#45: David Wilson – Marginal Gains

In this episode you are going to listen to David Wilson, David is a Performance Coach from Ireland and is a Ph.D graduate from Trinity College Dublin, in the field of Education. David has spoken at several conferences, including Tennis Coach Ireland National events as well the Tennis Europe & the ITF Worldwide Conference.

In this episode you’ll get to know:

– The marginal gains tennis coaches can adapt from outside of our sport

– The importance of having an emergency plan

– The difference between being a Tennis Expert & being a Great tennis coach

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps
01:30 Emergency plan
03:25 Identify what might go wrong
04:21 Marginal Gains
05:53 The Importance of Stability in teams
07:14 The Transition period
08:30 Pareto’s principle
10:00 Discpline & standards
11:15 Ownership & responsibility
13:10 Tennis Expert vs a Great Coach
13:40 Scope for improvement
14:51 Overcomplicated communication
16:30 Accountability
19:10 The grey area
20:26 The constant questioning of our selves
23:30 Building Relationships
24:25 Getting feedback as a Tennis Coach
26:36 An open mind
29:35 The players perspective
30:00 Watch matches
33:00 David’s Inspirations
39:00 Inefficient coaches education
42:15 Be adventures