The Power of Play
Event Welcome
Craig Tiley – CEO, Tennis Australia
Weekly Release
Week 1
Talent
Wayne Elderton
Performance
Dr Nicholas Busuttil
Business Development
Simon Gale
Modified Tennis
Performance
Modified Tennis
Shayne Tabb
Modified Tennis
Shaun Malcolm
Performance
Ian Ketteringham
Matt Wigham
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Philippe Vergeylen
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Weekly Release
Week 2
Modified Tennis
Mike Barrell
Talent
Simon Wheatley
Performance
Caroline Martin
Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
Complementary Formats
Marcos del Pilar
Parent Education
Kylie Moulds
Modified Tennis
Martin Rocca
Nick Jacques
Talent
Performance
Simon Rea
Performance
Business Development
Lewis Woodham
Conference Schedule & Sessions
Welcome to the 2025 Virtual Grand Slam Coaches’ Conference.
Modified Tennis
Modified Tennis Competition
Jay Deacon | Coach Development Coordinator – QLD (Metro) at Tennis Australia
Shayne Tabb | Player Development Coach at Tennis Plus Queen’s Park
Imagineering your Tennis Lesson
Susan Nardi | Vice President & Fun Engineer, LA Tennis, Inc.
Using the constraints-led-approach to design activities for beginner players
Play Master: The Coach's Role
Adapting your lesson to maximise player potential
Martin Rocca | Coach Education Specialist at Tennis Australia
Nick Jacques | Coach Relationship and Education Manager at Tennis Australia
The Plays the Thing - importance of competition within your program and how to implement
Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional
Talent
Situaltional Point Play
Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional
Modern tennis: Rotational Awareness vs. Linear Thought
Return of Serve on Court Drills for Group Coaching
Simon Wheatley |
Director, SWNineteen & Tennis Coach Educator
PLAY to Learn
Séverine Tamborero | High-performance coach, speaker, consultant, author and TV analyst
Exploring Offence and Defence
Wayne Elderton | Tennis Director-North Vancouver Tennis centre, PTR International Master Professional
Developing Talent at your Club
Steve Blundell | Head Coach at Melbourne Tennis Concepts
"Tweaking" your Coaching Delivery
Brendan Moy | Associate Professor in Skill Acquisition within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the Queensland University of Technology
Performance
Hold the Grip: Coach Perceptions, Stroke Production and Training Methods
Pressure Points
Ian Ketteringham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Performance Tennis Coach
Matt Wigham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach
Beyond Technique
Forehand Biomechanics - What stance is best
Trends of the Modern Game - Data insights
The power of situational analytics to raise your match play performance
Brett Hobden | Gotta Tennis
Preparing our players for the match court
Shaun Malcolm |
Founder of Infinite Tennis
From Practice to Performance - Boosting skills transfer through repersentative design
Ian Ketteringham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Performance Tennis Coach
Matt Wigham | Tennis Australia Master Club Professional and LTA Level 4 Tennis Coach
Sport Science, Strength and Conditioning
Coordination training: “The key to master technical tennis skills"
*please note all 5 sessions are included in the one video link
Using the Integrated Tennis Shapes – Supporting transfer of training to the court.
Effective Warm-ups for youth performance players
Business Development
Power of Community - Insights into the USTA National Campus
Part 1: Knowing your Audience
Part 2: Engaging your Audience
Part 3: Growing your Audience
Part 4: What is your Brand
Part 5: Simple guide to Social Media
Lewis Woodham | Co-Founder and Creative Director of W&H Design
Mapping Success: Strategies for Performance and Leadership
Peter Karounos |
Founder of The Creator’s Hand
Complementary Formats
The Magic of Padel: Building a Global Sport in North America
Parent Education
Communicating with parents to facilitate play
Power of connection for coaches
Michelle Jaggard-Lai | Founder of Jaggard Sports
Tennis Australia Sessions
Zara Cavalot
Scott Draper
Louise Broadfoot
Mitch Hewitt
Rob Urquhart
Jenny Crendel and Jamilia McCoy
Karen Clydesdale