#32: Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez – Closing the Gap between Science & Practice

In this episode you are going to listen to Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez. Jaime has been working as a S&C Coach since 2000. For the Spanish Tennis Federation as a consultant since 2006, he assisted in developing the test battery that the German Tennis Federation uses & is currently developing & implementing a Long Term Athlete Development system for the Norwegian Tennis Federation

In this episode you’ll get to know:

– How tennis is a professional sport filled with amateur coaches

– How it is possible to close the gap between science & practice

– How tennis is an individual sport, but how essential it is to have a good team

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps

01:30 The story of how Jaime got to work for the Spanish Tennis Federation
04:43 A professional sport full of amateurs
08:03 Unlicenced Tennis Coaches
10:22 What can be done to help coaches
14:47 Closing the gap between science & practice
24:01 Long term Player Development Norway
34:26 Lack of agreement across federations
40:19 How much influence does the coaches actually have
41:46 Training using names
45:00 Individual sport, but essential to have a good team
47:12 Traveling days are not restdays
48:38 Imbalances created by tennis
52:10 Jaime’s advice