

I appreciate this Vid so much... because even when the tennis there playing isnt like on a very high level u can still learn some things by just listening to his instructions. And then i kinda reflect the mistakes they made on myself and learns from it. Great Video keep it up

[@wiggy71]

I love this type of content. More of this please. Really looking forward to part 2.

[@gargamel3966]

Awesome videos. Keep them coming!

[@natestenniscomeback1486]

man this is so great to watch. I like the pointers about going down the middle of the court. As soon as you said that, Im thinking about how I dont ever do that, and should be sure to try it haha

[@romanmarshall2382]

Really like this for ideas regarding in game adjustments. Common theme I’m seeing is play the point. You don’t have to hit winners or look for an ace out the gate. Let the opponent make the mistake.

[@iamozone8658]

Love this video concept!! Can’t wait to see more of it! The mental game of tennis is extremely deep and I’m excited to learn more through videos like this. Thinking this would be an excellent series!

[@XNW]

Fantastic content! More of these would be amazing. Always good to see how students play as they are more relatable compared to pro player Nick haha

[@fuhuxia9432]

More Anna video please. I am about same level as she and would love to use all the valuable advices that you give her.

[@Fernwald84]

Great instruction format, Nik! Seeing different strategies real-time is invaluable.

[@alzabone]

imagine how much $$$ you'd pay for lessons like that before KZbin! I am considering a move to Florida just to have Nick coach me. Absolute gold.

[@formica.]

Probably fully booked

[@wlpc1919]

Waiting to see Bucket Hat Boy’s glorious redemption

[@joanna9736]

Thank you Nick, this is just what I need in match play. Love this👍, please do this more often👍,appreciate it!

[@rsmith02]

This is great. Wish I had somebody who walked me through the ups and downs of a set when I was in high school.

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

I didn’t see the part where you coached Willington? Alec had coaching the entire set, and that was a huge advantage my friend. Great job on the video Coach.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🔥💯

[@bsilva11]

Nice serie, big hug from Portugal

[@tennisone6376]

my man try his best, this what matter try the best, have fun try improve

[@bradkrick8254]

I’m most impressed with the kid wearing that hat on purpose while playing. Interesting choice.

[@say-cred]

Maybe he lost a bet? Lol'd too at the hat.

[@-Munditimum-]

OK so how do I download Nik in my subconscious for my games? Awesome series Nik, really loved it! More please!

[@Mickey_McD]

Not sure what rankings these students have but they both have pretty good serves. Really like how Alec moves -- he glides smoothly and he's good about split-stepping. Coach Nik's coaching is great. I like how he's giving different advice depending upon the point score in the game -- something I'm not great at.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

I’m pretty sure Alec is a 5.0.

[@billyhill5715]

These videos are great, I hope you do more!

[@bobbyp68]

Coach Nik - any chance you can work in a doubles strategy video or two? Love this channel!!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Sure

[@nicholasferrante4333]

Go Alec! I'm going to have Nik's voice in my head next time I'm playing, urging me on: "idemo Niko" haha 🎾 ✊

[@knotwilg3596]

Wellington now needs: - technical advice on how to deal with the lefty slice - tactical advice: (I wonder what that's going to be, other than keep the point going)

[@jgwil2]

@@buddhikaw Definitely needs to give himself more time on the returns.

[@wlpc1919]

That drop volley at 4:59 was nasty. Impressive feel and play off aggressive approach shot by Wellington. That domepiece adds nice style points as well. Needs to shorten up the return swing on forehand, particularly on the fast hard courts like these appear to be

[@wlpc1919]

Wellington has a very ATP looking service motion. Could probably benefit from more racquet head acceleration and would see greater consistency, especially on his second serve - mechanics / motion impressive though. Needs to play against more lefties - Alec's game and serve threw off Wellington big time it seems since couldn't get into Alec's service games. Tricky if you don't regularly play lefties and can mess with your head a bit for sure.

[@amrkhaled6548]

That's extremely useful .. thanks!

[@nabeenhussain524]

So, please make more of this type of instruction! So many good pointers. I can see why coaching is illegal in pro match play.

[@krishnancom]

Wellington was underestimating the bounce on the 2nd serves. He might just need to take a couple of steps back.

[@wlpc1919]

needs to cut off angle on ad side. if standing back, needs more to be a little outside sideline in positioning. to open for the slider and if he moves back without moving over its arguably more difficult for him to return effectively and be in good position for the next ball

[@newmennium]

Nice playing Alec, keep improving

[@ankitkoul6110]

I like how every point is the most important

[@hstemp]

This is excellent and solid coaching. The coach and student have a genuine rapport. Alec is a great student. Let's be honest, Alec has a deeper skill set and athletic ability than Wellington.

[@sportscastercanada]

Still waiting for your match with MEP! 😉

[@felixyung]

Love this.

[@JaFz77]

I am all alone here. I wished I had a coach like you((((

[@K4R3N]

Awesome!!

[@PaulsTips23]

Word on the street is Alec is giving up Tennis to pursue a career in golf. He realizes he is getting old. Nice job Alec.

[@giorassiccuriosity1796]

enjoyable to watch

[@cruzpozo5090]

"wellington is the one with the hat on". lol

[@Tinyciwei]

I thought they would switch side and you coach both of them in turn. But they definite benefit more from constant coaching in a set.

[@ChiltonTurbo]

Awesome coaching

[@akifm6160]

“High intensity”, “keep feet moving”... Yea I’d say great coaching dude 😂😂

[@yyalex]

nice shoes~

[@yannikaze9305]

cool to see this just feel like coaching between every point might be a little much. But great tips

[@nileriversoftware4070]

When you said you were only coaching one side, I thought the players would switch sides on odd games, LOL.

[@topspin1715]

I wish I could get this kind of coaching during my USTA matches. Maybe I will start recording matches and upload it for feedback.

[@samtong1705]

I now see why it is such a hugh advantage to have on court coaching... like having 2 players against the opponent!

[@loonaya]

Great video. Alec is obviously physically stronger, already in his puberty, and technically better as well. Both Alec and Wellington have pretty good serves, but groundstrokes mostly need a lot of work. Alec's forehand is very good though, just needs more repetition, some forehands have very good mechanics and pretty good racket lag, some are stiff. On the backhand he swings back too low, has no racket drop. Wellington's backhand is also ok, couple of backhands also had very good mechanics, but forehand needs to be deconstructed and worked on, very bad mechanics.

[@Jayznuvo]

Nice content! Unfortunately, the audio is off-sync. I think you could try checking/editing it before rendering process next time?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

It’s not off sync on my end

[@Jayznuvo]

@@IntuitiveTennis My bad, I mean the on-court sounds (Hitting,Bouncing) is off-sync. Your coaching and comments are fine.

[@ChizTheFabulous]

Why sides weren't changed on odd games?

[@khano2212]

I would have taken one look at Wellington with that hat on and said "No. You're on your own"

[@SkyreeXScalabar]

Beef Wellington vs Alec Baldwin

[@tmua23]

Waddaplaya! Wait, wrong Bucket Hat guy.

[@PB-ky4uy]

A leftie! I am a leftie too, do you think you would mind making a video on the different grips (western, semi, continental etc) with ur leftie student? mirroring the bevel numbers in my head isnt really helping

[@pauljohnston]

interesting new format (but for me not quite as good as when you do match play with your students!)

[@Javi_C]

😀

[@kodutta7]

"Wellington is the one with the hat on" They are both wearing hats, yet I instantly knew who you meant lol

[@IntuitiveTennis]

😂😂🙌🙌

[@user-ch1dz1jx1u]

When they both have hats on 😂

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Alec is technically wearing a cap 🧢 😉

[@ascuola1]

what shoes is Alec wearing?

[@travisbarber350]

Fantastic video! What level are these players?

[@txmpesv26]

Welche LK haben die beiden ?

[@dadon3440]

You can't tell, it looks so slow on camera...

[@babolat4851]

Please help me I have a problem in my tennis game I am struggling to put the serve in the service box either it’s net or long fault like No mans land or baseline .I generate good power but recently I and struggling with this .It started when I started service and volley practice as my coach told and now I am in very bad form for putting the serve in box so please help me with this

[@wlpc1919]

switch hands, you might be a lefty playing as a righty

[@LunarEclipsism1]

It's nearly impossible to accurately diagnose these things over the internet but this sounds like a common problem that occurs when players get tight and don't fully extend the leading side of their body before trying to blast the serve hard, meaning that the ball's trajectory isn't angled enough to give a good margin over the net. Make sure that when you toss the ball, the shoulder of your tossing arm lifts up towards the sky before you start accelerating the racket. I'm not talking about the height of the toss itself, but the position of your arm that's doing the tossing. Remember, the trophy position does not simply mean the arms are raised up with level shoulders, you need to tilt the shoulders as well, so that the shoulder of your tossing arm moves up and comes to rest near your jaw, while the shoulder of your racket arm is lowered on the other end of the seesaw. Then when you throw the racket towards the ball a millisecond later and reverse the tilt of the shoulders you will reach full extension. The ball can't travel towards the service box at the proper angle unless you are fully extended at contact.

[@dennisthegreek5336]

Are these players NTRP rated? 4.5 maybe?

[@azeriadaph1795]

How to join or apply your class, I'm in VA.

[@ploh2239]

Just curious, What are their NTRP ratings?

[@Theviniciusjourney]

Why everyone say leftys serve is different? Its just other hand, other side, just the ball going toother way.. i dnt get it.. rights can do slice serves too, just on a different hand

[@IntuitiveTennis]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoW1ipyIjdl6jLs

[@Theviniciusjourney]

@@IntuitiveTennis thanks coach, i'll see! (Srry my english)

[@vicplaystennis9158]

What UTR are these students?

[@calvinlee4741]

What USTA level rating are these two players? 3.5?

[@svarodzic]

Are those guys like 4.5 or 4.0? Do they maybe have UTR?

[@bern3154]

What level would you consider these two gentlemen

[@imgroot8919]

No offense to Nikola but his coaching in a nutshell: This is a rlly important point. Absolutely fantastic

[@wlpc1919]

That's the most important mindset to have - this is my point and I'll do what it takes to make sure of it. Certainly you want to work on things and improve which might mean more misses than you'd otherwise have, but that has to be with in reason and strategy, winning / figuring out how to win are separate skills all together that should get arguably more attention / be stressed more than typically is the case for most folks

[@knotwilg3596]

Not at all. He gave - tactical advice: use slice serve, righty hates lefty slice serve; start in the middle, maybe he's tight; now not so tight, open up the court; don't go for winners, grinders love that; - mental advice: biggest point of the match, focus; take it home, pretend it's 4-4; serve it out right here - technical advice: you were too defensive there, ball landed too short, keep it deep + complimenting him while things were running well If anything, I would probably tune it down a little and leave some independence to my student, but this is an instructional video on the type of advice you give, if you give it.

[@daddyV88]

What do you expect in a match situation? To take Alec aside and do drills? I usually talk to myself between points and a quick analysis of the point, opponent, and strategy makes a tremendous amount of difference. Coaching is all mental during a match!

[@AlexanderGr8]

Chinese guy is so respectful. Listens to the coach doesn’t interrupt and takes everything onboard he says. Very intelligent people or perhaps he’s Japanese!

[@Iamwrathster]

Awesome video. Can I book you to coach me like that in all my matches? ;)

[@robdavies4294]

@IntuitiveTennis when you say "treat this as a crucial point" or as an "important point" what exactly do you mean we should be doing - get the ball in play, play aggressive, don't overthink. When I hear "this is an important point", i'm not actually sure what, if anything, i'm supposed to be doing differently mentally or physically...

[@samifan24]

Great video. What level are these guys? 3.5? I’m a 2.75ish and can’t serve like Alec.

[@JamesTenis]

My guess is around 4.5

[@alloneword154]

My goodness the white shirt player has no answer for the return of serve.

[@CheeseFest-]

Pants

[@rishinatarajan2887]

I feel like Alec is jamming himself and getting the ball nearly on the side of his body every time. Just an observation.

[@marcelocoip7275]

Why hat man choose receive? Choose coach c'mon! And you can use that tool on the second set as well. Taking bads decisions from start 🤦‍♂

[@michas6488]

Loved the video, but really disliked splitting it in half. It's too short to begin with, considering there is only a couple of hints and a lot of match play

[@damianovinciguerra4868]

Wellington non sa rispondere alle battute porco zio

[@justulistories5509]

This hat should be banned from tenniscourt :D

[@siddio_2463]

seemed kinda unfair ngl.

[@DanTuber]

beef wellington makes too many errors

[@DanTuber]

@@maxpowers4436 He can barely return a serve

[@peterbedford2610]

Wheres the beef, stew?