Wolfgang Thiem: How to run child's career

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Wolfgang Thiem: How to run child's career

The father of the third rocket in the world will tell you how to properly pursue the career of his kid.

10 video lessons
English
Deutsch, English, Español, Italiano
What you will learn?:
  • What is the role of a parent in a child's sports career?
  • How to choose the right coach for your child?
  • What expenses should you be prepared for when running your child's career?
  • What development did Dominic Thiem have as a kid?
  • What are the Tennis Europe and ITF Junior Circuit tournaments?
  • How to correctly teach a child the correct technique for forehand, backhand, service, slice, and volley.
Radek Ługowicz
As a tennis amateur i'm delighted. The quality of recordings is amazing!
Kensuke Watabe
These online courses are great for every tennis coach who wants to improve yourself.
Anya Taylor
Great insight for the junior tennis player. Fascinating to see how the professional players prepare for matches. I would highly recommend.

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Full course | Wolfgang Thiem

45 minutes

Listen to the part of the episode where Wolfgang Thiem talks about the financial structure of tennis and watch some of the exercises to improve your forehand.

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E01 | Parents role

6 minutes

In the first episode of his course, Wolfgang Thiem shares his tips for all parents of talented young athletes. He talks about support, a positive mindset as well as pressure, and when it is time for parents to withdraw into the second row.

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E02 | Coach

6 minutes

How to choose the right coach? What should a good coach be like? Do you need one or several coaches and how should federations help young players and their parents? You'll find out all in this episode.

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E03 | Development of Dominic Thiem

6 minutes

Are you curious about Dominic Thiem's ​​sports journey and career development? When he first stood on the court, when he fell in love with tennis, what were his first victories and losses? If so, sit back and listen to his dad talk about it.

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E04 | Financial structure

6 minutes

Tennis is not the cheapest sport. In this episode, Wolfgang will talk about his tips for finding sponsors, financial support, and budget management.

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E05 | National Federation

5 minutes

In this episode, Wolfgang Thiem focuses on the role of federations and national centers and how they should help junior players and their parents.

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E06 | Tennis Europe / ITF Junior Circuit

6 minutes

In this episode, Wolfgang Thiem goes into details of Tennis Europe and ITF Junior Circuit tournaments.

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E07 | Forehand

6 minutes

In this episode, Wolfgang, along with two young tennis players, will show you exercises that will help you improve your forehand and focus on the right technique.

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E08 | Backhand

6 minutes

This episode is all about the exercises and tips to improve a one-handed and two-handed backhand.

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E09 | Slice & Volley

6 minutes

In this episode, you will learn a lot of great exercises for the slice and the volley!

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E10 | Serve

6 minutes

In the final episode of the course, Wolfgang Thiem focuses on exercises to improve your serve, i.e. correct tossing, turning upper body, and exercises for acceleration.