The Pete Sampras Development Method

Seek a Coach who is Open to you Gathering Advice and Learning from Other Coaches.

Key Points

  • Being open to advice and input from different coaches can help develop your game
  • It’s very difficult for 1 coach to be strong in every area, so find a coach that’s okay with you seeking out advice and help from other coaches
  • Michael Joyce, Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova used this method very effectively, along with other players coached by Robert Lansdorp
  • Find someone that can feed you balls and do work with you outside of private lessons
  • Michael Joyce’s father would pay current pros to hit with him as a junior player
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