Joel Myers is a USPTA Elite Professional tennis coach, the 2021 USPTA San Diego Pro of the Year, and the tennis director at Coronado Tennis Center in San Diego, California. He also is a former Division 1 college player from Australia with professional aspirations before injuries ended his career early. Joel also has nearly 120,000 followers on Instagram (@joel_myers_tennis), where he shares his coaching advice.
In this episode, Joel and I discuss club-level doubles tactics, from common positional errors to shot selection, and more.
- Joel covers specific skills that 3.0 to 4.0 level players need to develop.
- How to build confidence at the net.
- The annoying ending problem of dealing with pushers.
- Winning with a partner whose skill set may not match your own.
- How to use the slice approach shot effectively.
- Overcoming the hurdles of adjusting long-held habits.
You'll also hear Joel and I debate if the better player should play deuce or ad, weighing the psychology of high-pressure points against the advantage of more return opportunities. You'll get plenty of actionable doubles advice in this episode.
See the shownotes for this episode here: https://www.thetennistribe.com/joel-myers-interview/
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