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CTM - the “Congruent Tennis Model” through an Advanced Tennis Foundation
The central idea behind ATF tennis is that a coach should start all players with an ‘advanced foundation’ for every aspect of their game

Advanced Foundation: Spin, When, and Win
In the first of my three tennis instructional books, (Tennis Mastery, Coaching Mastery, and High School Coaching Mastery), I coined the...

Expanding and Extending Your Strike-Zone!
What if you could EXPAND your strike zone from above your forehead down to well below the knees?


“The Best Tennis Instruction Book by a Parent/Coach Never Published”
Charles’ 1926 story of how he supervised his daughter’s rise to #1 is worth studying for parents who want to be involved in coach their kids

The Serve Code: Primer
I hope you can relate to this simple organization of the 4 phases of serve fundamentals. A series of articles will follow that explain each


Smart Targets, Part 2: Redefining Depth
The basic idea of the smart target is to improve shot consistency without giving up any ability to place a challenge on our opponent
Smart Targets for Consistent Placement
Chuck Tomlin, CTM Founder and Inventor of the "Congruent Tennis Model" has studied and tested different methods of charting tennis...


Aggressive Rally vs Forcing Attack
Can you always attack the short ball? The real answer is sometimes you can and sometimes you can’t.

The Congruent Tennis Concept - Seeking a Higher Resolution
Quality contributions can come from some of the most unlikely sources.

Next Level Spin Production-- Intro to the ‘Fade and Draw’ in Congruent Tennis
The third and most specialized ability needed to complete the Shot Matching Cycle is to understand the “Fade vs Draw” spins

Shot Matching Heuristics: Using Fade and Draw
Using Fades and Draws gives additional dimensions of control and makes it much easier to handle a variety of incoming shots.


The Congruent Redirect
The Redirect like a protective shield that can be used to defend against high powered hitting and in emergencies


Oppressive Information Advantage: The Holy Grail of Competitive Edges
An information advantage is when a competitor utilizes data and knowledge in a way that provides a competitive edge. The advantage may...


Sometimes It’s All About ME by Lisa Stone
Re: Sports Parenting by Lisa Stone - November 4, 2013 I know this isn’t politically correct and all that, but, dammit, sometimes it just...


Serving Thoughts by Roscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an Australian Open Champion, former World #4, NCAA Doubles Champion, and one of the greatest servers in history. Twenty...


Developing Players within the Advanced Foundation By David W. Smith
As we move out of the mess of the pandemic of 2020, we need to look forward to how tennis can—and should—look in the coming generation. ...
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