#83: Li Pingwei – To What Extent can Junior Results Predict Future Ranking?

Hi guys, in this episode you get to listen to Li Pingwei. Pingwei is a tennis coach and doctoral researcher in elite sports focusing on tennis. Her research provides evidence-based facts for coaches, parents and federations regarding talent selection, prediction and development. She is the founder of the China-Europe Tennis Platform, which aims to promote the exchange of coach education, high performance training and scientific research between China and European Countries

You’ll get to know:

• The correlation between Grade A Wins & Senior Ranking
• From What age Ranking Benchmarks become relevant
• The 60 % Curve

Enjoy the show!

Timestamps:

01:00 Why look into the relation between junior success and future success
03:30 Grade A ITF results compared to Senior Ranking
06:30 From what age does ranking benchmarks predict senior success
09:00 Don’t give up because of poor junior results
10:45 The 60 % curve
13:30 The opinion of 34 National Coaches on transitioning
16:40 Outliers
18:25 Becoming a better coach
19:00 Always have a goal in practice
19:30 No one size fits all  
20:00 Being a good tennis coach is like being a good chef
20:50 Li Pingwei’s inspirations
21:50 Li Pingwei’s advice

Enjoy your listen!