Beyond the Swing Podcast
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBeyond the Swing Podcast is hosted by performance coach, Matt Kuzdub of Mattspoint Tennis. BTS is all about tennis performance - both on and off the court. Topics range from motor learning concepts like how to build lasting skills. To how to develop athleticism through sport science principles. And bridging those fields together. Please subscribe to get updates!
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Episodes
Serve Practice, Monitoring Training Loads and Insights into Spanish Tennis (w/ PhD Jaime Fernandez)
March 10, 2022 17:09 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBIn this episode, I welcome PhD in Sport Science - Jaime Fernandez - one of the top tennis researchers out there. Jaime and I tackle a number of sport science topics including best (and easiest) practices for monitoring on-court training loads, where to fit the serve into the practice schedule and what really matters when it comes to keeping the tennis shoulder healthy. Given that Jaime is from Spain, I also ask him the question - why has Spanish tennis been so successful? The answer, I'm s...
Training Transfer, Trunk Development for Rotational Athletes and Creating an Online Audience (w/ Martin Bingisser)
February 24, 2022 17:31 - 1 hour - 117 MBIn this episode, creator of Hmmr Media - Martin Bingisser - joins me to talk about choosing exercises that are the most 'bang for your buck' in terms of training transfer. As a former hammer throwing athlete (and now coach), Martin has an extensive background in trunk development and describes his approach - using bodyweight, weights and med balls to target this quality. Martin also coaches athletes from other sports - including rugby, tennis etc - and shares his insights on using the Bond...
Coordination, Fundamental Movement Skills + Shapes and Creating an Elite Tennis Culture (w/ Howard Green)
November 25, 2021 17:52 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWhat is coordination? What are the fundamental movements young players need to lay the foundation for future athletic + sporting success? In this episode, my good friend and colleague Howard Green joins the show to tackle all these topics and more. Howard is the creator of 'Supermovers' - a program dedicated to the development of movement skills in under 12 athletes. He works primarily with young tennis players so if you work with juniors - or you're a tennis parent - this episode is rig...
The Back Squat, Single-Leg Training, Long-Term Strength Adaptations and Why Stretching Matters (w/ Daniel Back)
November 10, 2021 21:44 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode, the creator of Jump Science - Daniel Back - joins me to talk strength training for athletic development. Coach Back shares with us why the back squat will improve both explosive + athletic movements like no other weight room exercise and why it's superior to the front squat or unilateral training as the 'primary lift'. That doesn't mean other lifts aren't important - they are. And coach Back outlines how to use other exercises to not only maximize performance, but to impro...
Game-Based vs Model-Based, Why Tennis Needs a 'Tactics First' Approach to Coaching (w/ Wayne Elderton)
October 27, 2021 19:39 - 59 minutes - 110 MBIs it really your strokes that are holding you back from your best tennis? In this episode, Tennis Canada Level 4 coach Wayne Elderton joins the show and dives deep into ‘model’ vs ‘game-based’ coaching - and why a game-based or 'tactical' approach to coaching is more effective & efficient when it comes to learning. Wayne and I also discuss the shot cycle, the various tennis 'situations', scaling courts + equipment for young/beginner players and his take on practices that emphasize 0-4 shots.
Specific Training, Plan B Programming and Serve Mechanics (w/ Coach Dan Pfaff)
October 13, 2021 19:17 - 1 hour - 128 MBCoach Pfaff has been a direct mentor of mine for the last 6 years. I've learned more through his apprenticeship than any course, book or research article. With over 40 years of coaching experience, coach Pfaff has been through it all - in the trenches with world-class sprinters, consulting to ATP, WTA, NFL, NHL pro teams and today, he leads the ALTIS elite mentorship program. In this podcast, coach Pfaff and I dive into various topics including what specific work/training truly is, why cont...
Plyometric Training, What It Is and What It Isn't (w/ Matt McInnes Watson)
September 29, 2021 19:57 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MBWe all use jumping in our training programs. But not all types of jumps are plyometric. In this pilot episode, PhD candidate in plyometrics - Matt McInnes Watson - dives into what plyos are and what they aren't. Matt also clarifies the different adaptations that exist between plyos and weight training, how tennis players can benefit from plyos (beyond just being explosive) and why 'plyo push-ups' aren't really plyometric.