Payers & Players Podcast
1) James McKie (UTR) - Episode 111
James McKie - UTR Sports Director of Player Relations, and former associate HC at Tennessee (2017-24).James talks about his journey from College tennis player to coach to his current role at UTR.UTR i...Show More
2) Mark Bowers - Episode 110
Tennis Parent, Mark Bowers, share his wisdom and advice on parenting two D1 college tennis players - Ashton (University of Texas) and Tyler (University of Illinois).
3) Roman Prokes - Episode 109
4) Lindsay Davenport - Episode 108
Lindsay shares stories about her junior tennis career, being a tennis parent to the #1 ranked US junior player, and what advice she has for tennis parents and players.
5) ITF off-court coaching rule, etc.
Robert & Scott discuss the new ITF rule to allow off-court coaching. In addition, they discuss their experiences of playing ITFs in the US vs Foreign, debate whether WCs should be used for USTA tourna...Show More
6) Kazuki Matsuno - Michigan State assistant coach
Kazuki ("Kaz") Matsuno joined Michigan State men's tennis as an assistant coach in 2023, and serves as the Spartans recruiting coordinator. Kaz grew up in Chicago and played for Michigan State from 20...Show More
7) Raheel Manji - Mission Elite, Episode 105
Raheel Manji - founder and CEO or Mission Elite - joins us to discuss how Mission Elite is impacting tennis development. Raheel played college tennis at Indiana, played professionally, and coached at ...Show More
8) The Changeover Guys
The Changeover guys - Jody and Justin - join the podcast! Jody Maginley and Justin Roberts, former D1 college players and currently playing the pro circuit, launched the Changeover Podcast in 2023. T...Show More
9) Marcelo Ferreira (2) - Windy Hill Tennis Academy
We follow up our previous conversation with Marcelo and talk about - how can tennis stay relevant with the rise of pickleball and padel - what does it take to make a Blue Chip player - wide-ranging di...Show More
10) Marcelo Ferreira - Windy Hill Tennis Academy
Marcelo Ferreira is the Director of Windy Hill's Tennis Academy. Prior to moving to Atlanta, Marcelo was the Head Coach at Pepperdine and the associate head coach at Texas Tech. Marcelo played college...Show More