Tennis IQ Podcast
Tennis IQ Podcast
Tennis IQ Podcast
Ep. 10 - Bob Dallis and Team Environment in College Tennis
54 minutes Posted Oct 2, 2020 at 5:02 pm.
Bob describes his introduction to coaching college tennis at age 23 and his path to pursuing a doctoral degree in Sport Psychology 
Creating a team culture in college tennis and the difficulty of "getting into the team room" at Dartmouth 
College tennis as a team sport and how one player's negativity can lead to the negativity of their teammates 
How to practice "positive response training" at practice in a team environment 
Bob discusses how his Sport Psychology doctoral dissertation fits into his coaching style and philosophy 
The importance of practice matches for college tennis players 
How video analysis and match analysis can help improve performance 
The importance of accepting the outcome and focusing on the process and doing your best 
The improvements of college tennis players over four years 
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Bob Dallis is in his 19th season as the Head Coach of the Dartmouth College Women's Tennis Team. Prior to Dartmouth he was the Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach at Colgate University and was the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Boston University. He was a four-year member of the Boston University Men's Tennis Team and played on the professional circuit. Bob completed his doctoral degree at Boston University in Sport and Exercise Psychology where he completed his dissertation on "The Design and Implementation of an Elite Training System for Tennis."
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