Kris is a Sports Performance Coach and Performance consultant based in North Carolina in the USA where he works at Wake Forest University with both the Men’s and Women’s tennis programs in addition to working in an online capacity with national and international athletes. His journey in the field has included working in both the U.K. and US where he was a coach and Lecturer in Strength and conditioning at the University of Bath. Kris’ background started playing rugby and tennis which he still plays today.
Kris online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krisborthwick
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwuJ9jMWMOW1Cqq61-JWFmQ
Topics:
0:00 - Intro
0:22 - Start
0:37 - Background
3:27 - Psychology of individual sports vs team
10:55 - Rugby experience brought into tennis
12:42 - Performance meeting with staff
22:42 - Tennis S&C culture Europe VS USA
34:37 - Demands of the game
46:17 - High low model in training
56:42 - What you’d like to see more in the tennis performance field?
58:02 - Advice for coaches in tennis
1:00:44 - Where can we find more about you?
Full video interview: https://youtu.be/8ZRRtezkkF0
