Brian M.

Hi, My name is Brian. I have been playing tennis for over 13 years now and I’ve always had a very strong passion towards this sport. I played singles 1 throughout my 4 years in high school and I have over 8 years of coaching experience ranging from beginners to intermediate levels. (Mission Hills tennis Club) I love to communicate with people of all ages, along with helping people further understand the fundamentals of tennis. Furthermore, I am very patient and determined to help people grow as an athlete. My main goal as a coach is to build an environment where my students can feel comfortable and be able to openly express themselves as an athlete

I notice flaws whenever I watch students play tennis and I always try to give constructive criticism to help students understand what they are doing wrong. I also like to ask students what they think they need to fix, as I believe students need to learn to also see for themselves how they can better improve on there fundamentals and skills. Furthermore, I try to keep my lessons engaging, fun, but also provide a lot of drills. The structure of my lessons begin with simple footwork drills to help students warm up, next I go straight into a half court rally to help students maintain consistency before either playing a game or doing drills. Lastly I usually compile drills depending on the level of skill of the person I am coaching.