Jun 28th, 2011 by Taryn Reppert
Congratulations to all the new tennis Etcheberry Certified coaches! These coaches recently participated in the certification held at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida.
May 23rd, 2011 by Admin
Thank you to men’s tennis coach Dennis Emery of the University of Kentucky for his insight into the beginning of Pat’s career.
“I knew Pat in the 1980’s at the University of Kentucky. He was highly acclaimed as the strength and conditioning coach for the Wildcat Basketball team. No one was really conditioning in basketball at the time. It was primarily cardio with running suicides and stadium steps. Pat was the first to really integrate weight training into the overall conditioning. In fact, the UK teams had the reputation not having fun and being too serious in part because of the serious training routines of Pat. He brought something different to both tennis and basketball which was a track and field background. He understood that your body was your weapon in sports and that racket or shooting skills etc. would follow. He was huge on getting stronger but also faster and more flexible. There was very little stretching in the game before Pat came along.
I was working with tennis player Susan Sloane who was about 130 in the world. She had moved up to 80 in the world when I ran into Pat one day. He said I looked exhausted and I told him I was working with Susan four hours per day and then one hour conditioning and he asked to take over her conditioning. After he began, Susan won a tournament at the end of the year over a top 15 player Lori McNeil and it was obvious that all the work Pat was doing with her was paying off. The next year she moved into the top 20 in the world and stayed there for the next three years. None of that would have been possible without Pat. He always had the ability to establish a connection with the player because of his charisma. He expected more of people than they thought they could do.
It all sounds so silly now because what he did then is standard practice but at that time it was all very innovative. Pat used bands for strength and prevention of injury along with ladders from his football training to teach direction change and fast feet. He was also big on resistance running which sprung from his track and field training. It was all the same things he used to make Courier a clay court champion and number 1 in the world in the next couple of years. I saw Courier before and after his training with Pat and I think that it was some of his best work. The combination of his knowledge and his ability to motivate gave all his players an early leg up in competition.
I remember years later getting caught under a canopy during a rain delay at the US Open. Pat mentioned he was working with a young girl with a killer instinct who he thought could be top 10 in the world and perhaps number 1. At the time I think she was about 40 in the world. It was Justine Henin. I think he has the ability to see into the heart of the athlete and determine who can handle the adversity required to be a champion. I know his training took many players through that adversity.”
-Coach Dennis Emery
Apr 25th, 2011 by Admin
Check out our Spring newsletter featuring information on our next clinic, Hotspot, Generation UCAN, and more!
Apr 4th, 2011 by Admin
Victoria Azarenka won her second Sony Ericsson Open championship with a win over Maria Sharapova this past weekend. In addition, Daniela Hantuchova and partner Agnieszka Radwanska won the doubles championship in Miami. Both trained with Pat and are traveling with their own ETCH-Swings.
Congratulations to both Victoria and Daniela!
Mar 24th, 2011 by Admin
Weren’t able to make it to the PTR Symposium to join Pat in February? No problem! Join Pat June 25 & 26, 2011 at his own Etcheberry Sports Performance training center at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. (Half hour from Orlando.)
Learn the ins and outs of tennis training and the secret behind the first step. Check out our Facebook page for some pictures of our latest clinic, or check out YouTube for a short video on some of the drills covered!
Coaches and trainers…you demand the best from your players, so why not the best from yourself? Sign up today!
Email us at info@etcheberryexperience.com to join!
Do you own or work at a club or resort and would like to have Pat work out with your group or hold a Certification clinic near you? Let us know and email us today!
Mar 9th, 2011 by Admin
Check out Tennis View Magazine’s in depth look at training with Pat and Etcheberry 1-on-1’s this month!
Jan 3rd, 2011 by Admin
For those coaches, trainers, and players who want to improve their game drastically, join Pat February 24 & 25, 2011 at our next Etcheberry Certification clinic in Hilton Head Island, SC! Learn how Justine Henin, Pete Sampras, Daniela Hantuchova, and more have trained with Pat and how you can use these techniques in your own players’ games!
And for those who have gone through the Etcheberry Certification before, join us February 24th for an ELITE Certification course! Take your knowledge to the next level with Pat and well-known tennis coach Kelly Jones! Kelly has coached numerous players including James Blake and John Isner and will be joining Pat in teaching you how to differentiate between how to coach and train different types of players!
Write us at info@etcheberryexperience.com or t.reppert@etcheberrygroup.com for more information! Hope to see you there!
Nov 3rd, 2010 by Admin
Check out our latest products and training tips, including:
http://assets.etcheberryexperience.com/system/fall10.pdf (May take a minute to load.)
Sep 11th, 2010 by Admin
Sign up today to join Pat for the last Etcheberry certification clinic of 2010! Visit our certification page for more information for the clinic being held at Mission Inn Resort near Orlando, Florida on October 10& 11. This will directly follow PTR’s conference in the Orlando area.
Don’t wait, sign up today!
Aug 31st, 2010 by Admin
Check back daily for updates on Pat’s current and past players and how they’re doing at the US Open!
Qualifying Rounds:
Heidi El Tabakh advanced to the second round.
Michelle Larcher De Brito won all three rounds in the qualies, guaranteeing her a spot in the first round.
Raluca Olaru lost in the first round of qualies.
FIRST ROUND:
Ernests Gulbis lost to Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.
Mardy Fish defeated Jan Hajek in five sets: 6-0, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Karolina Sprem lost to USA’s Beatrice Capra 6-1, 6-3.
Jelena Jankovic beat Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
Michelle Larcher De Brito lost to India’s Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-2.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Monica Niculescu 6-0, 5-7, 6-1.
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4.
SECOND ROUND
Mardy Fish defeated Pablo Cuevas 7-5, 0-6. 6-2.
Jelena Jankovic won against Mirjana Lucic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Victoria Azarenka retired against Gisela Dulko.
Daniela Hantuchova beat Vania King 5-7. 6-3, 6-4.
THIRD ROUND
Jelena Jankovic fell to Kaia Kinepi 2-6, 6-7.
Daniela Hantuchova lost to Elena Dementiava 5-7. 2-6.
Mardy Fish defeated Arnaud Clement 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1, 3-6.
FOURTH ROUND
Mardy Fish lost to Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
