Marc Lucero: Life on tour and what you can learn from professional players

Marc Lucero is our guest for the sixth episode of Baseline Intelligence. Marc spent time as the assistant coach at Princeton University, was a USTA national coach, and has coached several top professional players including Shelby Rogers, Genie Bouchard and Steve Johnson. He also has his own podcast "Check the Marc" and is a commentator for collegiate and professional tennis matches.

We talk:

1:40 How he comes up with a game plan for his players

5:18 Why it takes time for a game plan to work

9:39 What a relationship between a pro player and their coach looks like

11:41 Differences between the men's and women's games

14:52 What tactics the pros use that you can add to your game

16:53 His coaching influences

20:53 His communication style

22:53 The most important skill to have as a coach

26:10 His biggest mistake as a coach and what he learned from it

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